Asian Games – Part 3

(இதன் தமிழ் வடிவத்திற்கு இங்கே சொடுக்கவும்)

Asian Games

Asian Games 2023 Medals

• The motto of the Asian Games 2023 was "Heart to Heart, at Future".
• It was announced in 2019.
• The design of the Asian Games 2023 medal was named "Shan Sui" (Lake and Mountain).
• It was inspired by Jade Kang of Liangzhu culture.
• It was originally planned for the preceding year.
• The event had to be rescheduled due to the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• It eagerly anticipates bringing together athletes from across Asia to compete at the highest level of competition.
• The Asian Games is the biggest sports competition in Asia.
• It is held once every four years.
• They are organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
• The symbol for the Asian Games is the rising sun with interlocking rings.
• It is recognized by the International Olympic Committee.
• Competitions in archery, artistic swimming, boxing, breaking, hockey, modern pentathlon, sailing, tennis, and water polo will also serve as Olympic qualifiers.
• The Olympic qualifiers will get spots in the Paris 2024 quota in those nine sports.

India and Asian Games

• India is a founder member of Asian Games.
• India is also the host of the first Asian Games.
• The 9th edition of the Asian Games was also held in New Delhi in November and December 1982.
• Appu, the Indian elephant, was the first mascot to be used for the Asian Games.
• The historic Asian Games 2023 came to an end for India as all the events for the 655-member contingent were completed.
• But the Asiad did not leave without giving India the greatest-ever medal tally and some unforgettable memories in the 14-day event.

• It got started with the opening ceremony on September 23.
• However, like many other contingents, India participated from September 19 onwards.
• The athletes brought more than a hundred medals, 107 precisely to the nation.
• This was the first time ever that India touched the elusive 100-medal mark.
• It has also become the fourth country to reach 100 medals in a single edition of the Games.
• The 2023 Games ended for the nation with 28 Gold, 38 Silver and 41 Bronze medals.

India and its participation in Asian Games

• 1951 - India was one of the founding members of the Asian Games Federation and hosted the first-ever Asiad in New Delhi.
• The nation bagged a total of 51 medals - 15 Gold, 16 Silver and 20 Bronze to register the 2nd finish at the Asiad.
• This is India's best finish (by medal rankings) at the Asiad.
• 1954 - The nation clinched only 17 medals - 5 Gold, 4 Silver and 8 Bronze medals in 1954.
• It finished at 5th in the Manila Games.
• 1958 - India bagged 13 medals overall - 5 Gold, 4 Silver and 4 Bronze.
• The nation finished 7th at the Tokyo Games.
• 1962 - India clinched 33 medals at the 1962 Games.

• The tally included 10 Gold, 13 Silver and 10 Bronze at the Jakarta Games and India finished 3rd in the medal ranking.
• 1966 - The nation bagged 21 medals - 7 Gold, 3 Silver and 11 Bronze medals in the 1966 Games.
• India finished 5th in Bangkok.
• 1970 - India clinched 25 medals - 6 Gold, 9 Silver and 10 Bronze medals in 1970.
• 1974 - The nation secured 28 medals - 4 Gold, 12 Silver and 12 Bronze in 1974.
• India was 7th in the Tehran Games.
• 1978 - India bagged 28 medals - 11 Gold, 11 Silver and 6 Bronze.
• The nation ranked 6th at the Bangkok Games.
• 1982 - The nation won 57 medals - 13 Gold, 19 Silver and 25 Bronze.

• India finished 5th in New Delhi.
• 1986 - India took 37 medals - 5 Gold, 9 Silver and 23 Bronze in 1986.
• The nation secured a 5th-place finish in Seoul.
• 1990 - The nation won 23 medals – 1 Gold, 8 Silver and 14 Bronze.
• India was 11th in the tally in Beijing.
• 1994 - India clinched 23 medals - 4 Gold, 3 Silver and 16 Bronze.
• It finished 8th in the standings in Hiroshima.
• 1998 - It won 35 medals - 7 Gold, 11 Silver and 17 Bronze.
• India was 9th in the standings in Bangkok.
• 2002 - The nation took 36 medals - 11 Gold, 12 Silver and 13 Bronze.
• It stood 7th in the standings in Busan.
• 2006 - India won 53 medals - 10 Gold, 17 Silver and 26 Bronze.

• The nation stood 8th in the standings in Doha.
• 2010 - It clinched 65 medals - 14 Gold, 17 Silver and 34 Bronze.
• India stood at 6th in the medal rankings in Guangzhou.
• 2014 - India bagged 57 medals - 11 Gold, 10 Silver and 36 Bronze.
• It stood at 8th position in the tally in Incheon.
• 2018 - It won a total of 70 medals - 16 Gold, 23 Silver and 31 Bronze medals.
• India stood at 8th place in the standings in Jakarta and Palembang.
• 2023 - India won a record 100 medals in the 2023 Asian Games.
• The tally included 28 Gold, 38 Silver and 41 Bronze in Hangzhou.

• With an unprecedented haul of 107 medals that included 28 gold, 38 silvers and 41 bronze medals.
• India set a new benchmark for themselves at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China.
• It was the first time in Asian Games history that India’s medals tally crossed the three-figure mark.
• By doing so, India became the only fourth country after China, Japan and the Republic of Korea to win 100 or more medals in a single edition of the Asian Games.
• At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, India had sent 570 athletes.
• And India returned with 70 medals, including a haul of 16 gold medals.
• It was India’s previous best medal haul.
• Indian shooters won seven gold medals and accounted for the most gold medals for the country at Hangzhou 2023.
• Four of the seven gold medals for India in shooting at the Asian Games 2023 came with world records.

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