India at the 1998 Asian Games

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India at the
1998 Asian Games
IOC codeIND
NOCIndian Olympic Association
in Bangkok
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
7
Silver
11
Bronze
17
Total
35
Asian Games appearances (overview)

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.[1]

Medals by sport[edit | edit source]

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 2 6 7 15
Cue Sports 2 1 1 4
Boxing 1 0 1 2
Equestrian 0 0 1 1
Hockey 1 1 0 2
Kabaddi 1 0 0 1
Rowing 0 0 2 2
Shooting 0 2 1 3
Tennis 0 0 4 4
Weightlifting 0 1 0 1
Total 7 11 17 35

Medalists[edit | edit source]

Gold (7)[edit | edit source]

Medal Sportsperson Games Event
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jyotirmoy Sikdhar Athletics 1500 m
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jyotirmoy Sikdhar Athletics 800 m
1st place, gold medalist(s) Geet Sethi and Ashok Shandilya Billiards Doubles
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ashok Shandilya Billiards Singles
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ngangom Dingko Singh Boxing 54 kg
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hockey team Hockey Men
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kabaddi team Kabaddi Men

Silver (11)[edit | edit source]

Bronze (17)[edit | edit source]

Medal Sportsperson Games Event
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anil Kumar Athletics Shot Put
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shakti Singh Athletics Discus Throw
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rosa Kutty Athletics 800M Race
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sunita Rani Athletics 5000M Race
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lijo David, P. Ramachandra, Jata Shankar,ParamJeet Singh Athletics Men's 4*400M Relay
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jincy Philit, Jyotimoyee Sikadar, Rosa Kutty, K.M Beenamol Athletics Women's 4*400M Relay

Athletics[edit | edit source]

Men[edit | edit source]

Track & road events

Athletes Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Paramjit Singh 400 m 46.68 1 Q 46.37 2 Q 45.93 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Bahadur Prasad 1500 m 3:51.00 3 Q N/A 3:41.58 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
5000 m N/A 14:48.85 8
Gulab Chand 13:59.20 4
10000 m N/A 29:10.53 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lijo David Thottan
Purukottam Ramachandran
Paramjit Singh
Jata Shankar 		4 × 400 m relay 3:04.86 2 Q N/A 3:02.62 SB 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Field events

Athletes Event Final
Result Rank
Anil Kumar Discus Throw 58.43 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ajit Bhaduria 54.03 6
Shakti Singh Shot Put 18.81 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Bahadur Singh Sagoo 18.21 4
Satbir Singh Javelin Throw 75.21 6
Jagdish Bishnoi 72.03 8

Women[edit | edit source]

Track & road events

Athletes Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Rachita Mistry 100 m 11.46 2Q N/A 11.41 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
P.T. Usha 200 m 24.27 4 did not advance
400 m 54.63 4 Q N/A 54.37 6
Rosa Kutty 54.06 1 Q 54.55 4
800 m 2.05.77 1 Q N/A 2.03.00 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar 2:07.41 1 Q 2.01.00 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1500 m N/A 4:12.81 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sunita Rani 4:13.66 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
5000 m N/A 15:54.47 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Rachita Mistry
P.T. Usha
Valdivel Jayalakshmi
E.B. Shyla
4 × 100 m Relay N/A 44.77 4
Jincy Phillip
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
Rosa Kutty
K.M. Beenamol
4 × 400 m Relay N/A 3:32.20 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Field events

Athletes Event Final
Result Rank
Neelam Jaswant Singh Discus Throw 55.09 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Swarnjeet Kaur 51.46 4
Gurmeet Kaur Javelin Throw 59.00 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lekha Thomas Triple Jump 13.05 9

Medal Tally[edit | edit source]

Rank NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
9  India 7 11 17 35

Football[edit | edit source]

Men[edit | edit source]

Team[edit | edit source]

Coach: Syed Nayeemuddin

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Preliminary round[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6
2  India 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3    Nepal 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: RSSSF
Japan File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg1–0 India
Fukuda Goal 55'
India 1–0   Nepal
Chapman Goal 46'

Second round[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
2 File:Flag of Turkmenistan (1997-2001).svg Turkmenistan 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3  North Korea 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4  India 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: RSSSF
Turkmenistan File:Flag of Turkmenistan (1997-2001).svg3–2 India
Neželew Goal 39'
Agaýew Goal 49'
Kislow Goal 74'		 Vijayan Goal 83'
Rakshit Goal 87'
India 0–2 Uzbekistan
Shkvyrin Goal 35'
Rahmonqulov Goal 49'
India 0–2 North Korea
So Min-chol Goal 11'
Ju Song-il Goal 73'

Women[edit | edit source]

Coach: S. Arumainayagam[2]

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Preliminary round[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  China 3 3 0 0 24 0 +24 9
2 File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (FIFA).svg Chinese Taipei 3 1 1 1 14 7 +7 4
3  South Korea 3 1 1 1 8 4 +4 4
4  India 3 0 0 3 1 36 −35 0
Source: RSSSF
Template:Fbw-rt0–7 South Korea
Report Seong Mi Son GoalGoal
Sung Mi Cha GoalGoalGoal
Maria Rebello Goal (o.g.)
Mi Yeon Lee Goal
Template:Fbw-rt1–13File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (FIFA).svg Chinese Taipei
Tababi Devi Goal Report Ming-shu Lee GoalGoalGoal
Ii-Min Hung GoalGoalGoal
Huey-Shwu Wu GoalGoalGoal
Chun- Lan Huang GoalGoal
Tzu-Yun Chang Goal
Lan-ten Lan Goal
Template:Fbw-rt0–16 China

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "XIII Asian Games, Bangkok (ASIAD 98)". Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "IOA finalises 22 disciplines for Asiad". The Indian Express. 11 November 1998. Retrieved 20 November 2020.

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