{"id":32654,"date":"2026-10-05T08:16:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32654"},"modified":"2026-10-05T08:16:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:16:35","slug":"asian-games-2026-15-year-old-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-was-indias-youngest-medallist-do-you-know-who-was-the-oldest-asian-games-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32654","title":{"rendered":"Asian Games 2026: 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was India&#8217;s youngest medallist; do you know who was the oldest? | 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-134688438,imgsize-103,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-and-mairaj-ahmad-khan.jpg\" alt=\"Asian Games 2026: 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was India's youngest medallist; do you know who was the oldest?\" title=\"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Mairaj Ahmad Khan\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Mairaj Ahmad Khan\">Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Mairaj Ahmad Khan<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Asian Games 2026 took place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4, with athletes from 46 nations competing across various sports. India finished fourth in the medal table with 85 medals, including 21 golds, 27 silvers and 37 bronzes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>India enjoyed several memorable performances, with the men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams winning gold medals in cricket, kabaddi and hockey. It was also the first time both Indian hockey teams won gold at the same <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/asian-games\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asian Games<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Among the standout individual performers was 17-year-old archer Kumkum Mohod, who became the first Indian woman to win individual recurve gold.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>She finished the Games with two golds and a silver. Pranavi Urs also created history by winning India\u2019s first individual golf gold, while Neeru Dhanda became the country\u2019s first women\u2019s trap shooting gold medallist.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Vaibhav becomes India\u2019s <keyword id=\"39439970\" type=\"Denny\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"youngest-medallist\" source=\"keywords\">youngest medallist<\/keyword><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>At just 15, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became India\u2019s youngest-ever Asian Games gold medallist. The teenage batting sensation was part of the Indian men\u2019s cricket team that defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the final to win gold.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Sooryavanshi made an aggressive start, hitting two consecutive sixes, before Saim Ayub dismissed him for 15 off nine balls. Despite his early exit, India went on to win the final and secure a memorable gold medal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Mairaj makes history at 50<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Two-time Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan became India\u2019s oldest medallist at the 2026 Asian Games at the age of 50. He won bronze as part of the men\u2019s skeet shooting team alongside Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Bhavtegh Singh Gill.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Khan has competed internationally for more than 20 years and is a three-time ISSF World Cup gold medallist. However, the bronze in Aichi-Nagoya was his first Asian Games medal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Overall, Japan\u2019s 11-year-old eSports player Yuki Kurihara became the youngest gold medallist in Asian Games history after winning the Puyo Puyo Champions title. Kuwait\u2019s 63-year-old shooter Abdullah Al-Rashidi was the oldest medallist overall, winning silver in men\u2019s skeet.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games-2026\/asian-games-2026-15-year-old-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-was-indias-youngest-medallist-do-you-know-who-was-the-oldest\/articleshow\/134688156.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Mairaj Ahmad Khan The Asian Games 2026 took place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4, with athletes from 46 nations competing across various sports. India finished fourth in the medal table with 85 medals, including 21 golds, 27 silvers and 37 bronzes.India enjoyed several memorable performances, with the men\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-and-mairaj-ahmad-khan.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-and-mairaj-ahmad-khan.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-and-mairaj-ahmad-khan.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-and-mairaj-ahmad-khan.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-and-mairaj-ahmad-khan.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-and-mairaj-ahmad-khan.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-and-mairaj-ahmad-khan.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-and-mairaj-ahmad-khan.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-and-mairaj-ahmad-khan.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-and-mairaj-ahmad-khan.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-and-mairaj-ahmad-khan.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-and-mairaj-ahmad-khan.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-and-mairaj-ahmad-khan.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-and-mairaj-ahmad-khan.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Mairaj Ahmad Khan The Asian Games 2026 took place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4, with athletes from 46 nations competing across various sports. 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