Performance Analysis of Indian Athletes in Asian Games during 1951-2022

The objective of the study is to do performance analysis of Indian athletes in Asian games athletes in Asian Game during 1951-2022. The Asian Games are the oldest and most prestigious event on the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) calendar, dating back to the inaugural edition in 1951. Like the Olympic Games, they are held every four years. The 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, officially the 19th Asian Games. The first edition of the Asian Games was held in New Delhi in March 1951. The Games were officially opened by Indian President Rajendra Prasad at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium. A total of 489 athletes from 11 National Olympic Committees competed in 12 sports. Japan topped the medal table with 24 gold, 21 silver and 15 bronze medals. A total of 169 medals were awarded. In-spite of this it has not shown any remarkable performance except in 1951 and 1962 in which India was at 2nd and 3rd positions respectively and in 2022, India was at 4th position. India has won better than before in 2022 Asian Games according to this source we can say that India will come to a better place in future. After the 2019 pandemic, all the countries participated in the Asian Games and achieved good results. India along with Japan and China only country to have won at-least one gold in every event of Asian Games. Great championship has an enormous sense of pride and can do something that seems insurmountable and inspire others. It was concluded that from the start to the last Asian Games, the performance, number of medals, and number of athletes increased. The level of competition increased day by day.