Updated : Oct 04, 2026 15:52
The Indian men’s cricket team after winning
the gold medal match against Pakistan at the Asian Games in Japan on October 3.
India ended its Asian Games 2026 campaign in Aichi-Nagoya with 85 medals,
including 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze, to finish fourth in the continental
standings.
The overall haul was lower than the record
106 medals won at Hangzhou in 2023, but the overarching storyline in Japan was
one of new champions and historic firsts
India won gold across nine sports, with
archery accounting for five titles, while cricket, hockey and kabaddi
contributed four team gold medals between them. Shooting produced three gold,
athletics one, boxing three, wrestling two and golf one.
Only eight of India’s 28 golds from Hangzhou
were retained, while 13 new routes to the top of the podium emerged in Japan.
Here are all of India’s 21 gold-medal
winners at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Athletics
Women’s 4x400m relay
India’s lone athletics gold came in the
women’s 4x400m relay. Kiran Pahal, M.R. Poovamma, Prachi Choudhary and Vithya
Ramraj combined to take the title.
The gold provided a rare bright spot for an
Indian athletics contingent that had collected 29 medals, including six gold,
at Hangzhou.
Shooting
10m air pistol mixed team
Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh opened India’s
gold account in shooting by winning the mixed team 10m air pistol title.
Neeru Dhanda — women’s trap
Neeru Dhanda produced one of the defining
individual performances of India’s Games. Her women’s trap gold ended India’s
48-year wait for an individual Asian Games trap title, the previous one having
come through Randhir Singh in 1978.
Gold medallist Neeru Dhanda, left, and Kynan
Chenai pose for photographers during the medal ceremony. | Photo Credit: PTI
Mixed team trap
Neeru proceeded to team up with Kynan Chenai
next to win mixed team trap gold. Their score of 34 hits out of 40 was an Asian
record, while the victory gave India its first Asian Games gold in the trap
mixed team event.
Kabaddi
India men’s and women’s kabaddi team
The Indian women’s team reclaimed the Asian
Games title. The men’s team also finished on top, giving India a kabaddi double
in Aichi-Nagoya. The two titles made kabaddi one of India’s four gold-producing
team sports alongside cricket and hockey.
Hockey
India men’s and women’s hockey team
The women’s hockey team ended a 44-year wait
for Asian Games gold. The men’s team retained its crown, beating Malaysia in
the final. It became India’s first successful men’s hockey title defence at the
Asian Games and, like the women’s triumph, secured Olympic qualification for
Los Angeles 2028.
Cricket
India men’s and women’s cricket team
India won the women’s T20 cricket gold,
adding an Asian Games title to its growing list of achievements in the format.
The men’s team completed a cricket double by winning the men’s T20 title.
Archery
Women’s compound team
The women’s compound trio of Jyothi Surekha
Vennam, Prithika Pradeep and Chikitha Taniparthi won India’s first archery gold
of the Games.
Mixed compound team
Chikitha Taniparthi doubled up with Sahil
Jadhav to win the mixed compound team title.
Men’s compound team
Sahil Jadhav completed a second team gold,
alongside Kushal Dalal and Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru, in the men’s compound
team event.
Women’s recurve team
Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma and Kumkum Anil
Mohod delivered a historic victory in the women’s recurve team event. It was
India’s first Asian Games gold in the event and ended South Korea’s 28-year
hold on the title.
Women’s individual recurve
Kumkum then produced one of the biggest
individual breakthroughs of the Games, winning India’s first-ever Asian Games
gold in the women’s individual recurve event.
Asian Games 2026 gold medallist boxer
Lovlina Borgohain. | Photo Credit: PTI
Boxing
Lovlina Borgohain — women’s 75kg
Lovlina Borgohain won the women’s 75kg
title, becoming only the second Indian woman after Mary Kom to win an Asian
Games boxing gold.
Parveen Hooda — women’s 65kg
Parveen Hooda added another women’s boxing
gold in the 65kg category, making it a particularly successful Games for
India’s women boxers.
Ankush Panghal — men’s 75kg
Ankush Panghal completed India’s boxing gold
rush with victory in the men’s 75kg category. India’s three boxing gold medals
were part of a wider resurgence in the sport after a comparatively difficult
showing at Hangzhou.
Aman Sehrawat with national freestyle coach
Vinod Kumar. | Photo Credit: PTI
Wrestling
Aman Sehrawat — men’s 57kg freestyle
Aman Sehrawat won the men’s 57kg freestyle
title, becoming the first Indian wrestler to win an Asian Games gold in the
category.
Sujeet Kalkal — men’s 65kg freestyle
Sujeet Kalkal added the second wrestling
gold, winning the men’s 65kg freestyle title. His victory was India’s first
Asian Games wrestling gold since 2018.
Golf
Pranavi Urs — women’s individual
Pranavi Urs made history by winning the
women’s individual golf title. It was India’s first-ever Asian Games gold medal
in golf, giving the country a landmark title in Aichi-Nagoya.
