Gurmeet bags 3 gold, 1 silver in Asian championship

Gurmeet Singh Garcha of Boothgarh village in Hoshiarpur district won three gold medals and one silver medal in various events in the Asia Masters Athletics Championship held from November 5 to 9 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

He won his first gold medal in the 10 km race in the 45+ age group, second gold in the 5,000-m race, third gold in the 1,500-m track race and a silver medal in the 3,000-m race.

In the 10-km race for the 45+ age group, India was followed by Kazakhstan and Malaysia in the second and third spots, respectively.

In the 5,000-m race, Iran stood second, and Sri Lanka stood third. In the 1,500-m race, Indonesia and Japan emerged as first and second runners-up; while in the 3,000-m race, Iran athlete stood first, Gurmeet second, and Bangladeshi player stood third.