Aichi-Nagoya: Indian distance runner Gulveer Singh added another silver medal to his Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games campaign, finishing second in the men’s 1500m final with a personal-best time of 3:36.72 on Monday.
Gulveer remained among the leading pack in the 12-athlete field before producing a strong finish in the final lap to secure the silver. He finished just 0.37 seconds behind Japan’s Kazuto Iizawa, who claimed gold in a Games-record 3:36.35.
Japan’s Nagiya Mori completed the podium with a time of 3:37.92, while India’s other finalist, Yoonus Shah, finished ninth in 3:43.88.
Gulveer’s performance marked a significant improvement on his previous best and gave India its second medal in the men’s 1500m at the Asian Games after a bronze in the previous edition.
The 27-year-old had already secured silver in the men’s 10,000m earlier in the Games, clocking 28:29.38. Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew won that race in 28:27.51.
With his second silver, Gulveer became a two-time medallist at the Aichi-Na acgoya Games and added another athletics medal to India’s campaign.
The latest result took India’s overall medal tally to 41, comprising four gold, 18 silver and 19 bronze medals. India were placed 12th in the standings.
