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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

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