Gulveer Singh, Vithya Ramraj complete medal hat-tricks as India’s track stars make Asian Games history

India has had a decent run at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, so far. The contingent has clinched a total of 52 medals till now and currently stands at 10th position in the medal charts with 6 golds, 21 silvers and 25 bronzes. However, among the many athletes who won laurels for India, two names in particular stand out - Gulveer Singh and Vithya Ramraj . The duo won three medals each.

Together, their six-medal haul represented one of the most statistically impressive showings by Indian track athletes at a single Asian Games edition.

Gulveer Singh's campaign was defined by an extraordinary test of capability across three distinctly demanding track disciplines: the 10,000m, the 1,500m, and the 5,000m

In the 10,000m final, Gulveer stayed among the lead runners but outside the top three through 25 laps. However, he unleashed a strong closing burst to claim the silver medal with a time of 28:29.38, finishing just two seconds behind Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew, who won gold.

In the men's 1500m, Gulveer Singh adapted quickly to a faster pace, as he clocked a personal-best time of 3:36.72 to secure his second silver medal of the Asian Games 2026.

Gulveer concluded his memorable run at Aichi-Nagoya in the men's 5000m final as he battled through fatigue to capture the bronze medal with a time of 13:32.75.

With this medal haul, Gulveer Singh became the first Indian track athlete since P.T. Usha in 1986 to secure three individual medals at a single edition of the Asian Games.

He is also only the second Indian male athlete in history to achieve three track medals at a single Asian Games, following Lavy Pinto's triple medal effort at the inaugural 1951 New Delhi Games.

Vithya Ramraj had an Asian Games 2026 to remember as she won all three medal colours - gold, silver and bronze - across the three events she took part in.