Asian Games 2023 - Know the full story of India's best performance

Published on 10 October 2023 by CareerDec

Asian Games are organized every 4 years. The 19th Asian Games 2023 was held in Hangzhou (China) from 23 September to 8 October. The 18th Asian Games were held in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2018. In which India sent a contingent of 570 people and captured 70 medals including 16 gold, 23 silver, and 31 bronze. The 20th Asian Games will be held in Nagoya, Japan in 2026. India has won 107 medals in the Asian Games 2023, which include 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze medals. 655-member Indian contingent sent to compete in Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou. The first Asian Games were held in New Delhi between 4 and 11 March 1951. In which India won 51 medals.

Top 5 medal winning countries in Asian Games 2023

China took the first place in the medal list of Asian Games 2023 by winning 383 medals, which includes (201 gold, 111 silver, 71 bronze). India stood fourth in the medal table in which it won 107 medals. This is the first time since 1951 that India has won more than 100 medals in the tournament.

Asian Games 2023 India's medal table

India stood fourth in the Asian Games 2023 medal table, winning 107 medals. which are -

• Shooting, Men's 10m Air Rifle team trio of Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudranksh Patil and Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar broke the existing world record for a team in the 10m Air Rifle event with a cumulative score of 1893.7 points. And gave India its first gold medal.
• Indian women's cricket team defeated Sri Lanka by 19 runs in the final and gave India the Asian Games gold medal in women's cricket.
• India's Anush Agarwal created history as he became the first athlete from the country to win a medal in an individual horse riding event.
• India's men's trap team of Zorawar Singh, Kinan Darius Chenai and Prithviraj Tondaiman won the gold medal with an Asian Games record score of 361.
• Neeraj Chopra lived up to the expectations and won the gold medal in the Asian Games.

Contestants who won gold -

The Indian team won a total of 28 gold medals in the Asian Games 2023. Indian players won gold medals in archery, athletics, hockey, cricket and many other sports which are as follows -

Silver winning contestants -

The Indian team won a total of 38 silver medals in the Asian Games 2023. Indian players won silver medals in shooting, athletics, golf and many other sports which are as follows.

Bronze winning competitors -

In the Asian Games 2023, the Indian team won a total of 41 bronze medals. Indian players won bronze medals in wrestling, hockey, archery and many other sports which are as follows.