Gold and bronze for Bahrain at the 2026 Asian Games.. and injury sidelines Barshim

This is Yavi's second gold medal in the current games, following her victory in the women's 10,000m race, bringing Bahrain's total to 8 gold medals and moving it up to seventh place in the overall medal table for participating countries.

It is also Bahrain's seventh gold medal in athletics competitions.

Yavi has the opportunity to increase her personal tally and her country's medal count when she participates in the 5000m race today.

Bronze for weightlifter Grozav

Bahrain's Ingrid Grozav won a bronze medal in the 69kg weightlifting competition yesterday at the Asian Games held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.

Bahrain occupies eighth place in the overall standings with seven gold medals, two silvers, and three bronzes.

Grozav, who is of Colombian origin and 20 years old, is considered one of the most prominent Asian and international talents, having also won three medals at the World Weightlifting Championships last year in Norway (silver in the clean and jerk, bronze in the snatch, and bronze in the total).

North Korea's Hyang Song won the gold medal after breaking the world record with a total of 273kg in the snatch and clean and jerk, while Taiwan's Chen Wen-huei finished in second place to take the silver.

This is North Korea's sixth gold medal at the games, all of which have come in weightlifting competitions.

Injury sidelines Qatari Barshim

An injury has prevented Qatari champion Mutaz Barshim from competing in the high jump final scheduled for Sunday at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, according to the Qatari channel "beIN Sports".

All eyes were on Barshim's participation due to the expectations placed on him to continue his achievements in the "Asiad" and add a new medal to his illustrious record.

Barshim holds three gold medals in the Asian Games, won in Guangzhou, China 2010, Incheon, South Korea 2014, missed the Jakarta 2018 edition due to injury, and then returned to win gold in Hangzhou, China 2022.

President of the Qatar Athletics Federation, Mohammed Al-Fadala, said: "Mutaz is a legend, and his absence from any competition is a loss for this tournament. Mutaz tried for two months to endure his injury and overcome it, and insisted on being present just before the tournament, but the injury persists, and we wish him a speedy recovery."

He added: "He tried until the last moment to participate, and he had hope of competing, but we assure him that he did his best, and we look forward to his return."

Barshim recorded the second-best mark in the history of the event (2.35m) at the previous Asian Games, and was looking forward in the current edition to continuing his presence on the podium and enhancing his historic record in the Asian Games.