On September 26, 2026, China crossed the 100-gold medal threshold to solidify its historic dominance, while the host nation Japan and South Korea firmly held onto the second and third positions. The day featured high-stakes continuous action across athletics, kabaddi finals, racket sports, and continental team qualifiers in Aichi-NagoyaIndia produced a spectacular kabaddi double, with both the men’s and women’s teams winning gold against Iran.
india’s achievements :
- Women’s Kabaddi: India defeated Iran 37–34 to retain the title.
- Men’s Kabaddi: India defeated Iran 40–34, successfully defending its title.
- These two victories gave India two gold medals today and lifted the country into the Top 10 of the medal table.
- Sawan Barwal: Won Silver in the men’s marathon with a national record, ending a 44-year Asiad medal drought in the event.
- Tajinderpal Singh Toor: Won Silver in the men’s shot put final.
- Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team: Won Silver in shooting.
- Prachi: Won Bronze in the women’s 400m.
Key Qualifiers & Advancements
- Men’s Hockey: India beat hosts Japan 2-0 (goals by Abhishek and Harmanpreet Singh) to qualify for the men’s semi-finals.
- Boxing (Men’s 90kg): Kapil Pokhariya beat Iran’s Sam Estaki 5-0 to enter the quarterfinals.
- Boxing (Women’s 60kg): Priya Ghanghas defeated South Korea’s Oh Yeonji 5-0 to reach the quarterfinals
🏅 India’s medal winners today
| Medal | Sport/Event | Indian winner(s) |
| 🥇 Gold | Women’s Kabaddi | Indian Women’s Team |
| 🥇 Gold | Men’s Kabaddi | Indian Men’s Team |
| 🥈 Silver | Men’s Marathon | Sawan Barwal |
| 🥈 Silver | Women’s 50m Rifle 3P Team | Ashi Chouksey, Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa K Vinod |
| 🥈 Silver | Men’s Shot Put | Tajinderpal Singh Toor |
| 🥉 Bronze | Women’s 400m | Prachi Choudhary |
| 🥉 Bronze | Mixed Doubles Squash | Joshna Chinappa & Velavan Senthilkumar |
That makes 7 medals for India today — 2 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze.
India’s latest medal tally
India — 10th position
🥇 4 Gold
🥈 12 Silver
🥉 14 Bronze
🏆 Total: 30 medals
Men’s Cricket: Persistent heavy rain completely disrupted Group B play. The high-stakes match between Malaysia and Oman was abandoned without a ball bowled. Due to superior group metrics, Malaysia advanced to the quarterfinals alongside Afghanistan, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and India.
