New Delhi. Till September 24, a total of 17 medals have come to India's account in the Asian Games 2026, but only one of them is gold. India has also won 7 silver and 9 bronze medals. Looking at the total number of medals, the performance may seem normal but India is at 14th place in the medal tally and this figure is raising many questions in front of the Indian Sports System. The special thing is that in the last three years, Rs 702.86 crore has been spent on training of players, international exposure, equipment, coaching and expert services for the preparation of Nagoya Asian Games. Apart from this, Rs 97.84 crore has been spent through Target Olympic Podium Scheme i.e. TOPS. In this way the total government investment reaches about Rs 800.70 crore.
India's only gold in Nagoya has been won by the women's cricket team. The Indian team won the gold medal in the Asian Games for the second consecutive time by defeating Sri Lanka by 147 runs. After this, India definitely got silver and bronze medals but the number of gold could not increase. This figure is most discussed because earlier in the Hangzhou Asian Games, India had performed brilliantly and won a total of 106 medals. These included 28 gold, 38 silver and 40 bronze. India had finished fourth with that performance.
After Hangzhou, expectations from Indian sports have also increased a lot. After winning more than 100 medals for the first time, India's performance in the Asian Games is now being seen on the same scale. However, the Nagoya Games are not over yet so it is too early to draw any conclusions before the final medal tally is out. There are still competitions left in many sports of India and the number of medals may increase in the coming days.
This time India has fielded a contingent of 501 players, out of which 310 players are participating in the Asian Games for the first time. A 265-member support staff is also present with the team. Talking about expenditure on preparation, Rs 251.4 crore has been spent on international exposure, Rs 118.3 crore on domestic training, Rs 89.2 crore on equipment, Rs 86.3 crore on foreign experts and Rs 39.8 crore on foreign training. It is clear from these figures that the scope of preparation has been quite large.
India's challenge is not limited only to increasing the number of medals, but it is also important to increase the ability to win gold in different sports. Shooting and athletics had brought a large number of medals to India in Hangzhou. 29 medals came from athletics and 22 from shooting. Shooting won 7 gold while athletics won 6 gold. These Games have not seen the same gold surge in the early stages in Nagoya.
Countries like China, Japan and South Korea are ahead of India in the medal tally. Even in Hangzhou, India stood fourth after these countries. In such a situation, Nagoya is not only a platform for Indian sports to increase the number of medals but also an opportunity to test the ability to perform strongly in different sports. The performance at the Asian Games is also important in terms of preparations for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. Therefore, after the final figures of Nagoya come, it will be interesting to see how many medals India wins and what is the share of gold in them.