India's long-distance runners Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh put up memorable performances as they ended up clinching a silver medal and bronze medal respectively in the men's 10000m race with personal best timings at the Asian Games 2023 on Saturday.
Kartik won the silver with a timing of 28:15.38s while Gulveer clocked 28:17.21s to claim the bronze.
Both the Indian athletes had a bit of luck inside their bags as they managed to sneak into contention for the podium finish in the last 100 meters.
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They successfully made it count and grabbed the chance with both hands as the three of their fellow competitors fell in succession after bumping into each other.
Birhanu Yemataw Balew of Bahrain won the gold medal with a timing of 28:13.62 seconds.
Notably, Kartik's earlier personal best time was 28:55.00s which he had recorded while registering a bronze medal victory in the National Games last year. He had won gold in the National Inter-State Championships in June with a time of 29:01.84s.
The national record stands at 28:02.89s in the name of Surendra Singh since 2008.
Talking about the 400m race final, Aishwarya Mishra managed to finish at the fourth position as he recorded a time of 53.50s in the women's event while Muhammed Ajmal clocked 45.97s to end in fifth spot in the men's competition.
In the 1500m, Jinson Johnson and Ajay Kumar Saroj qualified for the final by clocking 3:56.93s and 3:51.93 seconds in their respective heats.
In the men's long jump event, star players Jeswin Aldrin Johnson and Murali Sreeshankar leaped 7.67m and 7.97m to qualify for the final of the event.
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In women's 100m hurdles, Jyothi Yarraji clocked 13.03s to finish second in her heat and qualify for the final.
India also suffered a heartbreak in the fray as Nithya Ramraj, who had finished fifth in her heat with a timing of 13.30s, failed to make it to the final.