Asian Athletics Championships 2025: India Finishes 2nd with 24 Medals; China Tops

Current Context: India delivered a stellar performance at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025, held in Gumi, South Korea, from May 27 to 31, 2025. The Indian contingent secured 24 medals (8 gold, 10 silver, 6 bronze), marking its best finish since 2017.

Gold Medalists:

• Gulveer Singh (Men’s 5000m & 10,000m, setting a championship record in 5000m).
• Avinash Sable (Men’s 3000m steeplechase, ending India’s 36-year wait for gold in this event).
• Jyothi Yarraji (Women’s 100m hurdles).
• Nandini Agasara (Women’s heptathlon).
• Pooja Singh (Women’s high jump).
• India’s Mixed 4x400m Relay Team.
• India’s Women’s 4x400m Relay Team.

National Records:

• Animesh Kujur set a new national record in Men’s 200m sprint (20.32s, bronze medal).
• Parul Chaudhary broke the national record in Women’s 3000m steeplechase (9:12.46, silver medal).

India’s Best Finish Since 2017: Improved from third place in 2023 and fifth in 2019.

China Tops Medal Tally: 32 medals (19 gold, 9 silver, 4 bronze), while Japan finished third with 28 medals (5 gold, 11 silver, 12 bronze).

Question:

Q.1 Where was the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 held?
a) Gumi, South Korea
b) New Delhi, India
c) Tokyo, Japan
d) Bangkok, Thailand

Answer: a) The 2025 edition of the Asian Athletics Championships was hosted in Gumi, South Korea, from May 27 to 31.