Asian Cross Country Championships 2024: Gulveer Singh, Seema win gold medals for India
India's Gulveer Singh won the gold medal in the Men's Cross Country Final with a time of 32:43 seconds on Sunday (October 20). Abhishek Pal and Arun Rathod secured the silver and bronze medals at 32:49s and 32:51s, respectively.
Meanwhile, India's Kartik Kumar finished fourth in the race with a time of 33:16s among 39 athletes.
In the Women's Cross Country Final, Indian athlete Seema bagged the gold medal, finishing the race in 37.20s. Sanjivani Jadhav finished second, falling short just by a few milliseconds, and China's Wuga He secured the bronze medal with a time of 38:02s.
Indian racers Ankita (38:44s) and Sonika (41:14s) finished fourth and 14th, respectively, among 23 participants.
Vinod Singh won the gold medal in the men's under-20 final with a time of 26:30s. Gaurav Bhosale (27:10s), Kripashankar Yadav (27:23s), and Amardeep Pal (27:32s) finished fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively.
Shilpa Dihora bagged the silver medal in the women's under-20 final with a time of 23:04s. Prachi Ankush (23:12s), Sunita Devi (23:27s), and Ekta Dey (28:57s) secured the fourth, sixth, and 15th places in the race.
Asian Cross Country Championships 2024 Results
Men's Cross Country Final
🥇Gulveer Singh (India) - 32:43s
🥈Abhishek Pal (India) - 32:49s
🥉Arun Rathod (India) - 32:51s
4. Kartik Kumar (India) - 33:16s
Women's Cross Country Final
🥇Seema (India) - 37:20s
🥈Sanjivani Jadhav (India) - 37:20s
🥉Wuga He (China) - 38:02s
4. Ankita (India) - 38:44s
14. Sonika (India) - 41:14s
Men's Cross Country U20 Final
🥇Vinod Singh (India) - 26:30s
🥈Qiguang Fu (China) - 26:33s
🥉Shuiqing Yu (China) - 26:44s
4. Gaurav Bhosale (India) - 27:10s
5. Kripashankar Yadav (India) - 27:23s
6. Amardeep Pal (India) - 27:32s
Women's Cross Country U20 Final
🥇Yuan Li (China) - 22:59s
🥈Shilpa Dihora (India) - 23:04s
🥉Yujia Fang (China) - 23:05s
4. Prachi Ankush (India) - 23:12s
6. Sunita Devi (India) - 23:27s
15. Ekta Dey (India) - 28:57s