India surpasses 100 medals at the Asian Games, a historic first.
The Indian women’s kabaddi team won the gold medal after defeating Chinese Taipei in the championship match, bringing their total number of medals won at the Hangzhou Asian Games to 100.
The Indian team at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday officially won its 100th medal, living up to the “Is Baar Sau Paar” goal. With 95 medals won on Friday, India was already guaranteed to reach the century mark in the medal count. Compound archery (3), kabaddi (2), badminton (1), and men’s cricket (1) already had additional medals secured. India added four more medals in archery on Saturday, the last day of competition for Indian athletes in Hangzhou, while the women’s kabaddi team’s victory over Chinese Taipei in the final gave India its 100th gold in total.
The women’s kabaddi team has won the continental championship three times, improving on its second-place showing in the previous Games in Indonesia and realizing the nation’s goal of reaching the historic three-figure milestone for the first time. India currently holds 25 gold, 35 silver, and 40 bronze medals after reaching the 100-medal milestone. Already, a couple more medals are guaranteed.
The Chinese Taipei ladies tested the Indian women to the very limit in the final, just missing out on the championship by one point.
In the final two raids, the Indian squad displayed steely nerves to win the match.
The spectacular raid by Pooja, one of the stars of the dramatic title match that also resulted in the team’s coach receiving a caution and a green card, gave India a five-point advantage at the half.
In the previous competition in Indonesia, India’s competitors set a new record by winning 70 medals, including 16 gold, 23 silver, and 31 bronze.
India had already topped its best-ever performance on Wednesday because to an outstanding performance by the shooters (22 medals) and track and field athletes (29 medals), who combined for 51 medals.
The women’s table tennis team bronze medal won by Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee, who defeated the powerful China in the semifinals, was the biggest surprise medal the Indian delegation received.
The women’s 5000-meter race’s final 30 meters will also go down in history as the decisive moment when Meerut runner Parul Chaudhary beat Japan’s Ririka Hironaka to win gold.
Another memorable moment came from the men’s javelin thrower Kishore Kumar Jena’s incredible 86.77m throw, which briefly put him ahead of superstar Neeraj Chopra.
Later, Chopra took home the gold, while Jena finished in second place and was content with a silver medal.
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The men’s double 1000-meter bronze medal won by the canoeists Arjun Singh and Sunil Singh Salam, as well as the third-place finish by Ram Baboo and Manju Rani in the mixed 35-kilometer race walk, are outstanding proof that athletes can achieve success in sports even when faced with adversity.
