At Guangzhou on Friday, India created history by recording their best-ever performance in Asian Games with 64 medals, including a record 14 gold. India won four Gold, three Silver and Four bronze medals on the penultimate day of the Games today. With the addition of 11 more medals, India's tally has climbed to a record 14 gold, 17 silver and 33 bronze. India have jumped to the sixth place in the overall standings. The men's and women's Kabaddi teams expectedly maintained their supremacy by clinching the gold. The women's 4 x 400 metres quartet of Manjeet Kaur, Sini Jope, AC Ashwini and Mandeep Kaur emerged first clocking 3 minutes, 29.02 seconds at the Aoti Main Stadium to win the third Gold. Star boxer Vijender Singh provided the icing on the cake by bringing the last yellow metal on the penultimate day of the mega event. The three Silver medals were bagged by Preeja Sreedharan in the women's 5,000 metres, and boxers Manpreet in the 91 kg and Santosh Kumar in the 64 kg category. India's best medal haul till date was recorded in the 1982 Games in Delhi when they had won 13 gold, 19 silver and 25 bronze for an overall tally of 57. India had finished 10th in the last edition of the Games in Doha with a tally of 10 Gold, 17 Silver and 26 Bronze. India have now completed their engagements in the Games and their final standing will depend after the completion of the six events — men's and women's marathon, men's and women's doubles sepaktakraw finals and women's volleyball final on Saturday. China lead the medal table with 197 gold, 117 silver and 98 bronze (total 412), followed by South Korea with 74 Gold, 63 Silver and 91 Bronze. Japan follow in the third place with a tally of 47 Gold, 73 Silver and 94 Bronze.
News On AIR | November 26, 2010 9:26 PM
India jumps to sixth position in Asian Games