India ended the 2026 Asian Games in fourth place. The country won 85 medals in total. That included 21 gold, 27 silver, and 37 bronze. About 500 Indian athletes took part in the event in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
This was India’s second-best performance at an Asian Games. The best came in 2023 at Hangzhou, where India won 106 medals with a larger contingent of 650 athletes. At Hangzhou, India won 28 gold, 38 silver, and 40 bronze. So the 2026 haul was lower, but it still included many historic moments.
Athletics gave India the most medals. The sport contributed 24 medals. Shooting was next with 15 medals, including three golds. Archery was the best sport for gold medals. Indian archers won five golds. Boxing also delivered three golds.
Several athletes made history. Pranavi Urs became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in golf. Kumkum Mohod, who is 17, became the first Indian woman to win individual recurve archery gold. She was also part of the women’s recurve team that won gold with Ankita Bhakat and Kirti Sharma. That was India’s first team to recurve gold at the Asian Games.
Neeru Dhanda won India’s first individual gold of the Games in the women’s trap shooting event. Kumkum Mohod and Suruchi Singh won gold in the mixed team 10m air pistol event. They matched an Asian record score.
In athletics, Vithya Ramraj won bronze in the women’s 400m hurdles. She broke a national record that had stood for 42 years. Sawan Barwal won India’s first marathon medal since 1982. He also set a national record. Sarvesh Kushare ended India’s 56-year wait for a men’s high jump medal. Baranica Elangovan became the first Indian pole vaulter to win an Asian Games medal.
In wrestling, Aman Sehrawat and Sujeet Kalkal won gold. In boxing, Lovlina Borgohain won gold. She became the second Indian woman to win boxing gold at the Asian Games. Mary Kom was the first in 2014.
…Breaks New Ground With Historic Medals and 2028 Olympic Quotas
Some athletes won medals in sports where India had not won before. Suchika Tariyal won India’s first mixed martial arts medal. Jay Meena reached the semi-finals in soft tennis, which was also a first. Mirabai Chanu won silver in weightlifting. It was India’s first medal in that sport since 1998. Roshibina Devi won her third wushu medal. Seema Kumari ended a 16-year wait for a women’s 10,000m medal. Anahat Singh became the first Indian woman to win a silver in squash singles.
India also secured quotas for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. These came in archery and hockey. The men’s and women’s hockey teams both qualified. In archery, India earned quotas in the compound mixed team and women’s individual recurve events.
The best single day for India was Friday. The country won 12 medals that day, including six golds. Three of those golds came in boxing. On Saturday, India won nine more medals. The men’s cricket and hockey teams won gold. Aman Sehrawat, Kumkum Mohod, and Pranavi Urs also won gold in their individual events.
…Medal Tally by Sport With 21 Golds and 24 Athletics Medals
India won 85 medals in total at the 2026 Asian Games. That included 21 gold, 27 silver, and 37 bronze.
Archery was India’s strongest sport for gold medals. Indian archers won 5 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze. That gave them 9 medals overall. Shooting was close behind in golds with 3. But shooting brought home the second-biggest total medal haul. Indian shooters won 3 gold, 8 silver, and 4 bronze for 15 medals.
Boxing and wrestling each contributed 2 golds. Boxing also added 3 bronze, giving a total of 6 medals. Wrestling added 2 silver and 2 bronze, also for 6 medals.
Three team sports delivered 2 golds each. Cricket won 2 golds. Hockey won 2 golds. Kabaddi won 2 golds. None of these sports won silver or bronze. So each contributed 2 medals to the tally.
Athletics brought in the most medals overall. The track and field team won 1 gold, 9 silver, and 14 bronze. That added up to 24 medals. Golf won 1 gold and 1 silver for 2 medals.
Several sports won silver medals without gold. Squash won 2 silver and 3 bronze for 5 medals. Sailing won 1 silver and 2 bronze for 3 medals. Weightlifting won 1 silver. Wushu also won 1 silver.
India also won bronze medals in several other sports. These included badminton, kurash, mixed martial arts, rowing, sepaktakraw, soft tennis, and table tennis. Each of these sports won 1 bronze medal.
FAQs
Q. How many medals did India win at the 2026 Asian Games?
A. India won 85 medals at the Asian Games.
Q. How many gold medals did India win?
A. India won 21 gold medals.
Q. Which sport won the most medals for India?
A. Athletics won 24 medals for India.
Q. Where did India finish in the 2026 Asian Games?
A. India finished fourth in the Asian Games.
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