India’s CWG performance:

New depth in shooting, gains in archery, track and field domination, and badminton gold

At the march’s closing ceremony on Sunday, numerous positives will be highlighted, including: The addition of compound archery to the Olympic program is cause for celebration, and India’s dominance in track and field, the “mother sport,” contributed to the country’s rising reputation as a society that values competitive athletics. And the badminton gold and table tennis bronze made China sit up and acknowledge India’s presence in a sport that China has dominated for a long time but has for a long time taken their dominance for granted. This is a huge development.

An abundance of medals at the Asiad does not necessarily translate into a rush of medals at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. Many of the events in which medals were won in Hangzhou are not included in the Olympics, and the level of competition in many of these events will increase by a factor of several.However, this does not take from India’s sporting consistency, which the rest of the world became aware of following Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal performance at the Tokyo Olympics two years ago.

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The constant increase in government funding of the Olympic disciplines, especially in accordance with the Target Olympic Podium Scheme, is the single most important factor in this year’s unprecedentedly high levels of performance across the board. The fact that there is no shortage of financial resources, the caliber of coaches, the number of sports science experts, and the number of opportunities to compete in other countries have all contributed to one word: improvement.

An illustrative case is archery:

* In 2022–2023, the government spent 24 crore rupees on the sport that has accumulated a large number of medals. The federation entered into an agreement with NTPC for a sum totaling 115 crore Indian rupees (Cr) over a period of five years, in addition to receiving an extra 15 crore Indian rupees (Cr) for one-time funding to construct infrastructure.

* Approximately 2 crores of rupees were invested in order to bring in coaches from South Korea and Italy, bring in sports performance and neuro-science experts from the United States, and also bring in 50 Indian coaches to be “exposed” to overseas seminars.

* An additional Rs 3 crore was spent on national camps, which included the employment of psychiatrists, nutritionists, strength and conditioning experts, as well as the utilization of video analysis tools.

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This investment paid dividends.

The number of archery medals more than tripled between 2018 and 2023, going from just two to nine. The compound archers were able to walk away with a perfect score, winning all five of the available gold medals. Archers Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Pravin Deotale were the most successful athletes at these Games. Both of them won three gold medals in their respective events.

There are similar stories in other sports too – and the results are telling:

In the year 2018, India was awarded medals in a total of 18 different sporting categories; this number increased to 22 in the year 2023. Athletics and shooting were the two events that contributed the most medals overall at both competitions, however the athletics competition in Hangzhou witnessed a boost from 20 to 29 medals, while the shooting competition took home 22 medals instead of just nine medals the first time around. Just these two occurrences were responsible for the entire 22-point gain in total.

The inclusion of team competitions in the shooting competitions led to an increase in the total number of medals won, but it also demonstrated India’s growing depth of talent across a number of categories, as Indian shooters competed equally well with those from China.

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It was always anticipated that athletics would bring in a lot of gold, but there have been some truly remarkable performances.

Annu Rani of India won the women’s javelin competition, giving India a gold medal for the first time in Asiad history. Avinash Sable of India won the men’s 3000 meter steeplechase.

Significant moments include Chopra and Kishore Kumar Jena winning India’s first ever first and second place finishes in javelin, and Tejaswin Shankar winning silver in the decathlon while setting a national record. And nobody will ever forget Parul Chaudhary’s incredible late-race comeback to win the women’s 5,000-meter race for gold.

The addition of the beautiful silver that Aditi Ashok won in golf, as well as the two bronze medals that she won in roller skating and the bronze medal that she won in canoeing, were all additions from events in which India did not win a medal in 2018. As a result of the inclusion of chess and cricket on the list of events, India was able to win two additional medals in each of these two competitions.

In spite of the fact that badminton was only responsible for an increase of one medal, the performance of the Indian shuttlers in Hangzhou was a historic one. Thanks to Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the country’s badminton players finally ended their quest for their first-ever gold medal.

In addition, the men’s team won silver for the first time in Asiad history after reaching the final for the first time ever, and HS Prannoy won bronze in the men’s singles competition for the first time since 1982.

Tennis, bridge, kurash, wushu, and table tennis were the five competitions in which India’s performance decreased. But among the 107 medals, one of the most important was the bronze that Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee won in table tennis. They prevailed over the formidable Chinese, and it was this victory that earned them the medal.

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In order to add silver to India’s tally, veteran Abhishek Verma was defeated by Deotale in an all-India final, whereas 17-year-old world champion Aditi Swami won a bronze medal in the women’s individual compound event. In total, India obtained nine medals during their archery campaign, seven of which were earned in the compound division.

In the individual compound final, Vennam defeated Chaewon So of South Korea 149-145 to earn her third gold medal in Hangzhou. Vennam, whose wind conditions had improved after a couple of difficult days, executed 15 of his possible 150 shots with characteristic composure and accuracy, missing the 10-mark only once. His final score was 140. Except for an initial immaculate series, the Korean committed an error in each subsequent sequence, ultimately finishing with 145.

Vennam reflected on her lengthy delay for success in Asiad: “Waiting is difficult for everyone, and I experienced it firsthand. Having arrived at the happy times, all I want to do is live in the present moment. It is advisable to commemorate the past, as doing so can inspire us to achieve greater heights.

Earlier this week, the 27-year-old multiple Worlds medalist also participated in the gold-winning women’s and mixed teams. She claimed that, in addition to honest effort, positive thinking was the key to her success. Vennam began the year with the conviction that this would be the occasion for her to flourish.

“My mindset began to become more optimistic.” I started the year with the expectation that it would be my year. She said, “I resolved to concentrate more on the positive aspects of life.”

In the interim, Deotale concluded an impressive debut at the Asian Games by defeating his mentor Abhishek Verma 149-147 through an additional exhibition of sublime shooting. Prior to the final, the incumbent world champion described it as a “fun match,” but he maintained his concentration throughout. Both Verma and Deotale completed their opening series with three perfect scores, with Verma reaching nine on his final shot of the subsequent series. Deotale capitalized on the opportunity to close out another perfect series and gain a narrow one-point lead by doing so nervelessly.

He capitalized on that lead with an additional perfect series, despite Verma’s eight-pointer closing the margin to three points. Verma withdrew with two perfect series, whereas Deotale secured the gold medal with tens on all but one occasion; she narrowly missed another perfect 150. Earlier this week, Deotale established a Games record by shooting 150 twice in consecutive matches.

Prior to that, the 21-year-old had won the compound mixed team gold with Vennam. Additionally, he competed on the men’s team alongside gold medalists Abhishek Verma and Prathamesh Jawkar.

“At my first Asian Games, I emerged victorious in all three competitions, securing gold medals.” What else do I require? Deotale gushed, “I feel as though I’m living in a dream,” following the victory.

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Regarding his gold competition with Verma, he stated, “I had anticipated that this would be a cordial contest between us. However, despite the declarations of a friendly match being made numerous times, a certain degree of duress remains. Even though it is ultimately a gold medal, we were certain that India would emerge victorious.

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However, earlier this afternoon on Twitter, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur gave supporters exciting news by reaffirming that both Blue Tigers and Blue Tigress would be competing in the main event.

For Indian football fans, there is good news!

The men’s and women’s national football teams from our country will take part in the 2019 Asian Games.

The Government of India’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has agreed to alter the standards to make it easier for both teams to participate who didn’t meet the requirements under the previous standard.

The Ministry made the decision to give the relaxation after considering their most recent performances.

I have no doubt that they will compete at their very best and represent our nation honourably at the Asian Games,” he tweeted.

According to earlier reports, India was not interested in sending either team due to the team’s ranking in Asia, which is also the continent where frequent World Cup participants South Korea and Japan are among others. The government’s requirements were loosened after pressure from supporters, including national team head coach Igor Stimac, who urged the government to send the team for the competition.

In a lengthy social media message, Stimac had pleaded with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to step in and permit the team’s participation. On numerous social media sites, the supporters also banded together and promoted the cause with trending hashtags.

The Sports Ministry was hesitant to deploy the contingent to China since the Indian football team did not match their requirement of being one of the top-8 teams on the continent.

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