CM Vijay to Host Banquet for Tamil Nadu Asian Games Medal Winners

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph C. Vijay will host a banquet for Tamil Nadu athletes who won medals at the Asian Games on Thursday, October 8.

The 20th Asian Games began on September 19 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The 16-day event saw around 11,000 athletes from 46 countries participate.

Competitions were held in 43 sports across 469 events. A total of 483 gold, 483 silver and 654 bronze medals were awarded.

India participated with 495 athletes and finished fourth with a total of 85 medals, including 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze medals.

Among the Tamil Nadu athletes, five athletes, including track and field athlete Vidya Ramraj, won three medals each. Another 23 athletes, including Tamil Nadu`s Velavan Senthilkumar, squash players Joshna Chinappa, track and field athlete Vishal T.K. and archer Ganesh Manirathnam, won two medals each.

Chief Minister Vijay will meet the Tamil Nadu athletes who won medals at the Asian Games on Thursday.

A banquet along with cash incentives will be hosted for the medal winners at a private star hotel in Chennai at 5 PM. Chess Olympiad winners will also be honoured with a banquet and cash incentives.