India competed at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi Prefecture, Japan from 19 September to 4 October 2026. This was the country's 20th consecutive appearance in the competition, having made its debut at the inaugural 1951 Asian Games. The Indian contingent consisted of 495 athletes competing in 36 sports. Sports shooter Manu Bhaker and kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat were the nation's flag-bearers during the opening ceremony. Shooter Neeru Dhanda was the flag-bearer for the closing ceremony. India finished fourth in the medal table with 85 medals including 21 gold, 27 silver, and 37 bronze medals. It was India's second highest medal tally at the Asian Games after the 2022 edition.

Background The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) was established in 1927 and recognised by the International Olympic Committee in the same year. India was one of the founding members of the Asian Games Federation (AGF), established on 13 February 1949. On 26 November 1981, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) replaced the AGF, and India became a member of the OCA.

India hosted the first Asian Games in 1951 at New Delhi. The 2026 Asian Games will be held in Nagoya and other parts of Aichi Prefecture in Japan from 19 September to 4 October. The 2026 edition marked India's 20th consecutive appearance at the Asian Games. India's best performance came in the 2023 Asian Games at Hangzhou where the country finished fourth in the medal table with 106 medals including 28 gold, 38 silver, 40 bronze medals.

On 22 August 2026, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced a 492-member Indian contingent for the Games. On 2 September 2026, the ministry released a revised list of 503 athletes and 265 support staff for the Games. The final traveling contingent consisted of 495 athletes. Sahdev Yadav, the treasurer of the IOA, was the Chef de Mission with Sharath Kamal chosen as his deputy. On 18 September 2026, Manu Bhaker and Tajinderpal Singh Toor were announced as the nation's flag-bearers during the opening ceremony. However, Toor withdrew from the opening ceremony after the arrival of his kit was delayed and was replaced by Pawan Sehrawat as the flag bearer. Shooter Neeru Dhanda was the flag-bearer for the closing ceremony.

Broadcasting Sony Pictures Networks acquired the broadcast rights for the country, with Sony Sports Network as the television broadcaster and SonyLIV as the digital broadcaster.

Medal summary

India finished fourth in the medal table with 85 medals including 21 gold, 27 silver, and 37 bronze medals. It was their 2nd best finish ever after the 2022 edition.

Gold medalists The Indian women's cricket team won India's first gold in this edition, defending their title in the women's cricket team event. Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet Sahlot claimed the country's second gold medal, setting an impressive Asian record in the mixed 10 metre air pistol shooting event. This was the nation's first-ever gold medal in this event at the Asian Games. The Indian men's and women's kabaddi teams won the country's next two gold medals, defending their titles successfully in both the men's and women's team events respectively. Neeru Dhanda won India's fifth gold medal and became the country's first-ever female trap shooting gold medalist in the women's trap shooting event and also set a new Asian record. This victory marked India's first trap gold in 48 years. Kiran Pahal, Prachi Choudhary, Poovamma Machettira, and Vithya Ramraj won the country's sixth and first athletics gold medal in this edition in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay event. Chikitha Taniparthi, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, and Prithika Pradeep retained their title in the women's team compound event. Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav won the compound mixed team title, securing the first ever compound archery quota for the 2028 Summer Olympics.

Medalists MedalAthleteSportEventDateIndia women's national cricket team CricketWomen's tournament22 SeptemberShootingMixed 10 m air pistol team25 SeptemberIndia women's national kabaddi team KabaddiWomen's tournament26 SeptemberIndia men's national kabaddi team KabaddiMen's tournament26 SeptemberNeeru DhandaShootingWomen's trap29 SeptemberAthleticsWomen's 4 × 400 m relay29 SeptemberArcheryWomen's team compound30 SeptemberArcheryMixed team compound30 SeptemberShootingMixed trap team30 SeptemberArcheryMen's team compound30 SeptemberArcheryWomen's team recurve2 OctoberLovlina BorgohainBoxingWomen's 75 kg2 OctoberParveen HoodaBoxingWomen's 65 kg2 OctoberSujeet KalkalWrestlingMen's freestyle 65 kg2 OctoberAnkush PanghalBoxingMen's 80 kg2 OctoberIndia women's national field hockey team Field hockeyWomen's tournament2 OctoberKumkum MohodArcheryWomen's individual recurve3 OctoberPranavi UrsGolfWomen's individual3 OctoberIndia men's national cricket team CricketMen's tournament3 OctoberAman SehrawatWrestlingMen's freestyle 57 kg3 OctoberIndia men's national field hockey team Field Hockey Men's tournament3 OctoberShootingWomen's 10 m air rifle team20 SeptemberElavenil ValarivanShootingWomen's 10 m air rifle20 SeptemberShootingMen's 10 m air rifle team21 SeptemberHimanshu DhillonShootingMen's 10 m air rifle21 SeptemberMirabai ChanuWeightliftingWomen's 49 kg23 SeptemberNaorem Roshibina DeviWushuWomen's sanda 60 kg24 SeptemberAthleticsMixed 4 × 400 m relay24 SeptemberShootingMen's 50 m rifle three positions team25 SeptemberGulveer SinghAthleticsMen's 10,000 m25 SeptemberSawan BarwalAthleticsMen's marathon26 SeptemberShootingWomen's 50 m rifle three positions26 SeptemberTajinderpal Singh ToorAthleticsMen's shot put26 SeptemberAbhay SinghSquashMen's singles27 SeptemberAnahat SinghSquashWomen's singles27 SeptemberAncy SojanAthleticsWomen's long jump27 SeptemberSarvesh KushareAthleticsMen's high jump27 SeptemberEsha SinghShootingWomen's 25 m pistol28 SeptemberGulveer SinghAthleticsMen's 1500 m28 SeptemberMurali SreeshankarAthleticsMen's Long jump28 SeptemberYashvir SinghAthleticsMen's Javelin throw28 SeptemberShootingWomen's trap team29 SeptemberSailingMen's 49er1 OctoberWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 97 kg1 OctoberArcheryMixed team recurve2 OctoberArcheryMen's team recurve2 OctoberGolfWomen's team3 OctoberWrestlingWomen's Freestyle 53 kg3 OctoberSuchika TariyalMixed martial artsWomen's 60 kg21 SeptemberRudrankksh PatilShootingMen's 10 m air rifle21 SeptemberShootingWomen's skeet team23 SeptemberShootingMen's skeet team23 SeptemberJay MeenaSoft TennisMen's Singles23 SeptemberBadmintonMen's team23 SeptemberRowingMen's double sculls24 SeptemberShootingMixed skeet team24 SeptemberSeema KumariAthleticsWomen's 10,000 m24 SeptemberTable tennisMixed doubles25 SeptemberManpreet KaurAthleticsWomen's shot put25 SeptemberBaranica ElangovanAthleticsWomen's pole vault25 SeptemberSquashMixed doubles26 SeptemberPrachi ChoudharyAthleticsWomen's 400 m26 SeptemberHarita BhadraAthleticsWomen's 200 m27 SeptemberTejaswin ShankarAthleticsMen's decathlon27 SeptemberParul ChaudharyAthleticsWomen's 3000 m steeplechase27 SeptemberPincky BalharaKurashWomen's 78 kg28 SeptemberVithya RamrajAthleticsWomen's 400 m hurdles28 SeptemberParul ChaudharyAthleticsWomen's 5000 m28 SeptemberRohit YadavAthleticsMen's Javelin throw28 SeptemberNarender BerwalBoxingMen's +90 kg29 SeptemberGulveer SinghAthleticsMen's 5000 m29 SeptemberAthleticsMixed 4 × 100 m relay29 SeptemberPooja SinghAthleticsWomen's high jump29 SeptemberAthleticsMen's 4 × 400 m relay29 SeptemberPriya GhanghasBoxingWomen's 60 kg30 SeptemberKapil PokhariyaBoxingMen's 90 kg30 SeptemberSunil KumarWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 87 kg30 SeptemberSquashWomen's team1 October T. G. Mani RatnamArcheryMen's individual compound1 October SquashMen's team1 October SailingWomen's 49erFX1 OctoberNethra KumananSailingWomen's ILCA 62 OctoberSepak takrawMen's quadrant2 OctoberNeeraj ChauhanArcheryMen's individual recurve3 OctoberDeepak PuniaWrestlingMen's Freestyle 97 kg3 October

Medals by sport

+Medals by eventsSportGoldSilverBronzeTotal Archery5229 Shooting38415 Boxing3036 Wrestling2226 Cricket2002 Field hockey2002 Kabaddi2002 Athletics191424 Golf1102 Squash0235 Sailing0123 Weightlifting0101 Wushu0101 Badminton0011 Kurash0011 Mixed martial arts0011 Rowing0011 Sepak takraw0011 Soft tennis0011 Table tennis0011 Total21273785

Medals by day +Medals by dayDayDateGoldSilverBronzeTotal120 September0202221 September0224322 September1001423 September0145524 September0235625 September1236726 September2327827 September0437928 September04481021581130 September4037121 October0246132 October62210143 October5229154 October0000Total21273785

Medals by gender +Medals by genderGenderGoldSilverBronzeTotalFemale11111638Male7141738Mixed3249 Total21273785

+Multiple medalistsAthleteEventTotalKumkum MohodArchery2103Neeru DhandaShooting2103Chikitha TaniparthiArchery2002Sahil JadhavArchery2002Vithya RamrajAthletics1113Kiran PahalAthletics1102Poovamma MachettiraAthletics1102Pranavi UrsGolf1102Prachi ChoudharyAthletics1012T. G. Mani RatnamArchery1012Gulveer SinghAthletics0213Rudrankksh PatilShooting0213Dhiraj BommadevaraArchery0202Elavenil ValarivanShooting0202Himanshu DhillonShooting0202Vidarsa VinodShooting0202Abhay SinghSquash0112Anahat SinghSquash0112Jay KumarAthletics0112Manu T. S.Athletics0112Neeraj ChauhanArchery0112Vishal T. K.Athletics0112Anantjeet Singh NarukaShooting0022Harita BhadraAthletics0022Joshna ChinappaSquash0022Parinaaz DhaliwalShooting0022Parul ChaudharyAthletics0022Velavan SenthilkumarSquash0022

Competitors The Indian contingent consisted of 495 athletes competing in 36 sports. +SportMenWomenTotalArchery6612Athletics354075Badminton101020 Boxing6511Canoeing10919Cricket141529Cycling6814Equestrian617Esports15015Fencing81220Field hockey202040Golf336Gymnastics011Judo033Kabaddi121224Karate112Kurash336Mixed martial arts112Rowing17522Rugby sevens01313Sailing4610Sepak takraw12921Shooting151530Soft tennis516Sport climbing112Squash448Surfing224Swimming12012Table tennis5510Taekwondo033Tennis527Teqball213Volleyball12012Weightlifting044Wrestling9615Wushu347 Total 264 231 495

Archery

The Archery Association of India held the selection trials for the Asian Games at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) facility in Sonipat in May 2026. A total of 12 athletes were selected across the recurve and compound events.

Compound Individual ArcherEventRanking RoundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finals / RankScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreSahil JadhavMen's7095 Qrowspan="2" W 149–137L 148–149colspan="3" 9T. G. Mani Ratnam70414 QW 144–142W 149–148W 148–138L 144–148W 149–144Kushal Dalal70416colspan="6" 34Chikitha TaniparthiWomen's7051 Qrowspan="2" W 149–140 W 14810+–14810 L 143–144colspan="2" 5Jyothi Surekha69913 QW 148–145L 146–150colspan="3" 9Prithika Pradeep69520colspan="6" 42

Team ArcherEventRanking RoundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinalRankScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreKushal DalalSahil JadhavT. G. Mani RatnamMen's21173 QW 235–215W 235–232W 236–229W 238–237Chikitha TaniparthiJyothi SurekhaPrithika PradeepWomen's20992 QW 238–223W 233–230W 234–233W 238–234Chikitha TaniparthiSahil JadhavMixed14141 QW 160–146W 159–154W 156–155W 15720–15719

Recurve Individual ArcherEventRanking RoundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finals / RankScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreDhiraj BommadevaraMen's6981 Qrowspan="2" W 6–0W 6–2W 6–2L 3–7L 4–64Neeraj Chauhan67620 QW 6–4W 6–4W 7–1L 1–7W 6–4Yashdeep Bhoge66525colspan="6" 45Kumkum MohodWomen's66610 Qrowspan="2" W 6–0W 6–0W 6–4W 6–2W 6–5Kirti Sharma65320 QW 7–3L 3–7colspan="3" 11Ankita Bhakat64325colspan="6" 44

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