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India Closes Asian Games With 85 Medals, Finishes Fourth
India finished the Asian Games with 85 medals: 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze.
Reports placed India fourth, although one said Uzbekistan still had a chance to win an equestrian gold.
India’s women’s and men’s cricket teams both won gold.
The women beat Sri Lanka, and the men beat Pakistan.
Both Indian hockey teams also won gold.
The men beat Malaysia and qualified for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Kumkum Mohod won an important archery gold, and Pranavi Urs won golf gold.
Neeru Dhanda won two shooting golds, while Aman Sehrawat and Sujeet Kalkal won wrestling golds.
India won 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze medals, for 85 overall.
India was reported fourth in the standings, ahead of Uzbekistan; one report noted Uzbekistan could still win an equestrian gold.
India won both cricket finals, beating Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the women’s final and Pakistan by 19 runs in the men’s final.
The men’s and women’s hockey teams both won gold; the men beat Malaysia 5-1 and qualified for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
Notable golds included Kumkum Mohod’s individual recurve win, Pranavi Urs’s individual golf victory, Neeru Dhanda’s trap golds and wrestling wins by Aman Sehrawat and Sujeet Kalkal.
- Who
- Indian athletes and teams competing at the 2026 Asian Games.
- What
- India won 85 medals, including 21 gold, and was reported to finish fourth.
- Where
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
- When
- At the 2026 Asian Games; the reports describe a late surge in medals, including six golds Friday and five Saturday.
- Why
- The reports recount India’s medal results and notable performances at the Games.
Key facts
- Total medals
- 85
- Medal tally
- 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze
- Reported standing
- Fourth; one report said Uzbekistan could still win an equestrian gold.
- Women's cricket final
- India defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs.
- Men's cricket final
- India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs; India scored 211/6 and Pakistan 192/6.
- Hockey finals
- India's women beat China 1-0; the men beat Malaysia 5-1.
- Olympic qualification
- The men's and women's hockey golds secured direct qualification for Los Angeles 2028.
- Late gold-medal run
- India won six golds Friday and five Saturday, according to one report.
Quotes
Hardik Singh
Vice-captain of India’s men’s hockey team.
“I think I purely did it for my parents. They’re here this week and it was always my mum’s dream to have me represent the country and win, and then the national anthem and stuff. That was her Bollywood style, typical Bollywood mum. She wanted all that.”
indianexpress.com
“That’s a big relief for us because how the World Cup went, it was really hard mentally and physically.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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