Six gold medals across boxing, wrestling, hockey highlight Asian Games Day 13
India achieved a significant milestone at the Asian Games, securing six gold medals in a single day across boxing, wrestling, and hockey. The women's hockey team's victory marked their first gold since 1982 and secured a spot in the 2028 Olympics.
Why it matters
This performance highlights India's growing competitiveness in international multi-sport events and provides a major boost to the nation's sporting infrastructure and morale.
India produced a stunning six-gold haul on the penultimate day of the Asian Games on Friday, with the women's hockey team, three boxers, archers and wrestler Sujeet Kalkal leading a late surge that took the country into the top five of the medal table.India moved to fifth place with 76 medals - 16 gold, 25 silver and 35 bronze. India have more medals than fourth-placed Uzbekistan, who have 65, but trail them by four gold medals.The strong showing on Friday has given India's campaign a major boost after a mixed run earlier in the Games.Hockey ends 44-year waitThe biggest moment came in women's hockey as India beat defending champions China 1-0 to win their first Asian Games gold in the sport since 1982.Lalremsiami scored the only goal of the final with a superb reverse-stick strike in the 10th minute.
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