Prime Minister Narendra Modi To Honour India's Asian Games Stars In Delhi On October 15

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the Indian contingent that participated in the recently-concluded Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in New Delhi on Thursday. The meeting will take place at around 4:30pm at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium. He will also address the gathering on the occasion, stated a press release from the Prime Minister's Office. India finished fourth in the Games, winning 85 medals, including 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze. It was India's second consecutive finish inside the top five but the medal count was lower than the record 106 achieved in the 2023 Hangzhou edition.

The programme will be attended by athletes from the Indian contingent, their coaches and support staff, officials of the Indian Olympic Association, representatives of National Sports Federations, and officials from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

India had sent 501 athletes to the Games and 310 of them were debutants.

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