India has so far won 53 medals at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. This includes 13 gold, 21 silver and 19 bronze.
Leading the medal tally are India's sharpshooters, who have clinched an impressive 22 medals. Their remarkable achievements include seven gold, nine silver, and six bronze medals across various events, showcasing the country's prowess in shooting sports.
Avinash Sable became the first Indian man to win the gold medal in 3000m steeplechase at the Asian Games while shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor defended his title with an amazing final throw to beat back the challenge from his Saudi Arabian rival on Sunday.
On Saturday, India's Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh won silver and bronze respectively in the men's 10000m event. Earlier, India defeated Pakistan in the men's team squash final to win tenth gold at Asian Games 2023.
Apart from shooting, rowing has emerged as another strong suit for India, bringing home two silver and three bronze medals. The rowing team's commendable efforts have added to India's medal count.
India's gold medal victories have come in diverse sporting events. The 10m Air Pistol Team Men, 10m Air Rifle Team Men, 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Men, 10m Air Pistol Women, 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women, 25m Pistol Team Women, Women's Cricket, Tennis Mixed Doubles and Equestrian Dressage Team events have all seen Indian athletes clinch the coveted gold medals.
In addition to shooting and rowing, India has also excelled in sailing, equestrian, cricket, squash, tennis, wushu, and athletics, securing medals in these disciplines as well.
India has sent a 655-contigent to the Asian Games this time hoping for a record medal haul. At the Jakarta 2018 Games, where a 570-strong Indian squad secured an impressive 70 medals, including 16 gold, 23 silver, and 31 bronze.
Here's a list of India's medal winners at the Asian Games 2023:
GOLD
Leading the medal tally are India's sharpshooters, who have clinched an impressive 22 medals. Their remarkable achievements include seven gold, nine silver, and six bronze medals across various events, showcasing the country's prowess in shooting sports.
Avinash Sable became the first Indian man to win the gold medal in 3000m steeplechase at the Asian Games while shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor defended his title with an amazing final throw to beat back the challenge from his Saudi Arabian rival on Sunday.
On Saturday, India's Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh won silver and bronze respectively in the men's 10000m event. Earlier, India defeated Pakistan in the men's team squash final to win tenth gold at Asian Games 2023.
Apart from shooting, rowing has emerged as another strong suit for India, bringing home two silver and three bronze medals. The rowing team's commendable efforts have added to India's medal count.
India's gold medal victories have come in diverse sporting events. The 10m Air Pistol Team Men, 10m Air Rifle Team Men, 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Men, 10m Air Pistol Women, 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women, 25m Pistol Team Women, Women's Cricket, Tennis Mixed Doubles and Equestrian Dressage Team events have all seen Indian athletes clinch the coveted gold medals.
In addition to shooting and rowing, India has also excelled in sailing, equestrian, cricket, squash, tennis, wushu, and athletics, securing medals in these disciplines as well.
India has sent a 655-contigent to the Asian Games this time hoping for a record medal haul. At the Jakarta 2018 Games, where a 570-strong Indian squad secured an impressive 70 medals, including 16 gold, 23 silver, and 31 bronze.
| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Shooting | 7 | 9 | 6 | 22 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cricket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Golf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Wushu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Squash | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Athletics | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| India Total | 13 | 21 | 19 | 53 |
Here's a list of India's medal winners at the Asian Games 2023:
GOLD
- 10m Air Pistol Team men - Arjun Singh Cheema, Shiva Narwal, Sarabjot Singh
- 10m Air Rifle Team Men - Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankkash Balasaheb Patil, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar
- 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Men - Suresh Swapnil Kusale, Akhil Sheoran, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar
- 10m Air Pistol Women - Palak Gulia
- 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women - Sift Kaur Samra
- 25m Pistol Team Women - Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan, Esha Singh
- Tennis Mixed Doubles- Rohan Bopanna, Rutuja Bhosale
- Squash (Men)- Abhay Singh, Saurav Ghosal, Mahesh Mangaonkar
- Shooting Trap-50 Men- Prithviraj Tondaiman, Kynan Chenai, Zoravar Singh Sandhu
- Men's 3000m Steeplechase- Avinash Sable
- Women's cricket
- Shot put-Tajinderpal Singh
- Equestrian- Women's team
- Men's 10,000m - Karthik Kumar
- Skeet Men - Anant Jeet Singh Naruka
- 10m Air Pistol Women - Esha Singh
- 10m Air Pistol Team Women - Palak Gulia, Esha Singh, Divya Thadigol Subbaraju
- 10m Air Rifle Team Women - Ashi Chouksey, Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita Jindal
- 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Women - Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik, Sift Kaur Samra
- 25m Pistol Women - Esha Singh
- 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men - Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar
- 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team - Sarabjot Singh, Divya Thadigol Subbaraju
- Shooting Trap 50m Women- Manisha Keer, Preeti Rajak, Ria Kumari
- Golf- Aditi Ashok
- Rowing (light weight men's double)- Arjun Lal and Arvind Singh
- Rowing (Men's eight)
- Sailing (Girls' dinghy ILCA4)- Neha Thakur
- Women's 1500m race- Harmilan Bains
- Tennis Men's double- Saketh Myneni, Ramkumar Ramanathan
- Wushu Women's 60 kg- Roshibina Devi Naorem
- Men's 10,000m - Gulveer Singh
- 10m Air Rifle Men - Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar
- 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Team Men - Adarsh Singh, Anish, Vijayveer Sidhu
- Skeet Team Men - Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, Gurjoat Singh Khangura, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka
- 10m Air Rifle Women - Ramita Jindal
- 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women - Ashi Chouksey
- Men's individual trap- Kynan Chenai
- Women's shot put-Kiran Baliyan
- Women's boxing (45-50kg)- Nikhat Zareen
- Equestrian- Anush Agarwalla
- Rowing- Men's four
- Rowing- Men's pair
- Rowing- Men's Quadruple Sculls
- Sailing (Girls' dinghy ILCA7)-Vishnu Saravanan
- Men's Wind Surfer- Eabad Ali
- Squash (Women's)- Joshna Chinappa, Tanvi Khanna and Anahat Singh
( Originally published on Sep 24, 2023 )
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