New Delhi. Indian players brought glory to the country by performing brilliantly in the Asian Games 2026 held in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. On the last day of the competition, India won a total of 9 medals with a golden punch. These included 5 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. With this brilliant performance, India's total medal tally reached 85. Indian players showcased their talent in different sports throughout the tournament and finished fourth in the medal tally. However, the possibility of changes in the final medal table was raised as the matches against some countries continued on Sunday.
India won a total of 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze medals in the Asian Games 2026. In the medal table, China stood first with a total of 341 medals, including 169 gold. Host Japan finished second by winning 269 medals, including 83 gold, while South Korea stood third with 150 medals, including 39 gold. After India, Uzbekistan stood fifth with 21 gold and a total of 70 medals. The performance of the Indian team showed that the country's players are now consistently presenting a strong challenge at the international level in many sports.
Archery and golf played an important role in the success of Indian players on the last day. 17-year-old archer Kumkum Mohod performed brilliantly in the women's recurve individual event, defeating Oh Yejin of South Korea in the shoot-off. He won the gold medal by scoring a perfect 10 in the decisive moment of the match. In the women's individual stroke play golf, Pranavi Sharath Urs secured the first position with a score of 15 under par and added another gold medal to India.
In wrestling, Aman Sehrawat performed brilliantly in the men's freestyle 57 kg category, defeating the North Korean wrestler and winning the gold medal. The men's hockey team also won the gold medal by defeating Malaysia 5-1 in the final. The Indian team proved its superiority by winning gold in this event for the second consecutive time. With this victory, the Indian men's hockey team also achieved direct qualification for Los Angeles Olympics 2028. India also performed brilliantly in cricket. The Indian men's team won the gold medal by defeating Pakistan by 19 runs in the final. Batting first, India scored 211 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs while Pakistan team could reach only 192 runs.
In other competitions, the women's golf team won the silver medal. Ultimately Panghal won the silver medal in the 53 kg category of women's wrestling. Deepak Punia won the bronze medal in the men's freestyle 97 kg category. In archery, Neeraj Chauhan won the bronze by defeating Dheeraj Bommadevara 6-4 in the bronze medal match of men's recurve individual event.
In this competition, 495 players from India participated in 36 sports events. The successes in many sports including hockey, cricket, archery, wrestling and golf made the Indian campaign memorable. The figure of 85 medals including 21 gold shows the hard work and competitive ability of the Indian players.