Asian Games 2026: Indian women players have brought glory to the country by performing brilliantly in the Asian Games 2026. From hockey to shooting, archery and athletics, Indian girls won many competitions with their strong sports and won gold medals.
Indian women’s hockey team won a historic gold medal in the Asian Games after 44 years by defeating China 1-0. In shooting, Neeru Dhanda defeated Sun Yunong of China to win the individual gold medal in the women’s trap competition. In archery, the Indian women’s recurve team won gold by defeating South Korea 5-3. 17 year old Kumkum Mohod also won the gold medal in the women’s individual recurve event by defeating Oh Yejin of South Korea.
In athletics, the Indian women’s 4×400 meter relay team made this journey more special by winning the gold medal with a time of 3 minutes 29.69 seconds. Behind these medals is not only the story of victory, but also the story of struggle, limited resources, family support and years of hard work.
Women’s hockey team defeated China and won gold after 44 years?
Indian women’s hockey team won the historic gold medal by defeating China 1-0 in the final. With this victory, the team ended its 44-year long wait for a gold medal. This is the first time since the 1982 Delhi Asian Games that the Indian women’s hockey team has won the gold medal in the Asian Games. Earlier in 1982 itself, the team had won the gold medal.
With this victory, the Indian women’s hockey team has also secured a direct quota for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. After this historic performance, Hockey India has announced an honorarium of Rs 11 lakh to each player and Rs 5.5 lakh to the support staff.
Who is in the Indian women’s hockey team?
Goalkeeper:
Savita Poonia
Bichu Devi Kharibam
Defender:
Ishika Chaudhary
Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam
Lalthantluangi
Flame
Shilpi Dabas
Midfielder:
nikki pradhan
Sakshi Rana
Sunelita Toppo
Salima Tete (captain)
Neha
Deepika Soreng
Forward:
Lalremsiami
Rutuja Dadaso Pisal
Navneet Kaur
Deepika
Ishika
Baljeet Kaur
Beauty Dungdung
What amazing feat did Neeru Dhanda do in the shooting?
In shooting, Neeru Dhanda won the individual gold medal by defeating Sun Yunong of China in the women’s trap event. Neeru also won gold medal in mixed trap team event. In this event he won gold in partnership. The special thing about this achievement of Neeru is his struggle-filled beginning. Till a few years ago, he did not have expensive shooting equipment. In the initial phase, he practiced by aiming at tin cans with the family’s old double barrel gun. Today the same Neeru is a Naib Subedar in the Indian Army and trains in the Army Marksmanship Unit. In July 2026, she became the first Indian woman to win gold in the women’s trap event at the ISSF World Cup in Lonato.
What amazing feat did the Indian women’s team do in archery?
Indian women’s recurve archery team won a historic gold medal by defeating South Korea 5-3 in the Asian Games 2026. The Indian team included Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma and 17-year-old Kumkum Mohod.
Who is Ankita Bhakat?
Ankita Bhakat was born on 17 June 1998. She is a member of the Indian national recurve team and competes in international competitions in the women’s individual, women’s team and mixed team recurve categories. He participated in the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships held in Rosario, Argentina. Here he won the gold medal in the recurve junior mixed team event with his partner Jameson Singh Ningthoujam.
Born and brought up in Kolkata, Ankita started archery at the age of 10. After this he joined Calcutta Archery Club for initial training. Later in 2014 she went to Tata Archery Academy, Jamshedpur. In the Asian Games 2026, Ankita participated in the women’s recurve team event and won the gold medal.
Who is Kirti Sharma?
Education was the first priority of Kirti Sharma, who grew up in Ritauli village of Jind district of Haryana. When she was in the fourth class, her father enrolled her in a private school near Jind. Till eighth grade, Kirti’s sports experience was limited to occasional running competitions. After this his school decided to start archery.
How did you start your style?
He started archery during his school days around 2019-2020. Her school played an important role in introducing Kirti to this sport, because there was an archery ground in the school premises itself. Initially she was influenced by the senior students who were already practicing archery. After this his interest in this sport also increased and he took up archery.
Lovlina Borgohain
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain performed brilliantly in the Asian Games 2026 and won the gold medal in the women’s 75 kg weight category. In the final match played in Nagoya, Japan, Lovlina won the gold medal by defeating Bao Ziyi of China 5-0. This victory was also special for Lovlina because she achieved this historic achievement on 2 October 2026, on the occasion of her 29th birthday.
With this victory, Lovlina has become the second Indian woman to win a boxing gold medal in the Asian Games. Before her, MC Mary Kom had achieved this feat. Seeing Lovlina’s brilliant game, she has already been awarded with major sports honors of the country. The Government of India honored him with the Arjuna Award in 2020 and the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2021. Lovlina added another big achievement to her career by winning the Asian Games gold on her birthday.
17 year old Kumkum Mohod also created history?
17-year-old Indian archer Kumkum Mohod won the gold medal by defeating South Korea’s Oh Yejin in the final of the women’s individual recurve event at the Asian Games 2026. Kumkum Mohod is a resident of Amravati. His father makes sweet boxes. Kumkum’s archery journey started from a simple beginning. The family did not have much money to buy an expensive bow. In such a situation, her mother arranged for a bow for her daughter from her savings.
Kumkum also did not let limited resources come in her way and continued practicing. His journey in the Asian Games became more special with every match. In the quarterfinals, she caused a big upset by defeating the current world champion Kang Chaeyang of South Korea.
After this, she faced China’s Zhu Jingyi in the semi-finals. Kumkum registered a spectacular victory of 6-2 in this match and made it to the finals. After this, she won the gold medal in the women’s individual recurve event by defeating Oh Yejin of South Korea in the final.
4×400 meter relay team’s gold in athletics?
In athletics, the Indian women’s 4×400 meter relay team performed brilliantly and won the gold medal. The Indian team completed this race in 3 minutes 29.69 seconds. The team includes Kiran Pahal, M.R. Poovamma, Prachi Chaudhary and Vithya Ramraj are included.
Who is Kiran Pahal?
Kiran Pahal was born on 5 August 2000. She is an Indian athlete from Haryana and specializes in 400 meter race. In 2024, she became the second athlete from India to complete the 400 meter race in less than 51 seconds. He had qualified for the 400 meter race in the 2024 Summer Olympics to be held in Paris. In the Olympics, he took a time of 52.51 seconds in the heat.
Who is M.R. Poovamma?
M.R. Poovamma is an Indian athlete and sprinter, who mainly competes in 400 meters race and 4×400 meters relay. He was born on 5 June 1990 in Karnataka. Her husband Jithin Paul is also an athlete. He has represented India in the 2008 Beijing, 2016 Rio and 2024 Olympic Games.
What is the story behind Prachi Chaudhary’s gold?
Prachi Chaudhary was born on 20 December 1996. He is an Indian track athlete. He has won silver medals in the 4×400 meters relay event at the 2019 Asian Championships and 2022 Asian Games. Due to winning a silver medal last time, she could not become DSP as per the rules. Under the sports policy of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a player who wins a gold medal directly gets the post of DSP. Then Prachi had promised her mother that she would bring gold at any cost, so that she could get that uniform.
Who is Vithya Ramraj?
Vithya Ramraj was born on 20 September 1998. She is an Indian sprinter and competes in 400 meters hurdles, 400 meters and 4×400 meters relay. At the 2022 Asian Games, he defeated PT in the 400m hurdles. It equaled the national record of 55.42 seconds set by Usha in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. She represented India in the women’s 4×400 meters relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Indian daughters reached gold through struggle..
The stories of these victories of Indian women players in the Asian Games 2026 are different, but they have one thing in common – continuous hard work. The women’s hockey team defeated China to win the gold medal after 44 years and secured a direct quota for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. Starting with limited resources, Neeru Dhanda defeated the Chinese player in shooting. Indian women’s recurve team won gold by defeating South Korea. Whereas 17 year old Kumkum Mohod won the gold medal by winning the final in the individual event. The women’s 4×400 meter relay team of athletics also added another chapter to India’s success by winning gold.