{"id":373217,"date":"2026-10-06T15:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T10:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=373217"},"modified":"2026-10-06T15:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T10:09:12","slug":"2026-asian-games-and-indias-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/2026-asian-games-and-indias-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Asian Games and India\u2019s Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> India concluded its campaign at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya with 85 medals, including 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About 2026 Asian Games and India\u2019s Performance<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_373269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-373269\" style=\"width: 223px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-373269\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-PIB-2.jpg?resize=223%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2026 Asian Games and India\u2019s Performance\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-PIB-2.jpg?resize=223%2C300&amp;ssl=1 223w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-PIB-2.jpg?w=568&amp;ssl=1 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-373269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Edition:<\/strong> The <strong>20th Asian Games<\/strong> were held in 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Official Name:<\/strong> The event was officially known as the <strong>20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Host Country:<\/strong> <strong>Japan<\/strong> hosted the Games.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> The Games were <strong>held from 19 September to 4 October 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sports:<\/strong> The Games <strong>featured 43 sports, 71 disciplines and 469 medal events.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New Sports:<\/strong> <strong>Teqball, mixed martial arts (MMA), padel, surfing, skateboarding, sport climbing and esports<\/strong> were included in the programme.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medal Highlights<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>China finished first, followed by Japan and South Korea.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>China: 341 medals<\/strong> \u2014 169 gold, 89 silver and 83 bronze.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Japan: 269 medals<\/strong> \u2014 83 gold, 95 silver and 91 bronze.<\/li>\n<li><strong>South Korea: 150 medals<\/strong> \u2014 39 gold, 43 silver and 68 bronze.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\">India\u2019s Performance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>India position:<\/strong> India finished<strong> 4th <\/strong>with<strong> 85 medals.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Medal Tally:<\/strong> India won<strong> 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze<\/strong> medals.\n<ul>\n<li>India had the <strong>same 21 gold medals as Uzbekistan,<\/strong> <strong>but finished higher because it won more silver medals.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>India\u2019s 85-medal haul <strong>was its second-best,<\/strong> after the <strong>record 106 medals (comprising 28 gold, 38 silver and 40 bronze) at Hangzhou 2023.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Highlights\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cricket:<\/strong> India <strong>won both men\u2019s and women\u2019s gold medals.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kabaddi:<\/strong> India <strong>won gold in both men\u2019s and women\u2019s events.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hockey:<\/strong> <strong>Both Indian teams won gold,<\/strong> with the women ending a 44-year wait for an Asian Games medal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Archery:<\/strong> India <strong>won nine medals, including five gold.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Boxing and Wrestling:<\/strong> <strong>Boxing won three gold<\/strong> and <strong>three bronze<\/strong>, while <strong>wrestling won six medals, including two gold.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India concluded its campaign at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya with 85 medals, including 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze. About 2026 Asian Games and India\u2019s Performance Edition: The 20th Asian Games were held in 2026. Official Name: The event was officially known as the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026. 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