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

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

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.

RankCountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1China20111171383
2Japan526769188
3South Korea425989190
4India283841107
5Uzbekistan22183171

Asian Games 2023 India's medal table

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

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Shooting79622
Athletics614929
Archery5229
Squash2125
Cricket2002
Kabaddi2002
Badminton1113
Tennis1102
Equestrian1012
Hockey1012
Rowing0235
Chess0202
Wrestling0156
Boxing0145
Sailing0123
Bridge0101
Golf0101
Wushu0101
Roller skating0022
Canoe0011
Sepaktakraw0011
Table tennis0011
TOTAL283841107
  • 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 -

S. No. AthletesSportEvent
1Team IndiaShootingMen's 10m air rifle team
2Team IndiaCricketWomen's T20 cricket
3Team IndiaEquestrianTeam dressage
4Team IndiaShootingWomen's 25m pistol team
5Sift Kaur SamraShootingWomen's 50m rifle 3 positions
6Team IndiaShootingMen's 10m air pistol team
7Team IndiaShootingMen's 50m rifle 3 positions team
8Palak GuliaShootingWomen's 10m air pistol
9Team IndiaTennisMixed doubles
10Team IndiaSquashMen's team
11Team IndiaShootingMen's trap team
12Avinash SableAthleticsMen's 3000m steeplechase
13Tajinderpal Singh ToorAthleticsMen's shot put
14Parul ChaudharyAthleticsWomen's 5000m
15Annu RaniAthleticsWomen's javelin throw
16Team IndiaArcheryMixed team compound
17Neeraj ChopraAthleticsMen's javelin throw
18Team IndiaAthleticsMen's 4x400m relay
19Team IndiaArcheryWomen's compound team
20Team IndiaSquashMixed doubles
21Team IndiaArcheryMen's compound team
22Team IndiaHockeyMen's team
23Jyothi Surekha VennamArcheryWomen's compound individual
24Ojas Pravin DeotaleArcheryMen's compound individual
25Team IndiaKabaddiWomen's kabaddi
26Team IndiaBadmintonMen's doubles
27Team IndiaCricketMen's team
28Team IndiaKabaddiMen's kabaddi

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.

S. No. AthletesSportEvent
1Team IndiaShootingWomen's 10m air rifle team
2Team IndiaRowingMen's lightweight double sculls
3Team IndiaRowingMen's eight
4Neha ThakurSailingGirl's Dinghy - ILCA4
5Team IndiaShootingWomen's 50m rifle 3 positions team
6Esha SinghShootingWomen's 25m pistol
7Anantjeet Singh NarukaShootingMen's skeet
8Naorem Roshibina DeviWushuWomen's 60kg sanda
9Team IndiaShootingWomen's 10m air pistol team
10Team IndiaTennisMen's doubles
11Esha SinghShootingWomen's 10m air pistol
12Aishwary Pratap Singh TomarShootingMen's 50m rifle 3 positions
13Team IndiaShootingMixed team 10m air pistol
14Karthik KumarAthleticsMen's 10,000m
15Aditi AshokGolfWomen's golf
16Team IndiaShootingWomen's trap team
17Harmilan BainsAthleticsWomen's 1500m
18Ajay Kumar SarojAthleticsMen's 1500m
19Murali SreeshankarAthleticsMen's long jump
20Jyothi YarrajiAthleticsWomen's 100m hurdles
21Team IndiaBadmintonMen's team
22Parul ChaudharyAthleticsWomen's 3000m steeplechase
23Ancy SojanAthleticsWomen's long jump
24Team IndiaAthleticsMixed 4x400m relay
25Mohammed AfsalAthleticsMen's 800m
26Tejaswin ShankarAthleticsMen's decathlon
27Lovlina BorgohainBoxingWomen's 75kg
28Harmilan BainsAthleticsWomen's 800m
29Avinash SableAthleticsMen's 5000m
30Team IndiaAthleticsWomen's 4x400m relay
31Kishore JenaAthleticsMen's javelin throw
32Saurav GhosalSquashMen's singles
33Team IndiaArcheryMen's recurve team
34Team IndiaBridgeMen's team
35Abhishek VermaArcheryMen's compound individual
36Deepak PuniaWrestlingMen's freestyle 86kg
37Team IndiaChessMen's team
38Team IndiaChessWomen's team

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.

S. No. AthletesSportEvent
1Team IndiaRowingMen's pair
2Ramita JindalShootingWomen's 10m air rifle
3Team IndiaRowingMen's four
4Team IndiaRowingMen's quadruple
5Aishwary Pratap Singh TomarShootingMen's 10m air rifle
6Team IndiaShootingMen's 25m rapid file pistol team
7Eabad AliSailingMen's Windsurfer - RS:X
8Ashi ChoukseyShootingWomen's 50m rifle 3 positions
9Team IndiaShootingMen's skeet team
10Vishnu SaravananSailingMen's dinghy ICLA7
11Anush AgarwallaEquestrianIndividual dressage
12Team IndiaSquashWomen's team
13Kiran BaliyanAthleticsWomen's shot put
14Gulveer SinghAthleticsMen's 10,000m
15Kynan ChenaiShootingMen's trap
16Nikhat ZareenBoxingWomen's 50kg
17Jinson JohnsonAthleticsMen's 1500m
18Nandini AgasaraAthleticsWomen's heptathlon
19Seema PuniaAthleticsWomen's discus throw
20Team IndiaRoller skatingWomen's speed skating 3000m relay
21Team IndiaRoller skatingMen's speed skating 3000m relay
22Team IndiaTable tennisWomen's doubles
23Priti LambaAthleticsWomen's 3000m steeplechase
24Team IndiaCanoe SprintMen's canoe double 1000m
25Preeti PawarBoxingWomen's 54kg
26Vithya RamrajAthleticsWomen's 400m hurdles
27Praveen ChithravelAthleticsMen's triple jump
28Narender BerwalBoxingMen's +92kg
29Team IndiaAthleticsMixed team race walk
30Team IndiaSquashMixed team
31Parveen HoodaBoxingWomen's 57kg
32Sunil KumarWrestlingGreco-Roman 87kg
33Antim PanghalWrestlingWomen's 53kg
34Team IndiaArcheryWomen's recurve team
35HS PrannoyBadmintonMen's singles
36Team IndiaSepaktakrawWomen's regu
37Sonam MalikWrestlingWomen's 62kg
38Kiran BishnoiWrestlingWomen's 76kg
39Aman SehrawatWrestlingMen's freestyle 57kg
40Aditi SwamiArcheryWomen's compound individual
41Team IndiaHockeyWomen's team

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