India at Asian Games 2023: Asian Games 2023 was historic for India. This time India got 107 medals. This is the first time in the 72-year history of the Asian Games that India has won more than 100 medals. This is India’s best performance in these games. Before this, India’s best performance came in the Asian Games held in the year 2018. Then India had won 70 medals. This means that this time India’s medals have increased by a total of 37 medals. This is really a big achievement.
This time the Indian team also won 28 gold medals. This year’s Asian Games was also the best for India in terms of winning gold. The previous best performance in this case was 16 gold medals, which came in the 2018 Asian Games only. That means there has been a direct increase of 12 medals in gold also. This increase in a span of 5 years is not a small thing.
History created in many competitions
Not only was this Asian Games the best for India in terms of the number of medals, but the history that was created in many events also made this time’s Asian Games memorable for India. For example, in badminton men’s doubles event, Satwik and Chirag created history by winning the first gold for India in the history of Asian Games. Badminton player HS Prannoy also achieved a big achievement. He became the first Indian in the history of the Asian Games to win a medal in the badminton men’s singles event in the last 41 years.
Similarly, Deepika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu created history by winning the gold medal in the mixed doubles event in squash. Mixed doubles competition was included for the first time in squash in the Asian Games. India became its first champion. Female athlete Vithya Ramraj touched the 39-year-old national record of Indian athlete PT Usha in the 400 meter hurdle race. He completed his race in 55.42 seconds.
Sports will get more boost
There were many such events in the Asian Games, in which Indian players created history. Indian players also won medals in sports like Sepak Takraw, which were once strange for India. Overall, along with the increased number of medals in this year’s Asian Games, the way Indian players left their mark in different events, it is sure to further promote sports in India.
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