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Indian Women Dominate Asian Games: Female Athletes Outscore Men in Gold Medals!
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News18•05-10-2026, 12:05
Indian Women Dominate Asian Games: Female Athletes Outscore Men in Gold Medals!
- •India secured 21 gold medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with 11 contributed by female athletes.
- •The total medal tally for India was 85, including 21 gold, 27 silver, and 37 bronze medals.
- •17-year-old Kumkum Mahod caused a major upset in archery by defeating Olympic champion Oh Ye-jin.
- •Mirabai Chanu ended India's 28-year weightlifting medal drought with a silver, while Lovlina Borgohain won gold in boxing.
- •Neeru Dhanda won gold in trap shooting despite illness, and Ancy Sojan secured silver in long jump while battling PCOS.
Key Questions Answered
At the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, the Indian contingent won a total of 85 medals, which included 21 gold, 27 silver, and 37 bronze medals. Out of the 21 total gold medals, female athletes won 11 (including mixed events), accounting for more than half of India's total gold medals.
Seventeen-year-old Indian archer Kumkum Mahod caused a major upset at the Asian Games by defeating South Korea's Olympic champion Oh Ye-jin.
Olympic medalists Mirabai Chanu and Lovlina Borgohain achieved great success utilizing their experience. Mirabai ended India's 28-year medal drought in weightlifting by winning a silver medal, while Lovlina Borgohain became the second Indian woman after Mary Kom to win a gold medal in boxing at the Asian Games.
