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2026 Asian Games: India Rises Fourth With 21 Gold Medals
India won nine medals at the Asian Games on Saturday, October 3.
Five of those medals were gold, two were silver and two were bronze.
That brought India's total to 85 medals.
India moved from fifth place to fourth place in the standings.
Uzbekistan also had 21 gold medals, but India ranked higher because it had more silver medals.
China stayed in first place with 341 medals overall.
Japan was second, and South Korea was third.
India's gold medals came from several different sports, including hockey, cricket, wrestling, archery and golf.
India won nine medals on Day 15: five gold, two silver and two bronze.
The results lifted India to fourth place with 85 medals: 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze.
India's golds came in men's hockey, men's cricket, men's freestyle wrestling, individual recurve archery and women's individual golf.
India moved ahead of Uzbekistan despite both countries having 21 gold medals, because India had more silver medals.
China led with 341 medals, followed by Japan with 269 and South Korea with 150.
- Who
- Indian athletes and teams, competing against athletes from other Asian countries.
- What
- India won nine medals on Day 15 and climbed to fourth in the overall standings with 85 medals.
- Where
- The 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya.
- When
- Saturday, October 3, 2026 (Day 15).
- Why
- India's five gold medals raised its total to 21; its higher silver medal count placed it ahead of Uzbekistan, which also had 21 golds.
Key facts
- India's Day 15 medals
- 5 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze
- India's overall total
- 85 medals: 21 gold, 27 silver, 37 bronze
- India's standing
- Fourth place, up from fifth
- China's total
- 341 medals: 169 gold, 89 silver, 83 bronze
- Japan's total
- 269 medals: 83 gold, 95 silver, 91 bronze
- South Korea's total
- 150 medals: 39 gold, 43 silver, 68 bronze
- Men's hockey final
- India defeated Malaysia 5-1 and defended its title
- Men's cricket final
- India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs
Sources
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