Asian Games 2026: Six Indian Athletes Win Athletics Medals

The correct answer is Gulveer Singh. He finished second in the men's 1500m at the Asian Games and collected the silver medal, and the timing he ran was his own personal best. The Prime Minister, while congratulating him, said the achievement became more special because of that personal best and that India was proud of him. Option A, Murali Sreeshankar, is wrong because he is a long jumper and his medal on the same day came from the men's long jump, not from a track race. Option C, Rohit Yadav, is wrong because he won the bronze medal in the javelin throw, a field event. Option D, Yashvir Singh, is wrong because he too competed in the javelin throw, where he won the silver medal with a personal best throw. Only one of the four names in the list is a middle-distance runner, and that is Gulveer Singh.

The correct answer is the women's 400m hurdles. Vithya Ramraj finished third in that race and won the bronze medal, and the Prime Minister called it a great run while wishing her continued success. Option A, the women's 5000m, is wrong because that bronze was won on the same day by Parul Chaudhary, a distance runner whose result was described as inspiring for young athletes. Option B, the women's 800m, is wrong because no medal in that race figures among the six Indian athletics medals reported for the day. Option D, the women's high jump, is wrong for the same reason; the only jumping medal of the day came in the men's long jump, through Murali Sreeshankar. Candidates should note the difference between the flat 400m and the 400m hurdles, since examiners often swap the two in the options.

The correct answer is the javelin throw. Two Indian throwers shared the same podium in that final: Yashvir Singh took the silver medal with a personal best throw and Rohit Yadav took the bronze. The Prime Minister described the double as a very good result both for the two athletes and for Indian athletics. Option B, the men's long jump, is wrong because India's medal there came through Murali Sreeshankar alone. Option C, the women's 5000m, is wrong because Parul Chaudhary was the lone Indian medallist in that race, with a bronze. Option D, the men's 1500m, is wrong because only Gulveer Singh medalled there, taking the silver. The javelin final is therefore the one event of the day that gave India two places on the podium at once.