Abki baar, 100 paar!

Hangzhou/New Delhi: India have hit a ton! A first and a historic one at the Asian Games 2023. The Indian contingent is now certain to cross the 100-medal mark at the continental extravaganza. This is the first time that India will be breaching the triple-figure mark in the Asian Games medal tally after 72 years.

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh led admirably as the Indian men’s hockey team mauled defending champions Japan 5-1 to reclaim the Asian Games gold, their fourth in the continental showpiece, after 9 years and qualify for next year’s Paris Olympics. The Indians, who had to be content with a bronze medal in Jakarta, thus won first gold since the ’14 Incheon edition.