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The 2023 Asian Games witnessed the curtains falling on a memorable chapter in the history of Indian sports. India, with its biggest-ever haul of 107 medals at a single edition, left an indelible mark on the international sporting stage. This remarkable achievement not only showcased India's prowess but also laid the foundation for an optimistic outlook towards the upcoming Olympics in Paris.
The medal tally for Asian Games 2023, India included an impressive 28 gold, 38 silver, and 41 bronze medals. This accomplishment marked India's best performance in terms of specific medal colors, highlighting the nation's growing sporting excellence.
Dominance in Key Disciplines
Out of the 660-strong contingent, India displayed exceptional prowess in various disciplines. Shooting emerged as the frontrunner, clinching seven gold medals, followed by athletics with six, and archery with five. This diverse medal distribution underscored India's multi-sport talent pool.
Surprises and New Horizons
The performance of India in Asian Games 2023 also witnessed the emergence of new heroes in unconventional sports. Events such as equestrian dressage and roller-skating saw Indian athletes excel, while stalwarts like hockey and boxing continued to shine. Notably, badminton, table tennis, and squash broke new ground, with compound archers Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Deotale winning three gold medals, showcasing India's increasing dominance in these sports.
Unexpected Success Stories
The list of Indian medallists expanded into previously uncharted territories. Noteworthy performances included sepak takraw's women's regu bronze, wushu's silver, and roller skating's men's and women's 3000m relay bronze. Bridge also added to India's medal haul with a silver in the men's team event. These achievements signalled India's growing versatility in sports.
A Look at the Medal Table
At the conclusion of the competition in Hangzhou, for Asian Games 2023, India stood proudly as the fourth-ranked nation on the medals table. This achievement underscored the nation's commitment to excellence in sports and its ability to compete on the global stage. Here’s the full list of Indian medallists at Asian Games 2023 according to the colour of the medals:
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GOLD |
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DISCIPLINE |
ATHLETE |
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Archery (Men's Individual) |
Ojas Deotale |
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Archery (Women's Individual) |
Jyothi Surekha Vennam |
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Archery (Women's Compound Team) |
Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur, Aditi Swami |
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Archery (Men's Compound Team) |
Abhishek Verma, Ojas Deotale, Prathamesh Jawkar |
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Archery (Mixed Team) |
Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Ojas Deotale |
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Athletics (Men's 3000m Steeplechase) |
Avinash Sable |
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Athletics (Men's 4x400m Relay) |
Rajesh Ramesh, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Anas Yahiya |
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Athletics (Men's Javelin Throw) |
Neeraj Chopra |
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Athletics (Men's Shot Put) |
Tajinderpal Singh Toor |
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Athletics (Women's 5000m) |
Parul Chaudhary |
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Athletics (Women's Javelin Throw) |
Annu Rani |
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Badminton (Men's Doubles) |
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty |
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Cricket |
Men's Team |
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Cricket |
Women's Team |
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Equestrian (Dressage Team) |
Hriday Vipul Chheda, Divyakriti Singh, Anush Agarwalla, Sudipti Hajela |
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Hockey |
Men's Team |
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Kabaddi |
Men's Team |
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Kabaddi |
Women's Team |
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Shooting (10m Air Pistol Men's Team) |
Arjun Singh Cheema, Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal |
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Shooting (10m Air Rifle Men's Team) |
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankkash Balasaheb Patil |
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Shooting (50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Team) |
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Suresh Kusale, Akhil Sheoran |
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Shooting (Trap Men's Team) |
Zoravar Singh Sandhu, KD Chenai, Prithviraj Tondaiman |
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Shooting (10m Air Pistol Women) |
Palak |
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Shooting (25m Pistol Women's Team) |
Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, Rhythm Sangwan |
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Shooting (50m Rifle 3 Positions Women) |
Sift Kaur Samra |
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Squash (Men's Team) |
Abhay Singh, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Saurav Ghosal, Mahesh Mangaonkar |
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Squash (Mixed Doubles) |
Dipika Pallikal Karthik, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu |
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Tennis (Mixed Doubles) |
Rohan Bopanna, Rutuja Bhosale |
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SILVER |
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DISCIPLINE |
ATHLETE |
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Archery (Compound Men's Individual) |
Abhishek Verma |
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Archery (Recurve Men's Team) |
Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tushar Shelke |
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Athletics (Men's 10,000m) |
Kartik Kumar |
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Athletics (Men's 1500m) |
Ajay Kumar Saroj |
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Athletics (Men's 5000m) |
Avinash Sable |
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Athletics (Men's 800m) |
Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath |
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Athletics (Decathlon) |
Tejaswin Shankar |
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Athletics (Men's Javelin Throw) |
Kishore Kumar Jena |
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Athletics (Men's Long Jump) |
M. Sreeshankar |
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Athletics (Women's 100m Hurdles) |
Jyothi Yarraji |
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Athletics (Women's 1500m) |
Harmilan Bains |
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Athletics (Women's 3000m Steeplechase) |
Parul Chaudhary |
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Athletics (Women's 4x400m relay) |
R. Vithya Ramraj, Aishwarya Mishra, Prachi, Subha Venkatesan |
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Athletics (Women's 800m) |
Harmilan Bains |
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Athletics (Women's Long Jump) |
Ancy Sojan |
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Athletics (4x400m Mixed Relay) |
Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, R. Vithya Ramraj, Rajesh Ramesh, Subha Venkatesan |
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Badminton (Men's Team) |
Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, MR Arjun, Dhruv Kapila, HS Prannoy, Mithun Manjunath, Sai Pratheek Krishna Prasad, Rohan Kapoor |
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Boxing (Women's 66-75kg) |
Lovlina Borgohain |
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Bridge (Men's Team) |
Raju Tolani, Ajay Prabhakar Khare, Sumit Mukherjee, Rajeshwar Tewari, Jaggy Shivdasani, Sandeep Thakral |
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Chess (Men's Team) |
Vidit Gujarathi, Hari Krishna Pentala, Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa |
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Chess (Women's Team) |
Koneru Humpy, D Harika, Vantika Agrawal, Savitha Shri Baskar, R Vaishali |
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Golf (Women's Individual) |
Aditi Ashok |
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Rowing (Lightweight Men's Doubles Sculls) |
Arjun Lal Jat, Arvind Singh |
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Rowing (Men's Eight) |
Neeraj, Naresh Kalwaniya, Charanjeet Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Bheem Singh, Punit Kumar, Ashish, Dhananjay Uttam Pande |
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Sailing (Girls' Dinghy - ILCA4) |
Neha Thakur |
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Shooting (50m Rifle 3 Positions Men) |
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar |
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Shooting (Men's Skeet) |
Anant Jeet Singh Naruka |
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Shooting (10m Air Pistol Team Women) |
Palak, Esha Singh, Divya Thadigol Subbaraju |
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Shooting (10m Air Pistol Women) |
Esha Singh |
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Shooting (10m Air Rifle Team Women) |
Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita, Ashi Chouksey |
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Shooting (25m Pistol Women) |
Esha Singh |
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Shooting (50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Women) |
Sift Kaur Samra, Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik |
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Shooting (Trap Team Women) |
Preeti Rajak, Rajeshwari Kumari, Manisha Keer |
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Shooting (10m Air Pistol Mixed Team) |
Divya Thadigol Subbaraju, Sarabjot Singh |
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Squash (Men's Singles) |
Saurav Ghosal |
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Tennis (Men's Doubles) |
Ramkumar Ramanathan, Saketh Myneni |
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Wushu (Women's 60kg) |
Naorem Roshibina Devi |
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Wrestling (Men's 86kg) |
Deepak Punia) |
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BRONZE |
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DISCIPLINE |
ATHLETE |
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Archery (Compound Women's Individual) |
Aditi Swami |
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Archery (Recurve Women's Team) |
Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur, Simranjeet Kaur |
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Athletics (Men's 10,000m) |
Gulveer Singh |
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Athletics (Men's 1500m) |
Jinson Johnson |
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Athletics (Men's Triple Jump) |
Praveen Chitharavel |
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Athletics (Women's 3000m Steeplechase) |
Priti Lamba |
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Athletics (Women's 400m Hurdles) |
R. Vithya Ramraj |
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Athletics (Women's Discus Throw) |
Seema Punia |
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Athletics (Women's Heptathlon) |
Nandini Agasara |
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Athletics (Women's Shot Put) |
Kiran Baliyan |
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Athletics (35km Race Walk Mixed Team) |
Ram Baboo, Manju Rani |
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Badminton (Men's Singles) |
H.S. Prannoy |
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Boxing (Men's +92kg) |
Narender |
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Boxing (Women's 45-50kg) |
Nikhat Zareen |
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Boxing (Women's 50-54kg) |
Preeti |
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Boxing (Women's 54-57kg) |
Parveen |
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Canoe Sprint (Men's Canoe Double 1000m) |
Sunil Singh Salam, Arjun Singh |
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Equestrian (Dressage Individual) |
Anush Agarwalla |
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Hockey |
Women's Team |
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Roller Skating (Men's Speed Skating 3000m Relay Race) |
Aryanpal Singh Ghuman, Anandkumar Velkumar, Siddhant Rahul Kamble, Vikram Rajendra Ingale |
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Roller Skating (Women's Speed Skating 3000m Relay Race) |
Sanjana Bathula, Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Heeral Sadhu, Aarathy Kasturi Raj |
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Rowing (Men's Four) |
Jaswinder Singh, Bheem Singh, Punit Kumar, Ashish |
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Rowing (Men's Pair) |
Babu Lal Yadav, Lekh Ram |
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Rowing (Men's Quadruple Sculls) |
Satnam Singh, Parminder Singh, Jakar Khan, Sukhmeet Singh |
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Sailing (Men's Dinghy - ILCA7) |
Vishnu Saravanan |
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Sailing (Men's Windsurfer RS:X - RS:X) |
Eabad Ali |
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Sepaktakraw (Regu) |
Women's Team |
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Shooting (10m Air Rifle Men) |
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar |
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Shooting (25m Rapid Fire Pistol Team Men) |
Vijayveer Sidhu, Anish, Adarsh Singh |
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Shooting (Men's Skeet Team) |
Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka, Gurjoat Siingh Khangura |
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Shooting (Men's Trap) |
KD Chenai |
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Shooting (10m Air Rifle Women) |
Ramita |
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Shooting (50m Rifle 3 Positions Women) |
Ashi Chouksey |
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Squash (Women's Team) |
Dipika Pallikal Karthik, Anahat Singh, Joshana Chinappa, Tanvi Khanna |
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Squash (Mixed Doubles) |
Abhay Singh, Anahat Singh |
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Table Tennis (Women's Doubles) |
Sutirtha Mukherjee, Ayhika Mukherjee |
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Wrestling (Men's 57kg) |
Aman Sehrawat |
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Wrestling (Men's Greco-Roman 87kg) |
Sunil Kumar |
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Wrestling (Women's 53kg) |
Antim Panghal |
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Wrestling (Women's 76kg) |
Kiran |
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Wrestling (Women's 62kg) |
Sonam |
A Glimpse of the Future
When the Indian Olympic Association and the Sports Ministry launched the slogan ‘Ab ki baar sau paar’ for the 2023 Asian Games, but Indian athletes surpassed everyone's expectations, thus writing a glittering chapter in the country's sporting history. The 2023 Asian Games was not only about celebrating established legends but also witnessing the rise of a new generation of fearless athletes. Names like Abhay Singh, who secured a gold in men's squash, and HS Prannoy, who reached the semifinals for the first time in men's singles, exemplified the tenacity and determination of India's young athletes.
A Glorious Closing Ceremony
The Closing Ceremony of the Asian Games 2023 was a spectacle to behold, celebrating the athletes' remarkable achievements and showcasing China's rich cultural heritage. The event left an indelible mark on the hearts of sports enthusiasts, setting a high standard for the next Asian Games in 2026, to be hosted by Japan.
Conclusion
The 2023 Asian Games marked a historic milestone for Indian sports, with a record-breaking medal tally and outstanding performances across various disciplines. This remarkable achievement not only filled the nation with pride but also inspired hope for a stellar performance in the upcoming Olympics. The stunning performance of India in Asian games 2023 serves as a testament to the dedication and hard work of its athletes, igniting a new era of sporting excellence.
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