Asian Games 2023:India’s Best Ever Performance With 80 Medals, Betters Jakarta 2018 Record

India

oi-Stuti Tripathi

The
archery
mixed
team
compound,
comprised
of
Ojas
Pravin
Deotale
and
Jyothi
Surekha
Vennam,
triumphed
over
South
Korea,
securing
a
well-deserved
first-place
finish
on
Wednesday,
resulting
in
a
total
of
71
medals
for
the
country
at
the
time,
surpassing
the
medal
count
of
70
achieved
in
the
2018
Asian
Games.

This
victory
marked
India’s
16th
gold
medal
at
the
Hangzhou
GamesThese
victories
added
to
India’s
growing
medal
count
and
marked
a
historic
achievement.
Neeraj
Chopra’s
impressive
performance
in
javelin
and
the
stellar
performance
of
the
men’s
quartet
in
the
4x400m
relay
team
clinched
gold
for
India
at
the
2023
Asian
Games
in
Hangzhou
later
on
4th
October.

More
notable
achievements
from
Wednesday
include
wrestling
where
Sunil
Kumar
secured
a
bronze
medal
in
the
87kg
Greco-Roman
event
by
defeating
Kyrgyzstan’s
Atabek
Azesbekov
with
a
score
of
2-1
in
the
Bronze
Medal
match.

In
the
women’s
800m
Final,
Harmilan
Bains
represented
India
and
secured
a
commendable
silver
medal,
finishing
second
with
a
time
of
2:03.75.
Avinash
Sable,
who
had
previously
won
gold
in
the
3000m
steeplechase,
continued
his
impressive
run
by
securing
a
silver
medal
in
the
5000m.

The
Women’s
4x400m
relay
team
delivered
a
remarkable
performance,
earning
a
silver
medal
and
clocking
a
time
of
3:27.85.
Bahrain,
breaking
India’s
Games
Record,
secured
gold
in
this
event.

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India’s
remarkable
performance
at
the
2023
Asian
Games
also
means
that
the
country
has
equalled
its
previous
record
for
the
highest
number
of
gold
medals
won
at
a
single
edition
of
the
Asian
Games.

Adding
to
the
medal
tally,
Ram
Baboo
and
Manju
Rani
secured
a
bronze
medal
in
the
35km
mixed
race
walking
event.

As
of
the
latest
update,
India
occupies
the
fourth
position
in
the
overall
medal
standings,
with
an
impressive
haul
of
18
gold,
30
silver,
and
32
bronze
medals
making
it
to
a
total
80.
The
nation’s
athletes
continue
to
make
their
mark
on
the
international
stage,
showcasing
their
talent,
dedication,
and
resilience
at
the
Asian
Games.

With
this
pace,
the
target
of
our
Indian
team
of
reaching
a
score
of
100
medals
seems
much
closer.