India Secures Multiple Medals at Asian Games
Yesterday, India concluded its compound archery campaign with four medals, including three golds, while athletes also claimed honors in wrestling and trap shooting.
India's medal tally at the Asian Games expanded further on Wednesday with two podium finishes across different disciplines. Sunil Kumar secured a bronze medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 87kg wrestling category, while Neeru Dhanda claimed a historic gold in Women's Trap shooting, marking the country's first top-place finish in that event at the Games. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated both athletes on their achievements. These results follow India's earlier success in archery, where the team won three gold medals.
India's compound archery campaign at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya concluded on Thursday with a bronze medal for Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru, capping a sequence that began a day earlier with three gold medals. Ganesh defeated Vietnam's Cong Duc Dang 149-144 in the men's individual compound bronze medal match, hitting 14 perfect 10s in his 15 arrows to secure a dominant five-point victory (Google News India).
The medal took India's overall tally to 63, comprising 10 gold, 22 silver and 31 bronze, and ensured the compound team finished with four medals (Google News India). Ganesh had narrowly missed the gold medal contest on Wednesday, losing his semifinal 144-148 to South Korea's Kim Jongho after opening the final end with consecutive 9s. He rebounded emphatically in the bronze match, opening with a perfect 10 and completing the first end 30-29 before maintaining his accuracy through the remaining ends (Google News India).
Wednesday's triple-gold haul had set the platform. The Indian Express detailed how the team converted that opportunity across the compound events, a performance that Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged alongside other medal wins on the day. Modi congratulated Sunil Kumar for his bronze in the Men's Greco-Roman 87kg wrestling category and Neeru Dhanda for a historic gold in Women's Trap shooting, the country's first top-place finish in that event at the Games (PIB).
The focus now shifts to the recurve archery events, which begin on Friday, offering India's archers another window to extend the medal count at Aichi-Nagoya (Google News India).
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