Asian Games: From 70 medals to a report 107 — how and why the needle moved

It was the shooters and archers who aimed their sights on the 100-plus medal goal Team India had set themselves for the Hangzhou Asian Games. This, coupled with the dramatic enchancment in each observe and area, powered India’s dash to a report tally of 107 medals that included 35 golds.

The earlier finest at 2018 Jakarta — 70 medals, 16 gold — had been nicely and really relegated to a distant second.

At Sunday’s closing ceremony, India’s march will flag many positives: Team medals in capturing point out a brand new depth of expertise; good points in compound archery is nice information because the occasion is prone to be included within the Olympics; the track-and-field domination, the mom sport, added to India’s picture as a rising sporting nation. And, considerably, the badminton gold and desk tennis bronze made China sit up and acknowledge India’s presence in a self-discipline they’ve made their very own – and for lengthy taken their domination as a right. (READ MORE)

It was capturing and archery, coupled with the dramatic enchancment in each observe and area, that powered India’s dash to a report tally of 107 medals that included 35 golds. (PHOTOS: PTI)