New Delhi: India enjoyed a day filled with milestones on Wednesday, October 4, at the Asian Games 2023.
India broke their all-time medal record as well as all-time gold medal record won at a single edition of the Asian Games.
India set the record in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, where they won a total of 70 medals, including, 16 golds. However, India has already won 81 medals, including 18 golds, by the end of day 11, of the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
With four more days still to go, the Indian contingent will be looking to get the magical figures of 100 overall medals this season.
Indian Medal Tally- (Gold-18), (Silver-31), (Bronze-32): (Total-81)
Key moments from day 11:
18:10: Golden run continues
Indian athletes continue their dominant show as the men’s 4X100 relay team of Anas Muhammed Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, and Rajesh Ramesh clinches gold to give India their 18th gold medal at the 2023, Asian Games.
18:01: Double success in javelin throw
India’s golden boy, Neeraj Chopra, keeping aside the initial controversy, clinched the gold and defended his title with an 88.88m throw in his fourth attempt.
𝑲𝒂𝒓 𝑯𝒂𝒓 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒏 𝑭𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒉💪🏻#GOLD🥇 FOR THE G.O.A.T@Neeraj_chopra1 conquers #AsianGames2022 for the second time with a season best throw of 88.88!
Take a bow King👑! You have done it💪🏻
Congratulations on your #HallaBol performance 🥳#Cheer4India#JeetegaBharat… pic.twitter.com/m7NhwV8o6X
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 4, 2023
India’s Kishore Kumar Jena secured the silver medal.
.@Kishore78473748 creates a stir with his shiny #Silver🥈at #AsianGames2022!!
Jena gave his personal best performance with a throw of 87.54 to steal the show!
Many congratulations Jena💪🏻 We are super proud 🤗#Cheer4India#HallaBol#JeetegaBharat#BharatAtAG22 pic.twitter.com/jpnMF43FXw
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 4, 2023
17:49: India gets one more medal from athletics
Indian women’s 4×100 relay race team of Vithya Ramraj, Aishwarya Mishra, Prachi and Subha Venkatesan clinches silver and gives India one more medal from athletics.
17:24: Medal alert
Indian sprinter Avinash Sable clinches silver in the men’s 5000m race, taking the Indian medal tally to 77.
17:14: Javelin update (Men’s)
India’s Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Kumar stand at one and two positions, respectively, after the first attempt.
Neeraj gets 84.49 on his second attempt. Meanwhile, Kishore gets 79.76.
16:58: Athletics take the charge
India’s Harmilan Bains bags silver in the women’s 800m race, giving India their 76th medal.
16:40: Neeraj Chopra event halted due to technical fault
Neeraj took a perfect first throw but was not registered due to a technical fault.
Golden throw by @Neeraj_chopra1 🇮🇳
Chinese unable to measure it ☺️#NeerajChopra #HONGJOONG #ASIANGAMES #IndiaAtAsianGames#GoldMedal #AsianGames @kreedajagat @afiindia @sportwalkmedia pic.twitter.com/6qkGyVSWLX— Dr. Rajkumar Deshmukh (@rto4u) October 4, 2023
16:47: First medal from wrestling
Indian wrestler Sunil Kumar clinches the bronze medal in the men’s Greco-Roman 87 kg event after defeating Kyrgyzstan’s Atabek in the bronze medal match.
16:11: Another ticket to the finals
🇮🇳 𝗪𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗩 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗬! Can Saurav Ghosal win India’s first-ever 🥇 in the Men’s Singles event at the Asian Games?
🙌 Saurav Ghosal enters his second Asian Games final & 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙉𝙂 𝙀𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙬 𝙤𝙛… pic.twitter.com/aL3DMZBxbA
— Team India at the Asian Games 🇮🇳 (@sportwalkmedia) October 4, 2023
Indian squash star Saurav Ghosal has ensured yet another big medal for India after reaching the finals of squash men’s singles finals after defeating Hong Kong’s Hin Henry by 3-0, in the semifinals.
15:02: Next stop, “The Finals.”
🏑 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟! Our undefeated streak continues as we pick up a victory against South Korea in the semis to qualify for our 1️⃣3️⃣th Asian Games final.
😎 𝐍𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦… pic.twitter.com/ESXPWKQbdW
— Team India at the Asian Games 🇮🇳 (@sportwalkmedia) October 4, 2023
Indian men’s hockey team defeated South Korea by 5-3 in the semifinals, sealing their spot in the finals of the Asian Games 2023, and confirming at least a silver medal.
India will now play in the finals on Friday, October 6.
14:30: Into the semis
🇮🇳 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗗! 2010🥇, 2014🥇, 2018🥈, 2022???
🙌 After a shocking draw against Chinese Taipei in the first game, the women’s team finish with a bang to qualify for the semis.
🗓️ 𝙎𝙚𝙢𝙞-𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚… pic.twitter.com/6zROGf7tsd
— Team India at the Asian Games 🇮🇳 (@sportwalkmedia) October 4, 2023
The Indian women’s kabaddi team defeated Thailand in their last group-stage match by 54-22 and sealed their spot in the semifinals.
14:05: Badminton update (Men’s doubles)
🇮🇳🏸 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗬𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗨𝗢 𝗣𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛! India’s top pair, Satwik & Chirag, beat the Indonesian pair after a fierce game to move into the men’s doubles quarterfinals.
👉 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘂𝗽, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗴𝗼 – 𝗝𝗼𝗼 𝗝𝗶𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗳… pic.twitter.com/NF33tgadFS
— Team India at the Asian Games 🇮🇳 (@sportwalkmedia) October 4, 2023
The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty qualifies for the men’s doubles quarterfinals after defeating Indonesia’s Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin in the round of 16.
13:30: Lovlina wins silver
SHINING SILVER🥈 FOR LOVLINA🌟
🇮🇳’s Boxer and #TOPSchemeAthlete @LovlinaBorgohai wins the SILVER 🥈medal in the Women’s 75 kg category 🇮🇳🏅
Her incredible prowess in the ring shines brighter than ever. Let’s give her a thunderous round of applause! 🥳💪
Congratulations,… pic.twitter.com/i0qSwfD51o
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 4, 2023
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain clinches in women’s clinches silver in the women’s 75 Kg category, taking the Indian medal tally to 74.
11:58: PM Modi greets athletes for historic show at Asian Games
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated the Indian contingent on their record-breaking run in the Asian Games 2023.
India shines brighter than ever before at the Asian Games!
With 71 medals, we are celebrating our best-ever medal tally, a testament to the unparalleled dedication, grit and sporting spirit of our athletes.
Every medal highlights a life journey of hard work and passion.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 4, 2023
11:43: Another bronze medal secured
#AsianGames2022 – #TeamIndia 🇮🇳
Medal number #73 🥉
Parveen Hooda goes down against Lin Yu Ting of Chinese Taipei ! Clear win !
Parveen wins another bronze for India! pic.twitter.com/5cmVS2m7ad— Jackson Dass Antony (@AJacksonDass) October 4, 2023
Indian boxer Parveen Hooda secured a bronze medal in the women’s 57 Kg category after losing out against Chinese Taipei’s Yu-Ting Lin in the semifinals.
11:14: Third medal of the day
🇮🇳 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗭𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗨𝗢! The pair of Anahat & Abhay clinch the 🥉 after putting on a tremendous fight to secure a spot in the final.
🙌 They deserve the medal for the grit they displayed till the end.
➡️ Follow @sportwalkmedia for schedule, results,… pic.twitter.com/ocbDQCs265
— Team India at the Asian Games 🇮🇳 (@sportwalkmedia) October 4, 2023
Indian squash duo of Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh secured a bronze medal in the mixed doubles event.
Anahat and Abhay lost in the semifinals to the Malaysian duo of Aifa Binti Azman and Mohammad Syafiq Bin Mohd Kamal by 1-2, and lost a chance to set up an all-Indian finals against Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinder Pal Singh.
9:47: Bronze medal match set
🤼♂ 𝗙𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗭𝗘! Sunil Kumar lost his bout against Alizadeh Naser of Iran🇮🇷 and will play in the Bronze medal match which will take place later today.
🙌 Bring home the medal, Sunil.
➡️ Follow @sportwalkmedia for schedule, results, medal and record alerts.… pic.twitter.com/2qvZtCV4jS
— Team India at the Asian Games 🇮🇳 (@sportwalkmedia) October 4, 2023
Indian wrestler Sunil Kumar loses out to Iran’s Naser Alizadeh in the men’s 87kg Greco-Roman semifinal. However, he will still fight for the bronze medal.
Sunil will play his bronze medal match at 14:30 Hrs IST, later today.
8:46: Record broken
The moment 🥇 #️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ & Medal #️⃣7️⃣1️⃣ was bestowed on #TeamIndia 🔥💙✨
Historic moment courtesy our Mixed Team Compound #Archery duo of Ojas & Jyothi 🏹🙌#Cheer4India #HangzhouAsianGames #AsianGames2023 #SonyLIV pic.twitter.com/4jBeZRuHSD
— Sony LIV (@SonyLIV) October 4, 2023
Indian archery duo of Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Pravin Deotale clinched gold in the compound mixed team archery event after defeating Korea’s So Chaewon and Joo Jaehoon in the finals.
With this, India has broken the number of medals record of 70 medals at the Asian Games, set at the 2018, Jakarta Asian Games, and has also equalled the record of most number of gold medals won, i.e. 16 gold medals.
8:30: Badminton update
🇮🇳🏸 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗔 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗟! With a brilliant 21-16, 21-16 win over Wardani Putri Kusuma of Indonesia 🇮🇩, PV Sindhu makes her way to the quarter-finals, which will take place tomorrow.
➡️ Follow @sportwalkmedia for schedule, results, medals and record… pic.twitter.com/n0SrWrcnoh
— Team India at the Asian Games 🇮🇳 (@sportwalkmedia) October 4, 2023
🇮🇳🏸 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗔 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗟! With a brilliant victory 21-12, 21-13 win over Wardani Dmitriy Panarin 🇰🇿, HS Prannoy makes his way to the quarter-finals, which will take place tomorrow.
➡️ Follow @sportwalkmedia for schedule, results, medals and record… pic.twitter.com/djNZNCM2NR
— Team India at the Asian Games 🇮🇳 (@sportwalkmedia) October 4, 2023
Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and HS Pronoy qualified for the quarterfinals of the singles women’s and men’s divisions after winning their round of 16 matches, respectively.
7:45: First medal of the day
🥉BRONZE IN RACEWALK🥉
🇮🇳 Athletes Ram Baboo and Manju Rani have secured a BRONZE MEDAL in the 35KM Racewalk (mixed team) with a combined timing of 5:51:14. at #AsianGames2022! 🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻
Their journey has been one of sweat and sheer perseverance⚡💥 Let’s cheer out loud for our… pic.twitter.com/lqPQkZy2aX
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 4, 2023
Indian sprinting duo of Ram Baboo and Manju Rani clinched a bronze medal in the 35 km Race Walk Mixed Team event, equalling India’s best-ever medals record at the Asian Games of 70 medals.
6:53: Domination continues
🇮🇳 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞-𝗧𝗢-𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦! The men’s team carry on their good form with a thumping victory over Thailand.
🗓️ 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄!
➡️ Follow @sportwalkmedia for schedule, results, medal and… pic.twitter.com/2YOKGDKg6N
— Team India at the Asian Games 🇮🇳 (@sportwalkmedia) October 4, 2023
Indian men’s kabaddi continued their dominant run as they defeated Thailand by 63-26 in their second ‘Group A’ match.