India finished fourth in the medal table at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with 85 medals: 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze. China topped the standings with 169 gold and 341 medals in all. Hosts Japan were second with 83 gold, and South Korea third with 39. India edged out Uzbekistan, which also won 21 golds but had fewer silvers. The final day brought a rush of gold. The men’s cricket team beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the final to retain the title. The men’s hockey team thrashed Malaysia 5-1 to keep its crown, with captain Harmanpreet Singh finishing as the tournament’s top scorer with 12 goals, and qualified directly for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. A day earlier, the women’s hockey team beat defending champions China 1-0 for gold after a 44-year wait, a first for both Indian hockey teams at one Games. Kumkum Mohod, 17, became the first Indian woman to win individual recurve archery gold. Pranavi Urs won India’s first women’s individual golf gold. Neeru Dhanda ended a 48-year wait for trap gold, Aman Sehrawat won wrestling gold, and Antim Panghal took wrestling silver.