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India Secures Fourth Place at Asian Games as Medals Concentrate in Five Key Sports
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Moneycontrol•07-10-2026, 17:04
India Secures Fourth Place at Asian Games as Medals Concentrate in Five Key Sports
- •India retained its fourth-place finish in the overall standings at the Asian Games for the second consecutive edition.
- •Seventy-one percent of India's medals came from just five sports, up from 67 percent at the previous edition in Hangzhou.
- •Athletics led the medal tally with 24 medals, followed by shooting, archery, boxing, and wrestling.
- •India sent a smaller contingent of 495 athletes to Aichi-Nagoya, down significantly from 661 athletes in 2022.
- •Traditional medal sources such as rowing and badminton saw weaker contributions, while sports like archery and boxing remained steady or improved.
Key Questions Answered
The five biggest medal-producing sports accounted for 71 percent of India's total medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, increasing from 67 percent at the previous edition in Hangzhou.
India secured 85 total medals (21 gold, 27 silver, 37 bronze) in 2026, which was a drop from the 107 medals won in 2022, but the country successfully maintained its fourth-place standing in the overall medal table for both editions.
India sent 495 athletes to the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Games, which was a sharp reduction of 166 athletes, or 25.1 percent, compared to the 661 athletes who represented the country at Hangzhou in 2022.
