Sonipat in Haryana supplied 13 gold medallists to India at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

The winners span six disciplines, from hockey and athletics to archery, kabaddi and wrestling.

Women’s hockey gold medallists include Neha Goyal, Jyoti, Sakshi Rana and Shilpi Dabas.

Men’s hockey added three more golds through Sumit, Abhishek Nain and Yashdeep Siwach.

Kiran Pahal won in athletics, Kushal Dalal in archery and Sujeet Kalkal in wrestling.

Dalal quit boxing for archery, practising on family land with paddy straw targets.

Sonipat lacks Delhi’s influence and Gurgaon’s money, yet has become India’s medal factory.

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