Japan's Yumi Tanaka bagged silver ahead of China's Wu Yanni with the slightest margin of 0.007s. Jyothi produced a late burst to continue her supremacy in the event to surpass the previous records of 13.04 seconds, achieved by Kazakhstan's Olga Shishigina in 1998 and Sun Yawei of China in 2011.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It was a double delight for India as steeplechase runner Avinash Sable also delivered a season-best performance to clinch the gold medal in the men's 3000m steeplechase.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sable clinched the gold with a time of 8:20.92, securing his second Asian Championships medal after winning silver in 2019. While it was enough for the top spot this time, the performance fell short of his national record of 8:09.91 set in 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India's wait for gold in the men\u2019s steeplechase at the Asian Championships finally ended, marking the nation\u2019s first top-podium finish in the event since Dina Ram\u2019s triumph back in 1989. The milestone, however, traces back further to 1975 when Harbel Singh became the first Indian to clinch gold in the discipline.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Continuing India\u2019s golden run, Jyothi delivered a standout performance in the women\u2019s 100m hurdles. Though she secured gold with a time of 13.09 seconds, her personal best \u2014 and the current national record \u2014 is a significantly sharper 12.78 seconds. A silver medallist at the Asian Games, Jyothi etched her name in history by becoming just the fifth athlete to successfully defend the 100m hurdles title at the Asian Championships. She now shares the honour with legends like Japan\u2019s Emi Akimoto (1979, 1981, 1983), and China\u2019s Zhang Yu (1991, 1993), Su Yinping (2003, 2005), and Sun Yawei (2009, 2011).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Just moments before Jyothi\u2019s golden moment, Sable, the Hangzhou Asian Games champion, lived up to expectations in the men\u2019s 3000m steeplechase. Sable executed a well-timed surge on the final lap to overhaul Japan\u2019s Yutaro Niinae, who had taken the lead with three laps to go. Sable crossed the finish line ahead of the Japanese runner, who clocked 8:24.41 to take silver, while Qatar\u2019s Zakaria Elahlaami earned bronze with 8:27.12.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier in the day, India\u2019s 4x400m men\u2019s relay team delivered their best-ever performance to dominate their heat and book a spot in the final. The quartet \u2014 Rince Joseph, Dharmveer Choudhary, Manu Thekkinalil Saji, and Mohit Kumar \u2014 clocked an impressive 3:06.28, finishing ahead of China (3:06.79) and hosts South Korea (3:10.05). The Indian team will start from lane five in the final, which features strong challengers including Sri Lanka, China, and Kazakhstan. Notably, Sri Lanka enter with the season\u2019s fastest time of 3:01.56.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the women\u2019s 10,000m final, Sanjeevani Jadhav recorded her season\u2019s best of 33:08.17 to finish fifth, narrowly ahead of compatriot Seema, who was sixth in 33:08.23. The race was dominated by Kazakhstan\u2019s Daisy Jepkemei, who claimed gold with a time of 30:48.44, followed by Japan\u2019s Ririrak Hironika (30:56.32) and Mikuni Yada (31:12.21).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier in the day, India\u2019s 4x400m men\u2019s relay team delivered their best-ever performance to dominate their heat and book a spot in the final. The quartet \u2014 Rince Joseph, Dharmveer Choudhary, Manu Thekkinalil Saji, and Mohit Kumar \u2014 clocked an impressive 3:06.28, finishing ahead of China (3:06.79) and hosts South Korea (3:10.05). The Indian team will start from lane five in the final, which features strong challengers including Sri Lanka, China, and Kazakhstan. Notably, Sri Lanka enter with the season\u2019s fastest time of 3:01.56.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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