The seventh-ranked India has started off their campaign with a victory that saw them dominate Singapore, the world's 34-ranked side for the entire game.
In the chase of 314 runs set by Nepal, only Davaasuren Jamyansuren (10) could touch the double figures for Mongolia as they were bundled out for 41 in just 13.1 overs.
With the score of 469.6 points, Sift not only topped the charts to secure a gold, but also broke the world record, Asian record and the Asian Games record. The world record was held by Great Britain, the Asian record was held by China and the Asian Games record was previously held by Mongoli
Srihari Nataraj failed to make his place in the final match event but still made a national record after he clocked 1:49.05 in the men's 200m freestyle heats.
India got a total of 1759 points, enough to clinch the gold. The silver medal was secured by China with 1756 points. South Korea got the bronze medal with a total of 1742 points.