Gumi, May 31 -- The Indian athletes fought hard and gave a good account of themselves on the concluding day of the 26th Asian Athletics Championships here on Saturday in the South Korean City of Gumi to swell the overall medal tally to 24 to finish in second place behind China.

Of the 24 medals, eight of them were gold, 10 silver and six bronze medals. China topped the table chart with 26 medals, including 15 gold, eight silver and three bronze medals, as per a press release from the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).

Japan, with 24 medals, four of them gold, was third in the medal tally.

All eyes on the final day of the continental competition were on the men's javelin throw. Sachin Yadav, on his international debut, recorded a pers...