India has made its mark at the Asian Games 2023, excelling in specific sports that brought a total of 33 medals for the country. Five gold medals have come from shooting and one each from cricket and equestrian till the morning of September 29.
In Shot Put, Kiran Baliyan bagged a bronze medal on Friday with a 17.32m throw. This is our first medal in athletics.
India defeated defending champions Malaysia to make it to the finals of the squash team event. The team is set to face Pakistan in the race for the gold medal.
In just 53 seconds, Indian boxer (50kg) Nikhat Zareen knocked out her opponent to sail into the semi-finals. The boxer has assured India of another medal and secured the Paris Olympics quota.
One more medal was confirmed for India on Friday as we are set to win a medal in badminton after 37 years. Lakshya Sen emerged victorious over Prince Dahal with a commanding score of 21-5 in the first set and 21-8 in the second set. In the second match, Kidambi Srikanth displayed his dominance by defeating Sunil Joshi with a convincing score of 21-4, 21-13. Mithun Manjunath defeated Bishnu Katuwal of Nepal 21-2, 21-7 in the third match.
Asian Games 2023: List of Indian gold medalists
Shooting: India’s trio of Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankksh Patil and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched gold with a record-breaking total of 1893.7 points.
Shooting: Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema and Shiva Narwal continued India’s shooting success with gold in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol Team event.
Shooting: Sift Kaur Samra set a world record to win gold.
Shooting: Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, and Rhythm Sangwan clinched gold in the Women’s 25m Pistol Team event.
Shooting: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale and Akhil Sheoran secured India’s 5th shooting gold at the Asian Games 2023 with a World Record score of 1769.
Shooting: Palak Gulia has won gold in women’s 10m air pistol.
Cricket: India secured its maiden Asian Games gold in cricket by defeating Sri Lanka in the final.
Equestrian: After a 41-year wait, Anush Agarwalla, Hriday Vipul Chheda, Sudipti Hajela and Divyakriti Singh earned India gold in equestrian.
Asian Games 2023: Other medals for India
Kiran Baliyan bagged India’s first medal in athletics as she grabbed a bronze medal in Shot Put with a 17.32m throw.
Esha Singh has won silver for India in women’s 10m air pistol.
Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan lost 4-6 4-6 in the men’s doubles final, settling for a silver medal. India won silver in the women’s 10m air pistol team event. Anush Agarwalla won bronze in the equestrian individual dressage event.
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Roshibina Devi Naorem won a silver medal in the final of the Women’s 60 Kg Wushu. Esha Singh bagged a silver medal in the Women’s 25 Metre Air Pistol individual event.
In sailing, Neha Thakur won the silver medal in the Girl’s Dinghy. The women’s 10m air rifle team claimed a silver medal while individual athletes contributed to the three bronze medals.
With two silver and three bronze medals, India’s rowing team showed consistency and teamwork. The men’s lightweight double sculls and men’s eight categories added silver medals to the count.
Bronze medals came from the men’s pair, men’s four and men’s quadruple sculls events.
The Indian women’s team has won bronze in squash while Aishwary Tomar has bagged a silver medal for India in Men’s 50-metre Rifle 3 Positions.
Asian Games 2023: India’s medal tally
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Shooting | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| Rowing | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Cricket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wushu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Squash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 12 | 13 | 33 |
Asian Games 2023: Medal tally countrywise
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 105 | 63 | 32 | 200 |
| 2 | Japan | 27 | 35 | 37 | 99 |
| 3 | South Korea | 26 | 28 | 48 | 102 |
| 4 | India | 8 | 12 | 13 | 33 |
| 5 | Thailand | 8 | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 7 | 10 | 15 | 32 |
| 7 | Hong Kong, China | 5 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 9 | Iran | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| 10 | North Korea | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
*Medal tally last updated on September 29 at 8:30 pm.
Disclosure: Medal tallies have been sourced from Olympics.com
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Updated: 30 Sep 2023, 07:06 AM IST
