India’s medal count at the Asian Games 2026 climbed to 64 on October 1 as the contingent added medals in squash, sailing, compound archery and Greco-Roman wrestling on Day 13 of competition in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.

India started the day with 60 medals — 10 gold, 21 silver and 29 bronze — after a highly successful September 30 that produced four golds. Thursday then brought two more silvers and two bronzes, taking the updated count to 10 gold, 23 silver and 31 bronze.

The figure only includes medals that have actually been awarded. India has also secured places in several finals, including men’s cricket and men’s hockey, but those prospective gold or silver medals should not yet be added to the official count.

Asian Games 2026: India’s Latest Medal Tally on October 1

The latest Asian Games 2026 medal tally puts India on 64 confirmed medals following Nitesh Siwach’s silver in the men’s 97kg Greco-Roman wrestling event. India had entered Day 13 in eighth position with 60 medals. The four podium finishes during the day increased the total without changing the gold count, which remains at 10.

India remains behind countries including China, Japan, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Iran and Bahrain in the standings, which are ordered primarily by the number of gold medals rather than the total number of medals won. The live Indian Express tracker had India eighth when it was last refreshed during Day 13. There is an important live-data issue to note. The same tracker’s table temporarily displayed 62 medals even though its text recorded Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru’s bronze as India’s 63rd medal and later reported Nitesh Siwach’s silver. Adding those confirmed results takes the awarded total to 64.

Who Won Asian Games Medals for India on Day 13?

For readers asking who won Asian Games medals for India on October 1, four confirmed podium finishes had been recorded by the latest update.

Women’s squash team — Bronze

Joshna Chinappa, Anahat Singh and Tanvi Khanna added the first Indian medal of the day in the women’s squash team event. India lost 1-2 to Hong Kong, China in the semifinal. Under the competition format, the semifinal appearance resulted in a bronze medal, raising India’s overall total to 61. The medal added to an already productive squash campaign for India at Asian Games, with individual and mixed-doubles podium finishes having come earlier in the competition.

Manu Francis and Prince Noble Kurisinkal — Sailing silver

Manu Francis and Prince Noble Kurisinkal followed with silver in the men’s skiff sailing event. Their podium finish was India’s first sailing medal of this edition and took the country’s overall count to 62. Times of India separately confirmed the pair’s silver and the corresponding rise in India’s tally. The result also added another sport to the increasingly varied list of disciplines contributing to India’s medal haul.

Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru — Compound archery bronze

Compound archer Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru won bronze in the men’s individual event, becoming India’s 63rd confirmed medallist result of the Games. His medal came one day after Indian compound archers swept all three team gold medals — men’s, women’s and mixed team — during a dominant Day 12 performance. The men’s team of Sahil Jadhav, Kushal Dalal and Ganesh had won gold, while Chikitha Thaniparthi, Prithika Pradeep and Jyothi Surekha Vennam took the women’s team title. Chikitha and Sahil also won the mixed-team gold.

Nitesh Siwach — Greco-Roman wrestling silver

Nitesh Siwach then added India’s fourth medal of Day 13, taking silver in the men’s 97kg Greco-Roman wrestling category. Nitesh was beaten 0-3 by Japan’s Yuri Nakazato in the final at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center. His silver lifted the current total to 64 and increased India’s silver-medal count from 22 to 23. For anyone checking who won Asian Games medals during Thursday’s action, Nitesh’s result is particularly important because some live medal tables had not yet incorporated it into their displayed totals.

How India Reached 60 Medals Before Day 13

India’s rise to 60 medals was driven by an exceptional September 30, when the contingent collected four gold medals and three bronzes. Three of those golds came from compound archery. The women’s team defeated China in the final, while the mixed pair overcame South Korea in a shoot-off. The men’s team completed the sweep.

The fourth gold came in mixed trap shooting, where Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai beat Qatar in the final. Indian boxers Priya Ghanghas and Kapil Pokhariya added bronze medals, while Sunil Kumar won bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling. That sequence pushed the Asian Games 2026 medal tally for India to 60 at the end of September 30 — 10 gold, 21 silver and 29 bronze — before Thursday’s four additions.

Where India’s 10 Gold Medals Have Come From

Gold medals have arrived from several disciplines rather than one single sport. India’s title-winning performances include both the men’s and women’s kabaddi teams, the women’s cricket team, shooting events and the women’s 4x400m relay in athletics. Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh won the mixed 10m air pistol title, while Neeru Dhanda became India’s first individual gold medallist of this edition by winning the women’s trap competition.

Compound archery then dramatically increased the gold total with its three-title sweep on September 30. The mixed trap pairing of Neeru and Kynan supplied another gold on the same day. For India at Asian Games 2026, athletics has still supplied a substantial share of the overall medals, while shooting and archery have been particularly important in adding both podium depth and gold medals.

Athletics and Shooting Have Driven Much of India’s Medal Haul

Athletics produced a large number of India’s medals during the first half of the Games. Gulveer Singh collected medals over multiple distances, while Parul Chaudhary, Ancy Sojan, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Murali Sreeshankar, Sarvesh Kushare and several relay teams also reached the podium. The women’s 4x400m relay quartet of Kiran Pahal, Poovamma Machettira, Prachi Choudhary and Vithya Ramraj delivered one of India’s athletics gold medals.

Shooting has also been a major contributor. Elavenil Valarivan opened India’s medal account with silver medals in the women’s 10m air rifle individual and team competitions, while Indian shooters later added medals across rifle, pistol, skeet and trap events.

India Reach Men’s Cricket Final Against Pakistan

One of the biggest developments on Day 13 came in men’s cricket, although it does not yet count towards the medal table. India defeated Sri Lanka by 124 runs in the semifinal to book a place in the gold-medal match against Pakistan. Ishan Kishan struck an unbeaten 80 from 46 balls as India posted 169 for seven. Sri Lanka were then bowled out for just 45 in 9.5 overs.

Pakistan reached the final by beating Bangladesh by six wickets in the other semifinal. India will therefore have the chance to defend the men’s cricket title it won at Hangzhou in 2023.

Reaching the final guarantees India either gold or silver, but that medal should only be entered in the official tally once the final has been decided.

Hockey Adds More Assured Medals, But They Are Not in the Tally Yet

The same distinction applies to hockey. India’s men defeated Pakistan 4-3 in their semifinal on October 1 to reach the final, assuring the team of a medal. The women’s team had already secured a place in its own final. Those achievements strengthen India’s prospects of finishing the Games considerably above the current 64-medal total. However, an assured podium position is different from an awarded medal. That is particularly important in live coverage of the Asian Games, where adding semifinal qualifiers prematurely can make a country’s medal count appear higher than the official standings.

Can India Match Its Record Hangzhou Medal Haul?

India arrived in Japan after its best-ever Asian Games performance in Hangzhou in 2023. The Indian contingent won 107 medals — 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze — at that edition, finishing fourth in the medal table.

With competition in Aichi-Nagoya continuing until October 4, India still has medal opportunities remaining in cricket, hockey, boxing, wrestling and other disciplines. The current total of 64 is therefore not a final figure. What is confirmed at this stage is that two silvers and two bronzes have been added on October 1, while several final appearances represent future medal opportunities rather than medals already counted.

That distinction is essential when tracking India at Asian Games and answering the increasingly searched question of exactly how many medals the country has won: as of the latest confirmed Day 13 results, the number is 64 awarded medals — 10 gold, 23 silver and 31 bronze.