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Year-Ender 2023: Highlights From India's Historic Haul At Hangzhou Asian Games - In Pics

The Indian contingent's Asian Games 2023 campaign will stay etched in the nation's sports lovers' hearts and minds for posterity. The Games were replete with heart-warming moments, medal-winning and otherwise, from an Indian perspective. The contingent not only zoomed past the country's previous highest medal haul of 70 (from the 2018 Jakarta Games), but also surpassed the hallowed three-figure mark with a full day to spare in Hangzhou. By the penultimate evening, India had at least 101 medals confirmed, and the tally grew to an unprecedented mark of 107 by the end. The inspiring returns from India's triumphant sportspersons included 28 gold medals, which put the nation in fourth place in the overall standings. Only China, Japan and South Korea, all three of whom are long-time powerhouses, preceded India.

The Indian contingent's Asian Games 2023 campaign will stay etched in the nation's sports lovers' hearts and minds for posterity. The Games were replete with heart-warming moments, medal-winning and otherwise, from an Indian perspective. The contingent not only zoomed past the country's previous highest medal haul of 70 (from the 2018 Jakarta Games), but also surpassed the hallowed three-figure mark with a full day to spare in Hangzhou. By the penultimate evening, India had at least 101 medals confirmed, and the tally grew to an unprecedented mark of 107 by the end. The inspiring returns from India's triumphant sportspersons included 28 gold medals, which put the nation in fourth place in the overall standings. Only China, Japan and South Korea, all three of whom are long-time powerhouses, preceded India.

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