Archive · 17 Sep 2026
India Targets Historic Asian Games Medal Tally in 2026
India wants to win more medals at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan.
It has never won a singles gold medal at this event.
Anahat Singh could help change that.
She is 18 years old and recently became the first Indian to win the Junior World Championship.
She is ranked 20th in the world.
She will be the third seed in the women’s singles competition.
Two players are seeded ahead of her: Sivasangari Subramaniam from Malaysia and Satomi Watanabe from Japan.
Abhay Singh is the second seed in the men’s singles event, and Iran is seen as India’s biggest challenge.
India has never won a singles gold medal at the Asian Games.
Eighteen-year-old Anahat Singh became the first Indian to win the Junior World Championship in July.
Singh is ranked No. 20 globally and enters the 2026 event as the third seed.
Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam and Japan’s Satomi Watanabe are seeded ahead of Singh.
Abhay Singh is the second seed in men’s singles, while Iran is described as India’s main threat.
- Who
- India, Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh, Iran, Sivasangari Subramaniam and Satomi Watanabe.
- What
- India is preparing to pursue a historic Asian Games medal tally, including its first singles gold.
- When
- The Asian Games will be held in 2026; Singh won the Junior World Championship in July.
- Where
- Japan.
- Why
- India wants to overcome its lack of singles gold medals at the Asian Games and achieve a historic result.
- Event
- 2026 Asian Games
- Host country
- Japan
- India’s singles record
- No singles gold medals at the Asian Games
- Anahat Singh
- 18 years old; ranked No. 20 in the world
- Women’s singles seeding
- Singh is third seed, behind Sivasangari Subramaniam and Satomi Watanabe
- Men’s singles seeding
- Abhay Singh is second seed
- Main stated threat
- Iran