Archive · 5 Oct 2026
India Wins 85 Medals in Memorable Asian Games Campaign
India won 85 medals at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
It finished fourth in the medal table.
The medals included 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze.
India beat Pakistan to win the men’s cricket final and keep its gold medal.
Indian archers won five gold medals.
Neeru Dhanda won two shooting golds and made history in trap shooting.
Both Indian hockey teams won gold.
Suchika Tariyal won bronze in MMA, giving India its first Asian Games medal in that sport.
The article describes this as India’s second-best Asian Games campaign by total medals.
India finished fourth at Aichi-Nagoya 2026 with 85 medals: 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze.
India defeated Pakistan in the men’s T20 cricket final to retain its Asian Games gold.
Indian archers won five gold medals, the country’s most golds in any sport at the Games.
Neeru Dhanda won two golds, including the first individual Asian Games trap-shooting gold by an Indian woman.
India won gold in both men’s and women’s hockey, while Suchika Tariyal earned the country’s first Asian Games MMA medal.
- Who
- Indian athletes and teams, including Neeru Dhanda and Suchika Tariyal
- What
- India won 85 medals, including 21 golds, and finished fourth in the medal table.
- When
- At the 2026 Asian Games
- Where
- Aichi-Nagoya
- Why
- The campaign included significant wins and firsts, including golds in cricket and hockey and India’s first Asian Games MMA medal.
- Overall medals
- 85
- Gold medals
- 21
- Silver medals
- 27
- Bronze medals
- 37
- Medal-table position
- Fourth
- Archery gold medals
- Five
- Neeru Dhanda’s gold medals
- Two
- India’s campaign by total medals
- Second-best Asian Games campaign