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India’s Asian Games medal map changed: 20 Hangzhou golds gone, 13 new routes to gold

India experienced a significant shift in its medal distribution following the Aichi-Nagoya competitions, successfully retaining only eight out of the twenty-eight gold medals previously secured in Hangzhou while watching twenty titles transition to other competitors. Traditional pillars of success faced major setbacks, with the entire haul of seven shooting golds and six athletics titles slipping away.

Despite those losses, the overall medal tally was sustained through alternative avenues as thirteen new gold medals emerged from disciplines where the nation had previously claimed lower podium finishes or missed the medals entirely. Athletes such as Pranavi Urs and Lovlina Borgohain highlighted this evolving competitive landscape as the country charted fresh paths to victory across various disciplines.

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