1.  Introduction

The Indian contingent continued its medal-winning campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, with September 29 becoming one of the most productive days of the competition.

At the end of September 29, India had accumulated 52 medals — 6 gold, 21 silver and 25 bronze. The country's medal count crossed the important 50-medal mark, while two gold medals on the day helped India move into the top 10 of the overall medal standings.

The two headline performances came from Neeru Dhanda in women's trap shooting and India's women's 4x400m relay team. Athletics also produced several medals, while Indian boxers reached important stages of their respective competitions.

This article presents the latest picture of India's medals at the Asian Games 2026 as on 29 September 2026, including the medal tally, important athletes, major sports contributing to India's campaign, and the remaining opportunities for medals.

2.  Asian Games 2026 at Aichi-Nagoya

The 2026 Asian Games are being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.

The event is the 20th edition of the Asian Games and brings together athletes from across the Asian continent. The competition covers a broad range of sports, providing countries with opportunities to earn medals through individual, team and mixed events.

For India, the Games represent an important opportunity to compete in traditional strengths such as athletics, shooting, boxing, kabaddi and cricket, while also developing medal prospects in sports such as squash, archery and other disciplines.

3.  India’s Participation and Sporting Categories

India is participating across a wide range of sports at Aichi-Nagoya.  Some of the important medal-producing categories for India include:

a.  Athletics

Track and field has become one of India's biggest sources of medals. Events include sprinting, distance running, hurdles, jumps, throws, and relay races.

b.  Shooting

Shooting has again played an important role in India's campaign, with medals coming from rifle, pistol, trap and skeet events.

c.  Boxing

Indian boxers have produced several medals and advanced to important stages of the competition.

d.  Cricket and Kabaddi

Team sports have also contributed significantly. India's women's cricket team, men's kabaddi team and women's kabaddi team have all won gold medals.

e.  Other Sports

India has also earned medals in squash, weightlifting, wushu, badminton, rowing, kurash, mixed martial arts, soft tennis and table tennis.

This broad spread is important because it demonstrates that India's medal campaign is not dependent on a single sporting discipline.

4.  India’s Performance Till 29 September

India entered September 29 with 45 medals — 4 gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze.

The country then added seven medals during the day's competition, including two gold medals. The final reported tally at the close of the day reached 52 medals: 6 gold, 21 silver and 25 bronze.

The major results included:

• Neeru Dhanda — Gold, women's individual trap shooting
• India women's 4x400m relay — Gold
• India women's trap team — Silver
• Narender Berwal — Bronze, men's +90kg boxing
• Gulveer Singh — Bronze, men's 5000m
• India mixed 4x100m relay — Bronze
• India men's 4x400m relay — Bronze

The day's athletics programme was particularly productive, while shooting and boxing also added to the medal tally.

5.  India’s Medal Tally as on 29 September 2026

At the end of September 29, India's medal tally stood at:                  

India's movement into the top 10 followed the two gold-medal performances on September 29. Reports placed India at 10th in the overall standings at the end of the day.

6.  What Does the 52-Medal Figure Mean?

The total of 52 represents every Indian medal accumulated up to the end of September 29.

It is useful to distinguish between total medals and medal-table ranking. Asian Games standings are primarily determined by gold medals, followed by silver and bronze. So two countries can have similar total medal counts but rank differently because their gold-medal counts differ.

7.  India’s Gold Medals

India had won six gold medals by the end of September 29.

a.  Women’s Cricket

India's women's cricket team won gold, continuing India's strong performance in the sport at the Asian Games.

b.  Men’s Kabaddi

India's men's kabaddi team secured gold.

c. Women’s Kabaddi

India's women's kabaddi team also won gold, giving the country a golden double in kabaddi.

d. 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team

India won gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event.

e. Neeru Dhanda — Women’s Trap

Neeru Dhanda produced one of the most significant Indian performances of September 29 by winning gold in the women's individual trap event.

She scored 28 hits in the final, a performance reported as an Asian Games record. She also became the first Indian woman to win an individual Asian Games gold medal in women's trap shooting.

f. Women’s 4x400m Relay

India's women's 4x400m relay quartet of Kiran, Prachi Choudhary, M. R. Poovamma and Vithya Ramraj won gold in 3:29.69.

The victory gave India an athletics gold at these Games and added another important milestone to the country's medal campaign.

8.  India’s Silver Medal Performance

India had 21 silver medals at the end of September 29.

The silver medals came from multiple disciplines, including athletics, shooting, squash, weightlifting and wushu.

Notable silver medallists included:

ü Gulveer Singh — Athletics

ü Yashvir Singh — Men's javelin

ü Murali Sreeshankar — Men's long jump

ü Sarvesh Kushare — Men's high jump

ü Tajinderpal Singh Toor — Men's shot put

ü Ancy Sojan Edappilly — Women's long jump

ü Esha Singh — Women's 25m pistol

ü Abhay Singh — Men's singles squash

ü Anahat Singh — Women's singles squash

ü Mirabai Chanu — Women's 49kg weightlifting

The list illustrates how India's silver-medal contribution is spread across both individual and team competitions.

9.  India’s Bronze Medal Performance

India's bronze-medal tally had reached 25 by the end of September 29.  Athletics accounted for many of these medals. Among the notable performers were Tejaswin Shankar, Rohit Yadav, Seema, Harita Bhadra, Parul Chaudhary, Vithya Ramraj, Baranica Elangovan and Manpreet Kaur.

India also won bronze medals in Badminton, Boxing, Kurash, Mixed martial Arts. Rowing, Shooting, Soft tennis, Squash, and Table tennis.

This variety is one of the most notable features of India's campaign.

10.  Star Players and Athletes 

i.  Neeru Dhanda

Neeru Dhanda was the standout Indian performer on September 29.

Her women's trap gold was historically significant for Indian shooting. Her 28-hit final also established a new Asian Games record, according to contemporary reports.

ii.  Gulveer Singh

Gulveer Singh became one of India's most successful athletics performers during the Games. He added a bronze in the men's 5000m to his earlier silver medals in the 10,000m and 1500m.

That gave him three individual athletics medals during the Games.

iii.  Vithya Ramraj

Vithya Ramraj had an important role in India's athletics campaign.

She won bronze in the women's 400m hurdles and also helped the Indian women's 4x400m relay team win gold. Her hurdles performance also set a new Indian national record, surpassing P. T. Usha's long-standing mark.

iv.  Indian Boxing Contingent

Indian boxing also remained an important source of medals. Ankush Panghal and Parveen Hooda reached finals, while Narender Berwal secured bronze in the men's +90kg category.

11.  Athletics and Shooting Lead India’s Campaign

Two sports have played an especially important role in India's medal collection: athletics and shooting.

Athletics produced a series of medals across different events, demonstrating India's depth in track and field.  Shooting, meanwhile, continued India's strong tradition at major multi-sport competitions.

The combination is significant because the two sports offer medals across numerous events. A strong performance across several events can therefore make a substantial contribution to a country's overall medal tally.

12.  Chances for More Medals

The Indian campaign was not over on September 29.  Several competitions continued into the following days, providing additional medal opportunities.

a.  Boxing

Indian boxers remained involved in medal-stage competitions, with finalists and semi-finalists still in contention.

b.  Archery

Indian archers continued competing in elimination stages and remained relevant to India's medal prospects.

c.  Squash

Indian squash teams also continued their campaign after strong performances earlier in the Games.

d.  Cricket

India's men's cricket campaign remained affected by weather-related scheduling changes. Rain disrupted the men's quarter-final programme on September 29, with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh advancing after matches were washed out according to the competition's qualification arrangements.

Therefore, the 52-medal figure should not be treated as India's final total. The Asian Games were scheduled to continue until October 4.

13.  Conclusion

The story of India's medals at the Asian Games 2026 as on 29 September 2026 is one of broad participation and contributions from several sporting disciplines.

India ended September 29 with 52 medals — 6 gold, 21 silver and 25 bronze. The country crossed the 50-medal milestone and moved into the top 10 of the overall standings.

The two biggest highlights of September 29 were Neeru Dhanda's historic women's trap gold and the women's 4x400m relay gold. Athletics also supplied multiple medals, while boxing, shooting and other sports continued contributing to India's campaign.