Asian Games and India: 2023
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South Asian countries at the Asian Games
Medals won by South Asian countries
|
Rank |
Team |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|
1 |
People's
Republic of China (CHN) |
200 |
111 |
71 |
382 |
|
2 |
Japan
(JPN) |
51 |
66 |
69 |
186 |
|
3 |
Republic
of Korea (KOR) |
42 |
59 |
89 |
190 |
|
4 |
India
(IND) |
28 |
38 |
41 |
107 |
|
26 |
Sri Lanka
(SRI) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
|
27 |
Myanmar
(MYA) |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
30 |
Afghanistan
(AFG) |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
31 |
Pakistan
(PAK) |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
32 |
Nepal
(NEP) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
37 |
Bangladesh
(BAN) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
RESULTS (DAY-WISE), INCLUDING MEDALS
Day 1, 24 September
Sep 24, 2023: The HIndustan Times
Events completed so far:
SILVER MEDAL: Shooting - India's Ramita, Mehuli Ghosh and Chouksey in Women's 10m Air Rifle (Team)
SILVER MEDAL: Rowing - India's Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind in Men's Lightweight Double Sculls
SILVER MEDAL: Rowing - Men's Eight
BRONZE MEDAL: Shooting - India's Ramita in Women's 10m Air Rifle
BRONZE MEDAL: Rowing - India's Babu Lal Yadav and Lekh Ram in Men's Pair
Cricket: India (52/2) beat Bangladesh (51) to reach women's final
Men's hockey: India beat Uzbekistan 16-0 in Pool A match
Rowing - India's Kiran and Anshika Bharti finish 9th in Women's Lightweight Double Sculls
India's Satnam Singh and Parminder Singh finish 6th in Men's Doubles Sculls
Rowing: India's Aswathi Padinjarayil Babu, Mrunmayee Nilesh Salgaonkar, Priya Devi Thangjam, and Rukmani finish 5th in Women's Four final
Table Tennis: India lost 2-3 vs Thailand in their women's table tennis team round of 16
India defeat Kazakhstan 3-2 in the men's table tennis team round of 16
Boxing: Preeti defeats Jordan's Silina in the women's 54kg category round of 16
Volleyball: India lost 0-3 to Japan in their men's top-six classification fixture
Women's football: India lost 1-0 to Thailand in must-win tie
Rugby sevens: India suffer 45-0 defeat to Japan Boxing: Nikhat Zareen beats Nguyen Thị Tam to enter last 16
Men's football: India 1-1 Myanmar, Sunil Chhetri and Co. enter round of 16
Day 2, 25 September
Sep 25, 2023: The Hindustan Times
Asian Games 2023 Highlights: In the men's 10m air rifle team event, the Indian contingent set a new world record and bagged gold in Hangzhou.
Asian Games 2023 Day 2 Highlights: In what turned out to be a spectacular performance, India set a new world record and clinched gold in the men's 10 air rifle team event on Monday, Day 2 of the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China. The Indian shooting contingent consisted of Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankkash Balasaheb Patil and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, who notched together a total of 1893.7 points, which also proved to be the new world record. Aishwary also won bronze in the men's 10m air rifle final, with Rudrankkash claiming fourth position. Meanwhile, the Indian team in the men's four rowing final grabbed bronze medal, with a time of 6:10:81. But Balraj Panwar missed out on a medal by a whisker, finishing in fourth position in the men's singles sculls final. India also bagged bronze in the men's quadruple sculls final, finishing behind China and Uzbekistan.
In tennis, Yuki Bhambri and Rohan Bopanna crashed to a shock defeat against Uzbekistan's Sergey Fomin, Khumoyun Sultanov in the men's doubles second round. Meanwhile, Ankita Raina clinched victory in the women's singles second round against Uzbek Sabrina Olimjonova. India caught everyone's attention in 3x3 basketball, with a 20-16 victory against Japan. The Indian women's cricket team defeated Sri Lanka to win gold.
Medal tally for India -
Gold: 2
Silver: 3
Bronze: 6
Results for India on Day 2 -
Cricket: India women (116/7) beat Sri Lanka women (97/8) in the final by 19 runs to win GOLD - their first-ever gold in cricket at any event.
Rowing: Balraj Panwar finishes fourth in the men's singles sculls final
India clinch BRONZE in men's four final, with a time of 6:10:81
India bag BRONZE in men's quadruple sculls final, with a time of 6:08:61
Shooting: The Indian team consisting of Divyansh Panwar, Rudrankkash Patil and Aishwary Pratap Singh set a new world record and grabbed GOLD in the men's 10 air rifle event
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar wins BRONZE in the men's 10m air rifle final, Rudrankkash Patil finishes fourth
India's Adarsh Singh, Anish Bhinwala, and Vijayveer Singh win BRONZE in Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event
Swimming: Srihari Nataraj qualifies for the men's 50m backstroke final, with a timing of 25.43 in his heat Likith Selvaraj qualifies for 100m men's breaststroke final with a timing of 1:01:98, where he finished seventh. Maana Patel fails to qualify for women's 50m backstroke final Anand AS, Vikram Khade don't qualify for men's 50m freestyle final
India qualify for the men's 4x200m freestyle final, where they finished seventh.
Hashika fails to qualify for the women's 200m individual medley
Judo: Garima Choudhary lost by Ippon in women's 70kg round of 16
Tennis: Rutuja Bhosale defeated Kazakhstan's Aruzhan Sagandykova to in the women's singles second round Ankita Raina defeats Uzbekistan's Sabrina Olimjonova in women's singles round 2
Ramkumar Ramanathan gets walkover in men's singles round 2
Saketh Myneni, Ramkumar Ramanathan defeat Indonesia's Anthony Ignatiius Susanto and Agung David Susanto in the men's doubles second round Yuki Bhambri, Rohan Bopanna lost to Uzbekistan's Sergey Fomin and Khumoyun Sultanov in men's doubles round 2
Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale beat Uzbekistan's Akgul Amanmuradova and Maksim Shin 6-2, 6-4 in mixed doubles
3x3 basketball: India defeat Japan 20-16
Handball: India women's team lose 41-13 to Japan
Boxing: China's Yang Liu beats Arundhati Choudhary 5:0 (unanimous decision) in the women's 66kg preliminary round. Deepak Bhoria beats Malaysia's Muhammad Abdul 5-0 (unanimous decision) in the first round of men's 51kg. Nishant Dev defeated Nepal's Dipesh Lama in the men's 71kg preliminary round.
Wushu: Roshibina Devi Naorem confirmed of a medal after beating Kazakhstan's Aiman Karshyga in the women's 60kg quarterfinal. Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh beats Uzbekistan's Islombek Khaydarov in men's 60 kg to enter quarterfinals. Vikrant Baliyan goes down 1-2 against Indonesia's Samuel Marbun in the men's 65kg 1/8 event.
Day 3, 26 September
Sep 26, 2023: The Hindustan Times
Asian Games Day 3 Highlights: India's only gold medal of the day came from the dressage event in equestrian.
Asian Games Day 3 Highlights: India won its first gold medal on the day in Equestrian, with the dressage team securing a historic top-podium finish, beating the likes of China and Hong Kong, China. The quartet of Sudipti Hajela, Divyakriti Singh, Hriday Vipul Chheda, and Anush Agarwalla scored a total of 209.205 to win gold. Earlier in the day, Neha Thakur opened India's medal account on the day with a silver in sailing while Eabad Ali added another medal – bronze – in the sport. The medals were a much-needed boost to India's campaign after a rather on the third day of the Games, with the country missing out a medal in shooting and fencing so far. Divyansh Singh Panwar and Ramita lost closely to Korea (18-20) in the bronze medal match of 10m air rifle mixed event, while star fencer Bhavani Devi faced a 7-15 defeat in the women's sabre quarterfinals to China's Shao Yuqi. The Indian men's hockey team, however, continued on its goalscoring exploits with a brilliant 16-1 win over Singapore. In other events, India cruised past Pakistan in the women's squash team event, while the 4x100m medley team also qualified for final in swimming, creating a new Indian record for best timings at the event. Later in the day, Sachin Siwach also made a winning start, beating Asir Udin of Indonesia comprehensively to enter round-of-16.
RESULTS ON DAY 3.
GOLD MEDAL: Equestrian (Dressage Team Event) SILVER MEDAL: Neha Thakur (Sailing) in Girl's Dinghy ICLA4
BRONZE MEDAL: Eabad Ali (Sailing) in Men's Windsurfer RS:X
Men's Hockey: India beat Singapore 16-1 in Pool A match
Boxing: Sachin Siwach enters round-of-16 with 5-0 verdict against Indonesia's Asir Udin
Shooting: Manu Bhaker (1st), Esha Singh (3rd), Rhythm Sangwan (11th) at the end of Precision stage in Women's 25m Pistol event. Rapid stage takes place tomorrow.
Tennis: Ankita Raina wins in round 3, Rutuja Bhosale loses. Yuki Bhambri and Ankita Raina win mixed doubles round 2 match.
Swimming: Shivangi Sarma finishes 17th in Women's 100m Freestyle qualification; fails to reach final.
Shooting: Divyansh Singh Panwar/Ramita lose to Korea in bronze medal match in 10m air rifle mixed team event.
Fencing: Bhavani Devi loses 7-15 in quarterfinals to China's Shao Yuqi.
Volleyball: India men's team finish sixth after losing 3-0 to Pakistan.
Day 4, 27 September
Sep 27, 2023: The Hindustan Times
Asian Games 2023, Day 4 Highlights: Sift Kaur Samra set a new world record, Asian record and Asian Games record in shooting in Hangzhou. Follow live updates.
Asian Games 2023, Day 4 Highlights: Indian shooters ran riot as Sift Kaur Samra set a new world record in Hangzhou on Day 4 of the ongoing Asian Games 2023. Sift clinched gold and broke the world record, Asian record, Asian Games record in women's 50m rifle 3 positions individual event. Meanwhile, Ashi Chouksey bagged bronze in the same event. Ashi, Manini Kaushik and Sift also produced an excellent show in the 50m rifle 3 positions women's team event as India won silver. India clinched gold in the women's 25m pistol team event too, as Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan stunned their opponents with an amazing performance. Bhaker also topped qualification in the women's 25m pistol event, with Esha finishing in fifth place and Rhythm taking seventh. India also picked bronze in the skeet-50 team men's event. Esha Singh grabbed the silver medal in the 25m women's pistol final, coming behind China's Rui Liu, who also set a new Asian Games record. Meanwhile, Manu Bhaker finished in fifth place. Also, Anant Singh Naruja got silver in the men's skeet final. The Indian women's hockey team began their campaign with a massive 13-0 win vs Singapore in Pool A.
Meanwhile, Roshibina Devi, who was assured of bronze defeated Vietnam's Thi Thu Thuy Nguyen in the women's 60kg wushu semifinal bout and will now compete for gold in the finals. In tennis, India once again received a shock as Sumit Nagal lost in his men's singles quarterfinal fixture. In boxing, Shiva Thapa disappointed and crashed out, while star pugilist Nikhat Zareen advanced to the quarterfinals.
Catch the Highlights of Day 4 of Asian Games 2023:
India's medal tally-
Gold: 5
Silver: 7
Bronze: 10
Results for India on Day 4-
Wushu: Rohit Jadhav finishes in 8th place in Men's Daoshu final Swimming: Nina Venkatesh finishes 14th in women's 100m butterfly heats and fails to qualify for final, with a timing of 1:03:89
Maana Patel finishes 13th in women's 100m backstroke heats, fails to qualify
Shooting: India (Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik and Sift Kaur Samra) bag SILVER in the 50m rifle 3 positions women's team event
Sift Kaur Samra wins GOLD and breaks world record, Asian record, Asian Games record in women's 50m rifle 3 positions individual event
Ashi Chouksey wins BRONZE in women's 50m rifle 3 positions individual event
India (Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, Rhythm Sangwan) win GOLD in women's 25m pistol team event
Esha Singh wins SILVER medal in 25m women's pistol event
Manu Bhaker comes fifth in 25m women's pistol event India (Anant Jeet Singh, Gurjoat Siingh and Angar Vir Singh Bajwa) win BRONZE in skeet-50 team men's event
Anant Jeet Singh Naruka gets SILVER in men's skeet final
Fencing: India men's team lose 30-45 to Singapore in Round of 16
India women's team defeat Jordan 45-36 in women's Epee team
India lost 25-45 to Republic of Korea in women's team event quarter-final
Cycling: Ronaldo Singh loses to Japan's Shinji Nakano in Round of 16 knockouts David Beckham loses to Malaysia's Muhammad Sahrom in men's round of 16
Table tennis: India's Manush Utpalbhai Shah, Manav Vikash Thakkar defeat Thailand's Sitisak Nuchchart and Napat Thanmathikom in men's doubles round of 64 Manika Batra and G Sathiyan beat Thailand's Napat Thanmathikom and Suthasini Sawettabut 3-1 (10-12, 11-8, 11-3, 11-8) in mixed doubles round of 32 Harmeet Desai and Sreeja Akula beat Chi Cheng Cheong and Hui Li Seak of Macau 3-0 (12-10, 11-7, 11-7) in mixed doubles round of 32.
Squash: India defeat Kuwait 3-0 in men's team but endured a 1-2 defeat against Pakistan in Pool A India defeat Nepal 3-0 in women's team Pool B
Sailing: Vishnu Saravanan gets BRONZE in men's dinghy ILCA 7
Hockey: India 13-0 Singapore in women's Pool A
3x3 Basketball: India beat Macao, China 21-12
Boxing: Shiva Thapa loses in the men's 57kg quarterfinals, against Kyrgyzstan's Askat Kultaev Sanjeet loses to Uzbek Lazizbek in the men's 92kg quarterfinals
Nikhat Zareen wins women's 50kg round of 16 against Korea's Chorong Bak by unanimous decision, through to quarterfinals.
Tennis: Sumit Nagal loses to China's Zhizhen Zhang in the men's singles quarterfinal
Medal assured for India's Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni after they beat China's Zhang Zhizhen and Wu Yibing 6-1, 7-6 in the quarterfinals.
Esports: India lose 0-2 to Vietnam in quarterfinals
Wushu: Roshibina Devi assured of at least silver, beats Vietnam's Thi Thu Thuy Nguyen 2-0 in the Women's 60Kg Semifinal
That's all from Day 4 of the 19th Asian Games as India win a total of seven medals to extend their tally to 22.
Day 5, 28 September
Sep 28, 2023: The Hindustan Times
Asian Games 2023 Highlights: India clinched gold in the men's 10m air pistol team event and bagged silver in wushu in Hangzhou.
Asian Games 2023 Highlights, Day 5: It was another eventful day for India in Hangzhou. The nation clinched gold in the men's 10m air pistol team event on Day 5. The shooting team, comprising Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema, Shiva Narwal, staged an incredible comeback to bag the top spot. Meanwhile, Naorem Roshibina Devi clinched the silver after losing in the women's 60kg wushu gold medal bout, to China's Wu Xiaowei. Meanwhile, Anush Agarwalla won bronze in equestrian's dressage individual intermediate I freestyle event. Also, India assured themselves of two medals in tennis. While the men's doubles pair of Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan will vie for the elusive gold on Friday, Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale assured themselves of at least a bronze in mixed doubles.
Boxer Jasmine stormed into the women's 60kg quarterfinals. In squash, the women's team defeated Malaysia 3-0 to enter the semifinals, and have been assured of a medal. Day 5 ended with a heartbreak as Indian football team crashed out in the round of 16 after loss to Saudi Arabia.
Catch the Highlights of all the action on Day 5 of the Asian Games:
India's medal tally-
Gold: 6
Silver: 8
Bronze: 11
Results-
Wushu: Roshibina Devi wins SILVER in women's 60kg category
Shooting: India clinch GOLD in men's 10m air pistol team event
India finishes 7th in mixed skeet team final Sarabjot Singh 4th in men's 10m air pistol final
Table tennis: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Manika Batra lose to China's Zhe Yu Clarence Chew, Jian Zeng in mixed doubles team event
Harmeet Rajul Desai, Sreeja Akula lose to Thailand's Phakpoom Sanguansin and Orawan Paranang, in the mixed doubles round of 16 Manika Batra beats Nepal's Nabita Shrestha 4-0 in women's singles round of 32
Sreeja Akula, Diya Parag beat Ngoc Mai Tran and Nga Thi Nguyen of Vietnam, advance to women's doubles round of 16
Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee beat Kazakhstan's Anastassiya Lavrova and Zauresh Akasheva in women's doubles, enter round of 16 Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Sharath Kamal are through to men's singles round of 16 after beating Turki Lafi H Almutairi and Mohamed Shaffan Ismail respectively
Golf: Aditi Ashok T2 in women's individual round 1, Sharath T17 and Prashant T21 India finish in fifth place in women's team round 1
Squash: India defeat Malaysia 3-0, and enter semi-finals in women's team event India defeat Nepal 3-0 in men's team event
Boxing: Jasmine defeated Saudi Arabia Hadeel Ashour by RSC in the women's 60kg round of 16
Equestrian: Anush Agarwalla wins BRONZE in the dressage individual intermediate I freestyle event Artistics gymnastics: Pranati Nayak comes 8th in women's vault final
Cycling: David Beckham finished eighth in men's sprint event
Tennis: Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan through to men's doubles gold medal match, beat South Korea's Seongchan Hong and Soonwoo Kwon 6-1, 6-7(6).
Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale through to mixed doubles semifinal as they assured India of second medal in tennis.
Football: India get knocked out in Round of 16 tie against Saudi Arabia after suffering 0-2 loss
Hockey: India beat Japan in Pool A tie in men's hockey to remain unbeaten in the tournament
See also
Asian Games and India: 1951- onwards
Asian Games and India: 2023
