# Indian Gold Medalists at Asian Games 2026

> India's 21 gold medalists at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026.
- Title: Indian Gold Medalists at Asian Games 2026 · Sportstar
- Summary: India's 21 gold medalists at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. India won 21 gold medals at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, including historic firsts in…
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- Published: 2026-10-04T10:08:25+00:00
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## India's Asian Games 2026 Medal Count
India ended its Asian Games 2026 campaign in Aichi-Nagoya with 85 medals, including 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze, to finish fourth in the continental standings.
## Historic Firsts in Indian Athletics
India’s lone athletics gold came in the women’s 4x400m relay with Kiran Pahal, M.R. Poovamma, Prachi Choudhary and Vithya Ramraj.
## Shooting Breakthroughs
Neeru Dhanda won women’s trap gold, ending India’s 48-year wait for an individual Asian Games trap title, the previous one coming through Randhir Singh in 1978.
## Kabaddi Double Triumph
India won gold in both men’s and women’s kabaddi, securing a kabaddi double and making it one of India’s four gold-producing team sports.
## Hockey’s Historic Return
The Indian women’s hockey team ended a 44-year wait for Asian Games gold, while the men’s team retained its crown for the first time since Hangzhou 2023.
## Cricket’s Double Success
India won gold in both men’s and women’s T20 cricket, completing a cricket double at the Asian Games.
## Archery’s Historic Wins
India’s archery team won gold in women’s compound, mixed compound, men’s compound and women’s recurve events, including Kumkum Mohod’s first individual recurve title.
## Boxing’s New Champions
Lovlina Borgohain won women’s 75kg boxing gold, becoming only the second Indian woman after Mary Kom to win an Asian Games boxing gold.
## Wrestling’s First Gold
Aman Sehrawat won men’s 57kg freestyle wrestling gold, becoming the first Indian wrestler to win an Asian Games gold in the category.
## Golf’s Historic Achievement
Pranavi Urs won women’s individual golf gold, giving India its first-ever Asian Games gold medal in golf.
## Total Gold Medals
India secured 21 gold medals across nine sports at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, with archery accounting for five titles.
## Key takeaway

India won 21 gold medals at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, including historic firsts in women's recurve archery and golf.