Summary
India won many medals, including lots of gold, silver, and bronze.
The athletes did great in sports like archery, hockey, and shooting.
Everyone celebrated the team's hard work and success.
Key Points
5 points1
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Indian Asian Games team.
2
India finished fourth with 85 medals (21 gold, 27 silver, 37 bronze).
3
First gold for Indian women in trap shooting.
4
First Indian woman to win gold in golf at the Asian Games.
5
Archery team won nine medals, including five gold.
New Words to Learn
11 wordscontingent
the group of athletes and their helpers
medal
a special prize for winning a competition
archery
a sport where people shoot arrows at a target
trap shooting
a sport where people shoot at flying clay disks
mixed martial arts
a sport where fighters use many different moves
qualification quota
a spot that lets an athlete go to the next big competition
Greco-Roman wrestling
a type of wrestling where you use only your arms and upper body
recurve
a kind of bow that is curved
drought
a long time without winning
silver
the prize for second place
gold
the prize for first place
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