Asian Games News

Para Asiad: Nitesh, Naveen win gold; Thulasimathi, Nitya settle for silver

Nitesh produced a clinical performance to beat compatriot Pramod Bhagat 21-18, 21-16 in a clash between two Paralympic gold medallists

Asian Para Games: Sandeep, Haney clinch gold with world records for India

Sandeep clocked 52.28 seconds, a world record, to win the 400m T64 final at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium. He finished 0.85 seconds ahead of Saudi Arabia's Nour Alsana

Asian Para Games: Sheetal and Payal secure silver in compound archery

Sheetal, who was born without arms, and Payal, a quadruple amputee, went down 141-150 to the Chinese duo of Xu Xueqing and Zhao Jing

Asian Para Games 2026: Sachin Khilari leads India's shot put medal sweep

Paris Paralympics silver winner Khilari defended the gold he had won in the previous Asian Para Games in China with his sixth and final throw of 15.87m, breaking the earlier Games record of 15.67m

Asian Para Games: Indian archers Sheetal, Swati set to battle for gold

The 19-year-old Sheetal, who equalled the world record and created a new Asian record in the qualification round, defeated Japan's Shinohara Aya 145-137 in the women's compound semifinal

Indian table tennis players bag five bronze medals at Asian Para Games 2026

The haul also took India past its medal tally from the previous edition, where it had won two bronze medals in para table tennis

Deepthi Jeevanji breaks Games record to claim 400m T20 gold at Para Asiad

The 23-year-old from Telangana, who also holds the Asian record, is a two-time Para World Championships medallist, having won the gold in 2024. She is also a Paralympic bronze winner in the same event

Asian Para Games 2026: Mona wins gold in shooting; India's medal tally- 11

Para athletics led India's medal charge on Day 1, contributing three gold medals and three medals across silver and bronze, while shooting para sport and para judo also added to the tally

India's poor Asiad medal haul sparks scrutiny of sports funding for LA 2028

India finished fourth at the Aichi-Nagoya Games with 85 medals, comprising 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze, compared with 106 medals at Hangzhou in 2022

Asian Games badminton: Padukone admits India fell short of expectations

India won only a team bronze in badminton at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, a performance Padukone felt was below expectations considering the talent available in the country

Asiad selection row: Para-shooters allege corruption; PCI denies claims

Sandeep Kumar, a P4 50m free pistol SH1 shooter ranked third in Asia, alleged bias in the selection process

Asian Games gold medallist Lovlina gets rousing welcome on return to Assam

Borgohain clinched gold in the women's 75-kg category on her birthday on October 2, defeating China's Bao Ziyi 5-0 in the final

Athletics to Archery: Biggest hits and misses of Asian Games 2026

India's 85-medal haul at the 2026 Asian Games was their second-best outing in the continental event, behind their 106-medal haul in Hangzhou in 2023

Asiad 2026: Number of women's sports gold rises despite 18% drop in medals

Indian women athletes delivered 11 of the 21 gold medals in Aichi-Nagoya, a stark rise in their overall gold contribution from 32.14 per cent in 2022 to 52.38 per cent in 2026

Asiad 2026: IGPL announces Rs 1 crore reward for gold winner Pranavi Urs

Additionally, the league will award Rs 25 lakh individually to the Indian women's team of Pranavi, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar for winning silver in the team event

Asiad 2026: Fulton says India had honest debrief after Pakistan semifinal

Captain Harmanpreet Singh rose to the occasion with a brace as India thrashed Malaysia 5-1 to win the men's hockey gold for the second time in a row

Asiad 2026: Individual squash silver fails to ease Abhay's disappointment

Indian squash players will now turn their attention to qualifying for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, where the sport is set to make its debut

Asiad 2026: Gold wasn't on platter, says Samson after India's triumph

India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by 19 runs to defend their men's cricket gold at the continental showpiece on Saturday

Asiad 2026: From Amravati to Asian glory, Kumkum now eyes Olympic gold

Kumkum, who has been training at a local archery range under coach Prafull Dange since she was eight, will bring home three medals from Aichi-Nagoya

Archery to Hockey: Full list of India medal winners in Asian Games 2026

India rise to fourth in the Asiad 2026 medal tally after men's hockey gold against Malaysia. India's final medal tally at Asian Games 2026 - Total 85 (21 Gold, 27 Silver, 37 Bronze)