India, June 1 -- The final day of the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships came to a close in Gumi, South Korea, with India finishing second overall on medals ranking table after a strong showing throughout the competition. While the Indian contingent weren't able to add a gold medal on the final day in South Korea on Saturday, the finish ahead of Japan in third, but behind China, who unsurprisingly ran away with the most medals in the competition.

This is India's best finish in the biennial Asian Athletics Championships since they won on home turf in Bhubaneshwar in 2017, bettering their results in 2019 (fifth) and 2023 (third).

Animesh Kujur finished with the bronze medal in the men's 200 m sprint, setting a national record with his tim...