Seema ends 16-year wait, wins historic 10,000m bronze for India

Aichi-Nagoya, Sep 24 (UNI) Seema Kumari ended India's 16-year wait for a women's 10,000m medal at the Asian Games, producing a determined run to clinch bronze in a gruelling final here on Thursday. Seema clocked 32:50.05 to secure third place, staying firmly in medal contention until the closing stages before the experienced front-runners pulled away. Bahrain's Olympic champion Winfred Yavi surged clear late in the race to take gold in 32:39.18, while Japan's Nozomi Tanaka finished second in 32:41.54. Seema refused to surrender her position as the race entered its decisive phase and held on for a landmark bronze, becoming…