{"id":29884,"date":"2026-09-28T14:14:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29884"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:14:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:14:58","slug":"asian-games-medal-tally-india-win-8-medals-but-remain-outside-top-10-as-gold-continues-to-elude-asian-games-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29884","title":{"rendered":"Asian Games Medal Tally: India win 8 medals but remain outside top 10 as gold continues to elude | Asian Games 2026 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134544788,imgsize-241306,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/yashvir-singh-rohit-yadav-and-esha-singh.jpg\" alt=\"Asian Games Medal Tally: India win 8 medals but remain outside top 10 as gold continues to elude\" title=\"Yashvir Singh, Rohit Yadav, and Esha Singh\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Yashvir Singh, Rohit Yadav, and Esha Singh\">Yashvir Singh, Rohit Yadav, and Esha Singh<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: India produced another strong medal haul at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, winning eight medals across athletics, shooting and kurash. However, the impressive collection did not bring any change in the overall standings, with India remaining 12th as the country continued to wait for another gold medal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>India added four silver and four bronze medals during the day but could not increase its gold tally. After Day 9, India stood at 45 medals \u2014 four gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze.&#8217;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The eight-medal haul included silver medals for Yashvir Singh, Murali Sreeshankar, Gulveer Singh and Esha Singh, while Rohit Yadav, Parul Chaudhary, Vithya Ramraj and Pincky Balhara won bronze.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asian Games Full Coverage<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\/medal-tally\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medal Tally<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games\/schedule\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schedule<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Eight medals, but no gold for India<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>India&#8217;s strongest showing came in the men&#8217;s javelin, where Yashvir and Rohit produced a double podium finish in the absence of defending champion Neeraj Chopra.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Yashvir recorded a personal best of 85.72m for silver, while Rohit won bronze with 84.35m. Sri Lanka&#8217;s Rumesh Pathirage claimed gold with 88.55m.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Sreeshankar also won silver in the men&#8217;s long jump with 8.07m despite an injury forcing him to abandon his final two attempts. China&#8217;s Yuhao Shi took gold with 8.17m.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Gulveer added his second silver of the Games with a personal best of 3:36.72 in the men&#8217;s 1500m, having earlier finished runner-up in the 10,000m.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Parul Chaudhary won bronze in the women&#8217;s 5000m with 15:14.61, adding to the bronze she had claimed in the 3000m steeplechase.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Vithya Ramraj also took bronze in the women&#8217;s 400m hurdles with a personal best of 54.75 seconds.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Shooting and kurash add to India&#8217;s tally<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Esha Singh secured silver in the women&#8217;s 25m pistol after finishing with 38 hits, the same score as China&#8217;s Xiao Jiaruixuan, who won the gold after the shoot-off.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>Pincky Balhara added bronze in the women&#8217;s -78kg kurash category, losing 0-5 to South Korea&#8217;s Sumin Mo in the semifinals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>Despite the eight medals, India&#8217;s gold tally remained at four, a crucial factor in the standings as countries are ranked by gold medals first.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>China led with 132 golds, followed by Japan with 41, South Korea with 21 and Uzbekistan with 12. India remained 12th with 45 medals, highlighting how a large haul of silver and bronze medals has yet to translate into a significant rise in the standings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Asian Games Medal Tally after Day 9<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"45\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Rank<\/td>\n<td>Nation<\/td>\n<td>Gold<\/td>\n<td>Silver<\/td>\n<td>Bronze<\/td>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>China<\/td>\n<td>132<\/td>\n<td>53<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td>230<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Japan<\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<td>68<\/td>\n<td>63<\/td>\n<td>172<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>South Korea<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Uzbekistan<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Kazakhstan<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Thailand<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Bahrain<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Iran<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>North Korea<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Malaysia<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Hong Kong<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>INDIA<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games-2026\/asian-games-medal-tally-india-win-8-medals-but-remain-outside-top-10-as-gold-continues-to-elude\/articleshow\/134544631.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yashvir Singh, Rohit Yadav, and Esha Singh NEW DELHI: India produced another strong medal haul at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, winning eight medals across athletics, shooting and kurash. 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