Impressive performance by Indian athletics contingent at Asian Cross Country

Indian athletes dominated ir season's first continental cross country and walked away with 11 medals at Asian Championships here on Sunday.

India won gold in all four team categories -- men, women and men U-20 and women U-20. While it was a clean sweep in men's individual 10km event, Indian female athletes claimed gold and silver in individual 10km race but missed out on bronze.

Gulveer Singh, Asian Games medallist and national record holder over 5,000m and 10,000m track events, topped chart in men's 10km race. His winning time was 32:43 minutes.

Abhishek Pal was a close second with a time of 32:49 minutes, while Arun Rathod finished third 32:51 minutes. India's Kartik Kumar was fourth.

Seema clocked 37:20 minutes to edge past compatriot Sanjivani Jhav and win gold. Sanjivani, who h an identical time of 37:20 minutes settled for silver.

Results: Women (10km): Seema 37:20, Sanjivani Jhav 37:20, He Wuga (China) 38:02. Team: India (Seema, Sanjivani Jhav, Ankita (4), Sonika (14). Women (U20) 6km: Li Yuan (China) 22:59, Shilpaben Veljibhai Dihora (India) 23:04, Fang Yujia (China) 23:05. Team: India (Shilpaben Veljibhai Dihora (2), Prachi Ankush Devikar (4), Sunita Devi (6), Ekta Dey (15), China, Hong Kong China. Men: 10km: Gulveer Singh (India) 32:43, Abhishek Pal (India) 32:49, Arun Rathod (India) 32:51. Team: India (Gulveer Singh (1), Abhishek Pal (2), Arun Rathod (3), Kartik Kumar (4), China, Hong Kong China. Men: U20: 8km: Vinod Singh (India) 26:30, Fu Qiguang (China) 26:33, Yu Shuiquing (China) 26:44. Team: India (Vinod Singh, Gaurav Bhaskar Bhosale (4), Kripashankar Yav (5), Amardeep Pal (6), China, Hong Kong China.