India In Athletics, Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates: Seema Kumari Wins Bronze In 10,000m, Seals India's 1st Athletics Medal

India In Athletics At Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates: 11 athletes across five disciplines are set to represent India in athletics at Asian Games 2026 on Thursday. Presently, Anamika Aneesh and Pooja are in action in the shot put event of the heptathlon. The quartet of Jay Kumar, Ansa Babu, Manu TS and Rashdeep Kaur will then compete in the mixed 4x400m relay Round 1 heats. The duo of Asha Ilango and Niharika Vashisht will eye podium finishes in the women's triple jump final. Sprinters Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh will also compete in their 100m heat races later in the day. Seema will make her Asian Games debut in the women's 10,000m final to round off India's athletics campaign for the day. (Asian Games 2026 Day 5 LIVE Updates)

India Athletics LIVE Results, Medal Events And Qualification Updates:

Sep 24, 2026 16:33 (IST)

India Athletics Asian Games LIVE: Shot put event complete

All three throws have been completed in the shot put event of the heptathlon. Pooja finishes fourth with a best throw of 11.44m, Anamika comes eighth with 11.15m.

Overall, Pooja is eighth and Anamika ninth! The two will hope to put in some big performances in the remaining events.

Sep 24, 2026 16:18 (IST)

India Athletics Asian Games LIVE: Pooja up to fourth!

Back to the shot put, and it's an excellent throw by Pooja! She throws 11.44m on her third attempt, taking her up to fourth. Unfortunately, despite improving to 11.15m, Anamika remains in eighth.

Sep 24, 2026 16:15 (IST)

Asian Games Athletics LIVE: Triple jump final to begin

The women's triple jump final is about to get underway. Niharika Vashisht and Asha Ilango are representing India in this event. Will they be able to deliver India's first-ever Asian Games medal in women's triple jump?

Sep 24, 2026 16:18 (IST)

Asian Games Athletics LIVE: Anamika improves throw

Anamika has improved from 10.62m to 10.87m on her second attempt. However, that is not enough to improve her position; she remains in eighth. 

Pooja threw an underwhelming 9.19m on her second attempt.

Sep 24, 2026 16:01 (IST)

Asian Games Athletics LIVE: Pooja 5th, Anamika 8th

End of the first round of attempts. Pooja has dropped to fifth after throws by her competitors. Anamika is in 8th, with a throw of 10.62m on her first go.

Sep 24, 2026 15:56 (IST)

India Athletics Asian Games LIVE: Pooja up to third!

A decent throw by Pooja to start off! She manages 11.20m on her first attempt, taking her up to third position. The best so far has been 12.45m.

Sep 24, 2026 15:47 (IST)

India Athletics Asian Games LIVE: Delay in heptathlon event

We are noticing a bit of a delay in the heptathlon shot put event. We've just had one throw so far; proceedings seemed to have stopped momentarily due to some equipment issue.

Sep 24, 2026 15:34 (IST)

India Athletics Asian Games LIVE: India's heptathlon medals in Asian Games

Here's a list of all the medals won by Indian athletes at the heptathlon event in Asian Games history:

1978: Angel Mary Joseph - Silver
2002: Soma Biswas - Silver, JJ Shobha - Bronze
2006: Soma Biswas - Silver, JJ Shobha - Bronze
2010: Pramila Aiyappa - Bronze
2018: Swapna Barman - Gold
2022: Nandini Agasara - Bronze

Sep 24, 2026 15:28 (IST)

India Athletics Asian Games LIVE: Event about to begin

We are less than 10 minutes away from the scheduled start of the shot put even at women's heptathlon. Let's see how well Anamika and Pooja can do, in their bid to improve their position.

Sep 24, 2026 15:20 (IST)

India Athletics Asian Games LIVE: Heptathlon action up first

India's Anamika Aneesh and Pooja will be in action shortly, in the shot put section of the heptathlon. Currently, Anamika is 6th and Pooja is 9th out of the 10 finalists.

India have won medals in every heptathlon at Asian Games in the 21st century, except 2014.

Sep 24, 2026 15:05 (IST)

India Athletics Asian Games LIVE: Upcoming athletics events

Here's a list of all the athletics events in which India will take part today: (times in IST)

3:35 p.m.: Anamika Aneesh and Pooja in heptathlon shot put.
4:14 p.m.: Asha Ilango and Niharika Vashisht in women's triple jump final (medal event).
4:38 p.m.: Animesh Kujur in men's 100m heat 1.
5:02 p.m.: Gurindervir Singh in men's 100m heat 4.
5:30 a.m.: Anamika Aneesh in heptathlon 200m.
5:40 a.m.: Pooja in heptathlon 200m.
5:55 p.m.: Seema in women's 10,000m final (medal event).
6:45 p.m.: India in mixed 4x400m relay final (medal event).

Sep 24, 2026 15:04 (IST)

India Athletics Asian Games LIVE: Hello and welcome!

A very warm welcome to NDTV Sports for the live coverage of India's athletics events on Day 5 at Asian Games 2026. 11 athletes across five disciplines take part, with many medals up for grabs. 

Stay tuned for all the live updates!

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