New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- India ended its campaign at Asian Games 2026 in Aich-Nagoya with a total of 85 medals, that included 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze medals. This tally is 21 medals lesser than the number of medals India had won at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou. India had won a total of 106 medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games in China three years ago that included 28 gold medals.

India's gold rush at the 2026 Asian Games began with the Harmanpreet Kaur-led women's cricket team beating Sri Lanka to defend the title.

The men's cricket team, led by Shreyas Iyer, also followed suit by beating Pakistan in the final. However, in between those two gold medals, there were a lot of other notable Indian athletes who finished on top of the ...