Asian Games 2026: Updated medal tally after Day 10, September 29

Six gold medals currently separate India from the fifth position

India enjoyed its best track and field day of the Asian Games 2026, finally winning a gold in athletics thanks to the women’s 4x400m relay contingent. Vithya Ramraj, Prachi, MR Poovamma and Kiran Pahal won the final to give India its sixth gold of the campaign.

The medals kept coming from the same session as Gulveer Singh added bronze in the men’s 5000m, the mixed 4x100m relay quartet of Gurindervir Singh, Sneha, Animesh Kujur and Harita Bhadra took bronze, Pooja Singh won bronze in the women’s high jump with 1.84m, and the men’s 4x400m relay team also claimed bronze.

Earlier in the day, shooting delivered India’s first individual gold of the Games as Neeru Dhanda broke the Asian Games record in the women’s trap final. She also combined with Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer for team silver, while the men’s trap team bowed out after finishing fifth.

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Boxing kept India’s gold hopes alive, with Ankush Panghal beating world champion Fazliddin Erkinboev 4-1 and Parveen Hooda thrashing her Chinese opponent 5-0, to reach the finals. India also enjoyed success in tennis, squash, and archery, keeping their hopes for more medals alive as the Games approach their final leg.

Updated Medal Tally after 29th September at Asian Games 2026

The tenth day of the Aichi-Nagoya Games rolled down the curtains on several sports, including athletics, badminton, handball, kurash and weightlifting.

The women’s +87kg and men’s -66kg finals were in Kurash, with South Korea’s Kim Minyeong winning the women’s title, while Iran’s Vahid Bimanlu finished on top in the men’s event.

China swept both diving golds, with Chen Yuxi winning the women’s 10m platform and Wang Zongyuan taking the men’s 3m springboard. China also claimed silver in both events through Lu Wei and Zheng Jiuyuan, while North Korea’s Jo Jin Mi and Japan’s Sakai Sho took bronze, respectively.

In badminton, China’s Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Yaxin won mixed doubles, while South Korea’s Lee Sohee and Baek Hana took the women’s doubles title. South Korea’s An Seyoung won women’s singles, and Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn claimed the men’s singles gold. As expected, China’s Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang finished on top in men’s doubles.

In cycling, China won both team sprint events, with Japan taking men’s silver and Malaysia securing women’s silver. Japan defeated South Korea for men’s handball bronze, while Bahrain overcame Qatar for gold. Vietnam won women’s doubles sepak takraw, and Thailand took the men’s regu title.

Kuwait’s Khaled Al Mudhaf won men’s trap shooting, with Chinese Taipei’s Yang Kun-pi taking silver and China’s Qi Ying bronze.

In weightlifting, Iran’s Ali Davoudi won the men’s +110kg event, China’s Wu Yan the women’s 86kg, Uzbekistan’s Akbar Djurayev the men’s 110kg, and China’s Li Wenwen the women’s +86kg.

Athletics golds went to the Philippines’ Ernest John Obiena in pole vault, China’s Zhang Jie in hammer throw and Wu Hongjiao in women’s 800m, and Japan’s Ko Ochiai in men’s 800m.

China continued to dominate the Asian Games 2026 medal standings, increasing its tally to 254 medals, including 143 gold, 62 silver and 49 bronze. Japan and South Korea retained their places. Uzbekistan climbed to 4th with 44 medals, while Thailand and Bahrain occupied 5th and 6th positions respectively. Interestingly, Kazakhstan slipped to 8th despite increasing its tally to 48 medals.

India climbed from 12th to 10th place, taking its tally to 52 medals (6 gold, 21 silver, and 25 bronze), an increase of 7 medals from Day 9, including 2 gold.

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