India Finish Fourth at Asian Games 2026 with 85 Medals as Aichi-Nagoya Games Draw to a Close

India signed off from the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 with 85 medals, including 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze, finishing fourth overall after an impressive campaign across athletics, shooting, archery, boxing, wrestling, hockey, cricket and several other disciplines.

Nagoya, Oct 2026 : The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 will officially conclude on Sunday, bringing more than two weeks of intense continental competition to an end with the closing ceremony at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Japan.

The closing ceremony, scheduled to begin at 6 pm IST, will be held at the same venue that hosted the opening ceremony. It will feature traditional proceedings, including the parade of athletes, cultural performances and the formal handing down of the curtain on the Games.

For India, the closing ceremony will mark the end of one of its strongest Asian Games campaigns, with the country finishing fourth in the overall medal standings with 85 medals — 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze.

Shooting star Neeru Dhanda has been selected as India's women's flag-bearer for the closing ceremony. Dhanda, who produced one of India's standout performances in Nagoya, will lead the Indian contingent with the Tricolour as the Games formally come to a close.

India's medal haul reflected the country's growing strength across both traditional and emerging disciplines. Athletics emerged as one of the major contributors, while shooting and archery once again produced a significant number of medals. Wrestling, boxing, hockey, cricket, squash, golf, sailing and other sports also added to India's overall tally.

Athletics delivers a strong campaign

India's track-and-field contingent produced a broad range of performances, with medals coming from distance running, jumps, throws and relay events.

Gulveer Singh was among the most prominent performers, winning silver in the men's 10,000m and 1,500m before adding bronze in the 5,000m. Sawan Berwal secured silver in the men's marathon, while Sarvesh Kushare won silver in the men's high jump.

In the field events, Murali Sreeshankar claimed silver in the men's long jump, while Yash Vir Singh and Rohit Yadav won silver and bronze respectively in the men's javelin. Tajinderpal Singh Toor added a silver in shot put.

The women's contingent also delivered important results. Ancy Sojan won silver in the long jump, while Vithya Ramraj secured bronze in the 400m hurdles and was part of India's gold-winning women's 4x400m relay team. Prachi Choudhary, Harita Bhadra, Baranica Elangovan, Parul Chaudhary, Pooja Singh, Seema Kumari and Manpreet Kaur were among India's other athletics medallists.

India also secured medals in the men's and mixed 4x400m and 4x100m relay events.

Shooting and archery maintain India's strength

Shooting again proved to be one of India's most productive disciplines. Neeru Dhanda won gold in women's trap and followed it with silver in the women's trap team event and gold in mixed trap alongside Kynan Chenai.

Esha Singh won silver in the women's 25m pistol, while Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh secured gold in the mixed 10m air pistol team event.

The Indian shooting contingent also collected medals in air rifle, 50m rifle 3P and skeet events, with Elavenil Valarivan, Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon, Vidarsa Vinod, Ashi Chouksey, Tilottama Sen, Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Parinaaz Dhaliwal and others contributing to the tally.

Archery produced several major successes. Kumkum Mohod won gold in the women's individual recurve event and also contributed to team and mixed-team medals. India secured gold medals in women's compound team, men's compound team, mixed compound and women's recurve team events.

Boxing, wrestling and combat sports shine

India's combat-sports campaign was another highlight. Lovlina Borgohain won gold in the women's 75kg boxing category, while Parveen Hooda and Ankush Panghal also secured gold medals. Other boxing medallists included Narender Berwal, Priya Ghanghas and Kapil Pokhariya.

Wrestling produced four individual medals, including gold for Aman Sehrawat in men's 57kg and Sujeet Kalkal in men's 65kg. Nitesh Kumar won silver in Greco-Roman 97kg, while Sunil Kumar and Deepak Punia secured bronze medals. Antim Panghal added silver in the women's 53kg category.

Team sports deliver gold medals

Team sports provided some of India's biggest moments. The women's and men's cricket teams both won gold, retaining India's dominance in the sport at the Asian Games.

Both men's and women's kabaddi teams also won gold medals.

India's women's hockey team clinched gold, while the men's hockey side also emerged victorious, reinforcing the country's position as one of Asia's leading hockey nations.

The badminton men's team won bronze, while India also collected medals in squash, including silver for Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh in singles and bronze in the men's and women's team events.

Historic performances in golf and other sports

Pranavi Urs created history by winning gold in the women's individual golf event, becoming the first Indian woman to win the Asian Games individual golf title. She also helped India secure silver in the women's team event alongside Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar.

India also won medals in sailing, rowing, soft tennis, table tennis, wushu, kurash, sepaktakraw and mixed martial arts, underlining the breadth of the country's campaign.

The Games therefore ended with India fourth in the medal standings and a total of 85 medals, including 21 gold. The performances across disciplines highlighted both established strengths and the emergence of new medal contenders.

As the Indian contingent prepares for the closing ceremony, Dhanda's selection as flag-bearer provides a fitting conclusion to a campaign in which shooting, athletics, archery, wrestling, boxing and team sports all played a significant role.

Indian Medallists at Asian Games 2026