Athletics will play a huge role in India's medal count at the Asian Games 2026. All athletics events will be organised from 23 September to 29 September 2026, with Paloma Mizuho Stadium (track and field, marathon) and the Aichi Prefectural Government Office and Nagoya City Hall Loop Course (race walk) hosting the events.
India has sent a total of 75 athletes to the Asian Games 2026, as they will participate in 41 different events. Out of these 75 athletes, 35 are men, and 40 are women.
Asian Games 2026 (Athletics): Indian Athletes
Complete Track Events Squad
Men’s 100m: Animesh Kujur; Gurindervir Singh
Men’s 200m: Animesh Kujur
Men’s 400m: Rajesh Ramesh; Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi
Men’s 800m: Krishan Kumar; Mohammed Afsal
Men’s 1500m: Gulveer Singh; Yoonus Shah
Men’s 5000m: Gulveer Singh; Avinash Sable
Men’s 10000m: Gulveer Singh
Men’s 400m hurdles: Santhosh Tamilarasan; Yashas Palaksha
Men’s 3000m steeplechase: Avinash Sable
Men's 4 × 400m relay: Dharmveer Choudhary, Jay Kumar, Manu Thekkinal, Mohammed, Ashfaq, Rajesh Ramesh, Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi
Women’s 200m: Harita Bhadra; Unnathi Aiyappa
Women’s 400m: Kiran Pahal; Prachi Choudhary
Women’s 800m: Gowthami Jayaraman; Pooja Olla
Women’s 1500m: Parul Chaudhary; Pooja Olla
Women’s 5000m: Parul Chaudhary; Seema Kumari
Women’s 10000m: Seema Kumari
Women’s 100m hurdles: Jyothi Yarraji; Nandhini Kongan
Women’s 400m hurdles: Anu Raghavan; Vithya Ramraj
Women’s 3000m steeplechase: Ankita Dhyani; Parul Chaudhary
Women's 4 × 100m relay: Abinaya Rajarajan, Sneha Gowda, Srabani Nanda, Sudeshna Shivankar, Tamanna Dhankheri
Women's 4 × 400m relay: Ansa Babu, Kiran Pahal, Neeru Pathak, Poovamma Machettira, Prachi Choudhary, Rashdeep Kaur, Saloni Nagar, Vithya Ramraj
Mixed 4 × 100m relay: Animesh Kujur, Gurindervir Singh, Pranav Gurav, Harita Bhadra, Sneha Gowda, Tamanna Dhankheri, Unnathi Aiyappa
Mixed 4 × 400m relay: Jay Kumar, Manu Thekkinal, Ansa Babu, Rashdeep Kaur
Complete Road Events Squad
Men's Marathon: Kartik Karkera; Sawan Barwal
Women's Marathon: Manju Rani; Priyanka Goswami
Complete Field Events Squad
Men’s High Jump: Aadarsh Ram; Sarvesh Kushare
Men’s Long Jump: Murali Sreeshankar; David Solomon
Men’s Triple Jump: Karthik Unnikrishnan; Praveen Chithravel
Men’s Shot Put: Karanveer Singh; Tajinderpal Singh Toor
Men’s Hammer Throw: Damneet Singh; Praveen Kumar
Men’s Pole Vault: Dev Meena; Kuldeep Kumar
Men’s Javelin Throw: Rohit Yadav; Yashvir Singh
Women’s High Jump: Pooja Singh; Supriya Basavaraju
Women’s Long Jump: Ancy Sojan; Shaili Singh
Women’s Triple Jump: Asha Ilango; Niharika Vashisht
Women’s Shot Put: Krishna Menon; Manpreet Kaur
Women’s Discus Throw: Sanya Yadav; Seema Kaliramna
Women’s Hammer Throw: Anushka Yadav; Tanya Chaudhary
Women’s Pole Vault: Baranica Elangovan; Sindhushree Ganesh
Complete Combined Events Squad
Men’s Decathlon: Tejaswin Shankar; Thowfeeq Noushad
Women’s Heptathlon: Anamika Kozhinjaparambil; Pooja Sharma
Asian Games 2026: Athletics Events — Road to Medals
Men’s 100m and 200m
Heats → Semifinals → Final
Men’s 400m, 800m, 1500m, and 400m hurdles
Heats → Final
Men’s 5000m, 10000m, and 3000m steeplechase
Final
Women’s 200m, 400m, 800m, 100m hurdles, and 400m hurdles
Heats → Final
Women’s 1500m, 5000m, 10000m, and 3000m steeplechase
Final
All Relay Events
Heats → Final
All Road Events
Final
Men’s High Jump, Long Jump, and Javelin Throw
Qualification → Final
Men’s Triple Jump, Shot Put, Hammer Throw, and Pole Vault
Final
Women’s Long Jump
Qualification → Final
Women’s High Jump, Discus Throw, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Hammer Throw, and Pole Vault
Final
Men’s Decathlon
100m → Long Jump → Shot Put → High Jump → 400m → 110 hurdles → Discus Throw → Pole Vault → Javelin Throw → 1500m
Women’s Heptathlon
100m hurdles → High Jump → Shot Put → 200m → Long Jump → Javelin Throw → 800m
Asian Games History: India at Athletics
Total Medals: 283
Golds: 85
Silvers: 102
Bronzes: 96
Do You Know: India holds the third-most successful record in the Asian Games athletics history.
India Year-wise performance in Athletics at Asian Games
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total Medals | Rank |
1951 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 2 |
1954 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
1958 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
1962 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
1966 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
1970 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
1974 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 3 |
1978 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 3 |
1982 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 3 |
1986 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
1990 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
1994 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
1998 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 |
2002 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 2 |
2006 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
2010 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
2014 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 |
2018 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 3 |
2022 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 3 |
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