India won five gold, two silver and two bronze medals at the Asian Games in Japan today.
In Hockey, India thrashed Malaysia 5-1 to defend their men’s gold and the triumph also secured them a direct qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. For India, captain Harmanpreet Singh netted two goals while Jugraj, Hardik and Shilanand scored one goal each.
In Men’s Cricket, India won the gold defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by 19 runs in the T20 final at Nisshin.
Wrestler Aman Sehrawat clinched the men’s 57kg gold after edging out North Korea’s world champion Chong Song Han 11-7 in a fierce final. Kumkum Mohod won the individual gold medal in the women’s recurve archery event.
In Golf, Pranavi Urs became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold medal in the women’s individual title. India also bagged silver in the team event.
Wrestler Antim Panghal sealed a silver medal in the women’s 53 kg category.
Deepak Punia won bronze in the men’s 97kg freestyle wrestling event after defeating Mongolia’s Gankhuyag Ganbaatar. Archer Neeraj Chauhan got bronze in the men’s individual recurve event.
With these impressive performances, India has climbed to fourth position in the overall medal standings. The country’s medal tally has risen to 85, including 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze medals.
