Asian athletics championships 2023: Strong performance by Indian athletes, India finished third with 27 medals including 6 gold

India clinched 12 medals, including eight silver, on the final day of the Asian Athletics Championships on Sunday. However, it failed to win any gold and finished third in the competition with 27 medals. India won six gold, 12 silver, and nine bronze medals in the competition. This time the Asian Athletics Championship is being organized after four years. The 2021 edition to be held in Hangzhou was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In terms of gold medals, India finished third behind Japan 37 (16 gold, 11 silver, 10 bronze) and China 22 (eight gold, eight silver, six bronze), while Sri Lanka won eight medals – three gold, two silver, and three. Bronze - Finished fourth with. India has equaled its best-ever performance at the Asian Athletics Championships in terms of medal tally, the Bhubaneswar edition in 2017. In Bhubaneswar, India won 27 medals including nine gold medals.

India won eight silver and four bronze medals on Sunday. Sprinter Jyoti Yaraji was the star performer for India on the final day of the Asian Athletics Championship 2023, organized to mark the 50th anniversary of the Asian Athletics Federation. She added a silver to the gold she won in the women's 100m hurdles.

Jyoti clocked a season-best of 23.13 seconds to win the silver medal in the women's 200m with a brilliant sprint. Parul Chowdhary also won her second medal in the competition. She won the silver medal in the women's 5000 meters race. Earlier, he had won the gold medal in 3000 meters steeplechase.

In the five-day event held at the National Stadium in Bangkok, Parul clocked 15:52.35 to win the silver medal, giving India a double podium finish in the event. Ankita won the bronze medal with a timing of 16 minutes and 3.33 seconds.

In women's shot put, India's Abha Khatua won silver and Manpreet Kaur won bronze. Abha threw the shot put to 18.06m while Manpreet managed a distance of 17m. India's Manu DP also did well to win the silver medal in the men's javelin throw with a throw of 81.01m.

In the heptathlon, India's veteran Swapna Barman put up a stellar show to finish second with a score of 5,840. Middle-distance runner Krishan Kumar won the men's 800m silver medal with his season's best and personal best effort. He finished second with a timing of 1 minute 45.88 seconds. KM Chanda won her seventh silver medal on Sunday when she clocked a season's best time of 2:2.58 in the women's 800m race.

The men's 4x400m relay team of Amoj Jacob, Muhammad Ajmal, Mijo Kurien, and Ramesh Rajesh won the silver medal for India by clocking 3:1.80s, while the women's 4x400m relay team of Rejoana, Aishwarya, Jyotika, and Subha won the silver medal in 3:1.80s. Won the bronze medal by completing the race in 33.73 seconds. India's Gulveer Singh won the bronze medal in the men's 5000m with a timing of 13:48.33, finishing third behind two Chinese athletes.