India concluded its Asian Games 2026 campaign in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with 85 medals — 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze — finishing fourth in the overall medal standings. The Indian contingent made a strong late surge, with major gold-medal wins in hockey, cricket, archery, wrestling, boxing and other disciplines.
India had sent 495 athletes to the 2026 Asian Games, competing across 36 sports. The Games began on September 19 and concluded on October 4.
At the previous Asian Games in Hangzhou, India had recorded its best-ever performance with 106 medals — 28 gold, 38 silver and 40 bronze. While India fell short of that overall tally in 2026, the team still secured a top-four finish.
India's final medal tally at Asian Games 2026
| Medal | Number |
|---|---|
| Gold | 21 |
| Silver | 27 |
| Bronze | 37 |
| Total | 85 |
India's gold medal winners
India won 21 gold medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The gold-medal-winning performances came across several sports:
- Women's cricket team — Cricket
- Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh — Shooting, mixed team 10m air pistol
- Women's kabaddi team — Kabaddi
- Men's kabaddi team — Kabaddi
- Neeru Dhanda — Shooting, women's trap
- Kiran Pahal, Poovamma M.R., Prachi Choudhary and Vithya Ramraj — Athletics, women's 4x400m relay
- Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep and Chikitha Taniparthi — Archery, women's compound team
- Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav — Archery, mixed compound team
- Kynan Chenai and Neeru Dhanda — Shooting, mixed trap team
- Sahil Jadhav, Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru and Kushal Dalal — Archery, men's compound team
- Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Mohod and Kirti Sharma — Archery, women's team recurve
- Lovlina Borgohain — Boxing, women's 75kg
- Parveen Hooda — Boxing, women's 65kg
- Ankush Panghal — Boxing, men's 80kg
- Sujeet Kalkal — Wrestling, men's 65kg
- Women's hockey team — Hockey
- Kumkum Mohod — Archery, women's individual recurve
- Pranavi Urs — Golf, women's individual
- Men's cricket team — Cricket
- Aman Sehrawat — Wrestling, men's 57kg
- Men's hockey team — Hockey
India's silver medal winners
India also collected 27 silver medals, with notable performances coming from athletes and teams across shooting, athletics, wrestling, weightlifting, squash, archery and other disciplines.
Among the prominent silver medallists were Mirabai Chanu in women's 49kg weightlifting, Gulveer Singh in athletics, Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh in squash, Murali Sreeshankar in men's long jump and Yash Vir Singh in men's javelin throw.
Other silver-medal performances included India's shooting teams, rowing, wushu, athletics relays, sailing and wrestling.
India's bronze medal winners
India won 37 bronze medals, with the country's athletes reaching the podium in sports including athletics, shooting, boxing, squash, badminton, rowing, MMA, archery, wrestling and others.
Notable bronze medallists included Rudrankksh Patil, Suchika Tariyal, Jay Meena, Tejaswin Shankar, Parul Chaudhary, Rohit Yadav, Narender Berwal, Priya Ghanghas and Sunil Kumar, among others.
Hockey and cricket provide late boost
India's campaign received a major boost in the final stages of the Games. The men's hockey team defeated Malaysia 5-1 in the final to retain the Asian Games title, securing India's 21st and final gold medal of the competition.
India also retained its Asian Games cricket title, with the men's and women's teams both winning gold. The late surge in medals helped India finish fourth overall.
India's performance compared with Hangzhou 2022
India's 85-medal haul in Aichi-Nagoya was below its record 106 medals at Hangzhou 2022. The 2026 tally also included seven fewer gold medals than India's 28-gold haul three years earlier.
However, India's strong finish in the final days of the competition helped the country secure a top-four position, with China dominating the overall standings.
The 2026 Asian Games campaign therefore ended with India securing 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze medals, highlighting strong performances across traditional strengths such as hockey, shooting, athletics and kabaddi, while also producing important results in newer and emerging disciplines.
