On the 1st of October 2023, Day 8 of the Asian Games showcased outstanding performances by Indian athletes, bagged medals across various events. The day commenced with a brilliant Gold Medal victory in Shooting, marking the finale of the shooting events. The men’s team trap event saw a stellar performance by Darius Chenai, Joravar Singh Sandhu, and Prithviraj Tondaiman, clinching the Gold with a total of 361 points. In the men’s individual Trap event, shooter Kynan Chenai bagged the Bronze medal. India’s shooters had an exceptional run, contributing to the nation’s total of 22 medals, the highest count in the Asian Games.
In the women’s Trap event, the Indian team comprising Rajeswari Kumari, Manisha Keer, and Preeti Rajak showcased their prowess, securing a well-deserved Silver medal.
On the golf course, Aditi Ashok faced challenges, losing her lead but ultimately earning a Silver medal, a significant milestone in Indian golf history. The Indian women’s Golf team finished fourth.
In boxing, a prominent female athlete Nikhat Zareen faced a tough battle in the 50kg weight category semifinal, ultimately bagged medal for India as a Bronze, a testament to her remarkable skills as a two-time world champion.
In athletics, Avinash Sable kicked off the medal hunt by winning Gold in the men’s 3000m Steeplechase. The shot put event saw Tejinderpal Singh Toor defending his title with a Gold medal, while Sahib Singh secured eighth place.
Indian athletes performed admirably in the 1500m final, with Ajay Kumar Saroj and Jinson Johnson clinching Silver and Bronze medals respectively. Harmilan Bains made a remarkable comeback from injury, securing a Silver medal in the Women’s 1500m race.
Murali Sreeshankar showcased exceptional performance in the long jump, narrowly missing the Gold and settling for Silver with a jump of 8.19m where as Gold medalist best jump was just 0.03m (8.22m) more than Sreeshankar
In the Heptathlon event, Nandini Agasara bagged medals and claimed the Bronze, while last year’s champion Swapna Barman finished fourth.
Veteran Seema Punia, 40 year old continued to shine, adding a Bronze medal to her collection in the discus throw event. She has been Gold medalist in 2014, Bronze in 2018 and now again with Bronze medal in 2023
The 100m hurdles final witnessed controversy with a false start by Chinese athlete Wu Yanni, resulting in disqualification after race where she had Silver medal. Indian hurdler Jyothi Yarraji emerged victorious, medal upgraded to Silver medal with a time of 12.91 seconds.
In badminton, the Indian men’s team displayed exceptional skills, ultimately securing a historic Silver medal after a hard-fought final against China, ending with a 3-2 scoreline.
In hockey, India had a competitive match against South Korea in the pool stage, resulting in a 1-1 draw. Despite this, India maintained its position at the top of the pool with a superior goal difference.
Asian Games 2022-Indian medal winner so far (Gold-13, Silver-21, Bronze-19)
Gold
Shooting- 10 M Air Rifle Team(Men)- Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar
Cricket- Indian Women Team -Captain Harmanpreet Kaur
Equestrian- Dressage team- Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalia,Divyakriti Singh and Sudipti Hajela
Shooting-50 m Rifle 3 Position women Individual – Sift Kaur Samra
Shooting- 25m pistol Team- Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan
Shooting-Men’s 10m Air Pistol team-Sarbjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema, and Shiva Narwal
Shooting- Men’s 50m rifle 3 position team-Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kushale, and Akhil Sheron
Shooting- 10m Air Pistol Women-Palak Gulia
Tennis – Mixed Double- Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale
Squash- Men’s Team
Shooting- Men’s Trap team-Darius Chenai, Joravar Singh Sandhu, and Prithviraj Tondaiman
Athletics- 3000m Steeplechase- Avinash Sable
athletics- Shotput- Tejinderpal Singh Toor
Silver Medal
Rowing-Men’s Light weight Double Sculls- Arjun Lal and Arvind Singh
Rowing-Men’s Eight Team –
Shooting-10meter Air Rifle (Team)- Ashi Chowksey, Mehuli Ghosh and Ramita
Sailing- Girls Dinghy ILCA4 – Neha Thakur
Shooting- 50 m Rifle 3 Position women team- Ashi Chouksey,Manini Kaushik and Sift Kaur
Shooting-25m Women Pistol individual- Esha Singh
Shooting- Skeet Mens- Anant Jeet Singh Naruka
Wushu- 60kg-Naorem Roshibina Dev
Shooting-50m Rifle 3 Position – Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar
Shooting- 10m Air Pistol team women-Palak Gulia, Esha Singh and Divya
Shooting- 10m Air Pistol Women-Esha Singh
Lawn Tennis- Double Men- Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myenini
Shooting- 10m Pistol Mixed Double- Sarbojot Singh and Divya TS
Athletics- 10000m Race- Karthik Kumar
Shooting-Women’s Trap event Team, – Rajeswari Kumari, Manisha Keer, and Preeti Rajak
Golf- Women Individual- Aditi Ashok
Athletcs-1500m men -Ajay Kumar Saroj
Athletics-1500m Women -Harmilan Bain
Athletics- Long jump-Murali Shivshankar
Athletics-100m Hurdles-Jyothi Yarraji
Badminton-Team Men
Bronze Medal
Rowing- Men’s pair Rowing- Babulal and Lekh Ram
Shooting- 10 meter Air Rifle (Individual)- Ramita
Shooting- 10 M Air Rifle Individual- Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar
Shooting- 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Team – Adarsh Singh, Anish, and Vijayveer Sidhu
Rowing- Men’s Four-Jainder Singh,Bheem Singh,Punit Kumar, Ashish
Rowing-Men’s Quadruple Sculls-Satnam Singh,Parminder Singh, Jakar Khan,Sukhmeet Singh
Sailing- Men’s windsurfer RS:X- Eabad Ali
Shooting-50 m Rifle 3 Position women Individual- Ashi Chouksey
Shooting-Skeet 50 men team- Anant J S Naruka, Gurjot Singh and Angar Vir Singh Bajwa
Sailing- Men’s Dinghy ILCA7- Vishnu Saravanan
Equestrian- Dressage Intermediate I Freestyle-Anush Agarwalla
Squash- Women Team
Atheletics- Shot put Women- Kiran Baliyan
Athletics- 10000m Race- Gulveer Singh
Shooting-Men’s individual Trap event- Kynan Chenai.
Athletcs-1500m-Jinson Johnson
Athletics- Discus Throw-Seema Punia
Athletics-Heptathlon Women- Nandini Agasara
Boxing- 50kg-Nikhat Zareen
