19th Asian Games 2023: Everything you need to know about

The Asian Games is the biggest sports competition in Asia. ( Also Known As Asiad ) Held once every Four years. It is regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), under the supervision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Olympic Council of Asia

President – Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah. The headquarters of the OCA is located at Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Symbol of Asian Games

Bright sun in red with 16 rays and a white circle in the middle of its disc.

Background and Inauguration

After the Second World War, many Asian countries gained independence and Guru Dutt Sondhi, a member of the Indian International Olympic Committee, proposed the idea of Asian Games as a sporting event, where all Asian nations can be represented.

The first-ever Asian Games were held in New Delhi in 1951.

India as a Host

1st edition – New Delhi 1951

4–11 March 1951
Opened by President – Rajendra Prasad

9th edition – New Delhi 1982

9 November – 4 December 1982
Opened by President Zail Singh

Asian Games 2023
Year	2023
Host	Hangzhou, China
Scheduled Dates	23 Sep 2023 to 08 Oct 2023
Edition	19th
Events	482
No. of Sports	40
20th Asian Games 2026	Nagoya, Japan

Asian Games 2023 medals Tally

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	201	111	71	383
2	Japan	52	67	69	189
3	South Korea	42	59	89	190
4	India	28	38	41	107
5	Uzbekistan	22	18	31	71

18th Asian Games of 2018

The 18th Asian Games of 2018 were held at Jakarta (Indonesia) in which India finished at eighth position.

Total Medal – 70 ( India )

Mascots of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou, China

Group of robots named: Chenchen, Congcong, Lianlaian.

Torch of the 19th Asian Games

Name – “Eternal Flame”

Newly included in Asian Games 2023

Esports (Electronic Sports) & Breaking (Breakdance) are scheduled to make their inaugural appearances as recognized and official sporting events.

India’s flag-bearers in Opening Ceremony Hangzhou

Hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and ace boxer Lovlina Borgohain will lead the Indian contingent during the opening ceremony at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China.

India at the 2023 Asian Games

Medals

Gold – 28
Silver – 38
Bronze – 41

Total – 107

Ranked 4th

India won its 100th medal with the women’s kabaddi team achieving a gold.

Asian Games 2023 Medal Tally India: Sport-Wise Winners

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Shooting	7	9	6	22
Rowing	0	2	3	5
Cricket	2	0	0	2
Sailing	0	1	2	3
Equestrian	1	0	1	2
Wushu	0	1	0	1
Tennis	1	1	0	2
Squash	2	1	2	5

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	6	14	9	29
Golf	0	1	0	1
Boxing	0	1	4	5
Badminton	1	1	1	3
Roller Skating	0	0	2	2
Table Tennis	0	0	1	1
Canoe	0	0	1	1
Archery	5	2	2	9
Wrestling	0	1	5	6
Sepaktakraw	0	0	1	1

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Bridge	0	1	0	1
Hockey	1	0	1	2
Kabaddi	2	0	0	2
Chess	0	2	0	2

Full list of India’s medals winners at the 19th Asian Games:

MEDAL No	ATHLETES	SPORT	EVENT	MEDAL
1	Team India	Shooting	Women’s 10m air rifle team	Silver
2	Team India	Rowing	Men’s lightweight double sculls	Silver
3	Team India	Rowing	Men’s pair	Bronze
4	Team India	Rowing	Men’s eight	Silver
5	Ramita Jindal	Shooting	Women’s 10m air rifle	Bronze
6	Team India	Shooting	Men’s 10m air rifle team	Gold
7	Team India	Rowing	Men’s four	Bronze

8	Team India	Rowing	Men’s quadruple	Bronze
9	Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar	Shooting	Men’s 10m air rifle	Bronze
10	Team India	Shooting	Men’s 25m rapid file pistol team	Bronze
11	Team India	Cricket	Women’s T20 cricket	Gold
12	Neha Thakur	Sailing	Girl’s Dinghy – ILCA4	Silver
13	Eabad Ali	Sailing	Men’s Windsurfer – RS:X	Bronze
14	Team India	Equestrian	Team dressage	Gold

15	Team India	Shooting	Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team	Silver
16	Team India	Shooting	Women’s 25m pistol team	Gold
17	Sift Kaur Samra	Shooting	Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions	Gold
18	Ashi Chouksey	Shooting	Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions	Bronze
19	Team India	Shooting	Men’s skeet team	Bronze
20	Vishnu Saravanan	Sailing	Men’s dinghy ICLA7	Bronze
21	Esha Singh	Shooting	Women’s 25m pistol	Silver

29	Esha Singh	Shooting	Women’s 10m air pistol	Silver
30	Palak Gulia	Shooting	Women’s 10m air pistol	Gold
31	Team India	Squash	Women’s team	Bronze
32	Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar	Shooting	Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions	Silver
33	Kiran Baliyan	Athletics	Women’s shot put	Bronze
34	Team India	Shooting	Mixed team 10m air pistol	Silver
35	Team India	Tennis	Mixed doubles	Gold

36	Team India	Squash	Men’s team	Gold
37	Karthik Kumar	Athletics	Men’s 10,000m	Silver
38	Gulveer Singh	Athletics	Men’s 10,000m	Bronze
39	Aditi Ashok	Golf	Women’s golf	Silver
40	Team India	Shooting	Women’s trap team	Silver
41	Team India	Shooting	Men’s trap team	Gold
42	Kynan Chenai	Shooting	Men’s trap	Bronze

43	Nikhat Zareen	Boxing	Women’s 50kg	Bronze
44	Avinash Sable	Athletics	Men’s 3000m steeplechase	Gold
45	Tajinderpal Singh Toor	Athletics	Men’s shot put	Gold
46	Harmilan Bains	Athletics	Women’s 1500m	Silver
47	Ajay Kumar Saroj	Athletics	Men’s 1500m	Silver
48	Jinson Johnson	Athletics	Men’s 1500m	Bronze
49	Nandini Agasara	Athletics	Women’s heptathlon	Bronze

50	Murali Sreeshankar	Athletics	Men’s long jump	Silver
51	Seema Punia	Athletics	Women’s discus throw	Bronze
52	Jyothi Yarraji	Athletics	Women’s 100m hurdles	Silver
53	Team India	Badminton	Men’s team	Silver
54	Team India	Roller skating	Women’s speed skating 3000m relay	Bronze
55	Team India	Roller skating	Men’s speed skating 3000m relay	Bronze
56	Team India	Table tennis	Women’s doubles	Bronze

57	Parul Chaudhary	Athletics	Women’s 3000m steeplechase	Silver
58	Priti Lamba	Athletics	Women’s 3000m steeplechase	Bronze
59	Ancy Sojan	Athletics	Women’s long jump	Silver
60	Team India	Athletics	Mixed 4x400m relay	Silver
61	Team India	Canoe Sprint	Men’s canoe double 1000m	Bronze
62	Preeti Pawar	Boxing	Women’s 54kg	Bronze
63	Vithya Ramraj	Athletics	Women’s 400m hurdles	Bronze

64	Parul Chaudhary	Athletics	Women’s 5000m	Gold
65	Mohammed Afsal	Athletics	Men’s 800m	Silver
66	Praveen Chithravel	Athletics	Men’s triple jump	Bronze
67	Tejaswin Shankar	Athletics	Men’s decathlon	Silver
68	Annu Rani	Athletics	Women’s javelin throw	Gold
69	Narender Berwal	Boxing	Men’s +92kg	Bronze
70	Team India	Athletics	Mixed team race walk	Bronze

71	Team India	Archery	Mixed team compound	Gold
72	Team India	Squash	Mixed team	Bronze
73	Parveen Hooda	Boxing	Women’s 57kg	Bronze
74	Lovlina Borgohain	Boxing	Women’s 75kg	Silver
75	Sunil Kumar	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 87kg	Bronze
76	Harmilan Bains	Athletics	Women’s 800m	Silver
77	Avinash Sable	Athletics	Men’s 5000m	Silver

78	Team India	Athletics	Women’s 4x400m relay	Silver
79	Neeraj Chopra	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw	Gold
80	Kishore Jena	Athletics	Men’s javelin throw	Silver
81	Team India	Athletics	Men’s 4x400m relay	Gold
82	Team India	Archery	Women’s compound team	Gold
83	Team India	Squash	Mixed doubles	Gold
84	Team India	Archery	Men’s compound team	Gold

85	Saurav Ghosal	Squash	Men’s singles	Silver
86	Antim Panghal	Wrestling	Women’s 53kg	Bronze
87	Team India	Archery	Women’s recurve team	Bronze
88	HS Prannoy	Badminton	Men’s singles	Bronze
89	Team India	Sepaktakraw	Women’s regu	Bronze
90	Team India	Archery	Men’s recurve team	Silver
91	Sonam Malik	Wrestling	Women’s 62kg	Bronze

92	Kiran Bishnoi	Wrestling	Women’s 76kg	Bronze
93	Aman Sehrawat	Wrestling	Men’s freestyle 57kg	Bronze
94	Team India	Bridge	Men’s team	Silver
95	Team India	Hockey	Men’s team	Gold
96	Aditi Swami	Archery	Women’s compound individual	Bronze
97	Jyothi Surekha Vennam	Archery	Women’s compound individual	Gold
98	Ojas Pravin Deotale	Archery	Men’s compound individual	Gold

99	Abhishek Verma	Archery	Men’s compound individual	Silver
100	Team India	Kabaddi	Women’s kabaddi	Gold
101	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty	Badminton	Men’s Doubles	Gold
102	Team India	Kabaddi	Men’s Kabaddi	Gold
103	Team India	Cricket	Men’s cricket	Gold
104	Team India	Hockey	Women’s Hockey	Bronze
105	Deepak Punia	Wrestling	Men’s 86kg Freestyle	Silver
106	Team India	Chess	Women’s chess team	Silver
107	Team India	Chess	Men’s chess team	Silver