Asian Games 2026 is being organized in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. In this time's Asian Games, athletes from 45 countries are participating in 469 medal events in 43 sports. India has sent a contingent of 501 players. These players will stake claim for medals in 36 sports. There are 267 male and 234 female athletes in the Indian Asian Games squad. Of these, 314 players are participating in the Asiad for the first time.
Till the 11th day (29 September) of Asian Games 2026, India has won a total of 47 including 5 gold. Haryana's Neeru Dhanda on Tuesday gave a historic performance in the women's trap shooting individual event to win her fifth gold, taking India to 11th position with a jump of one place. Earlier, Neeru Dhanda had also played an important role in winning silver for the country in the women's trap team event.
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Asian Games 2026 medal tally
| Country | Gold | silver | bronze | total medals |
| China | 135 | 54 | 45 | 234 |
| Japan | 41 | 68 | 63 | 172 |
| south korea | 21 | 26 | 44 | 91 |
| Uzbekistan | 12 | 17 | 13 | 42 |
| Thailand | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 |
| kazakhstan | 9 | 13 | 23 | 45 |
| bahrain | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| iran | 8 | 15 | 10 | 33 |
| North Korea | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| malaysia | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| India | 5 | 21 | 21 | 47 |