With 15 gold, 24 silver and 30 bronze, India's medal tally stood at 69, a step up from Incheon four years ago when they won 65.

The 28-year-old Manjit ran his personal best time of 1 minute and 46.15 seconds to win his maiden major international medal.

The silver medal each from Hima and Anas was on expected lines as the gold winners in their respective events were outright pre-race favour...