India’s best-ever medal tally at the Asian Games

GUANGZHOU - India came up with their best ever medal tally in any Asian Games at the Guangzhou games which ended here Saturday.

India’s 14 gold medals are one less than their best-ever gold tally of 15 at the inaugural Games in Delhi in 1951, when only 11 countries and 489 athletes took part, and one better than their tally at home in the 1982 New Delhi Games.

The 64 medals also bettered New Delhi Games tally of 57 - 13 gold, 19 silver and 25 bronze.

China (199-119-98), South Korea (76-65-91), Japan (48-74-94), Iran (20-14-25), and Kazakhstan (18-23-38) are above India in medals tally in that order.

Total Gold Silver Bronze

14 17 33

Athletics 5 2 4

Boxing 2 3 4

Tennis 2 1 2

Kabaddi 2 - -

Shooting 1 3 4

Rowing 1 3 1

Billiards 1 1 2

Archery - 1 2

Wushu - 1 1

Golf - 1 -

Sailing - 1 -

Squash - - 3

Wrestling - - 3

Chess - - 2

Roller Sports - - 2

Gymnastics - - 1

Hockey - - 1

Swimming - - 1