President Draupadi Murmu expressed her happiness after the Indian athletes brought 107 medals home in the 19th Asian Games setting a new benchmark for medal tally.
India's star badminton duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indian pair to enter the Asian Games men's doubles final on Monday.
India's previous best medal tally at a singles Asian Games competition was back in the 2018 event in Jakarta, with 16 gold, 23 silver and 31 bronze medals. But now India has gone past that tally.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Randhir Singh expressed happiness over his daughter's medal win at the Asian Games and carrying on his legacy.
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday lauded the performance of Indian players who won medals in squash, shooting and tennis at the Asian Games in Hangzhou
With the score of 242.1 points, Palak not only won the gold, but also established a new Asian Games record in her category, going past China's record from 2018.