Tianjin (China), February 8 Tejaswin Shankar won the men's heptathlon event, securing India's sole gold medal, as the country concluded its campaign at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships with five medals on Sunday.
India finished sixth overall in the medal tally. China topped the list with 34 medals – 10 gold, 11 silver, and 13 bronze.
In his quest to win the gold medal in heptathlon, Shankar accumulated 5993 points, surpassing his own national indoor record of 5650 points set in 2021 in the USA.
Other medal winners on Sunday included Pooja (silver in high jump), Tajinderpal Singh Toor (silver in shot put), and Ancy Sojan (bronze in long jump).
On the opening day on Friday, India's high jumper Aadrash Ram Jothi Shankar won a bronze.
Shankar, who was leading on Day 1, continued his strong performance in the next three events – 60m hurdles, pole vault, and 1000m – on Sunday.
In the 60m hurdles, Shankar clocked a time of 8.02 seconds, earning 977 points. With two events remaining, the Indian athlete was nearly 485 points ahead of his nearest rival.
Shankar finished fourth in the pole vault with a height of 4.20m, earning 673 points, bringing his total to 5163 points. In the 1000m, the final event of the day, Shankar finished second with a time of 2:43.91 (830 points), increasing his total to 5993 points.
Shankar also holds the national decathlon (outdoor) record of 7826 points, set last year in Poland. He also won a silver medal in the decathlon at the 2023 Asian Games held in China.
In the men's shot put, Tajinderpal Singh Toor claimed a silver with a season-best throw of 20.05m.
Toor's other legal throws were 19.49m and 19.85m. His last two attempts were unsuccessful. China's Chengyu Chen won the gold with a throw of 20.07m.
Samardeep Singh Gill, the second Indian in the field, finished fifth with a throw of 18.97m.
In the women's high jump, Pooja clinched a silver with a height of 1.87m.
Ancy Sojan added a bronze in the long jump arena. Her best jump on Sunday was 6.21m. Her other two legal jumps were 6.02m and 6.20m.
Moumita Mondal finished sixth in the women's long jump with a distance of 6.01m.
Promising long jumper Shahnawaz Khan missed out on a medal, finishing fourth.