Gulveer Singh completed a hat-trick of medals at the 2026 Asian Games. On September 29 in Nagoya, he won the bronze medal in the men's 5000m race with a time of 13 minutes 32.75 seconds.
Gulveer Singh Becomes 4th Indian to Win 3 Medals at One Asian Games
India's star athlete Gulveer Singh has made history at the 2026 Asian Games. Gulveer achieved the remarkable feat of winning three medals at the 2026 Asian Games. On September 29, he won the bronze medal in the men's 5000m final. With this, he accomplished the extraordinary feat of securing three medals at the current Asian Games. He thus became the fourth Indian athlete to win three or more medals in a single edition of the Asian Games—a milestone achieved after 40 years. Previously, PT Usha had won four individual medals at the 1986 Asian Games.
Birhanu Balew Won the Gold Medal
Gulveer completed the 5,000-meter race in 13 minutes 32.75 seconds. He finished third, behind Bahrain's Birhanu Balew and Japan's Tomonori Yamaguchi. Birhanu Balew won the gold medal with a time of 13 minutes 30.79 seconds, while Japan's Tomonori Yamaguchi secured the silver medal by finishing the race in 13 minutes 31.43 seconds.
Gulveer Wins Multiple Medals
The bronze medal won in the 5,000m event marks Gulveer's third medal at these Asian Games. Prior to this, he had won silver medals in the men's 1,500m and 10,000m events. In the 1,500m final, Gulveer clocked a time of 3 minutes 31.13 seconds. Meanwhile, he secured the silver medal in the 10,000m race with a time of 28 minutes 29.38 seconds.
Winning the silver medal in the 10,000m race represented an improvement for Gulveer, as he had previously won a bronze medal in the same event. Earlier this year, Gulveer won two medals at the Commonwealth Games; he secured silver in the 10,000m and bronze in the 5,000m events.
