Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has congratulated the Indian contingent for their historic performance in the Asian Games held at Hangzhou in China from September 23 to October 8, which saw India's medal tally touch the triple figures for the first time
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.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the country a gold in athletics in the ongoing Asian Games on Sunday. India has 12 medals in athletics so far, with two gold, five silver and five bronze.
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