India finish 3rd behind China and Japan with 27 medals in Asian Athletics Championships 2023

Daily Current Affairs / India finish 3rd behind China and Japan with 27 medals in Asian Athletics Championships 2023

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Category : Sports Published on: July 18 2023

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India finished third in the medals table behind Japan (37) and China (22) with the latter occupying second by virtue of its higher gold medal tally (8).
The Asian Athletics Championships 2023 took place in Bangkok, Thailand, from July 12 to 16.
Indian athletes achieved great success at the championships.
They won a total of 27 medals, consisting of six gold, 12 silver, and nine bronze.
This medal count matched India’s best-ever performance at the Asian Athletics Championships held in Bhubaneswar in 2017, Indian athletes had also won 27 medals, including nine golds.
India had six gold medals from Jyothi Yarraji, Parul Chaudhary, Tajinder Pal Singh Toor, Abdulla Aboobacker, Ajay Kumar Saroj and the mixed relay team.