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India Finishes Fourth at Asian Games With 85 Medals
India finished fourth at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Its athletes won 85 medals, including 21 gold medals.
That was fewer medals than India won at the previous Games in Hangzhou.
India had a strong finish, winning 11 golds in the last two days.
Archers, wrestlers and boxers all helped the team.
India’s women won hockey gold, and the men’s hockey team kept its title.
Both hockey teams qualified directly for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
India also won gold in women’s cricket, and its men’s cricket team retained the Asian Games title.
India placed fourth at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, winning 85 medals: 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze.
The total was 21 medals fewer than India’s 106-medal haul at the previous Games in Hangzhou.
India won 11 gold medals in the final two days, helping secure its fourth-place finish.
Archery brought India five golds, while wrestling won six medals and boxing produced three golds.
India’s women won hockey gold and qualified for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics; the men’s team also retained its title and secured Olympic qualification.
- Who
- India’s athletes and sporting teams.
- What
- India finished fourth with 85 medals: 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze.
- Where
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
- When
- At the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, which the article says were concluding in 2026.
- Why
- India’s medal tally reflected results across the Games; 11 gold medals in the final two days helped secure fourth place.
Key facts
- Overall position
- Fourth
- Total medals
- 85
- Medal breakdown
- 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze
- Previous Games total
- 106 medals at Hangzhou, 21 more than India won at Aichi-Nagoya
- Late gold-medal run
- India won 11 gold medals in the final two days
- Archery medals
- Five gold, two silver and two bronze
- Olympic qualification
- India’s women’s and men’s hockey teams secured direct places at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
Quotes
Narendra Modi
India's prime minister
“As the Asian Games 2026 draw to a close, my compliments to every member of the Indian contingent for representing our nation with determination, passion and remarkable sporting spirit”
easterneye.biz
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