Asian Games 2026: Prachi Choudhary Wins 400m Bronze As India Reaches 30-Medal Mark; Kujur, Gulveer And Yoonus Shine
Nagoya, Sep 26: India’s Prachi Choudhary won the bronze medal in the women’s 400m at the Asian Games 2026 in Japan on Saturday, clocking 53.21 seconds to finish third and take India’s overall medal tally at the Aichi-Nagoya Games to 30. Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain won the final, taking the gold medal with a time of 49.20 seconds and thereby setting a new Games Record. Zahra Jaree Manojan from Iran…
Nagoya, September 26: Indian athlete Prachi Choudhary secured a bronze medal in the women's 400m race at the Asian Games 2026, clocking 53.21 seconds and bringing India's total medal count to 30. Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain claimed gold with a time of 49.20 seconds, setting a new Games Record. Iran's Zahra Jaree Manojan took silver with a time of 52.38 seconds.
India's Kiran placed fifth with a time of 53.41 seconds, while South Korea's Seoyeon Kim achieved fourth place. This victory has increased India's medal tally to four gold, twelve silver, and fourteen bronze. In other medal-winning events, India secured gold in men's and women's kabaddi, women's cricket, and a gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event in shooting.
Animesh Kujur advanced to the 200m final by finishing second in the third semifinal with a time of 20.81 seconds. Puripol Boonson of Thailand set a new Games Record by winning the men's 100m final with a time of 20.10 seconds, while Kujur secured a spot in the 200m final after failing to make the men's 100m final. India also earned two spots in the men's 1500m final, with Gulveer Singh and Yoonus Shah qualifying from their heats.
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