Aichi-Nagoya, 24 September (H.S.): India is participating in the 20th Asian Games being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with a contingent of more than 500 athletes. The country is aiming to surpass its medal haul from the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.

By the sixth day of the Aichi-Nagoya Games, India had secured 14 medals — one gold, six silver and seven bronze. Shooting has emerged as the country’s most successful discipline, contributing the largest share of medals, while the Indian women’s cricket team has secured India’s only gold medal so far.

India’s medal winners are as follows:

Gold Medal

Indian Women’s Cricket Team — Cricket, Women’s T20

Silver Medals

Mirabai Chanu — Weightlifting, Women’s 49kg

Naorem Roshibina Devi — Wushu, Women’s 60kg Sanda

Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod — Shooting, Women’s 10m Air Rifle Team

Elavenil Valarivan — Shooting, Women’s 10m Air Rifle

Rudrankksh Patil, Parth Mane and Himanshu Dhillon — Shooting, Men’s 10m Air Rifle Team

Himanshu Dhillon — Shooting, Men’s 10m Air Rifle

Bronze Medals

Suchika Tariyal — Mixed Martial Arts, Women’s Traditional 60kg

Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan — Shooting, Women’s Skeet Team

Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill and Mairaj Ahmad Khan — Shooting, Men’s Skeet Team

Jay Meena — Soft Tennis, Men’s Singles

Indian Men’s Badminton Team — Badminton, Men’s Team Event

Satnam Singh and Salman Khan — Rowing, Men’s Double Sculls

Rudrankksh Patil — Shooting, Men’s 10m Air Rifle

With these results, India’s medal tally at the Asian Games has reached 14, comprising one gold, six silver and seven bronze medals. Shooting has made the largest contribution to the medal tally, while the women’s cricket team has secured the country’s first gold medal of the Games.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar