India Hits a Ton in Asian Games! First Historic 100 Medals

India have achieved the first and historic 100 medal tally at the Asian Games 2023. This is the first time for India to breach the triple-figure mark in the Asian Games medal tally.

India’s athletes achieved a remarkable medal count on Saturday by securing 100 medals in total, comprising 25 gold, 35 silver, and 40 bronze.

AND THAT IS MEDAL #100 FOR 🇮🇳!!!

HISTORY IS MADE AS INDIA GETS ITS 100 MEDAL AT THE ASIAN GAMES 2022!

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The Indian team clinched three consecutive gold medals on Saturday in archery and women’s kabaddi, propelling the country’s overall medal count to 100.

It was the Indian women’s kabaddi team, which defeated Chinese Taipei in a thrilling final match to make it 100 for India.

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.

Pravin defeated Abhishek to bag the gold medal by a margin of 149-147.

Earlier, India’s Jyothi Surekha Vennam bagged gold medal in the women’s compound archery, defeating South Korea’s Chaewon So by a margin of 149-145.

Aditi Gopichand also secured silver in the women’s compound archery, defeating Indonesia’s Ratih Zilizati Fadhly by a margin of 146-140.

Other Indian athletes will be in action on October 7. This gives India a strong chance to further better its record tally of medals. The closing ceremony of the Asian Games is on October 8 (Sunday).