India produced one of its busiest medal-winning days at the Asian Games 2026 on September 28, adding eight medals across athletics, shooting and kurash. Yet, despite the impressive haul, India remained outside the top 10 of the Asian Games 2026 medal tally, sitting 12th with 45 medals.

The Indian contingent finished Day 10 with four gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze medals. The day's haul was dominated by athletics, which delivered six medals, while shooting and kurash contributed one each.

The absence of a new gold medal meant India could not improve its position on the medal table, even as several athletes produced standout performances and multiple teams advanced into the crucial stages of their respective competitions.

Asian Games 2026 medal tally: India at 45 medals

At the end of Day 10, India had accumulated 45 medals — four gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze — and occupied 12th position.

China continued to lead the Asian Games medal tally by a substantial margin, with 132 gold medals and 230 medals overall. Host nation Japan was second with 41 gold and 172 total medals, while South Korea stood third with 21 gold and 90 medals. Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Thailand followed in the next positions.

India's four gold medals have come from shooting, women's cricket and both men's and women's kabaddi. The country's medal count, however, has been heavily driven by silver and bronze finishes, particularly in athletics.

That pattern continued on Day 10.

India’s Asian Games 2026 Medal Tally After Day 10

Athletics becomes India's biggest medal contributor

The athletics track and field events proved to be the biggest source of Indian medals on Monday, with six podium finishes.

Murali Sreeshankar secured silver in the men's long jump with a best effort of 8.07 metres. The result was particularly notable because Sreeshankar had to battle through an injury scare during the final. China's Shi Yuhao won gold with 8.17m, while Uzbekistan's Anvar Anvarov took bronze on countback after also recording 8.07m.

For Sreeshankar, the silver marked another runner-up finish at the Asian Games after his silver medal in the previous edition.

Gulveer Singh added another silver to India's tally in the men's 1500m. He clocked a personal best of 3:36.72 to finish second, adding to the silver he had already won in the men's 10,000m earlier in the Games.

India then produced a memorable double podium in the men's javelin throw.

Yashvir Singh won silver with a personal-best throw of 85.72m, while Rohit Yadav claimed bronze with 84.35m. Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage won gold with a massive 88.55m throw. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem finished fourth.

The javelin result was particularly significant for India because it delivered two medals from the same event.

The sixth athletics medal came from Parul Chaudhary, who won bronze in the women's 5000m with a time of 15:14.61. It was her second bronze medal of the Games after her podium finish in the women's 3000m steeplechase.

Vithya Ramraj also secured bronze in the women's 400m hurdles. Her 54.75-second performance was a personal best and broke the national record that she had shared with legendary Indian athlete PT Usha.

Together, the athletics results accounted for six of India's eight medals on Day 10: three silver and three bronze.

Esha Singh wins shooting silver

India's other silver medal of the day came from the shooting range.

Esha Singh won silver in the women's 25m pistol event after a strong performance in the individual final. Her medal took India's shooting contribution at the Asian Games 2026 even higher.

Esha had already been among India's prominent medal contenders in shooting, and her latest podium finish further strengthened India's presence in the discipline.

The result also came on a day when Manu Bhaker was unable to make the individual podium, making Esha's silver particularly important for the Indian shooting contingent.

Pincky Balhara adds kurash bronze

India's eighth medal of Day 10 came from Pincky Balhara, who won bronze in the women's 78kg kurash category.

Balhara's medal added another discipline to India's growing medal list and made her a two-time Asian Games medallist. She had previously won silver at the 2018 Asian Games.

Her bronze also underlined the increasingly diverse nature of India's medal campaign, with the country collecting medals beyond its traditional strongholds.

India makes progress in boxing, cricket and hockey

While the eight medals dominated India's Day 10 campaign, several important results came without immediately adding to the medal tally.

In boxing, Lovlina Borgohain, Priya Ghanghas and Kapil Pokhariya advanced to the semifinals in their respective categories, assuring India of at least bronze medals. Lovlina progressed in the women's 75kg category, Priya in women's 60kg and Kapil in men's 90kg.

India's men's cricket team also advanced to the semifinals after its quarterfinal against Afghanistan was washed out. With no result possible, India's higher world ranking meant Shreyas Iyer's side progressed to the next stage.

In men's hockey, India produced one of the day's most emphatic results, thrashing Bangladesh 10-0 in its final Pool A match. India had already secured a semifinal place and finished the pool stage with five wins from five games. The Indian team will face Pakistan in the semifinal on October 1.

India also reached the men's 4x400m relay final after winning its heat in 3:01.49.

A day of near misses too

Despite the medal rush, Day 10 also contained several frustrating moments for Indian athletes.

The women's 4x100m relay team finished fourth after a costly baton exchange between the second and third runners dropped India down the field. The team fought back strongly but could not recover enough ground to reach the podium.

Avinash Sable also missed out on a medal in the men's 3000m steeplechase, while Seema Kumari finished fourth in the women's discus throw, narrowly missing the podium.

These close finishes highlighted the fine margins that separated medal success from disappointment for India on a day when the country's athletes were repeatedly in contention.

India’s Medals Won on Day 10

What India's Day 10 means for the Asian Games 2026 medal tally

India's eight-medal haul represents a strong contribution to its overall Asian Games 2026 medal tally, but the standings show why the country's campaign remains challenging.

With four gold medals, India remained 12th at the end of September 28, behind Malaysia and Hong Kong. The gap is particularly visible in the gold-medal column, where several countries above India have accumulated significantly more top finishes.

Still, India's campaign is far from over.

With boxing medal rounds approaching, men's cricket reaching the semifinal stage, men's hockey entering the knockout phase and athletics continuing to provide medal opportunities, the remaining days could add significantly to India's total.

For now, Day 10 will be remembered for a remarkable spread of Indian performances: Sreeshankar fighting through an injury scare for long jump silver, Gulveer adding another silver, Yashvir and Rohit producing a javelin double, Parul and Vithya claiming athletics bronze medals, Esha Singh winning shooting silver and Pincky Balhara returning to the podium in kurash.

India may have remained outside the top 10 of the Asian Games 2026 medal tally, but Day 10 showed that its medal challenge was being carried by athletes across a wide range of sports — with several more opportunities still to come.

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