The Indian contingent went past its previous best of 70 medals in the history of the Asian Games after the archery pair of Ojas Pravin and Jyothi Surekha clinched the gold medal in the mixed team compound final, beating the South Korean pair in the Asian Games 2023 on Wednesday. In the 2018 Games, India had won a total of 16 gold, 23 silver, and 31 bronze medals.
In the 2023 event, the Indian contingent has claimed 16 gold, 26 silver, and 29 bronze medals so far while a few more medals are already assured in different events.’ It is with great pleasure that I would like to state that India has forged its impression with the best ever medal haul in the Asian Games by crossing the 70 mark in medals tally and there are more to come’, India’s chef de mission Bhupender Singh Bajwa said.India has sent its largest-ever contingent with an aim to cross the 100-medal mark at the continental showpiece.Aab ki Baar, Sau Paar (which translates to crossing 100 medals this time) has been India’s catch line for the Hangzhou Games