India at the 1998 Asian Games
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India competed at the 1998 Asian Games
held in Bangkok
, Thailand. India ranked 9th with 7 Gold medals, 11 Silver medals and 17 Bronze medals.
1998 Asian Games
The 13th Asian Games were held from December 6 to December 20, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first time that Thailand bid for the event after it shouldered the two postponed hosting rights in 1970 and 1978.-Emblem:...
held in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand. India ranked 9th with 7 Gold medals, 11 Silver medals and 17 Bronze medals.
Gold (7)
| S.No. | Sportsperson | Games | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jyotirmoy Sikdhar | Athletics (1500m) | women |
| 1 | Jyotirmoy Sikdhar | Athletics (800m) | Women |
| 1 | Geet Sethi Geet Sethi Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two... and Ashok Shandilya |
Billiards Billiards Cue sports , also known as billiard sports, are a wide variety of games of skill generally played with a cue stick which is used to strike billiard balls, moving them around a cloth-covered billiards table bounded by rubber .Historically, the umbrella term was billiards... (Doubles) |
Men |
| 1 | Ashok Shandilya | Billiards Billiards Cue sports , also known as billiard sports, are a wide variety of games of skill generally played with a cue stick which is used to strike billiard balls, moving them around a cloth-covered billiards table bounded by rubber .Historically, the umbrella term was billiards... (Sinlges) |
Men |
| 1 | Ngangim Dingko Singh | Boxing Boxing Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds... (54 kg) |
Men |
| 1 | Hockey team | Hockey Field hockey Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks... |
Men |
| 1 | Kabaddi team India national kabaddi team The India men's national kabaddi team represents India in international kabaddi competitions. India won Gold medals Asian Games in 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006.-India's Performance in World Cup:... |
Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi is a South Asian team sport... |
Men |
Medal Tally
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 35 |