Asian Games 2023- India bags 100 medals, Creates history

India created a record by winning 100 medals at the Asian Games 2023.

The Indian contingent had started the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on a grand note. India won its first medal on September 24 and since then the winning streak has continued.

India has completed its century in the medal tally. At the 2018 Asian Games, the Indian contingent had set its record for the highest number of medals at the Asian Games by earning 70 medals from a 570-member strong contingent. Now in this edition, the Indian team has surpassed its previous best. Now India faces the challenge of achieving the target of winning more than 100 medals. The women's shooting team had opened the medal account for India on September 24 in Hangzhou.

Some of these athletes have won medals for India so far in the 19th Asian Games.

1. Shooting, Women's 10m Air Rifle Team: The shooting team of Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita and Aashi Chowksey won the silver medal after finishing second in the Women's 10m Air Rifle team event. He scored a total of 1886.

2. Rowing Men's Double Sculls: The pair of Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh won the silver medal in the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls.

3. Rowing, Men's Pair: The pair of Lekh Ram and Babu Lal Yadav finished third and won the bronze medal.

4. Rowing, Men's Eight: Continuing the medal streak in rowing, India won another silver medal, this time in the men's eight event.

5. Shooting, Women's 10m Air Rifle Individual: Ramita Jindal, who won a silver medal in the women's team event, won the bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle individual event with a score of 230.1.

6. Shooting, Men's 10m Air Rifle Team: The trio of Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudranksh Patil and Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar gave India its first gold medal at the 2023 Asian Games. With a score of 1893.7, they broke the existing world record for a team in the 10 meter air rifle event.

7. Rowing, Men's Coxless Four: The quartet of Jaswinder Singh, Bhim Singh, Puneet and Ashish Kumar finished third in the men's coxless four and won bronze.

8. Rowing, Men's Quadruple Sculls: India won bronze medal in rowing. The quartet of Satnam, Parminder, Jakar and Sukhmeet finished third in the final with a timing of 3:6.08 minutes.

9. Women's Cricket: The Indian team won the gold medal by defeating Sri Lanka by 19 runs in the final. This was the first time that the Indian team participated in the Asian Games. Team India has been successful in winning the gold medal in the first attempt itself.