Asian Games 2023 Medal Tally: India win gold and silver in shooting, Aditi Ashok bags silver on day 8

China have once again maintained their dominance at the Asian Games and more so as hosts in Hangzhou. The country set off to double digits in less than 24 hours since the medal events began and has lapped up over 200 medals going into the second week of competition. Japan and South Korea have occupied the second and third places interchangeably but there has been a massive gulf between China and the rest.

India have won 41 medals so far including 11 golds, 16 silvers and 14 bronzes to occupy fourth place in the standings. Shooting trio of Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita Jindal and Ashi Chouksey had opened India’s account with a silver in the women’s 10m air rifle team event on Sunday (24 September). The latest medals came from men’s trap team (gold) and women’s trap team (silver) in shooting and Aditi Ashok contributed a silver from women’s golf on 1 October.

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Latest Asian Games medal tally:

Updated on 1 October at 11:00 AM IST

The 19th edition of the Asian Games officially got underway in the south-eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou with a glittering opening ceremony at the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium on Saturday.

Chinese president Xi Jinping was among those present at the 80,000-seat venue and it was he who declared the Games open on Saturday in a ceremony that had plenty of lights and sound but went with eco-friendly options instead of firecrackers. The organisers decided to introduce concepts such as 3D fireworks and a digital torchbearer.

The Hangzhou Asian Games were originally supposed to take place in 2022, but got delayed by a year due to the COVID pandemic.