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Gulveer Adds a Bronze Medal in a Long Run 🏃‍♂️

Gulveer Singh finished third in the 5,000‑meter race at the Asian Games in Nagoya, earning a bronze medal.

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Key Points

4 points

Bronze in 5,000‑meter final.

Silver in 10,000‑meter and 1,500‑meter events.

First Indian in 40 years with three medals at one Asian Games.

Winning time was 13 minutes 32.75 seconds.

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He had already earned silver medals in the 10,000‑meter and 1,500‑meter events.

His three medals make him the first Indian athlete in four decades to win three medals at a single Asian Games.

The race was close, with the winner from Bahrain finishing just a few seconds faster.

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6 words

bronze

the third‑place medal

silver

the second‑place medal

edition

one occurrence of a recurring event

podium

the stage where winners stand to receive medals

distance runner

a person who competes in very long races

final

the last race that decides the winners

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