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Asian Games India Medal Tally:Currently, the Asian Games are being played in Hangzhou, China. The eighth day of the Asian Games was dominated by Indian athletes. India won a total of 15 medals on Sunday. India won 9 medals in athletics. India’s last medal of the day was bagged by the Indian Badminton team. Indian badminton team won a historic silver medal. India’s final match was against China.
Tejinderpal Singh Toor won gold for India in shot put. Avinash Sable then won the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase event. This time he also broke the Asian record.
After that, India’s women golfer Aditi Ashok created history by winning the silver medal. She became the first woman golfer to win a medal at the Asian Games. India’s day started with her medal. Soon after, India’s women’s team won the silver in the trap shooting event, while the men’s team won the gold medal. So India’s medal tally has now reached 53. It includes 13 gold, 21 silver and 19 bronze medals.
On the eighth day, the Indian badminton team faced China. In this, Satwik Sairaj and Chirag Shetty gave India a winning start. Then Lakshya Sen won and dominated China 2-0. However, the Chinese players fought back, winning the last three matches and claiming the gold medal. (Latest Marathi news)