India Breaks Previous Records In Asian Games Medal Tally: "Unparalleled Medal Tally'' (Image: Twitter/ag2022official)
India on Wednesday broke it”s previous Asian Games medal records as the country earned 73 medals now and is still counting. India“s earlier record was 70.
Pride and contentment is at its peak as a bunch of Indian youth has surpassed the Asian Games records of their forerunners and is racing on the tracks of China”s Hangzhou to earn more.
India achieved it”s best ever medal tally on Wednesday by winning 73 medals, striking down the previous best of 70 medals in 2018 Asian Games. In 2018, where India competed at the tracks of Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, the nation bettered its previous best medal haul achieved eight years earlier at the China hosted 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.
India bagged 16 gold, 23 silver, and 31 bronze in the 2018 AG ranking 8th from the top position.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took the “”proud moment”” to his X (formerly Twitter) handle and congratulated the “unparalleled dedication, grit and sporting spirit”” of India”s athletes who compete in the ongoing Asian Games.
“”Every medal highlights a life journey of hard work and passion””, he added.
India shines brighter than ever before at the Asian Games!
With 71 medals, we are celebrating our best-ever medal tally, a testament to the unparalleled dedication, grit and sporting spirit of our athletes.
Every medal highlights a life journey of hard work and passion.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 4, 2023
“”Historic feat unfold”” wrote Union Minister of Sports, Youth Affairs, Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur on X. He congratulated the Indian athletes from various sports disciplines for contributing India”s “”best-ever performance”” at any edition of Asian Games.
𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐂 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐒! 😍
𝗝𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟴- 𝟳̴𝟬̴ ̴(̴𝗣̴𝗿̴𝗲̴𝘃̴𝗶̴𝗼̴𝘂̴𝘀̴ ̴𝗕̴𝗲̴𝘀̴𝘁̴)̴
𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮- 7⃣1⃣ & 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 💪🇮🇳 achieves its 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭-𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 at any edition of the #AsianGames!!
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— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) October 4, 2023
