Medal tally Asian Games 2026: Where do India stand in latest standings on October 3 after gold in cricket, archery?
India so far has won 82 medals at the Asian Gams 2026 - 20 gold, 26 silver and 36 bronze. India are currently placed fifth behind China, Japan, South Korea and Uzbekistan in latest standings.
India's Asian Games 2026 gold medal haul crossed 20 metals on Saturday after Kumkum Mohod and Pranati Urs clinched yellow metals in archery and gold respectively in Aichi-Nagoya. In his debut Asian Games, the 17-year-old Mohod defeated Yejin Oh of Korea by 6-5 to become the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in Recurve Individual event.
With this gold, Mohod also booked her a place at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics in the event. Shortly after, golfer Pranavi Urs became the first Indian woman to clinch an individual medal in the sport at the Asian Games. India added another medal later on the day - a silver in women's team gold.
Comprising Aditi Ashok (World Rank: 138), Pranavi (World Rank: 291) and debutant Diksha Dagar (World Rank: 220), India finished second with a combined score of 14-under par (546) and secured the silver Medal. India carded 137 in Round 4. This was India’s first-ever medal in the Women’s Team event at the Asian Games.
Archery fetched another medal for India on the day as Neeraj Chauhan outclassed fellow Indian Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4 in an all-India bronze-medal contest in the men’s individual recurve event.
China lead the medal tally with 320 medals at the time of writing, followed by Japan (242). South Korea are third with 136 medals. Unlike the previous edition, India had sent 495 athletes -more than 100 less - to compete in 36 disciplines in 2026.
Asian Games 2026 medal tally
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 167 | 87 | 80 | 334 |
| 2 | Japan | 78 | 89 | 88 | 255 |
| 3 | South Korea | 37 | 43 | 67 | 147 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 20 | 24 | 23 | 68 |
| 5 | India | 20 | 26 | 36 | 82 |
The first medal for India at the Asian Games 2026 came on September 19 from shooter Elavenil Valarivan, who won two silvers medals to start the haul. Medals also came from hopefuls Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (silver in weightlifting) and Tokyo Olympic Games medallist Lovlina Borgohain, who became the second Indian boxer after legendary MC Mary Kom to win a boxing gold medal in the women's category since 2014.
India retain men's cricket gold
India beat their fierce rivals Pakistan by 19 runs on Saturday to retain Asian Games men's cricket gold after a pulsating final in front of a small but raucous crowd in Nagoya, Japan. World T20 champions India posted 211/6 with Abhishek Sharma scoring 61 and Tilak Varma 51 not out, before Hasan Nawaz's valiant 96 saw Pakistan come up just short at 192/6.
The neighbouring countries only meet in international tournaments and on neutral ground because of political tensions and the captains refused the normal handshakes before the match.
Aman Sehrawar won the 20th gold for India as he defeated DPR Korea’s Han Chong Song in men’s 57kg freestyle wrestling final. India are playing Malaysia in the final of men's hockey competition.