The super charge led by athletes, boxers and tennis players in the last seven days of the Asian Games not only provided the impetus to the floundering Indian campaign but also scripted a memorable climax as the country recorded its best ever performance at the sporting event.
India ended its campaign in the sporting spectacle in the sixth position with 14 gold, bettering the 13 won at home in Delhi 28 years ago, 17 silver and 33 bronze medals.
The total medal haul of 64 here is also the highest for India in Asiad history as it bettered the 1982 haul in Delhi of 57 comprising 13-19-25.
Somdev Devvarman created history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in the men's singles tennis event of the Asian Games after outplaying top seed and world number 44 Denis Istomin 6-1 6-2 in the lop-sided summit clash.
Somdev Devvarman and Sanam Singh combined superbly to win first gold medal for India in the tennis event in the 2010 edition of the Games, as the sixth seed pair shocked second seed Chinese Gong Maoxin and Li Zhe 6-3 6-7(4) 10-8 in the final.
Defending champion Pankaj Advani notched up India's first gold medal in this edition of the Asian Games in men's Billiards singles event after defeating Oo Nay Thway Oo of Myanmar 3-2.
In a sparkling show, Sudha Singh fetched India's second gold medal in track and field events and fifth overall by winning the 3000m Steeplechase event with her personal-best timing.
Sudha made up for her poor outing at last month's Commonwealth Games, clocking 9:55.67s to take the honours at the Aoti Main Stadium.
Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji took centre stage as she snatched the gold in the women's 400 m hurdles with a timing of 56.15.
Joseph Abraham Ganapathiplackal also clinched gold medal in the men's 400m hurdles.
Top Indian long-distance runner Preeja Sreedharan clocked a personal best of 31:50:47 in the women's 10,000m final to clinch the country's fourth gold medal at the Asian Games. She also won a silver medal in women's 5000m race.
Indian women's 4X400m relay team, comprising of Manjeet Kaur, Chithra Kulathummuriyil Soman, Jauna Murmu, Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji, Sini Jose and Mandeep Kaur, scripted history after winning gold for India.
Teen sensation Vikas Krishna ended Indian boxing's 12-year-old gold medal drought in the Asian Games by winning the lightweight (60kg) title.
World number one Vijender Singh (75kg) clinched an unprecedented second boxing gold for India at the Asian Games.
The Indian men's Kabaddi team beat Iran 37-20 and maintained their winning streak in the sport since its introduction in 1990.
Indian women's Kabaddi team also won its maiden Asian Games gold medal, beating Thailand 28-14 in the final. Women's Kabaddi made its debut in the 2010 Games.
Armyman Bajrang Lal Takhar won a historic gold in men's singles scull at the Asian Games. Bajrang Lal's gold is first for an Indian rower at the Games.
Ronjan Sodhi of India won the individual gold medal in the men's Double Trap event of the Asian Games shooting. Sodhi shot a combined score of 186 to win the gold four points ahead of Dalmook Al-Maktoum of the United Arab Emirates at the Guangzhou Shotgun Centre.
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