India sign off eighth in Asian Games medals tally
India sign off eighth in Asian Games medals tally
India signed off with 57 medals - 11 gold, 10 silver and 36 bronze. The tally dipped considerably compared to the 2010 edition in Guangzhou, China.

Incheon: India ended their 17th Asian Games campaign at the eighth spot on the medals tally, a drop of two positions from the previous edition of the mega-event which drew to a close.

India signed off with 57 medals - 11 gold, 10 silver and 36 bronze. The tally dipped considerably compared to the 2010 edition in Guangzhou, China.

In 2010, the country had ended sixth with 65 medals - 14 gold, 17 silver and 34 bronze.

As expected China ended their campaign on top claiming a whopping 342 medals. The Chinese contingent walked away with 151 gold, 108 silver and 83 bronze medals.

Hosts South Korea finished a distant second with 234 medals - 79 gold, 71 silver and 77 bronze. They were followed by the Japanese, who notched up 200 medals, including 47 gold, 76 silver and 77 bronze.

Thus, the line-up of top-three remained the same as the previous edition.

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