Full list of Indian medalists in athletics at Asian Games 2023

Two national records were created by the contingent at the Continental Games.

India's pursuit of excellence in athletics at the Asian Games 2023 has been nothing short of inspirational. With a rich history of athletic competence and a growing contingent of talented athletes, the nation's campaign in this sporting arena has consistently garnered attention and admiration.

In this article, we delve into the results of India's athletes at the Asian Games from record-breaking performances to hat trick podium finishes, take a look at India’s most successful campaign in the continental meet.

The 19th edition of the Asian Games held its track and field competitions at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium which commenced on September 29th and wrapped up with the marathon events on October 5, 2023.

Indian athletics team consisted of 68 members participating in 37 different events at the quadrennial extravaganza held in Hangzhou, China. They had a highly successful campaign at Hangzhou 2023 amassing a total of 29 medals which included six gold, 14 silver and 9 bronze. This is a substantial progress as it is nine better than Jakarta.

Hence, athletics emerged as the most successful sport for India. India's gold medalists included Neeraj Chopra (men's javelin throw), Annu Rani (women's javelin throw), Tajinderpal Singh Toor (men's shot put), Avinash Sable (men's 3000m steeplechase), Parul Chaudhary (women's 5000m) and the quartet of Muhammad Anas, Amoj Jacob, Muhammad Ajmal and Rajesh Ramesh (men's 4x400m relay),each of them gracing the podium as victorious champions.

The national records were rewritten by Tejaswin Shankar in the men's decathlon and the mixed 4x400m relay team which comprised of Muhammad Ajmal, Vithya Ramraj, Rajesh Ramesh and Subha Venkatesan. Furthermore, in a moment reminiscent of the legendary PT Usha's era, Vithya Ramraj achieved a feat by equaling Usha's national record in the women's 400m hurdles, a record that had stood for nearly four decades.

Kishore Jena's outstanding performance in the men's javelin throw where he secured a silver medal not only earned him a podium spot but also met the qualification standards for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Harmilan Bains, Parul Chaudhary and Avinash Sable made news by clinching two individual medals each during the competition.

On the other hand, Vithya Ramraj played a significant role in three distinct medal presentations as she secured bronze medal in the women's 400m hurdles and silver medals in the mixed 4x400m relay and the women's 4x400m relay.

List of Indian medalist at Hangzhou Asian Games 2023

S.No	Event	Athlete	Position
1	Men's 3000m Steeplechase	Avinash Sable	Gold
2	Men's 4 x 400m Relay	Muhamed Anees Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammad Ajmal, Rajesh Ramesh	Gold
3	Men's Javelin Throw	Neeraj Chopra	Gold
4	Men's Shot put	Tajinderpal Singh Toor	Gold
5	Women's 5000m	Parul Chaudhary	Gold
6	Women's Javelin Throw	Annu Rani	Gold
7	Men's 10000m	Kartik Kumar	Silver
8	Men's 1500m	Ajay Kumar Saroj	Silver
9	Men's 5000m	Avinash Sable	Silver
10	Men's 800m	Mohammed Afsal	Silver
11	Men's Decathlon	Tejaswin Shankar	Silver
12	Men's Javelin Throw	Kishore Kumar Jena	Silver
13	Men's Long Jump	Sreeshankar	Silver
14	Women's 100m Hurdles	Jyothi Yarraji	Silver
15	Women's 1500m	Harmilan Bains	Silver
16	Women's 3000m Steeplechase	Parul Chaudhary	Silver
17	Women's 4x400m relay	Vithya Ramraj, Subha Venkatesan, Aishwarya Mishra, Prachi	Silver
18	Women's 800m	Harmilan Bains	Silver
19	Women's Long Jump	Ancy Sojan	Silver
20	4x400m Mixed relay	Vithya Ramraj, Muhammada Anees Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Subha Venkatesan	Silver
21	Men's 10000m	Gulveer Singh	Bronze
22	Men's 1500m	Jinson Johnson	Bronze
23	Men's Triple Jump	Praveen Chithravel	Bronze
24	Women's 3000m Steeplechase	Priti Lamba	Bronze
25	Women's 400m Hurdles	Vithya Ramraj	Bronze
26	Women's Discus Throw	Seema Punia	Bronze
27	Women's Heptathlon	Nandini Agasara	Bronze
28	Women's Shot Put	Kiran Baliyan	Bronze
29	35km Race Walk Mixed Team	Ram Baboo and Manju Rani	Bronze