Despite some early struggles, India had memorable and historic stories at the Asian Games 2026, which Japan hosted from 19 September to 4 October 2026.
While India won a total of 85 medals at the Asian Games 2026, the country recorded a total of 21 gold medals to finish in fourth position in the medals table. India recorded its second most gold medals in an Asian Games edition, recording 28 golds in 2022. Also, four Asiad 2026 gold medals secured India’s quota for the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics.
Asian Games 2026 — Indian Gold Medalists: Archery
Women’s Team Compound
Chikitha Taniparthi, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep
Mixed Team Compound
(India confirmed mixed team compound quota for the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics.)
Men’s Team Compound
Kushal Dalal, Sahil Jadhav, T. G. Mani Ratnam
Women’s Team Recurve
Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma, Kumkum Mohod
Women’s Individual Recurve
Kumkum Mohod
(India confirmed women’s individual recurve quota for the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics.)
Asian Games 2026 — Indian Gold Medalists: Shooting
Mixed 10m Air Pistol Team
Kamaljeet, Suruchi Singh
Women’s Trap
Mixed Trap
Women’s 75kg
Lovlina Borgohain
Women’s 65kg
Parveen Hooda
Men’s 80kg
Men’s Freestyle 65kg
Sujeet Kalkal
Men’s Freestyle 57kg
Aman Sehrawat
Asian Games 2026 — Indian Gold Medalists: Kabaddi
Women’s Kabaddi Team
Men’s Kabaddi Team
Asian Games 2026 — Indian Gold Medalists: Cricket
Women’s Cricket Team
Asian Games 2026 — Indian Gold Medalists: Field Hockey
(Both women’s and men’s hockey teams booked Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics quotas.)