India review: How did each sport perform at Asian Games 2026?

India concluded their Asian Games 2026 campaign with 85 medals — 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze

India entered the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 with a 503-athlete contingent. The Indian contingent featured 269 men and 234 women. India competed across 36 disciplines after surfing was added to the original list.

India’s campaign produced medals across a broad range of sports. Traditional strengths such as athletics and shooting remained important. At the same time, India produced historic results in archery, golf, soft tennis, sepaktakraw and mixed martial arts.

Here is a sport-by-sport review of India’s campaign:

Archery

Archery was one of India’s most successful sports at Aichi-Nagoya. India finished with five gold, two silver and two bronze medals.

India won gold in the men’s compound team, women’s compound team, mixed compound team and women’s recurve team events. Ganesh Thirumuru also won bronze in men’s individual compound.

The recurve campaign became particularly significant. Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma and Kumkum Mohod won India’s first Asian Games gold in the women’s recurve team event.

Kumkum then produced the biggest individual result. The 17-year-old defeated South Korea’s Oh Yejin in a shoot-off to win women’s individual recurve gold.

Neeraj Chauhan added bronze after defeating fellow Indian Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4. Dhiraj had earlier won silver in the men’s team and mixed team events. India therefore collected medals across both compound and recurve archery.

Artistic Gymnastics

India had a solitary representative in artistic gymnastics, with Pranati Nayak competing in the women’s vault and all-around events.

Nayak faced a strong Asian field and did not win a medal. Her participation nevertheless gave India representation in a sport where the country has had limited depth at major continental competitions.

Athletics

Athletics was one of India’s biggest medal-producing sports. The contingent competed across track events, field events, race walking, combined events and relays.

Gulveer Singh was among the leading performers. He won silver in the 10,000m and 1,500m and bronze in the 5,000m.

Ancy Sojan won silver in the women’s long jump. Sarvesh Kushare took silver in the men’s high jump. Murali Sreeshankar also won silver in the men’s long jump.

Tajinderpal Singh Toor won silver in the men’s shot put. Yashvir Singh took silver in the javelin.

Parul Chaudhary won bronze in the 3,000m steeplechase and 5,000m. She also played a prominent role in India’s distance-running campaign.

India won gold in the women’s 4x400m relay. The men’s 4x400m and mixed 4x100m relays also won bronze. The athletics campaign produced medals across almost every category of the sport.

Badminton

Badminton produced a medal for India. The men’s team won bronze after reaching the podium in the team competition.

India’s singles and doubles players also made deep runs in the individual events. PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda, however, were eliminated in the women’s singles quarter-finals.

Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto also exited in the mixed doubles quarter-finals. Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost in the women’s doubles quarter-finals.

Boxing

Boxing delivered three gold medals and three bronze medals. Lovlina Borgohain won gold in the women’s 75kg category.

Parveen Hooda won the women’s 65kg title. Ankush Panghal added gold in the men’s 80kg category.

Narender Berwal won bronze in the men’s +90kg division. Priya Ghanghas and Kapil Pokhariya also won bronze. The three gold medals made boxing one of India’s major contributors during the final stages of the Games.

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Canoe

India competed in both canoe sprint and canoe slalom. The contingent reached several finals but did not secure a podium finish.

Megha Pradeep, Soniya Devi Phairembam, Parvathy Geetha and other Indian paddlers competed across multiple kayak and canoe events. The results did not produce a medal, but the participation gave India exposure across a wide range of canoe disciplines.

Cricket

Cricket produced two gold medals for India. The women’s team clinched gold after defeating Sri Lanka in the final. The men then completed the double on Saturday, beating Pakistan by 19 runs in the gold-medal match.

India scored 211/6, with Abhishek Sharma making 61 and Tilak Varma remaining unbeaten on 51. Pakistan finished on 192/6. India therefore successfully defended its men’s Asian Games cricket title and completed a gold-medal double.

Cycling

India competed in track cycling, including sprint, keirin, omnium, madison and team events. The contingent included Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo and Harshveer Singh Sekhon.

Harshveer and Vishavjeet Singh finished eighth in the men’s madison. India’s riders also reached later rounds in sprint and keirin events. However, India did not win a medal in cycling.

Equestrian

India competed in dressage and eventing. Hriday Chheda, Gaurav Pundir, Jai Sud and Shruti Vora represented India in dressage. India also fielded riders in individual and team eventing, including Fouaad Mirza.

Indian riders put up competitive performances, but the country missed out on a medal in equestrian at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Esports

Esports was among the newer disciplines on India’s Asian Games programme. Indian competitors participated in eFootball, League of Legends, Pokémon Unite and Puyo Puyo Champions.

The Indian esports contingent gained experience against some of Asia’s established gaming teams but did not win a medal. The discipline nevertheless represented an important expansion of India’s Asian Games participation into competitive gaming.

Fencing

India competed across the men’s and women’s foil, sabre and epee events. CA Bhavani Devi was among the prominent Indian fencers in the women’s sabre competition, but lost her individual sabre pre-quarterfinal to China’s Rao Xuyi.

India’s teams reached the knockout stages in several events but did not secure a podium finish. The women’s sabre team, for instance, defeated Indonesia before bowing out to Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals.

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Golf

Golf delivered one of India’s biggest stories at the Games, with Pranavi Urs winning gold in the women’s individual event. She finished at 15-under par to become the first Indian woman to win an individual golf gold medal at the Asian Games.

Urs also helped India win silver in the women’s team event alongside Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar. The Indian women’s team finished behind China.

Hockey

Hockey provided one of India’s most important team performances. The women’s team ended a 44-year wait for Asian Games gold by defeating China 1-0 in the final. Lalremsiami scored the decisive goal.

The victory also secured direct qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. The men’s team reached the final after defeating Pakistan 4-3 in a dramatic semi-final. In Saturday’s final, the men’s team defeated Malaysia 5-1 to retain the Asian Games title and secure LA28 qualification.

Judo

India fielded three women in judo. Asmita Dey competed in the -48kg category. Yamini Mourya competed at -57kg, while Inunganbi Takhellambam competed at -70kg.

India’s judokas were unable to reach the podium, with the country finishing the judo competition without a medal.

Kabaddi

Kabaddi produced a clean sweep. India won gold in both the men’s and women’s competitions.

Both the men’s and women’s teams successfully navigated the knockout stages before winning their respective finals. The double gold reinforced India’s established strength in the sport at the Asian Games.

Karate

India competed in two kumite categories. Chetan Bhatt represented India in the men’s -84kg category. Alisha Choudhary competed in the women’s -55kg category.

Neither Indian athlete won a medal. India therefore finished its karate campaign without a podium finish.

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Kurash

Kurash produced one bronze medal. Pincky Balhara won bronze in the women’s -78kg category.

Other Indian competitors, including Yash Kumar Chauhan, Vishal and Sangita Balhara, were unable to reach the medal positions. The medal gave India another podium finish in a combat sport outside wrestling, judo and boxing.

Mixed Martial Arts

MMA made its Asian Games debut at Aichi-Nagoya. India had two representatives, Varun Sanyal and Suchika Tariyal.

Tariyal won bronze in the women’s traditional 60kg category. That made her India’s first Asian Games medallist in MMA and gave India a medal in a discipline making its continental debut.

Rowing

Rowing produced a bronze medal. Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won bronze in the men’s double sculls.

India also competed across single sculls, lightweight double sculls, quadruple sculls, pairs and four-person events. The medal gave India another podium finish in a water sport.

Rugby

India competed in women’s rugby sevens. The Indian team featured players from several states and regions and competed against some of Asia’s established rugby nations. However, India were unable to win a medal, ending their rugby campaign without a podium finish.

Sailing

Sailing produced three medals for India. Manu Francis and Prince Kurisinkal Noble won silver in the men’s skiff. Shital Verma and Harshita Tomar won bronze in the women’s skiff.

Nethra Kumanan added bronze in the women’s dinghy. The results made sailing another consistent contributor to India’s medal tally.

Sepaktakraw

India won its first Asian Games medal in sepaktakraw. The men’s quadrant team secured bronze after reaching the semi-final.

The medal-winning team included Malemnganba Singh Sorokhaibam, Ram Kumar Sharma, Bobby Kumar and Akash Yumnam. The result represented a breakthrough for India in the sport.

Shooting

Shooting was one of India’s most productive disciplines. India won gold in the mixed 10m air pistol team event through Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh. Neeru Dhanda then claimed women’s trap gold before teaming up with Kynan Chenai to win mixed trap gold as well.

India also won silver in the women’s 10m air rifle individual and team events, men’s 10m air rifle individual and team events, men’s 50m rifle 3P team, women’s 50m rifle 3P team, women’s trap team and women’s 25m pistol.

Rudrankksh Patil won bronze in men’s 10m air rifle. India also won bronze in men’s skeet team, women’s skeet team and mixed skeet team. The shooting campaign therefore produced medals across rifle, pistol and shotgun events.

Sport Climbing

India competed in men’s and women’s speed climbing. Deepu Mallesh represented India in the men’s event, while Joga Purty competed in the women’s event.

The Indian climbers did not win a medal. Sport climbing therefore ended without a podium finish for India.

Squash

Squash produced five medals for India. Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh won silver in men’s and women’s singles, respectively.

India also won bronze in mixed doubles through Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar. Both the women’s and men’s teams secured bronze medals. The results gave India medals across singles, doubles and team competitions.

Surfing

Surfing was added to India’s contingent after the original squad was announced. India sent Kishore Kumar and Sivaraj Babu in men’s shortboard, while Kamali Moorthy and Sugar Shanti Banarse competed in women’s shortboard. Sivaraj Babu progressed to Round 3 of the men’s competition.

The Indian women were eliminated during the later rounds. India did not win a medal in surfing.

Swimming

Aryan Nehra produced one of India’s better individual performances, finishing third in the men’s 800m freestyle Final B in 8:02.52. However, Final B was not a medal event.

However, the Indian swimming contingent did not add a medal to the country’s official tally in the completed medal events.

Table Tennis

Table tennis produced one bronze medal. Manush Shah and Diya Chitale won bronze in mixed doubles. India also competed in men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and team events.

Manush Shah faced China’s Lin Shidong in the men’s singles third round, while Yashaswini Ghorpade was among India’s representatives in the women’s singles event. The mixed doubles podium finish was India’s only medal in table tennis.

Taekwondo

India competed in three women’s events. Rupa Bayor participated in individual poomsae. Kashish Malik competed in the -57kg category and Jyoti Yadav in the +67kg category.

The Indian athletes did not secure a medal. India’s taekwondo campaign therefore ended without a podium finish.

Tennis

India competed in men’s singles, men’s doubles and women’s doubles. Sumit Nagal represented India in men’s singles. Yuki Bhambri, Dhakshineswar Suresh, Anirudh Chandrasekar and N Sriram Balaji competed in men’s doubles.

Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale formed India’s women’s doubles pairing, but the country did not win a medal in tennis.

Soft Tennis

Soft tennis delivered a historic medal for India. Jay Meena won bronze in men’s singles.

The result was India’s first Asian Games medal in soft tennis. India also fielded players in men’s team, women’s singles and mixed doubles competitions.

Teqball

Teqball made its Asian Games debut at Aichi-Nagoya. India were represented by Mohamed Anas, Imran Beg, Declan Marshall Gonsalves and Quimcy Dsouza. Quimcy Dsouza competed in women’s singles and mixed doubles with Anas.

The Indian players reached the medal stages but did not reach the podium. India therefore ended its first Asian Games teqball campaign without a medal.

Volleyball

India competed in men’s volleyball. The team made a strong start to the tournament, winning all three of their preliminary-round matches.

However, India lost 0-3 to Pakistan in the quarter-final. It subsequently entered the classification matches and finished sixth. The campaign therefore ended without a medal.

Weightlifting

Weightlifting produced one medal. Mirabai Chanu won silver in the women’s 49kg category. India also fielded Gyaneshwari Yadav, Seram Nirupama Devi and Harjinder Kaur.

Harjinder finished ninth in the women’s 69kg category. Mirabai’s silver was India’s only medal in weightlifting.

Wrestling

Wrestling delivered medals for India across both freestyle and Greco-Roman disciplines. Sujeet Kalkal won gold in men’s freestyle 65kg after defeating Tajikistan’s Abdulmazhid Kudiev 10-9. Nitesh Siwach won silver in Greco-Roman 97kg. Sunil Kumar added bronze in Greco-Roman 87kg.

On Saturday, Aman Sehrawat won gold in men’s freestyle 57kg after defeating DPR Korea’s Han Chong Song 11-7, while Deepak Punia added bronze in men’s freestyle 97kg.

Meanwhile, Antim Panghal lost the women’s 53kg final to 2024 world champion Moe Kiyooka, settling for the silver medal. Wrestling therefore remained one of India’s important combat-sport contributors.

Wushu

Wushu produced one silver medal. Naorem Roshibina Devi won silver in the women’s 60kg sanda category.

India also fielded competitors in men’s and women’s sanda and taolu events. Roshibina’s silver was India’s only wushu medal.

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