Asian Games: Kartik wins silver, Gulveer claims bronze for India in 10000m

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Indian long-distance runners Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh bagged a silver and bronze medal respectively in the men's 10000m race with personal best times at the Asian Games here on Saturday.r...

Kartik won the silver with a timing of 28:15.38s while Gulveer clocked 28:17.21s to claim the bronze..

Both the Indians sneaked into medal contention in the last 100 metres after three of the fellow competitors fell in succession after bumping into each other..

Kartik's earlier personal best time was 28:55.00s which he had clocked while winning a bronze in the National Games last year..

In the 400m race final, Aishwarya Mishra finished fourth with a time of 53.50s in the women's event while Muhammed Ajmal clocked 45.97s to end at fifth spot in the men's competition..

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