New Delhi, Sept 25 (PTI) The yellow metal might have eluded them but Indian rowing team’s head coach Ismail Baig couldn’t be more happier after his wards finished the competition with an unprecedented five medals at the ongoing Asian Games, here on Monday.

While India won a gold and two bronze medal at the Jakarta edition in 2018, the rowers finished with two silver and three bronze medals in this edition.

For Baig, the focus is now to earn as many qualification slots possible for the Paris Olympics in the upcoming events.

Baig, who joined the Indian team as assistant coach in 1998 and has been the head coach in 2002, has guided the team to 23 medals at the continental showpiece over last two and half decades.

“We won five medals in such a tough competition, which is a big thing.” Now we will be able to return to India with pride. I am feeling very relieved but the process of hard work will not stop now,” Baig told

Source: PTI News