Asian Games: Amid bizarre goof-ups, India's tally shoots up to unprecedented 81 medals

Neeraj said, haven’tseen anything like thisinabig tournament. Athletes can get mentally down, even Jyothi was affected”

Defending champion Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Kumar Jena completed a 1-2 finish in men's javelin as the medal rush continued from the track and field events on Day 11 of the 19th Asian Games, taking India's tally to an unprecedented 81 medals, including 18 gold, 31 silver and 32 bronze medals. However, bizarre goof ups by officials, especially in athletics (read women's 100m hurdles involving Jyothi Yarraji, and men's javelin final) have in a way marred the competition's conduct.

Reigning World and Olympic champion Neeraj did not mince words while saying, "I haven't seen anything like this in a big tournament.

Athletes can get mentally down, even Jyothi was affected." Meanwhile, the famed quartet of Muhammad Anas, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal and Rajesh Ramesh lived up to their billing, beating Qatar to take gold in the men's 4×400 relay while the women's team of Vithya, Aishwarya, Prachi, Subha bagged the silver. Fresh from winning the 3000m steeplechase crown, Avinash Sable continued his top form with a silver in the men's 5000m final.

Middle-distance sensation Harmilan Bains clinched her second medal of the Games, with a silver in women's 800m event. Earlier in the day, Ram Baboo and Manju Rani picked the bronze in the 35km race walk mixed team.

Archery: The Indian mixed compound archery team, featuring Ojas Deotale and Jyothi Surekha Vennam, came up with a near-perfect show, dropping just one point to defeat their South Korean opponents by one-point and clinch the gold medal in Hangzhou.

In the battle between the top-two seeds, the No. 1 Indian pair pipped So Chaewon and Joo Jaehoon 159-158.