Asian Games News

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)

Asian Games 2026 HIGHLIGHTS Day 14: India defends cricket and hockey gold; Aman wins wrestling gold

India added five more gold medals to their tally on day 14 from archery, wrestling, gold, cricket and hockey events. India finished thier Asiad 2026 campaign with 21 gold, 37 silver, and 37 bronze med

Hockey gold pushes India to fourth position in Asian Games 2026 medal tally

This is also the first time both India's men's and women's teams will walk away as Asian Games champions

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes India's youngest Asian Games gold medallist

The 15-year-old eclipsed shooter Saurabh Chaudhary's eight-year record after featuring in India's 19-run win over Pakistan in the men's cricket final at Aichi-Nagoya

Asian Games Medal Tally: Full list of India's medal winners in Aichi-Nagoya

Check full list of India's medal winners at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya across events here

Asiad 2026: India edge past Pakistan to defend gold medal in men's cricket

The victory completed India's golden double in cricket at the Asian Games, with Harmanpreet Kaur's women's team having earlier retained its gold medal after beating Sri Lanka in the final

Asiad 2026: Pranavi becomes first Indian woman to win individual golf gold

Pranavi also contributed to India's silver medal in the women's team event alongside Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar

India vs Pakistan live streaming: Where to watch cricket Gold medal match?

India captain Shreyas Iyer wins the toss and elects to bat first vs Pakistan in Gold Medal match. Fans in India can stream the match on the SonyLIV app and website

Asiad 2026: Archer Kumkum, 17, wins two golds and a silver in historic run

Two golds. One silver. All at 17. Kumkum Mohod's third medal at Asian Games 2026 is India's first-ever women's individual recurve medal - and it is gold, sealed with a 10-8 shoot-off win