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Records continued to tumble for India on Friday at the Hangzhou Asian Games 2023 as its medal tally reached 90 on the back of HS Prannoy giving India’s first medal in men’s singles badminton in 41 years. India, which has set a target of surpassing the 100-medal mark at this year’s event, has made ‘Aab ki Baar, Sau Paar’ its catchline for the showpiece event.
India’s best performance previously came in the 2018 Jakarta Games, where it won 70 medals – 16 gold, 23 silver and 31 bronze. For India, its shooting and athletics contingents have been the biggest medal contributors so far. India have got 22 medals in shooting and 29 so far in athletics.
China leads the table with 333 medals — 179 gold, 99 silver and 55 bronze. Japan and South Korea are second and third in the list. India is ranked fourth.
Indian archers Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tushar Prabhakar won silver after losing to South Korea in men’s recurve team final at Asian Games. Meanwhile, Indian women’s regu team won a historic bronze in sepaktakraw after losing to Thailand.
Earlier in the day, shuttler HS Prannoy had to settle for bronze in men’s singles badminton after losing to reigning All England champion China’s Li Shi Feng in the semifinals.
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