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Seema Ends 16‑Year Wait for a Medal; Relay Team Takes Silver

Seema Kumari secured a bronze medal in the women’s 10,000‑meter race, ending a 16‑year medal drought for India in this event.

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Key Points

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Bronze medal for Seema Kumari in 10,000 m (32:50.05).

First Indian medal in this race since 2010.

Silver medal for mixed 4×400 m relay (3:14.46).

India’s relay team has medaled in the last three Asian Games.

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She completed the race in 32:50.05, finishing behind Bahrain’s gold‑medalist and Japan’s silver‑medalist.

India’s mixed 4×400‑meter relay team earned silver with a time of 3:14.46, narrowly missing gold by 1.59 seconds.

The relay’s success continues India’s strong performance in this event across recent Asian Games.

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4 words

drought

a long period without something happening

narrowly

by a very small amount

medaled

won a medal in a competition

contingent

the group of athletes representing a country

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