India Achieves Four Medals in Athletics, Retains Fifth Position at Asian Youth Games 2023

India's athletics team secured four medals, including two silver and two bronze, at the Asian Youth Games. Edwina Jason and Oshin were standout performers, contributing to India's fifth-place standing in the overall medal tally.

India's athletes continued to secure medals at the Asian Youth Games, achieving four podium finishes, including two silver medals by Edwina Jason and Oshin. This performance helped India maintain its fifth position in the medal standings. The country's overall tally now stands at two gold, five silver, and eight bronze medals.

In the girls' 400m final, Edwina Jason secured a silver medal with a time of 55.43 seconds. She finished 1.17 seconds behind Aisha Tariq from the UAE, who won gold. Wu Chia-Ying from Chinese Taipei took the bronze with a time of 56.60 seconds.

Track and Field Success

Oshin contributed another silver for India in the girls' discus throw with a best effort of 43.38m. Xinyi Wang from China dominated the event with a throw of 55.38m to win gold, while Shih Yuh-Jhen from Chinese Taipei claimed bronze with a distance of 43.00m.

Palash Mandal opened India's athletics account for the day by securing a bronze medal in the 5000m walk, clocking 24:48.92s. The event was led by China's Haoze Zhang and Yujie Lu, who took gold and silver with times of 21:43.82s and 22:28.64s respectively.

High Jump and Javelin Throw

Zubin Gohain added another bronze for India in the boys' high jump, clearing 2.03m on his second attempt after progressing through various heights smoothly. The gold went to Kai-Lun Huang from Chinese Taipei, who cleared 2.05m, while Bi Zaoxin from China took silver, having cleared 2.03m on his first attempt.

Gohain needed two attempts to clear the same height and had to settle for bronze on countback. Himanshu Kumar Singh also cleared 2.03m but missed out on a medal as he required three attempts to achieve it.

In the boys' javelin throw, India's Prince narrowly missed the podium, finishing fourth with a throw of 61.92m. Jayathissa Chathura Dulnjana from Sri Lanka took bronze with a throw of 62.51m, while Wu Huaichu from China and Qiu Bang-Xuan from Chinese Taipei won gold and silver with throws of 68.38m and 64.91m respectively.

Medals Table Overview

China continues to lead the medals table with a total of 31 medals, comprising 13 gold, 13 silver, and five bronze medals. Thailand follows with seven golds, two silvers, and three bronzes, while Uzbekistan has six golds, three silvers, and four bronzes.

Iran is next with three golds, five silvers, and seven bronzes. Kazakhstan trails India with a total of 11 medals, including two golds and two silvers.

Athletes from 45 national federations are competing for a total of 1,677 medals across 21 sports at these Games, which will conclude on October 27.

With inputs from PTI