Asian Games 2026: Meet India’s 21 gold medallists in Aichi-Nagoya

The Indian men’s cricket team after winning the gold medal match against Pakistan at the Asian Games in Japan on October 3. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY

India ended its Asian Games 2026 campaign in Aichi-Nagoya with 85 medals, including 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze, to finish fourth in the continental standings.

The overall haul was lower than the record 106 medals won at Hangzhou in 2023, but the overarching storyline in Japan was one of new champions and historic firsts

India won gold across nine sports, with archery accounting for five titles, while cricket, hockey and kabaddi contributed four team gold medals between them. Shooting produced three gold, athletics one, boxing three, wrestling two and golf one.

Only eight of India’s 28 golds from Hangzhou were retained, while 13 new routes to the top of the podium emerged in Japan.

Here are all of India’s 21 gold-medal winners at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Athletics

Women’s 4x400m relay

India’s lone athletics gold came in the women’s 4x400m relay. Kiran Pahal, M.R. Poovamma, Prachi Choudhary and Vithya Ramraj combined to take the title.

The gold provided a rare bright spot for an Indian athletics contingent that had collected 29 medals, including six gold, at Hangzhou.

Shooting

10m air pistol mixed team

Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh opened India’s gold account in shooting by winning the mixed team 10m air pistol title.

Neeru Dhanda — women’s trap

Neeru Dhanda produced one of the defining individual performances of India’s Games. Her women’s trap gold ended India’s 48-year wait for an individual Asian Games trap title, the previous one having come through Randhir Singh in 1978.

Gold medallist Neeru Dhanda, left, and Kynan Chenai pose for photographers during the medal ceremony. | Photo Credit: PTI

Mixed team trap

Neeru proceeded to team up with Kynan Chenai next to win mixed team trap gold. Their score of 34 hits out of 40 was an Asian record, while the victory gave India its first Asian Games gold in the trap mixed team event.

Kabaddi

India men’s and women’s kabaddi team

The Indian women’s team reclaimed the Asian Games title. The men’s team also finished on top, giving India a kabaddi double in Aichi-Nagoya. The two titles made kabaddi one of India’s four gold-producing team sports alongside cricket and hockey.

Hockey

India men’s and women’s hockey team

The women’s hockey team ended a 44-year wait for Asian Games gold. The men’s team retained its crown, beating Malaysia in the final. It became India’s first successful men’s hockey title defence at the Asian Games and, like the women’s triumph, secured Olympic qualification for Los Angeles 2028.

Cricket

India men’s and women’s cricket team

India won the women’s T20 cricket gold, adding an Asian Games title to its growing list of achievements in the format. The men’s team completed a cricket double by winning the men’s T20 title.

Archery

Women’s compound team

The women’s compound trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep and Chikitha Taniparthi won India’s first archery gold of the Games.

Mixed compound team

Chikitha Taniparthi doubled up with Sahil Jadhav to win the mixed compound team title.

Men’s compound team

Sahil Jadhav completed a second team gold, alongside Kushal Dalal and Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru, in the men’s compound team event.

Women’s recurve team

Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma and Kumkum Anil Mohod delivered a historic victory in the women’s recurve team event. It was India’s first Asian Games gold in the event and ended South Korea’s 28-year hold on the title.

Women’s individual recurve

Kumkum then produced one of the biggest individual breakthroughs of the Games, winning India’s first-ever Asian Games gold in the women’s individual recurve event.

Asian Games 2026 gold medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain. | Photo Credit: PTI

Boxing

Lovlina Borgohain — women’s 75kg

Lovlina Borgohain won the women’s 75kg title, becoming only the second Indian woman after Mary Kom to win an Asian Games boxing gold.

Parveen Hooda — women’s 65kg

Parveen Hooda added another women’s boxing gold in the 65kg category, making it a particularly successful Games for India’s women boxers.

Ankush Panghal — men’s 75kg

Ankush Panghal completed India’s boxing gold rush with victory in the men’s 75kg category. India’s three boxing gold medals were part of a wider resurgence in the sport after a comparatively difficult showing at Hangzhou.

Aman Sehrawat with national freestyle coach Vinod Kumar. | Photo Credit: PTI

Wrestling

Aman Sehrawat — men’s 57kg freestyle

Aman Sehrawat won the men’s 57kg freestyle title, becoming the first Indian wrestler to win an Asian Games gold in the category.

Sujeet Kalkal — men’s 65kg freestyle

Sujeet Kalkal added the second wrestling gold, winning the men’s 65kg freestyle title. His victory was India’s first Asian Games wrestling gold since 2018.

Golf

Pranavi Urs — women’s individual

Pranavi Urs made history by winning the women’s individual golf title. It was India’s first-ever Asian Games gold medal in golf, giving the country a landmark title in Aichi-Nagoya.

Published on Oct 04, 2026

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