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India’s Historic 85-Medal Success at the Asian Games

India secured 85 medals – 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze – at the Asian Games in Japan.

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Key Points

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85 medals overall: 21 gold, 27 silver, 37 bronze.

First team and individual golds for women's recurve archery.

Three gold medals in boxing.

First bronze in Sepak Takraw and first gold in women's trap shooting.

First medals in soft tennis and mixed martial arts; silver in weightlifting after a 28‑year gap.

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The women's recurve archery team achieved its first team and individual gold medals.

Indian boxers won three gold medals, a first for the nation in this edition.

The country obtained its inaugural bronze medal in Sepak Takraw and first gold in women's trap shooting.

Additional milestones included medals in soft tennis, mixed martial arts, and a silver in weightlifting after 28 years.

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10 words

medal

award for finishing in the top three positions

archery

sport of shooting arrows at a target

recurve

type of bow that curves outward at the ends

boxing

sport where two competitors wear gloves and punch a padded area

Sepak Takraw

team sport where players kick a rattan ball over a net

trap

shooting sport involving clay targets launched into the air

soft tennis

variation of tennis using softer balls

mixed martial arts

sport that mixes many different fighting techniques

Greco-Roman wrestling

style of wrestling using only the upper body

milestone

important first-time achievement

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