India Ready for Asian Games With Over 100 Medals in Mind
India Ready for Asian Games With Over 100 Medals in Mind
NEWS
India returns to the Asian Games in 2026 with the ambition of winning over 100 medals once again. The 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Games, taking place from September 17 to October 3, is a gathering of athletes from across Asia to compete for excellence in sport.
India set a record at the last Asian Games in Hangzhou, and the 2026 team will be striving to match that effort with solid representation in a number of disciplines.
It is a stage where shooters, athletes, wrestlers, badminton players, boxers, hockey players and others all target success.
The Asian Games provides valuable experience for Indian athletes on their way to the Olympics and for others is a chance to use the Games to demonstrate their talent on the sporting stage.
All those in Team India will be gearing up for the competition with months of preparation and focus on keeping fit, maintaining endurance and honing skill levels.
With just days to go before the start of the Games, all eyes are on individual medal hopes and team-based competition. Sports aficionados across India will be following the contests in search of an Indian haul in the medals table.
A successful Games could boost India’s reputation in Asian sport and inspire others to take up the playing field.