Asian Games: Seema Kumari runs into historical past with 10,000m bronze, ends India’s 16-year wait

India’s 16-year watch for a ladies’s 10,000m medal on the Asian Games ended on Thursday as observe and subject athlete Seema Kumari ran her approach to bronze medal in Nagoya.In a race that constructed slowly earlier than coming alive on the end, Seema stayed within the medal struggle till the ultimate levels. Winfred Yavi and Nozomi Tanaka broke away for a dash end to resolve gold and silver, whereas Seema pulled away from the remainder of the sector to safe third place.It was India’s first ladies’s 10,000m medal on the Asian Games in 16 years, with Seema turning into the most recent title to make her mark within the occasion.Winfred Yavi clinched the gold medal with a time of 32:39.18, whereas Japan’s Nozomi Tanaka completed second in 32:41.54 to take silver. Seema Kumari secured the bronze medal, clocking 32:50.05 within the ladies’s 10,000m ultimate.Asian Games full coverage | Schedule | Medal tallyThis is just the third ever medal for India at this occasion within the continental video games.