{"id":376647,"date":"2023-10-06T13:21:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/10\/06\/in-a-first-a-century-of-medals-assured-for-india-at-asian-games-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-10-06T13:21:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:21:11","slug":"in-a-first-a-century-of-medals-assured-for-india-at-asian-games-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/10\/06\/in-a-first-a-century-of-medals-assured-for-india-at-asian-games-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"In a first, a century of medals assured for India at Asian Games &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-104218878,imgsize-98550.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: India is on the brink of celebrating a historic milestone of 100 medals at the <!-- -->Asian Games<!-- --> in Hangzhou after wrestlers secured three medals, sepaktakraw made history with a bronze, and the men&#8217;s hockey team reclaimed gold, bringing the country&#8217;s tally to 95 on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>India are already assured of seven medals across various disciplines: kabaddi (2), archery (3), badminton (1), and cricket (1).<\/p>\n<p>Once these events conclude, India is poised to cross the coveted 100-medal mark for the first time in its history on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW\">\n<p class=\"efT4r\">Long journey now culminated into medals: AFI president Adille Sumariwalla<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>With at least four more wrestlers still in contention on the penultimate day of the competition, it wouldn&#8217;t be surprising if additional medals are added to the tally.<br \/>In the previous edition in Indonesia, India amassed 70 medals, with athletes clinching 16 gold, 23 silver, and 31 bronze medals to achieve their best-ever performance.<br \/>Thanks to remarkable performances by shooters (22 medals) and track and field athletes (29 medals), who contributed a total of 51 medals, India had already surpassed its previous best on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW\">\n<p class=\"efT4r\">Mission is to make India a sporting powerhouse: IOA president PT Usha<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Indian contingent won many surprise medals, the biggest being a women&#8217;s table tennis team bronze by <!-- -->Sutirtha Mukherjee<!-- --> and <!-- -->Ayhika Mukherjee<!-- -->, who humbled the mighty China in the semifinals.<br \/>Parul Chaudhary<!-- -->&#8216;s sensational dash in the last 30 metres of the women&#8217;s 5000m event will also be remembered for a long time as the Meerut runner snatched a gold by edging Japan&#8217;s Ririka Hironaka in a close finish.<br \/>Javelin thrower <!-- -->Kishore Kumar Jena<!-- -->&#8216;s astonishing 86.77m throw that gave him lead over superstar <!-- -->Neeraj Chopra<!-- --> for a brief period in the men&#8217;s javelin event was another unforgettable moment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW\">\n<p class=\"efT4r\">Neeraj Chopra explains the controversy over his first throw as he defends Asian Games gold<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Later Chopra won the gold, while Jena finished behind him to settle for a silver medal.<br \/>Canoers Arjun Singh and Sunil Singh Salam&#8217;s historic bronze in the men&#8217;s double 1000m along with Ram Baboo and Manju Rani&#8217;s third place finish in the mixed 35km race walk were perfect examples that if athletes refuse to bow down to the hardships life throws, excelling in sports is possible.<br \/><span class=\"strong em \">(With PTI Inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? 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