New Delhi: India, despite breaking their personal best medals record at one single edition of the Asian Games, is still going strong and is now only 17 medals away from the three-digit mark in the overall number of medals. India now has a total of 83 medals, which includes 20 gold medals. Indian female athletes are taking the lead this time by adding medals in numbers, including more than half of the gold medals won by India are won by female athletes. Parul Chaudhry, Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen, Harmilan Bains, Annu Rani, Jyothi Yarraji, Palak, Esha Singh and many more are proving the importance of equality amongst the sports for the proper development of sports culture in India. The latest additions to this group of elite women are Jyothi Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur, who clinched the gold medal in the women’s compound archery team event. The trio defeated the team from Chinese Taipei in a close contest in the finals, where they edged out their opponents by the barest margin of 1 point, with the final score reading 230-229 in favour of the Indian team. The result, however, did not come as a surprise in the sporting fraternity as the trio of Jyothi Vennam, Aditi Swami, and Parneet Kaur are also the reigning world champions of this event and were also seeded number one at the Asian Games 2023. India's Women Archers win the Gold Medal in the Compound Team event! Congratulations to @VJSurekha, @Parrneettt, and Aditi Gopichand! Their flawless performance, focus, and dedication have made our nation incredibly proud. This victory is a testament to their exceptional skill… pic.twitter.com/CiDpdx4PgP — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 5, 2023 India played like the world champion throughout as they defeated Hong Kong, in the quarterfinals by 231-220 and Indonesia in the semifinals by 233-219. Interestingly, this is Jyothi Vennam’s second gold medal at the Asian Games 2023, with her singles gold medal match yet to come. Aditi Swami can also taste the double success as she is also yet to play the bronze medal match in the individual event. Archery is proving to be India’s wild card as these medals can very well be the difference maker in India’s hunt for the 100 medals.
