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.
Hriday Chheda, a 25-year-old athlete who played a crucial role in making history at the Asian Games in Equestrian after 41 years, said it was hard to describe the importance of victory.
The Indian team of Srihari Natraj, Likith Selvaraj, Sajan Prakash and Tanish Matthew missed out on the podium finish in the men’s 4x100m medley relay in the Asian Games on Tuesday.
Sudipti Hajela who played a substantial role in bringing India's first gold in 41 years in the equestrian dressage event said that she got emotional after their historic triumph on Tuesday in the Asian Games.
India's Wushu player Suraj Yadav bowed out of the Men's 70kg quarter-final clash after suffering an injury midway through his clash against Afghanistan's Hotak Khalid in the ongoing Asian Games on Tuesday.
The Indian team of Srihari Natraj, Likith Selvaraj, Sajan Prakash and Tanish Matthew broke the record of India's best time in the Men's 4X400 Medley Event in the ongoing Asian Games on Tuesday.
Indian men’s chess player Vidit Gujarathi lost while Arjun Kumar got a win in seventh round of men's Individual chess competition at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Tuesday.