Gulveer Singh wins 5000m bronze for Asian Games medal hat-trick

Gulveer Singh won bronze in the men’s 5000m at the 2026 Asian Games on Tuesday, clocking 13:32.75 to complete a hat-trick of podium finishes in the Japanese city. The Indian distance runner added the 5000m bronze to silver medals already won in the men’s 1500m and 10,000m during the multisport event.

The result gave Gulveer a third medal at the Games and underlined his consistency across three distance events. His 5000m performance ensured that all three of his podium finishes at this edition came on the track, with the bronze following his two earlier silvers.

Third track medal for Gulveer at the 2026 Asian Games

Gulveer’s bronze in the men’s 5000m came in 13 minutes and 32.75 seconds. It was his latest medal in an Asian Games campaign that had already included second-place finishes in the 1500m and 10,000m.

By reaching the podium in all three events, Gulveer became the second Indian man to win three medals in track and field at a single edition of the continental Games. The achievement places his 2026 campaign alongside a select group of Indian athletics medal performances at the event.

The source notes that Lavy Pinto was the first Indian man to collect three track and field medals at one Asian Games. At the inaugural Asian Games in New Delhi, Pinto won gold in the 100m and 200m, as well as silver in the 4x100m relay.

Gulveer’s three-medal tally also adds to a broader list of notable Indian multi-medal athletics efforts at the Asian Games. PT Usha’s return of four gold medals and one silver at the 1986 Seoul Games remains intact, while middle-distance runner KM Beenamol won three medals at the 2002 Busan edition.

A landmark run across major distance events

The 5000m bronze is another significant result in a period of major achievements for Gulveer. He is identified as India’s premier distance runner and is the current national record holder in the men’s 5000m.

Earlier in 2026, Gulveer won a historic bronze medal in the men’s 5000m at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. That result made him the first Indian athlete to secure a Commonwealth Games medal in the men’s 5000m, adding another milestone to his record in the event.

He had also won gold at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, last year. Together with his latest Asian Games bronze, that sequence reflects a run of medal-winning results at major international competitions.

At the 2026 Asian Games, however, the defining statistic is three: silver in the 1500m, silver in the 10,000m and bronze in the 5000m. The 13:32.75 performance in Tuesday’s 5000m delivered the final piece of that medal hat-trick and secured Gulveer’s place among India’s notable single-edition Asian Games athletics performers.

What the bronze means

Gulveer’s medal matters because it extends his success beyond one specialist distance. His Asian Games programme produced podium finishes over 1500m, 5000m and 10,000m, ranging from middle-distance racing to the longest track event listed in his campaign.

For India, the bronze also marks a rare three-medal track and field return by an individual man at one Asian Games. Gulveer’s latest finish therefore carries significance both as a 5000m result and as the completion of an exceptional three-race medal haul at the 2026 Games.