Asian Games: PM Modi congratulates Team India, hails ‘passion and sporting spirit’

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the Indian contingent for its performance at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, praising the athletes for representing the country with “determination, passion and remarkable sporting spirit” as India concluded its campaign with 85 medals.India finished fourth on the medal table with 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze medals, ending the Games with its second-highest medal haul in Asian Games history. The tally was 21 medals fewer than the record 106 won at the Hangzhou edition in 2023.As the Games drew to a close in Nagoya on Sunday, Modi took to X to applaud the entire contingent and the medal winners while also expressing hope that the performances would help strengthen Indian sport at the grassroots level.‘Immense joy to the nation’In his post, the Prime Minister praised the athletes for their effort and sporting spirit throughout the continental showpiece.“As the Asian Games…