- Asian Athletics Championships 2023 held in Bangkok, Thailand, India won a total of 27 medals and secured the third position in the competition.
- In the five-day (July 12 to 16) Asian Athletics Championships 2023 held in Bangkok, India finished third with a total of 27 medals, including six gold, twelve silver and nine bronze medals, in the second best ever performance.
Jyoti Yaraji’s two medals
- Athlete Jyoti Yaraji won India’s first gold medal in women’s 100m race and silver medal in women’s 200m race in this championship.
India bagged 13 medals on the last day
- Indian athletes won a total of 13 medals including 8 silver and 5 bronze medals on the last day of competition in Bangkok Athletics Championships 2023 on July 16.
Second Best Performance
- India’s Bangkok campaign was India’s best performance at the Asian Championships since Bhubaneswar 2017. In Bhubaneswar also, Indian athletes won a total of 27 medals including 9 gold, 6 silver and 12 bronze medals.
Top five countries in the medal tally
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total Medals |
| Japan | 16 | 11 | 10 | 37 |
| China | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| India | 9 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |