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India Breaks into Top-10 at Asian Games with 2 Gold, China Dominates Medal Tally
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News18•29-09-2026, 19:36
India Breaks into Top-10 at Asian Games with 2 Gold, China Dominates Medal Tally
- •India secured 8 medals on Day 11, including two gold, one silver, and five bronze, bringing their total haul to 53.
- •Neeru Dhanda won gold in women's trap with an Asian Games record score, contributing to India's two medals in trap shooting.
- •The women's 4x400m relay team clinched India's first athletics gold, capping a strong week for Vithya Ramraj.
- •Gulveer Singh earned a bronze in the men's 5000m, adding to his multiple medals at these Games.
- •China continues to lead the medal table with 143 gold, 62 silver, and 49 bronze, totaling 254 medals.
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India secured a total of eight medals on Day 11 of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, which included two gold, one silver, and five bronze medals, raising their overall medal tally to 53.
Neeru Dhanda won the individual gold medal in the women's trap event with a record-breaking Asian Games score of 28. Earlier in the day, she also teamed up with Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer to win a silver medal in the trap team event.
The Indian quartet of Kiran, Poovamma Machettira, Prachi, and Vithya Ramraj won the gold medal in the women's 4x400m relay with a time of 3:29.69, securing India's first athletics gold of these Games.
