Asian Games 2023 Medal Tally on September 26: India's Medal Winners In Hangzhou 2022

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Asian Games 2023 Medal Tally on September 26: India has so far won fourteen medals (3 Gold, 4 Silver and 7 Bronze) at Hangzhou 2022 with many more players or teams or athletes from the country set to compete across different sporting disciplines in the coming days.

Having had their best-ever finish of 70 medals in the last edition in Jakarta 2018, India will look to better that and cross the 100-medal mark at the Hangzhou 2022 event over the next two weeks.

This is India's 19th appearance at the continental show-piece. India is also one of the only seven countries that has participated in all editions of the Asian Games since it's inception in 1951 along with Indonesia, Japan, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

In the 19 editions so far, India has won over 686 (158 gold, 205 silver and 323 bronze) medals at the Asian Games with a gold medal in every single edition and athletics being the most fruitful sport with 254 medals, including 79 gold.

In 19 appearances, India's best ever finish has been second which came in the second edition followed by a third place finish in 1962 Jakarta. In 2018, despite their highest-ever medal haul, India finished eighth.

The women's cricket team and shooters brought gold, while rowers added five medals, helping India finish in seventh place on the medal table at the end of the day on Monday (September 25). They will look to add more on Tuesday (September 26).

With the athletics contingent, men's cricket team, hockey teams, wrestlers, boxers yet to be in medal action, India will push to finish higher up in the Asian Games Medals Tally in this edition.

From first medal to the first gold medal and the Indian medal table along with sport-wise medal tally, here is a look at all you need to know about India at Asian Games 2022:

India's Medal Winners From Asian Games 2023

Who won India's first medal at the Asian Games 2023?

The Women's 10m Air Rifle team of Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita and Ashi Chouksey won the first medal for India at the Asian Games 2023 with total of 1886.0 for a silver medal in Shooting on Sunday, September 24. Chinese trio won the gold, while Mongolia won bronze.

Who won India's first gold medal at the Asian Games 2023?

The first gold medal also came in shooting as the Men's 10m Air Rifle team of Rudrankkash Balasaheb Patil, Aishway Pratap Singh Tomar and Divyansh Singh Panwar clinched the first yellow metal for India in Asian Games 2023.

The same day (September 25), Indian women's cricket team also won a gold medal, their first medal in the Asian Games history in their first ever appearance. The Indian eves beat Sri Lanka for the yellow metal.

How many medals has India won so far in Asian Games 2023?

India has won fourteen medals (3 Gold, 4 Silver and 7 Bronze) so far at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou. 5 medals each have come in Rowing and Shooting, two in sailing and a solitary medal each in Equestrian and Cricket. Here is a look at the sport-wise medal tally for India.

Sports-wise medal tally of India in Asian Games 2023