Archive · 22 Sep 2026
India's Asian Games 2026 Medallists: Gold, Silver and Bronze
India won seven medals at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
The women’s cricket team won India’s first gold medal.
It was the team’s second Asian Games gold in a row.
Indian shooters won several medals in air rifle events.
Elavenil Valarivan won a team silver and an individual silver.
Himanshu Dhillon won an individual silver, while Rudrankksh Patil won an individual bronze.
Suchika Tariyal won a bronze medal in women’s traditional 60kg MMA.
These results gave India seven medals overall.
India won its first gold medal of the 2026 Asian Games through the women’s cricket team.
The women’s cricket team secured its second consecutive Asian Games gold medal.
Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod won silver in the women’s team 10m air rifle.
Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane won men’s 10m air rifle team silver.
India also won individual shooting silvers and bronzes, plus a bronze for Suchika Tariyal in women’s traditional 60kg MMA.
- Who
- Indian athletes and the Indian women’s cricket team.
- What
- India won seven medals, including a gold, silvers and bronzes.
- When
- The women’s cricket gold was won on Tuesday; several shooting medals were won on Monday. The Games’ opening ceremony was on September 19, 2026.
- Where
- The 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
- Why
- Indian athletes competed in cricket, shooting and MMA events to represent India at the Asian Games.
- Total Indian medals
- Seven
- First Indian gold
- Women’s cricket team
- Cricket achievement
- Second consecutive Asian Games gold medal
- Women’s 10m air rifle
- Team silver for Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod
- Men’s 10m air rifle
- Team silver for Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane
- Individual shooting medals
- Elavenil Valarivan and Himanshu Dhillon won silver; Rudrankksh Patil won bronze
- MMA medal
- Suchika Tariyal won bronze in women’s traditional 60kg