India are on course for its biggest ever-medal haul at the Asian Games as athletics ended an action-packed Day 10 of the event with the glut of medals at the continental meet in Hangzhou.
India won 70 medals at the Asian Games 2018 - its highest-ever medal tally at the continental event. In
Annu touched 62.92-meter, which was her season's best throw and topped the chart to win the country its 15th gold in the ongoing Asian Games. Her best throw of the evening came in her fourth attempt.
Javelin thrower Annu Rani who bagged India's 15th gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games said she could have done better despite pulling off her season-best throw on Tuesday.
Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu registered a 2-1 victory against the Philippines' Jemyca Aribado and Robert Andrew Garcia in the mixed doubles quarterfinals in squash and assured a medal at the Asian Games
The President of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Adille Sumariwalla hailed ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, calling him the greatest athlete that India has produced across sporting disciplines.
: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath congratulated the two daughters from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, who secured gold medals for India at the Asian Games on Tuesday, and wished them good luck for a golden future.
Indian runner Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalath, who narrowly missed out on the gold medal in the men's 800m race, opened up about what went wrong in the final seconds of the event.