ASIAN GAMES 1970

BANGKOK, THAILAND

09/12/1970 - 20/12/1970


India: Ranked 5

25 Medals - Gold: 6, Silver: 9, Bronze: 10

Name Medal Sports Discipline
Joginder Singh gold Athletics Men's Shot Put
Praveen Kumar gold Athletics Men's Discus Throw
Kamaljeet Sandhu gold Athletics Women's 400M
Mohinder Singh Gill gold Athletics Men's Triple Jump
Hawa Singh gold Boxing Men's 81+ KG
Chandgi Ram gold Wrestling Men's 100 KG
Sriram Singh silver Athletics Men's 800M
Edward Sequeira silver Athletics Men's 5000M
Labh Singh silver Athletics Men's Triple Jump
M. G. Shetty silver Athletics Decathlon
Muniswamy Venu silver Boxing Men's 57 KG
Jit Singh silver Wrestling Men's 90 KG
Bhogeswar Baruah P. C. Punappa Sucha Singh Ajmer Singh silver Athletics Men's 4'400M Relay
Indian Men's Hockey Team silver Hockey Men's Hockey
Indian Men's Water Polo silver Water Polo Men's Water Polo
Sucha Singh bronze Athletics Men's 400M
Gurmej Singh bronze Athletics Men's 3000M Steeplechase
O. L. Thomas Kenneth Powell A. P. Ramaswamy Ramesh Tawde bronze Athletics Men's 4'100M Relay
Bhim Singh bronze Athletics Men's High Jump
Labh Singh bronze Athletics Men's Long Jump
Indian Men's Football Team bronze Football Men's
Om Prakash bronze Wrestling Men's 68 KG
Mukhtiar Singh bronze Wrestling Men's 74 KG
Netra Pal Singh bronze Wrestling Men's 82 KG
Soli Contractor & Afsar Hussain bronze Sailing Enterprise

The 1970 Asiad was consecutively hosted for a second time in Bangkok, Thailand after the initial hosts, South Korea faced security concerns. A total of 16 countries participated in the 6th Asian Games where Sailing was introduced as a discipline for the first time. India went on to finish 5th on the table winning 25 medals in all, including a Bronze win in Sailing.

SPONSORS

THE WORLDWIDE OLYMPIC PARTNERS

SPONSORS

THE INDIAN OLYMPIC PARTNERS