It is a discussion that has followed every international sporting event in the last decade, just as it did after the recent Asian Games: What is it about Haryana that makes the state top India’s medal tallies? At the Jakarta-Palembang Games, Haryana won 18 of India’s 69 medals, and five of its 15 golds. At the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games earlier this year, the state won nine of India’s 26 golds, and 22 of its 66 medals. Before that, the state won 19 of India’s 64 medals at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, and 27 of the country’s 101 at the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games. Such events shine a favourable light on a state that, despite being one of India’s richest, is usually in the news for its poor sex ratio, endemic crimes against women and high unemployment. Experts say they also help highlight the fact that Haryana has worked hard to invest in its athletes. SUBSCRIBE to ThePrint : http://bit.ly/SubscribeToThePrint LIKE ThePrint on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/theprintindia/ Follow ThePrint on Twitter : https://twitter.com/theprintindia Follow ThePrint on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/theprintindia/