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Asian Games 2026, Aichi-Nagoya

19 Sep 2026 to 4 Oct 2026 | Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan | Multi-sport | International | Completed

The 2026 Asian Games were held in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan, from 19 September to 4 October, with 46 nations competing across 43 sports and 469 gold medal events.

India’s result

India finished fourth with 85 medals: 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze. India and Uzbekistan both won 21 golds, and India took fourth place on silver medals, 27 to 25. China topped the table with 169 gold medals (341 in total), ahead of Japan with 83 gold (269) and South Korea with 39 gold (150).

Gold medals included the men’s and women’s cricket and hockey teams, the men’s and women’s kabaddi teams, Kumkum Mohod (archery, women’s individual recurve), Pranavi Urs (golf), Lovlina Borgohain (boxing, 75 kg) and Sujeet (wrestling, 65 kg freestyle).

Manipur at the Games

Two silver medals went to Manipur athletes: Mirabai Chanu in weightlifting (women’s 49 kg) and Roshibina Devi in wushu (women’s 60 kg sanda). Boxer Lovlina Borgohain, from neighbouring Assam, won gold.

This list comes from medal lists published before the last days of the Games and may be incomplete; we will update it. Medal totals are as published by the Indian Olympic Association and checked against news reports. See olympic.ind.in.

Venues

Handball was played at ENTRIO in Inazawa City, Aichi, which opened in 2020, from 19 to 29 September. Other venues will be added here.

Venue information: Aichi-Nagoya 2026 organising committee.

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