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India finishes fourth at Asian Games with 85 medals

India secured 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, edging Uzbekistan for fourth place on the final day.

Sources: The Bridge, News18, News9 Live3 sources ↓|· 1 min read
India finishes fourth at Asian Games with 85 medals
Photo: The Bridge

KEY POINTS

  • India finished fourth with 85 medals (21 gold, 27 silver, 37 bronze) at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
  • Men's hockey gold on the final day secured fourth place ahead of Uzbekistan (70 medals).
  • China topped the table with 341 medals, followed by Japan (269) and South Korea (150).
  • Athletics led with 24 medals; archery delivered five golds; shooting added 15 medals.
  • Campaign included first-ever medals in Mixed Martial Arts and Soft Tennis, plus five national athletics records.

India concluded the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya with 85 medals, comprising 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze. The tally placed India fourth behind China, Japan and South Korea, narrowly ahead of Uzbekistan, which finished with 70 medals.

The final gold medal came from the men's hockey team, which defeated Japan 5-1 in the final on the last day of competition. Earlier that day, archer Kumkum Anil Mohod won a historic individual recurve gold, securing a quota for the Los Angeles Olympics, while golfer Pranavi Urs and the men's cricket team also claimed gold medals.

“India broadened its sporting footprint with maiden medals in disciplines such as Mixed Martial Arts and Soft Tennis.”

— News18 report

Athletics produced the highest medal count with 24 medals, including one gold, nine silver and 14 bronze. Shooting contributed 15 medals and archery nine, with five golds in the latter discipline. Boxing and wrestling added three and two gold medals respectively.

India's total fell 21 medals short of the 106 won at the 2022 Hangzhou Games. However, the campaign featured breakthroughs in non-traditional sports, including maiden medals in Mixed Martial Arts and Soft Tennis, alongside five national records broken in athletics.

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