Indians finished 5th at Manila Asian Games winning only 13 medals. They won medals only in Athletics and Wrestling. In Athletics they won 5 Gold, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze while in Wrestling they won 2 Silver and a Bronze. In Women’s event, Indians won first Gold medal as India participated only in 4 Sports. Check Indian performance at 1954 Asian Games.
Indian History at Every Asian Games: 1951
Indian Medal Winners at Asian Games: 1951, 1954, 2014
Indian Performance at Asian Games in Different Sports
Asian Games 2018: Indian Contingent and Schedule
Asian Games 1954 Statistics
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Nations: 18
Sports: 10 (Boxing, Shooting, Wrestling made debut)
Events: 77
Competitors: 970
Winner: Japan
India: 5th
Indian Contingent: 69
Medals: 229 medals (77 gold, 77 silver and 75 bronze)
Countries Winning Medals: 10
Athletics
With 14 Medals, Indians finished second behind Japan. They won 5 Gold, 3 Silver and 6 Bronze medals.
Diving
KP Thakkar won the only Bronze for India at Diving where Japan and Israel were other two participating nations.
Football
Indians failed to cross the Group Stage losing to Indonesia. They won against Japan.
Wrestling
5-member squad of India won a Silver and a Bronze to finish 5th among 6 participating nations.
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