Published: 10:43 AM, 04 October 2026
India win 21st gold with Hockey triumph, rise to 4th in medal tally
India have won gold in men's hockey at Asian Games 2026, beating Malaysia 5-1 in the final on Saturday. The victory has sealed India's fifth gold of the day, and the 21st and final gold of the Games, taking them past Uzbekistan and up to 4th in the medal table for now. Earlier, wrestler Aman Sehrawat won the gold in men's 57kg freestlye. Aman was trailing 7-6 with less than a minute remaining but turned the tide dramatically, scoring five unanswered points to clinch the gold, report by NDTV.
India also clinched a dramatic gold medal in the men's cricket final by defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by 19 runs. On the greens, Pranavi Urs spearheaded a sensational performance, capturing a first-ever gold in the women's individual stroke play before helping India secure a brilliant silver in the team event. Kumkum Mohod etched her name into the record books with a historic gold in the Women's Recurve Individual archery event, becoming India's first-ever champion in the discipline.
Cricket: India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in men's cricket final to win gold medal.
Hockey: India defeated Malaysia 5-1 in the men's hockey final to win the nation's final gold of the Games.
Golf: Pranavi Urs became first Indian ever to clinch a gold medal in women's individual golf. In the team event, Pranavi won a silver medal with Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar.
Wrestling: Aman Sehrawat clinched gold in men's freestyle 57kg, beating North Korea's Han Chong Song in the final. Antim Panghal settled for silver in women's 53kg, losing to Japan's Moe Kiyooka in the final. Deepak Punia won bronze in men's 97kg freestyle, beating Mongolia's Gankhuyag Ganbaatar.
Sagar Jaglan missed out on bronze after losing his bout to Kazakhstan's Nurkozha Kaipanov. Manisha Bhanwala won her Round of 16 bout in women's freestyle 57kg, but lost in the quarter-final.
Archery: Kumkum Mohod clinched a historic first ever gold medal for India in Recurve Women's Individual archery as she defeated South Korea Oh Yejin 6-5 in the final. Neeraj Chauhan defeated compatriot Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4 to clinch bronze medal in Recurve Men's Individual archery. The duo had earlier lost their respective semi-finals.
Taekwondo: Kashish Malik lost 0-2 to Kim Yujin in women's 57kg Round of 16. Jyoti Yadav was beaten by Thailand's Kannaluck Chuenchooklin 0-2 (15-4, 15-2) in women's 67kg Round of 16.
Rugby Sevens: India beat Singapore 22-5 in women's 5th-8th place match.
Volleyball: India went down 3-2 to Thailand in men's volleyball classification, finishing sixth.
>>Agencies
