Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Modi Congratulates Indian Athletes After Asian Games Gold Surge
India’s athletes had a very successful day at the Asian Games.
They won six gold medals on the penultimate day of competition.
This helped India move into fifth place in the medal standings.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the athletes.
He gave special praise to the women’s hockey team.
The team won the Asian Games gold medal after more than 40 years.
Indian athletes also won gold medals in wrestling, boxing and archery.
India earned its first Asian Games medal in sepaktakraw.
A sailor also won a bronze medal in the women’s dinghy event.
Modi said these achievements could inspire more young athletes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian athletes for their strong Asian Games performance.
India won six gold medals on the penultimate day and moved to fifth place with 76 medals.
The Indian women’s hockey team won gold after more than four decades.
Gold medals came in wrestling, boxing and women’s recurve team archery.
India also won historic bronze medals in sepaktakraw and women’s dinghy sailing.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian athletes, including the women’s hockey team and individual gold medallists.
- What
- Modi congratulated India’s athletes after the country won six gold medals and reached fifth place in the Asian Games medal standings.
- When
- On the penultimate day of the Asian Games; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- At the Asian Games; the article does not specify the host location.
- Why
- To recognize the athletes’ achievements, including historic gold and bronze medals, and encourage future sporting success.
- India’s medal tally
- 76 medals: 16 gold, 25 silver and 35 bronze.
- Medal-table position
- India moved into sole fifth place.
- Gold-medal haul
- India won six gold medals on the penultimate day.
- Women’s hockey
- India won the Asian Games women’s hockey gold after more than four decades.
- Historic archery result
- India won its first-ever Asian Games gold in the women’s recurve team event.
- Historic sepaktakraw result
- India won its first-ever medal in sepaktakraw, a bronze.
- Other historic bronze
- Nethra Kumanan won bronze in the women’s dinghy sailing event.