India competed at the 2026 Asian Beach Games from 22 to 30 April 2026 in Sanya, Hainan, China. This marks the return of the Asian Beach Games, ten years since the 2016 edition in Da Nang, Vietnam.
Competitors The following is the list of the number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotal3x3 basketball 4 0 4Beach kabaddi 6 6 12Beach wrestling 4 4 8Sailing 4 3 6 Total 18 13 31
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDateRitu SheoranManisha KumariSimran KambojManpreet KaurNikita KumariNikita ChauhanBeach kabaddiWomen's tournament27 AprilPushpa YadavBeach wrestlingWomen's 60 kg29 AprilPriyaBeach wrestlingWomen's +70 kg29 AprilBrijendra Singh ChoudharyJitendra YadavJai BhagwanNeeraj NarwalBhanu Pratap TomarYatharth DeshwalBeach kabaddiMen's tournament27 AprilSiddharthBeach wrestlingMen's 70 kg29 AprilJaspreet KaurBeach wrestlingWomen's 70 kg29 April Jaspreet Kaur of India originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified after she tested positive for Octodrine.
3x3 basketball
Summary EventGroup StageQualifiersQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMen's teamW 19–11W 20–12L 12–15 2 q – Women's teamWDWDWD Did not advance Men's tournament Team roster Harsh Dagar Kushal Singh Arvind Kumar Pranav Prince
Preliminary rounds – Group C
Qualifier
Women's tournament India entered a team in the women's tournament. However they withdrew with their fixtures declared a forfeit.
Beach kabaddi
Summary EventGroup StageSemifinals Final OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMen's team W 66–23 W 52–32 W 54–33 1 Q W 50–28Women's team W 44–32 W 64–22 1 Q W 50–31
Beach wrestling
Men's Siddharth – 70kg Sachin Mor – 80kg Aryan – 90kg Jaspooran Singh – +90kg
Women's Priyanshi Prajapat – 50kg Pushpa Yadav – 60kg Jaspeet Kaur – 70kg Priya – +70kg Sailing
Men's Vasu Chandrawanshi – ILCA 4 boys Krishna Venkatachalam Ramakrishnan – optimist boys Vinay Vishwanath Kulabkar – foil windsurfing boys Chitresh Tatha – formula kite men
Women's Aastha Pandey – ILCA 4 girls Shringhari Roy – optimist girls Ovie Nair Shaffi – foil windsurfing girls
References
External links India at the 2026 Asian Beach Games official website