India’s campaign
at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games has been impressive till now. Indian athletes have
displayed impressive performances in events like squash, athletics and track &
field to add more medals to the tally. After the latest result India’s tally
adds up to 32 medals which include 4 gold medals in it.
Squash
Stars Add Two Silver Medals
Young stars
of Indian squash Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh won silver medals in individual
events for India. Both players lost to their respective Malaysian top seeds in
the finals. In the men’s individual final Abhay Singh faced Eain Yow Ng from
Malaysia. Abhay showed a fighting spirit in the match but Malaysian player won
with 11-9, 11-5, 11-5. On the other hand, in the women’s individual final the 18-year-old
Anahat Singh faced Sivasangari Subramaniam of Malaysia and lost with 11-4,
11-4, 11-7. Anahat and Abhay both secured a silver medal for India. Along with
these two-medal Indian squash contingent has won three medals in Asian Games
2026.
Sarvesh
Kushare Ends 56-Year Medal Wait
In
athletics Sarvesh Kushare ended the long-standing wait for India by winning a
silver medal in men’s high jump event. India won a medal in this event after a
long wait of 56 years. The performance displayed by Kushare is an important
achievement for Indian athletics because India’s wait for Asian Games medal in
high jump has been a long one.
Tejaswin
Shankar Wins Decathlon Bronze
Tejaswin
Shankar added a medal in the Indian athletics medal tally by winning a bronze
medal. She won the bronze in a multi-event competition like decathlon where the
athletes have to perform in multiple track-and-field disciplines, making the
achievement particularly significant.
Ancy Sojan
Wins Dramatic High Jump Silver
Ancy Sojan
won a silver medal in high jump after a dramatic competition. The final
attempts of the event completely changed the medal positions. Huang Yingying from
China cleared 6.55m in the last attempt and crossed Ancy to win the gold medal.
After this Tan Mengyi from China also cleared 6.46m thus pushing Shaili Singh
to the fourth position and winning the bronze medal for China as well.
Parul
Chaudhary Creates National Record
Parul
Chaudhary won a bronze medal in women’s 3000m steeplechase. She recorded the
time of 9:08.67 seconds to finish the race. The performance was a special one
for Parul as she established a national record.
Harita
Bhadra Wins 200m Bronze
In the
track events Harita Bhadra won a bronze medal in women’s 200m. Her podium
finish highlighted the strong showing of Indian athletics.
India’s
Medal Tally Continues to Grow
Indian
athletes have displayed consistent performances at Asian Games 2026. From Abhay
Singh and Anahat Singh’s individual silver medal to Sarvesh Kushare’s historic
high-jump medal, Tejaswin Shankar’s decathlon bronze, Ancy Sojan’s silver,
Parul Chaudhary’s national record bronze and Haria Bhadra’s 200m bronze Indian
contingent has established its presence at multiple events.
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