Record-Breaking Performance: India's Medal Tally Soars At Asian Games 2023
The 19th Asian Games officially kicked off in Hangzhou on September 23, 2023, after a one-year delay due to COVID-19 restrictions in China. This year, the Indian contingent boasts over 650 athletes who are vying for glory on the international stage.
Looking back to the previous edition of the Asian Games in Jakarta in 2018, India had a remarkable showing, clinching a record-breaking tally of 70 medals, including 16 gold medals.
As of Day 5 at the Hangzhou Games, India has made an impressive mark with a total of 24 medals: 6 gold, 8 silver, and 10 bronze. Here's a rundown of the medal-winning achievements for India:
- Women’s 10m Air Rifle Team - Silver - Shooting
- Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls - Silver - Rowing
- Men’s Pair - Bronze - Rowing
- Men’s Eight - Silver - Rowing
- Ramita Jindal - Bronze - Women’s 10m Air Rifle - Shooting
- Men’s 10m Air Rifle Team - Gold - Shooting
- Men’s Four - Bronze - Rowing
- Men’s Quadruple - Bronze - Rowing
- Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar - Bronze - Men’s 10m Air Rifle - Shooting
- Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Team - Bronze - Shooting
- Indian Women’s T20 Team - Gold - Cricket
- Neha Thakur - Silver - Girl’s Dinghy (ILCA4) - Sailing
- Eabad Ali - Bronze - Men’s Windsurfer - RS:X - Sailing
- Dressage Team - Gold - Equestrian
- Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team - Silver - Shooting
- Women’s 25m Pistol Team - Gold - Shooting
- Sift Kaur Samra - Gold - Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions - Shooting
- Ashi Chouksey - Bronze - Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions - Shooting
- Men’s Skeet Team - Bronze - Shooting
- Vishnu Saravanan - Bronze - Men’s Dinghy ICLA7 - Sailing
- Esha Singh - Silver - Women’s 25m Pistol - Shooting
- Anantjeet Singh Naruka - Silver - Men’s Skeet - Shooting
- Naorem Roshibina Devi - Silver - Women’s 60kg - Wushu
- Men’s 10m Air Pistol Team - Gold - Shooting
Stay tuned for more updates on India's remarkable journey at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.