Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Madhya Pradesh Athletes Win Eight Medals at Asian Games
Athletes from Madhya Pradesh competed for India at the Asian Games in Japan.
The article says nine state-connected athletes contributed eight medals.
Their medals included two golds, four silvers and two bronzes.
Shooter Neeru Dhanda won two golds and a silver.
Some of her results set Asian records.
Other athletes won medals in rifle shooting, squash and sailing.
Athletes from the state also played on India’s gold-winning women’s cricket and hockey teams.
The report celebrates their performances across several sports.
Nine athletes connected to Madhya Pradesh reportedly contributed eight medals: two gold, four silver and two bronze.
Shooter Neeru Dhanda won two gold medals and a silver in trap events, including two Asian-record performances.
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Ashi Chouksey helped win team silver in 50m rifle 3 positions events.
Jay Meena took bronze in men’s singles squash, while Madhya Pradesh sailors won silver and bronze.
State-linked athletes also featured in India’s women’s cricket and hockey teams, which won gold.
- Who
- Athletes from Madhya Pradesh competing for India, including shooter Neeru Dhanda.
- What
- They contributed eight medals, and state-linked athletes also featured in India’s women’s cricket and hockey gold-medal teams.
- When
- At the Asian Games 2026.
- Where
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
- Why
- The athletes represented India and contributed medals across shooting, sailing, squash, cricket and hockey.
- Medal contribution
- Two gold, four silver and two bronze medals
- Athletes counted
- Nine players connected to Madhya Pradesh
- Neeru Dhanda
- Two gold medals and one silver in trap events
- Shooting records
- Dhanda recorded Asian records in individual and mixed-team trap, according to the article
- Squash
- Jay Meena won bronze in men’s singles
- Sailing
- Prince Kurisinkal Noble and Manu Francis won men’s skiff silver; Harshita Tomar and Sheetal Verma won women’s 49er FX bronze
- Team golds
- Indian women’s cricket and hockey teams won gold, with Madhya Pradesh-linked athletes in both squads