Asian Games 2026 Medal Tally: How two gold medals took India back into the top 10

Neeru Dhanda and the women’s 4x400m gold medalists. NEW DELHI: India’s Asian Games campaign received a major boost on Tuesday as two gold medals on Day 10 helped the country climb back into the top ten of the medal table. India won a total of eight medals to move to 10th position with 53 – six gold, 21 silver and 26 bronze.The two gold medals came in shooting and athletics, with Neeru Dhanda producing a historic performance in the women’s individual trap, before India’s women’s 4x400m relay team achieved another best finish.The pair of gold medals also ended India’s wait for the top spot after two days without a gold after a double triumph in kabaddi on 26 September.Asian Games full coverage | Medal Tally | Schedule

Neeru, the women’s relay team brings a golden double

Dhanda made history by winning the first ever Asian Games gold in India in women’s trap. Despite constant rain affecting visibility, she remained composed and finished with 28 hits in the final, setting an Asian Games record. It was also the first individual shooting gold of the Games for India.Athletics then brought another gold when Kiran, Prachi Choudhary, MR Poovamma and Vithya Ramraj won the women’s 4×400 m relay in 3:29.69.For Poovamma, 36, it was another chapter in her Asian Games career after being part of India’s gold medal-winning relay teams in 2014 and 2018. Vithya added the relay gold to her breakthrough campaign after earlier breaking PT Usha’s more than four-decade-old national record in the 400m hurdles.

Eight medals, but mixed athletic results

India’s athletics campaign has been a mixed bag, with 19-year-old Pooja Singh winning a bronze in the high jump after clearing 1.84m and Gulveer Singh completing a medal triple with a bronze in the 5000m to add silver medals in the 10,000m and 1,500m.India also won bronze in the 4x100m medley relay through Gurindervir Singh, Sneha Sathyanarayana, Animesh Kujur and Harita Bhadra in a season’s best of 41.06 seconds.The men’s 4x400m relay team of Vishal TK, Dharamveer Choudhary, Jay Kumar and T Manu settled for bronze in 3:01.61, missing out on defending their title in Hangzhou.Shooting added another silver in the women’s trap team event, while boxing secured three medals. Narender won the bronze after losing his semi-final over 90 kg, while Parveen and Ankush Panghal advanced to their finals.

Two golds lift India back into the top 10

The pair of gold medals proved crucial in the overall standings. India’s 53 medals pushed the country back to 10th place, while China continued to dominate with 254 medals.Japan followed with 183 medals, while South Korea and Uzbekistan had 95 and 44 respectively.For India, the biggest takeaway from Day 10 was a return to the top 10, fueled by two gold medals to take their total past the 50-medal mark.

Asian Games medal tally after day 10

RankingNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1China14362492542Japan4571671833South Korea242744954Uzbekistan141713445Thailand12912336Bahrain1154207Iran38Stan919611 Korea7561810INDIA6212653