Asian Games 2023: Updated medal tally after Day 1, 24th September

China ended up at top of the table in Asian Games 2023 medal tally after Day 1, 24th September.

The 2023 Asian Games kicked off today, on 24th of September in Hangzhou, China. Multiple events across 61 disciplines and 40 sports will take place throughout the games. The Asian Games will welcome two new sports that will make their debut this year - eSports and breakdancing. Apart from these two new inclusions, Cricket, Golf and Chess will be making their presence felt in the 2023 Asian Games after being left out in the 2018 edition.

The day began with the three events of Rowing, Shooting, and Wushu. First up was rowing, with seven Gold medals at stake. The host nation, China, claimed six golds, with one Gold going to Hong Kong. India gave a good account of themselves, pocketing two silvers and two bronze medals. The Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan, too, shared the limelight with three silvers and one bronze.

A similar script unfolded in the 10m Air Rifle Women's Final, with the top prize going China’s way in the team and individual events. In the team format, India and Mongolia won the silver and bronze respectively. In the solo event, China claimed silver and the bronze went to India. 

The third event of the day was the martial arts discipline of Wushu. Here China and the southeast nations of Indonesia, Macau, and Brunei dominated the scene, snapping up all the medals on offer. The men’s and women’s events saw China strike Gold. Indonesia and Macau took Silver and Bronze, respectively, in the men’s event. The women participants from Brunei and Hong Kong took second and third place in that order to earn brownie points for their respective countries.

Asian Games 2023: Updated medal tally after Day 1, 24th September:

At the end of the first day, China, South Korea, and Japan are leading the medals tally. China are sitting pretty on the top with a total of 30 medals, with twenty gold, seven silver, and three bronze. Korea secured a total of 14 medals, with five gold, four silver, and five bronze. Japan stand joint second with 14 medals, of which two are gold, seven silver, and five bronze medals. 

The next four spots on the table belong to Hong Kong, Uzbekistan, Taiwan, and India. Hong Kong and Uzbekistan snagged seven medals each, while India won 5 and Taiwan claimed 4. With regards to Gold medals, Hong Kong have 4, Uzbekistan and Taiwan have one each, with India yet to claim a gold. India have an excellent opportunity to open their Gold medal tally when they take on Sri Lanka in the Women’s cricket final on Monday (25th September).