Asian Games 2026 Medal Tally: India holds eighth position after historic medals in wrestling and sailing

Nitesh Siwach (Image credit: X) India remained eighth in the Asian Games medal tally on Thursday after adding more medals in sailing, wrestling, squash and archery.India’s total medal tally rose to 64 medals – 10 gold, 22 silver and 32 bronze.China continued to lead the standings by a huge margin with 288 medals – 154 gold, 71 silver and 63 bronze. Japan is second with 217 medals, including 59 gold, 79 silver and 79 bronze.Third place went to South Korea with 113 medals – 30 gold, 30 silver and 53 bronze.Uzbekistan is fourth with 56 medals, followed by Iran with 42 and Thailand with 38. Bahrain was seventh with 21 medals.

India adds medals across sports

India’s silver medals in sailing and Greco-Roman wrestling were among the highlights of the day.Cousins ​​from Kerala, Prince Kurisinkal Noble and Manu Francis won silver in the men’s skiff sailing event. They finished behind China and ahead of Hong Kong, China after winning one race and finishing second in three of the nine races.It was India’s first sailing medal of the ongoing Asian Games.Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma then added bronze in the women’s skiff event.In the match, Nitesh Siwach won silver in the men’s 97kg Greco-Roman category after losing 0-4 to Japan’s Yuri Nakazato in the final. His medal was India’s first ever silver in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Asian Games.

Medal counts from the 2026 Asian Games

Rank CountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal1China15471632882Japan5979792173South Korea3030531134Uzbekistan162119565Iran121713426Thailand121115387Bahrain1155218India102232649Kazakhstan919366410North Korea78924