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Asian Athletics Championships: India made a strong start to their Asian Athletics Championships 2025 campaign in Bangkok on Tuesday, with national record holder Gulveer Singh leading the charge by clinching the country’s first gold medal in the men’s 10,000m event.

Earlier in the day, Servin Sebastian had opened India’s medal account with a gritty bronze in the men’s 20km race walk.

Gulveer, a 26-year-old bronze medallist from the 2023 Asian Games, produced a measured and composed performance to top the 10,000m field, clocking 28 minutes 38.63 seconds to take the gold medal in a tactical race that came down to the final few laps. While his timing was well short of his national record of 27:00.22 – set earlier this year – the victory marked a major milestone for Indian long-distance running on the continental stage.