New Delhi: Indian players have performed brilliantly and won 85 medals in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. India won 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze medals. With this, India stood fourth in the medal table. Only China, Japan and South Korea remained ahead of India. This has been India's second best performance so far in the Asian Games. Earlier, India had won 106 medals in the 2022 Hangzhou Games.
This campaign was very special for India in hockey. The men's team led by Harmanpreet Singh has won gold for the second consecutive time by defeating Malaysia 5-1 in the final. With this excellent victory, the team also qualified for the LA 2028 Olympics. The women's team also won the gold medal in the Asian Games after 44 years by defeating China 1-0. Let us tell you that for the first time, India's men's and women's hockey teams have won gold in the same edition.
Dominance continued in cricket and kabaddi also
In cricket, the men's team won gold for the second consecutive time by defeating Pakistan by 19 runs. The women's team also retained its title by defeating Sri Lanka. In Kabaddi, both men's and women's teams won gold medals and defended their titles. India got five gold medals in archery. 17 year old Kumkum Mohod created history by winning gold in individual recurve. India won 15 medals in shooting. Athletics was India's most successful sport, with a total of 24 medals. Many players ended the old records and long wait.
Gold also came in wrestling and boxing
In wrestling, Aman Sehrawat and Sujit Kalkal won gold, while India won a total of six medals in the sport. In boxing, Lovlina Borgohain won gold and Parveen Hooda and Ankush Panghal also won gold medals.
The complete list of India's medal winning players and teams included many sports including shooting, athletics, archery, wrestling, boxing, hockey, cricket, kabaddi, squash, golf, sailing, wushu. Along with individual players, many teams also contributed to the overall tally of 85 medals.