Veteran Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan considers himself privileged to play the amount of cricket he did but admitted that he was shocked when he didn't see his name in the squad for the Asian Games. Dhawan last played for India on the Bangladesh tour in December 2022.
India witnessed a rather remarkable year in sports as the country reached newer heights across various disciplines including chess, badminton, hockey, athletics and of course cricket. There were a few major disappointments as well but overall, the balance sheet ended in positive for the country.
China is at the top of the medals tally with its athletes winning 151 gold, 126 silver and 106 bronze so far. Meanwhile, India is closing in on a historic 100-medal mark with 18 gold, 23 silver, 41 bronze medals so far. With two days left, it will be interesting to see if India can win 100 medals.
India has been making rapid strides in the sporting universe and is galloping towards becoming a sporting powerhouse. It finished fourth on the medal tally in Hangzhou behind China, South Korea and Japan with a total of 107 medals.
Ram Baboo's journey from being the son of a daily wage labourer in an impoverished village in Uttar Pradesh to winning a bronze medal in the Asian Games is indeed an inspiring and heartwarming story.
"In future I see two Indian javelin throwers joining the 90m club. It was a healthy rivalry between me and Jena during the medal round in the men’s javelin throw in Hangzhou," Neeraj Chopra said during the event organised by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Wednesday.
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The Indian contingent produced an exemplary effort in Hangzhou. Sports like archery, shooting, cricket and athletics among others witnessed praiseworthy showings from the Indians. India bagged 29 medals across several disciplines in athletics and 22 medals across a wide array of shooting events.
One of the oldest heritage sites in India, Qutub Minar celebrated the Indian athletes' historic achievement at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. India recorded its best-ever medal tally in the Asiad with 107 medals including 28 Gold surpassing the previous best of 70 in Jakarta in 2018.
Asian Games in Hangzhou concluded officially with a closing ceremony on Sunday (October 8). The Indian contingent achieved its best haul of a massive 107 medals at the Games. Moreover, it is the first time that India crossed the 100-medal mark at the Asian Games ever.
"I am an athlete myself and I knew from the beginning that India will win more than 100 medals in Hangzhou. So I was not surprised when we crossed 100 medals," PT Usha said as India finished the Asian Games 2023 campaign with a record-breaking 107 medals.
Several Indian athletes supported by the Reliance Foundation who were a part of the Indian contingent at the 19th edition of the Asian Games brought laurels to the country by putting on a show. India recorded its all-time best Asiad performance in Hangzhou after claiming 107 medals.
The closing ceremony of the 19th edition of the Asian Games will highlight China's remarkable progress in technology and will last for 75 minutes. Just like the opening ceremony, the closing ceremony will also feature the digital torch bearer and will be the centre of attraction.
The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou will come to a close with a grand closing ceremony. It is set to take place in the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium also known as the Big Lotus where the focus will be on athletes and volunteers. The theme of the ceremony is love and respect.
India ended the Asian Games 2023 with a record-breaking medal tally of 107. India became the fourth country to enter into the triple digits in a single edition of the Asian Games. Here's how the nation has performed in all editions of the continental event.
Asian Games 2023: There was a big controversy in the India vs Iran Kabaddi Gold medal clash and the final was stopped for an hour when it approached the final minute. Both sides were not satisfied with the review decisions and kept protesting.
Playing in their first-ever Asiad, the men's cricket team bagged a Gold medal after the final against Afghanistan was called off due to rain in Hangzhou. Rain halted the game when Afghanistan were batting at 112/5 in 18.2 overs while batting first.
Asian Games 2023: India and Iran played a humdinger of a Gold medal match at the Asian Games 2023. There was a late drama in the second half of the match. However, India were awarded three points and went on to win the Gold medal.
Asian Games 2023: India women's team clinches Gold medal in Kabaddi. Jyothi Surekha Vennam baggs 3rd Gold after beating Korea's Chaewon So in the final. Ojas Deotale clinches 3rd Gold medal after beating compatriot Abhishek Verma in the Archery final
The World No. 2 pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy beat the Korean duo in the final to script history for India in the Asian Games. This is the 13th medal in Badminton in the Asian Games for India but a first-ever Gold as the pair of Chirag-Satwik continues to rewrite history.
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