Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:37am on 30 Sep 2026,Wednesday Sports
Gulveer Singh and Vithya Ramraj each won three medals at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, producing historic hat-tricks for India’s track and field contingent. Gulveer won silver in the 10,000m with 28:29.38, silver in the 1,500m with a personal-best 3:36.72, and bronze in the 5,000m with 13:32.75. He became the first Indian track athlete since P.T. Usha in 1986 to win three individual medals at one Asian Games. Vithya won bronze in the 400m hurdles, breaking Usha’s 55.42-second national record with 54.75, silver in mixed 4x400m relay, and gold in women’s 4x400m relay. She also completed a medal hat-trick for the second consecutive Asian Games in succession at the Games. (PC: India Today)
