Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Saturday congratulated the Indian contingent for scripting history by clinching 100 medals at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou.
"I am very happy; this time India did great; there are more medals to come. I congratulate all the athletes who won the medal and those who lost. I would like to wish them all the best for next time. I would thank the government of India; without them, this would not have been possible," she
As India raced past its target of aggregating 100 medals in the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the Indian contingent on the "momentous achievement".
The Indian women's kabaddi team clinched the gold medal in the women's team kabaddi event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday to reach the 100-medal mark in the multi-sport event.
Archers continued to add to the country's medal rush, with Pravin Ojas Deotale and Abhishek Verma clinching gold and silver medals respectively in the men's compound archery at the 19th Asian Games on Saturday.
Indian archer Aditi Gopichand Swami came up with a stellar performance in the women's compound archery women's individual event to clinch the bronze medal at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday.
India's Jyothi Surekha Vennam bagged gold medal in the women's compound archery at the 19th Asian Games on Saturday, taking the country a step closer to its quest for 100 medals this Asiad.
Congratulating the Indian Men's Hockey team for their historic gold medal win at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a cash award of Rs 5 lakh for each player and support staff of the winning team, informed a press release.
An all-round performance by Indians, particularly spinner Sai Kishore and batters Tilak Varma and skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad saw India clinch a nine-wicket win over Bangladesh in the semis.
The Indian men's bridge team of Jaggy Shivdasani, Sandeep Thakral, Rajeshwar Tiwari, Sumit Mukherjee, Raju Tolani, and Ajay Khare secured a silver medal in the final on Friday in the ongoing Asian Games.
Indian wrestler Kiran delivered a solid performance as she clinched a bronze medal after defeating Mongolia's Ariunjargal Ganbat 3-0 in the women's freestyle 76kg category bout of the ongoing 19th Asian Games on Friday.