BD NarayankarBengaluru, Oct. 3 -- India's 85-medal haul at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games has raised the country's medal floor to a level unseen before Hangzhou, but the 27 silver medals have also underlined a familiar challenge -- converting a growing pool of podium contenders into champions.
India finished fourth with 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze medals, ending the Games with a tally that was below the record 106 medals won at Hangzhou three years ago, but comfortably ahead of every previous edition.
India had won 65 medals in Guangzhou in 2010, 57 in Incheon in 2014 and 70 in Jakarta in 2018. The 85 medals in Aichi-Nagoya therefore represent a substantial rise from the country's pre-Hangzhou benchmark, even though the 2022 performanc...