The Indian men's hockey team won the gold medal in the 19th Asian Games

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Under the leadership of Harmanpreet Singh, the Indian men's hockey team won the gold medal.

An Overview of the News

• The Indian men's hockey team achieved this victory by defeating Japan 5-1 in the final match of the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China on October 6, 2023.

• This is India's fourth gold medal in men's hockey at the Asian Games, having previously won it in 1966 (Bangkok), 1998 (Bangkok) and 2014 (Incheon).

Overall medal tally:

• India added 9 medals to its tally on the 13th day of the 19th Asian Games.

• These medals included 1 gold, 2 silver, and 6 bronze.

• As of October 6, 2023, India's total medal tally at the Asian Games 2023 was 95 medals, including 22 gold, 34 silver and 39 bronze.

Indian medal winners on Day 13:

• Gold Medal Winner: Indian Men's Hockey Team.

• Silver medalists: Indian men's bridge team and Indian men's archery team (recurve team event).

• Bronze medalists: Kiran Bishnoi (women's freestyle wrestling 76 kg), Aman Sehrawat (men's freestyle wrestling 57 kg), Sonam Malik (women's freestyle wrestling 63 kg), India women's Sepkatkara team, HS Prannoy (badminton singles), and India women's archery Team (recurve event).