India’s Medal Winners at the 2014 Asian Games

Posted on Mar 8, 2025 in Physical Education

Asian Games 2014 Incheon (South Korea): The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the XVII (17th edition) of Asiad Games.

Mascot of the Asian Games 2014: The Harbor Seal Siblings – Barame, Chumuro, and Vichuon, meaning wind, dance, and light in Korean.

The theme of the 2014 Asian Games is Meet Asia’s Future. Motto: Diversity Shines Here.

Note: Sardar Singh, captain of the men’s hockey team, was the Indian contingent’s flag bearer at the 17th Asian Games.

The next Asian Games (2018) were held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Note: Vietnam had originally been picked to host the 18th Games in 2019, but withdrew, blaming the fallout from an economic crisis. Indonesia immediately became favorites to host the 2018 Asian Games.

  • China topped the medal tally in the Asian Games.
  • India finished in 8th position in the 2014 Asian Games with 57 medals: 11 gold, 10 silver, and 36 bronze.
  • Kosuke Hagino of Japan (Swimmer) was announced as the most valuable player.
  • Hammer thrower Manju Bala’s medal was upgraded from bronze to silver after a Chinese competitor, Zhang Wenxiu, who finished ahead of her, was caught doping.
  • Zhang Wenxiu is the sixth athlete to be kicked out of the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, for doping, and the second gold medal-winner after Malaysia’s wushu champion, Tai Cheau Xuen.

List of India’s Medal Winners

Archery (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze)

  • Gold: Rajat Chauhan, Sandeep Kumar, and Abhishek Verma in Compound Men’s Team
  • Silver: Abhishek Verma in Compound Men’s Individual
  • Bronze:
    • Trisha Deb in Compound Women’s Individual
    • Purvasha Shende, Jyothi Vennam, and Trisha Deb in Women’s Compound Team

Athletics (2 Gold, 4 Silver, 7 Bronze)

  • Gold:
    • Priyanka Pawar, Tintu Luka, Mandeep Kaur, and Poovamma Machettira in Women’s 4x400m Relay
    • Seema Punia in Women’s Discus Throw
  • Silver:
    • Khushbir Kaur in Women’s 20km Race Walk
    • Vikas Gowda in Men’s Discus Throw
    • Tintu Luka in Women’s 800m
    • Manju Bala in Women’s Hammer Throw
  • Bronze:
    • Rajiv Arokia in Men’s 400m
    • Poovamma Machettira in Women’s 400m
    • Lalita Babar in Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
    • OP Jaisha in Women’s 1500m
    • Naveen Kumar in Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
    • Inderjeet Singh in Men’s Shot Put
    • Annu Rani in Women’s Javelin Throw

Badminton (1 Bronze)

  • Bronze: Ashwini Ponnappa, PC Thulasi, Tanvi Uday, Pradnya Gadre, Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, and Sikki Reddy in Women’s Team

Boxing (1 Gold, 4 Bronze)

  • Gold: MC Mary Kom in Women’s Fly (48-51kg)
  • Bronze:
    • Vikas Krishan in Men’s Middle (75kg)
    • Satish Kumar in Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg)
    • L Sarita Devi in Women’s Light (57-60kg)
    • Pooja Rani in Women’s Middle (69-75kg)

Hockey (1 Gold, 1 Bronze)

  • Gold: Men’s Team
  • Bronze: Women’s Team

Kabaddi (2 Gold)

  • Gold: Men’s Team, Women’s Team

Rowing (3 Bronze)

  • Bronze:
    • Swarn Singh in Men’s Single Sculls
    • Kapil Sharma, Ranjit Singh, Bajrang Lal Takhar, Robin Ulahannan, Sawan Kumar, Mohammad Azad, Maninder Singh, Davinder Singh, and Mohammed Ahmed in Men’s Eight
    • Dushyant Chauhan in Lightweight Men’s Single Sculls

Sailing (1 Bronze)

  • Bronze: Varsha Gautham and Aishwarya Nedunchezhiyan in 29er Women’s Two Person Dinghy

Shooting (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 7 Bronze)

  • Gold: Jitu Rai in Men’s 50m Pistol