India wins 107 medals in 19th Asian Games
The 19th edition of the Asian Games 2022 was held in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China, from 23 September to 8 October 2023. In this edition, China has topped the medal tally with 201 gold, followed by Japan, South Korea, and India. This edition became a memorable Asian game for India, as for the first time, India has gained 107 medals including 28 gold, 38 silver, and 41 bronze, and history was created by India at this game. In this blog, we will share the all Asian games information such as history of Asian Games, Medal tally, list of winners, and many more.
History of Asian Games:
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Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.
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This game is regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia, located in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
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Since 1982, the Olympic Council of Asia has replaced the Asian Games Federation (AGF), which was dissolved in 1982.
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The inaugural edition of the Asian Games was held in New Delhi, in 1951.
About the 1951 New Delhi Asian Games:
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Motto |
Play the game in the spirit of the game |
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Number of Nations participated |
11 |
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Number of Athletes participated |
489 |
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Sports |
Football, athletics, basketball, cycling, swimming, and weight lifting |
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Opened by |
Rajendra Prasad (Then President of India) |
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Athlete's Oath |
Baldev Singh (Indian Athlete) |
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Torch lighter |
Dalip Singh (Indian Track & Field Athlete) |
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Venue |
National Stadium, New Delhi |
Winners of 1951 Asian Games:
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The medal tally was topped by Japan with 60 medals including 24 gold.
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India came second with 51 medals including 15 gold.
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Rank |
Nation |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
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Japan |
24 |
21 |
15 |
60 |
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India |
15 |
16 |
20 |
51 |
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Iran |
8 |
6 |
2 |
16 |
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Singapore |
5 |
7 |
2 |
14 |
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Philippines |
5 |
6 |
8 |
19 |
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Ceylon |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Indonesia |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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Burma |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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Total |
57 |
57 |
55 |
169 |
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India as a Host of Asian Games:
India hosted the Asian Games two times i.e. 1951 and 1982.
About the 1982 New Delhi Asian Games:
The 9th edition of the Asian Games was held in New Delhi, India in 1982.
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Motto |
Friendship, Fraternity, Forever |
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Number of Nations participated |
33 |
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Number of Athletes participated |
4595 |
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Opened by |
Zail Singh (Then President of India) |
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Athlete's Oath |
P.T. Usha |
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Torch lighter |
Deanna Syme Tewari & Balbir Singh Sr. |
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Venue |
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi |
Winners of the 1982 Asian Games:
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The medal tally of the 9th Asian Games was topped by China with 153 medals including 61 gold.
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While India ranked 5th with 57 medals including 13 gold.
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Rank |
Nation |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
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1 |
China (CHN) |
61 |
51 |
41 |
153 |
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2 |
Japan (JPN) |
57 |
52 |
44 |
153 |
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3 |
South Korea (KOR) |
28 |
28 |
37 |
93 |
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4 |
North Korea (PRK) |
17 |
19 |
20 |
56 |
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5 |
India (IND) |
13 |
19 |
25 |
57 |
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6 |
Indonesia (INA) |
4 |
4 |
7 |
15 |
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7 |
Iran (IRN) |
4 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
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8 |
Pakistan (PAK) |
3 |
3 |
5 |
11 |
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9 |
Mongolia (MGL) |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
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10 |
Philippines (PHI) |
2 |
3 |
9 |
14 |
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11 |
Iraq (IRQ) |
2 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
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12 |
Thailand (THA) |
1 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
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13 |
Kuwait (KUW) |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
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14 |
Syria (SYR) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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15 |
Malaysia (MAL) |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
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16 |
Singapore (SIN) |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
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17 |
Afghanistan (AFG) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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18/19 |
Bahrain (BRN) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Hong Kong (HKG) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Qatar (QAT) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Saudi Arabia (SAU) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Vietnam (VIE) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Total |
199 |
200 |
215 |
614 |
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About the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games:
The 2022 Asian Games was held in Hangzhou China from 23rd September to 8th October 2023.
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Edition |
19th |
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Motto |
Heart to Heart, @Future |
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Events |
481 in 40 sports (61 disciplines) |
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Opened by |
Xi Jinping |
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Athlete's Oath |
Zheng Siwei and Sun Yingsha |
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Torch lighter |
Wang Shun |
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Main venue |
Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium |
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Mascot |
Congcong, Lianlian, and Chenchen |
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Name of Medal Design |
Shan Shui |
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Theme song |
The Love we Share |
Winners of 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games:
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The 19th Asian Games 2022 medal tally was topped by China with 382 medals including 200 Gold, 111 Silver, and 71 Bronze.
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Japan ranked second with 51 gold, followed by South Korea with 42 gold.
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Rank |
Nation |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
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1 |
China |
200 |
111 |
71 |
382 |
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2 |
Japan |
51 |
66 |
69 |
186 |
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3 |
South Korea |
42 |
59 |
89 |
190 |
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4 |
India |
28 |
38 |
41 |
107 |
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5 |
Uzbekistan |
22 |
18 |
31 |
71 |
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6 |
Chinese Taipei |
18 |
20 |
28 |
66 |
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7 |
Iran |
13 |
21 |
19 |
53 |
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8 |
Thailand |
12 |
14 |
32 |
58 |
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9 |
Bahrain |
12 |
3 |
5 |
20 |
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10 |
North Korea |
11 |
18 |
10 |
39 |
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11–41 |
Remaining NOCs |
70 |
109 |
231 |
410 |
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Total |
479 |
477 |
626 |
1582 |
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India’s performance at the 19th Asian Games
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India has finished its remarkable journey at the 19th Asian Games with 107 medals including 28 gold, 38 silver, and 41 bronze.
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India has sent 661 competitors including 333 men and 328 women, in 35 sports.
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Flag bearers (opening): Harmanpreet Singh and Lovlina Borgohain
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India has won the maximum number of medals i.e. 29 including gold, silver, and bronze in Athletics.
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In terms of gold, India won the maximum gold i.e. 7 in shooting.
List of Asian Games 2022 winners:
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Archery |
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Compound Men's Individual: Gold - Ojas Deotale, Silver - Abhishek Verma Compound Women's Individual: Gold - Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Bronze - Aditi Swami Compound Men's Team: Gold Compound Women's Team: Gold Compound Mixed Team: Gold Recurve Men's Team: Silver Recurve Women's Team: Bronze |
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Athletics |
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Men's 3000m Steeplechase: Gold - Avinash Sable Men's 4 x 400m Relay: Gold Men's Javelin Throw: Gold - Neeraj Chopra Men's Shot Put: Gold - Tajinderpal Singh Toor Women's 5000m: Gold - Parul Chaudhary Women's Javelin Throw: Gold - Annu Rani Men's 10000m: Silver - Kartik Kumar Men's 1500m: Silver - Ajay Kumar Men's 5000m: Silver - Avinash Sable Men's 800m: Silver - Mohammed Afsal Men's Decathlon: Silver - Tejaswin Shankar Men's Javelin Throw: Silver - Kishore Jena Men's Long Jump: Silver - Sreeshankar Women's 100m Hurdles: Silver - Jyothi Yarraji Women's 1500m: Silver - Harmilan Bains Women's 3000m Steeplechase: Silver - Parul Chaudhary Women's 4x400m relay: Silver Women's 800m: Silver - Harmilan Bains Women's Long Jump: Silver - Ancy Sojan 4x400m Mixed relay: Silver Men's 10000m: Bronze - Gulveer Singh Men's 1500m: Bronze - Jinson Johnson Men's Triple Jump: Bronze - Praveen Chithravel Women's 3000m Steeplechase: Bronze - Priti Lamba Women's 400m Hurdles: Bronze - Vithya Ramraj Women's Discus Throw: Bronze - Seema Punia Women's Heptathlon: Bronze - Nandini Agasara Women's Shot Put: Bronze - Kiran Baliyan 35km Race Walk Mixed Team: Bronze |
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Badminton |
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Men's Doubles: Gold - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Men's team: Silver Men's Singles: Bronze - Prannoy |
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Boxing |
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Women's 75kg: Bronze - Lovlina Men's +92kg: Bronze - Narender Women's 45-50kg: Bronze - Nikhat Zareen Women's 50-54kg: Bronze - Preeti Women's 54-57kg: Bronze - Parveen |
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Bridge |
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Men's Team: Silver Canoe Sprint Men's Canoe Double 1000m: Bronze |
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Chess |
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Men's Team: Silver Women's Team: Silver |
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Cricket |
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Men's Team: Gold Women's Team: Gold |
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Equestrian |
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Dressage Team: Gold Dressage: Bronze - Anush Agarwalla |
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Golf |
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Women's individual: Silver - Aditi Ashok |
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Hockey |
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Men's Team: Gold Women's Team: Bronze |
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Kabaddi |
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Men's Team: Gold Women's Team: Gold |
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Roller Skating |
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Women's Speed Skating 3000m Relay Race: Bronze Men's Speed Skating 3000m Relay Race: Bronze |
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Rowing |
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Lightweight Men's Double Sculls: Silver Men's Eight: Silver Men's Four: Bronze Men's Pair: Bronze Men's Quadruple Sculls: Bronze |
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Sailing |
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Girl’s Dinghy ILCA 4: Silver - Neha Thakur Men's Dinghy ILCA 7: Bronze - Vishnu Saravanan Men’s Windsurfer RS - X: Bronze - Eabad Ali |
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Sepaktakraw |
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Women's Regu: Bronze |
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Shooting |
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10m Air Pistol Team Men: Gold 10m Air Rifle Team Men: Gold 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Men: Gold Trap Team Men: Gold 10m Air Pistol Women: Gold - Palak 25m Pistol Team Women: Gold 50m Rifle 3 Positions Women: Gold - Sift Kaur Samra 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men: Silver - Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Skeet Men: Silver - Anant Jeet Singh 10m Air Pistol Team Women: Silver 10m Air Pistol Women: Silver - Esha Singh 10m Air Rifle Team Women: Silver 25m Pistol Women: Silver - Esha Singh 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Women: Silver Trap Team Women: Silver 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team: Silver 10m Air Rifle Men: Bronze - Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Team Men: Bronze Skeet Men's Team: Bronze Trap Men: Bronze - Chenai KD 10m Air Rifle Women: Bronze - Ramita 50m Rifle 3 Positions: Bronze - Ashi Chouskey |
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Squash |
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Men's Team: Gold Mixed Doubles: Gold Men's Singles: Silver - Saurav Ghosal Women's Team: Bronze Mixed Doubles: Bronze |
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Table Tennis |
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Women's Doubles: Bronze |
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Tennis |
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Mixed Doubles: Gold Men's Doubles: Silver |
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Wrestling |
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Men's Freestyle 86kg: Silver - Deepak Punia Men's Freestyle 57kg: Bronze - Aman Men's Greco-Roman 87kg: Bronze - Sunil Kumar Women's Freestyle 53kg: Bronze - Antim Panghal Women's Freestyle 62kg: Bronze - Sonam Women's Freestyle 76kg: Bronze - Kiran |
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Wushu |
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Women’s 60kg: Silver - Roshibina Devi |
Upcoming Asian Games:
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2026: Aichi–Nagoya, Japan
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2030: Doha, Qatar
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2034: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Important pointers:
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India won its 100th medal, which is gold, in the Women’s Kabaddi Team event, after defeating Chinese Taipei 26-25.
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India also clinched the gold medal in Women’s Kabaddi Team event at Guangzhou 2010, defended its title at Incheon 2014, and finished runners-up at Jakarta 2018.
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Anivash Sable won the gold medal in the first gold medal for India in the 3000 steeplechase event.
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India's dressage team including a quartet of Sudipti Hajela, Divyakriti Singh, Vipul Hriday Chheda, and Anush Agarwalla won gold for India after 41 years in the Asian Games
