Anurag Thakur, the Union Sports Minister remarks at a ceremony honoring Asian Games participants, "The women's cricket team has showed remarkable performance and has won a gold medal for the country. They deserve my congratulations. 25 medals have been awarded to us so far. Rowing and shooting make up the majority of our team.This time, our shooting performance has improved, and the outcomes have been positive."
On September 23, 2023, the 19th edition of the Asian Games were held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, east China, and ending on 8th oct.The Indian team hopes to surpass their record-breaking haul of 70 medals from the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. At the Asian Games in Jakarta, there were 570 Indian competitors.
India won its first ever gold medal in Asian Games 2023. Aishwary Pratap Singh, Divyansh Singh Panwar, and Rudrankksh Patil won the men's 10m air rifle team event on Monday, winning the gold medal in the Asian Games 2023. The women's cricket team won their second gold medal of the 2023 season later that day when they defeated Sri Lanka by 19 runs.
Indian athletes have medaled in five different sports—shooting, rowing, cricket, sailing, and equestrian—but their outstanding shooting performances—three gold, four silver, and five bronze—has raise them to seventh place in the Asian Games medal count, which is now topped by China. Sift Kaur Samra, a shooter, set a world record in the women's 50-meter rifle three-position solo event to win the nation's sixth gold medal.
Well, the Asian Games are still on its way to be proved, a great success for india players.
