India crossed 100 medals for first time in Asian Video games 2023. AP
India scripted historical past on the 2023 Asian Video games in Hangzhou, China by registering their best-ever haul of 107 medals together with their best-ever gold medal tally of 28. That is the primary time within the historical past of the Asian Video games which started in 1951 that India have crossed the 100-medal mark.
Asian Video games: India draw to a close with historic 107 medals, 12 on final day
Their earlier finest end got here within the 2018 version the place Indian athletes claimed 70 medals to complete eighth within the general medal tally. That is solely the second time that the nation has gained 100 medals or extra in any of the three main Video games — Olympics, Commonwealth Video games and Asian Video games. India recorded 101 medals on the 2010 Commonwealth Video games when the occasion was held in New Delhi.
Asian Video games: Medal Tally | Medal Winners
For the reason that Asian Video games’ inception in 1951, India have achieved various historic feats over time. Nonetheless, successful 100 medals appeared like a too-far bridge to cross. Earlier than the 2018 Jakarta Video games, India might cross the 60-medal solely as soon as in 2010 once they secured 65 medals together with 14 gold, 17 silver and 34 bronze.
Right here’s a whole take a look at India’s medals tally in all Asian Video games.
| Video games | Hosts | Metropolis | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Complete | India’s Rank |
| 1951 | India | New Delhi | 15 | 16 | 20 | 51 | 2 |
| 1954 | Philippines | Manila | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 5 |
| 1958 | Japan | Tokyo | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 7 |
| 1962 | Indonesia | Jakarta | 10 | 13 | 10 | 33 | 3 |
| 1966 | Thailand | Bangkok | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 5 |
| 1970 | Thailand | Bangkok | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 5 |
| 1974 | Iran | Tehran | 4 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 7 |
| 1978 | Thailand | Bangkok | 11 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 6 |
| 1982 | India | New Delhi | 13 | 19 | 25 | 57 | 5 |
| 1986 | South Korea | Seoul | 5 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 5 |
| 1990 | China | Beijing | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 11 |
| 1994 | Japan | Hiroshima | 4 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 8 |
| 1998 | Thailand | Bangkok | 7 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 9 |
| 2002 | South Korea | Busan | 11 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 7 |
| 2006 | Qatar | Doha | 10 | 17 | 26 | 53 | 8 |
| 2010 | China | Guangzhou | 14 | 17 | 34 | 65 | 6 |
| 2014 | South Korea | Incheon | 11 | 10 | 36 | 57 | 8 |
| 2018 | Indonesia | Jakarta & Palembang | 16 | 23 | 31 | 70 | 8 |
| 2022 | China | Hangzhou | 28 | 38 | 41 | 107 | 4 |