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India Breaks into Top 10 at Asian Games 2026 with 30 Medals on Day 8
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News18•26-09-2026, 19:41
India Breaks into Top 10 at Asian Games 2026 with 30 Medals on Day 8
- •India secured 30 medals (4 Gold, 12 Silver, 14 Bronze) by Day 8 of the Asian Games 2026, entering the top-10.
- •Indian athletes won seven medals on Saturday, including two gold in kabaddi, one silver each in shooting, marathon, and men’s shot put, and one bronze each in squash and women’s 400m.
- •Both the men's and women's kabaddi teams clinched gold medals, with the men's team winning their record-extending 9th Asian Games gold.
- •Sawan Barwal earned silver in the men's marathon, while Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa Vinod, and Ashi Chouksey secured silver in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event.
- •Tajinderpal Singh Toor won silver in men’s shot put, and Prachi Choudhary claimed bronze in the women’s 400m final; China leads the medal table with 107 gold medals.
Key Questions Answered
At the end of the eighth day of the Asian Games 2026, India entered the top 10 with a total of 30 medals, consisting of 4 gold, 12 silver, and 14 bronze medals.
India won two gold medals in kabaddi on September 26, 2026. The women's team defeated Iran 37-34 in the final, while the men's team beat Iran 40-34 to claim a record-extending 9th gold medal.
China led the Asian Games 2026 medal table at the end of the eighth day, having accumulated 107 gold medals.
