Athletes from the Army Sports Institute (ASI), Pune, won 12 medals at the Asian Games, accounting for 60 per cent of the 20 medals won by Indian Army athletes. A total of 25 ASI athletes were part of the Indian contingent.

 

In Athletics, Gulveer Singh won three medals, including silver in the 1,500 and 10,000 metres and bronze in the 5,000 metres. Sawan Barwal won silver in the marathon, while Sarvesh Kushare secured silver in the high jump. Dharmveer was part of the bronze-winning 4×400 metre relay team.

 

In Boxing, Sub Ankush won gold, while Sub Narender and Hav Kapil won bronze. In Archery, Sub Dhiraj secured two silver medals and set an Asian record with a score of 698 out of 720. Sub Deepak Punia won bronze in the 97-kilogram freestyle wrestling event. The performance highlights the Army Sports Institute’s sustained efforts in athlete development, specialist coaching, sports science and infrastructure under the Army’s Mission Olympics programme.