While compound archers scooped all five gold medals on offer, wrestlers
also annihilated competition
to grab five
yellow metals out of six.
Courtesy the strong showing by them, India continued to top the medals' tally with a count of 70, which includes 46 gold, 18 silver and six bronze medals.
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Sri Lanka held on to the second spot with 59 medals (11 gold, 25 silver and 23 bronze). Pakistan was a distant third in the tally with 29 medals (4 gold, 11 silver and 14 bronze) in their kitty.
The Indian archers topped the medals chart ahead of Bangladesh, who finished with two silver and two bronze medals and third placed Bhutan (0-1-1).
The compound trio of Purvasha Shende, Jyoti Vennam and Lily Chanu Paonam started the gold rush for India downing their opponents from Bangladesh 228-217 in the morning session.
Purvasha went on to win a hat-trick of gold medals as she also emerged the individual champion and bagged her third in mixed pair event with Asian Games team gold and individual silver medallist Abhishek Verma.
Ranked world No.5, Chauhan lived up to his reputation, edging out Verma 144-142 to emerge the individual champion in a thrilling men's final in the afternoon session.
In the squash competition, star player Joshna Chinappa clinched the gold in women's individual event after beating Maria Toorpaki Wazir of Pakistan in a tense and ill-tempered summit clash.