India had a successful Day 2 at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 in Gumi, South Korea, highlighted by the nation successfully defending its 4x400m mixed relay gold. In addition to the relay victory, Tejaswin Shankar and Praveen Chithravel secured silver medals in their respective events, contributing to India's impressive medal haul.
The Indian 4x400m mixed relay team, consisting of Rupal Chaudhary, Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Vishal TK, and Subha Venkatesan, showcased a dominant performance, clocking 3:18.12 to clinch the gold. Santhosh Kumar provided a strong start, handing over the baton to Rupal Chaudhary, who maintained the lead. Vishal TK further extended the advantage, allowing Subha Venkatesan, a returning member from the 2023 gold-winning team, to finish the race in style. China finished second with 3:20.52, while Sri Lanka claimed the bronze with 3:21.95. However, China and Sri Lanka were later disqualified, resulting in Kazakhstan receiving the silver medal and host Korea taking the bronze.
Tejaswin Shankar secured the silver medal in the decathlon event, amassing a total of 7618 points. He demonstrated consistency across the ten events, ultimately finishing behind Fei Xiang of China (7634 points) and ahead of Japan's Keisuke Okuda (7602 points). This medal marks Tejaswin's second decathlon medal at the Asian Athletics Championships, adding to his bronze from the 2023 edition. With this achievement, Tejaswin became the first Indian to win two decathlon medals in the Asian Athletics Championships.
Praveen Chithravel won a silver medal in the men's triple jump event. Chithravel's best effort of 16.90m in the third round was enough to secure the second position behind China's Zhu Yaming, who jumped 17.06m. Korea's Gyumin Yu won the bronze medal with a jump of 16.82m. Abdulla Aboobacker, the defending champion, finished fourth with a jump of 16.72m.
Rupal Chaudhary had an exceptional day, securing a silver medal in the women's 400m race in addition to her contribution to the gold-winning relay team. She clocked 52.68 seconds to finish behind Japan's Nanako Matsumoto (52.17s). Uzbekistan's Jonbibi Hukmova (52.79s) secured the bronze medal. Another Indian athlete, Vithya Ramraj, finished fifth in the same event with a time of 53.00 seconds.
Pooja added another silver to India's medal tally, finishing second in the women's 1500m race with a time of 4:10.83. Li Chunhui of China won the gold medal with a time of 4:10.58, while Japan's Tomaka Kimura secured the bronze with 4:11.56. Lili Das, another Indian participant, finished fourth with a time of 4:13.81.
Yoonus Shah secured a bronze medal in the men's 1500m race, clocking 3:43.03. Kazuto Iizawa of Japan won the gold with 3:42.56, and Jaeung Lee of Korea took silver with 3:42.79.
On the first day of the championships, Gulveer Singh won India's first gold medal in the men's 10,000m race. Servin Sebastian secured a bronze medal in the men's 20km race walk.
After the second day of events, India held third position in the medals tally with two gold, four silver, and two bronze medals. China led the standings with a total of 14 medals, including 10 gold. Japan was in second place.
