New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Since its inception in 1951, the Asian Games has been one of the biggest sporting stages in the world, where some of the all-time greats have shaped their legacies as the legends of the sport, and several up-and-coming talents have used the platform as a launching pad for something much bigger and grander.

With the aspirations and hunger for medals getting higher than ever in India's evolving sporting ecosystem, Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan is an event of massive significance before the Los Angeles Olympics 2028 and for the Indians, the home Commonwealth Games in 2030. Ahead of the continental meet, let us look at some of India's brightest medal prospects.

-Esha Singh (shooting)

The ace shooter enters ...