How many medals has India won in the Asian Games?
How many medals has India won in the Asian Games?
| India at the Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| Medals Ranked 5th | Gold 155 Silver 201 Bronze 316 Total 672 |
| Summer appearances | |
| 1951 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 | |
| Winter appearances |
Which Indian leader started Asian Games?
After a speech by the president of Asian Games Federation, HRH Yadavendra Singh, President Rajendra Prashad officially opened the Games.
How many times India hosted the Asian Games?
India has hosted the Asian Games twice, that is in 1951 and in 1982. The first edition of the games which took place in 1951 was hosted by India.
Who was the first Indian athlete to win a medal in the Asian Games?
Kamaljeet Sandhu is a female Indian athlete who won a gold medal at the 1970 Bangkok Asian Games in the 400 meter race. She ran the distance in 57.3 seconds. She is the first Indian woman athlete to win an individual gold medal at the Asian Games.
How many gold medals have Indian athletes won in the Asian Games?
Indian athletes took 53 gold medals from the Asian Games till 1986. Since 1990, India lost its way in Athletics before winning two gold medals in 1998. So far, India has won 72 gold, 77 silver and 84 bronze in the track-and-field events.
How many medals has India won in the Winter Games?
Through the last revision of the Games in Astana and Almaty in 2011, India has never won a medal in the Winter Games. India’s count is as follows: A tabular form of the details of the medals won by India is as follows: India has participated in both the editions of the Asian Beach Game.
How good was India’s performance at Asian Games 2018?
Asian Games 2018 is over, but the euphoria has not. The Indian contingent had a great show at Asiad this year! Regarding medal count, the 2018 Asian Games was India’s best performance till date. At Jakarta Palembang 2018, India won a total of 69 medals in which they won 15 Gold, 24 Silver, and 30 Bronze.
Which is India’s second most successful sport in the Asian Games?
India’s second most successful sports in terms of medals in Asian Games is Wrestling with nine gold, 14 silver and 33 bronze. In Hockey, India won four gold, 10 silver and five bronze with their last gold coming in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.
