<h5>What is the Asian Games?</h5><p>The Asian Games is a multi-sport event held every four years. Athletes from all around Asia participate in this competition. The first Asian Games were held in 1951 in New Delhi. Since the 1954 tournament, it has been held every four years. This competition is organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).</p><p>The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognises the Asian Games and says it is the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympics. Only seven countries have competed in every edition of the Asian Games. They are India, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Thailand.</p><p>This year’s Asian Games will take place between the 23rd September and 8th October. Its venue is in Hangzhou, China. This is the 19th edition of the tournament. It was supposed to be held in 2022 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. India has recently won its first gold medal in this year’s competition.</p><h5>Who won the gold medal for India?</h5><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <video width="100%" controls=""> <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/indian-rifle-team-wins-gold-in-asian-games-2023%2FGold%20medal.mp4?alt=media&amp;token=778bc3f9-0b66-4dc9-b469-a338634e392b" type="video/mp4"> </video> <figcaption>The Indian men's 10m rifle team receiving their medals. Video by The Bridge.</figcaption> </figure></div><p>The Indian men’s 10m rifle team won a gold medal in the Asian Games 2023. The team even broke a world record on their way to winning the medal.</p><p>The team comprising Rudrankksh Patil, Divyansh Panwar, and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar scored 1893.7 in the qualification round. This score broke the world record of 1893.3 created by China less than a month ago in Baku, Azerbaijan.</p><h5>How many Indian athletes are participating in this tournament?</h5><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <video width="100%" controls=""> <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/indian-rifle-team-wins-gold-in-asian-games-2023%2FIndia.mp4?alt=media&amp;token=0930f43b-481d-4090-8c73-c6d5465e6c42" type="video/mp4"> </video> <figcaption>The Indian contingent at the Asian Games 2023. Video by Doordarshan Sports.</figcaption> </figure></div><p>An Indian contingent consisting of 655 athletes is competing in this year’s Asian Games. In the 2018 Asian Games held in Indonesia's Jakarta, the Indian team had 570 athletes. India won 70 medals that year, making it the country’s best performance in the sporting event.</p><p>Many believe that with more Indian athletes participating in the Asian Games 2023, India might win more medals this time. At the time of writing this, the country has already won 10 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, and 6 bronze) and is placed in the 6th position in the medal table.</p><p>Let’s hope the country wins many more medals in this year’s tournament.</p>

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