PM Modi Meets India’s Asian Games 2026 Contingent in New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met members of India’s Asian Games 2026 contingent at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday, interacting with athletes, coaches and officials following the country’s performance at the continental sporting event.

The Indian women’s cricket team, which won gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Games in Japan, also attended the programme after arriving from Raipur. Veteran batter Harmanpreet Kaur presented PM Modi with a signed jersey.

Athletes and teams felicitated the prime minister with signed jerseys, a signed hockey stick and a shawl. The men’s and women’s hockey teams presented jerseys, while women’s team captain Salima Tete gifted Modi a hockey stick.

Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Khadse, and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha were also present.

The gathering included athletes, coaches, support staff, IOA officials, representatives of National Sports Federations and officials from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

India Finishes Fourth With 85 Medals

India finished fourth in the medal standings at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, winning 85 medals — 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze. The result marked India’s second consecutive finish among the top five nations at the continental event.

The campaign saw several notable achievements across disciplines. Both the men’s and women’s hockey teams won gold in the same edition, while Indian athletes recorded historic performances in recurve archery.

India also won its first-ever medals in soft tennis and mixed martial arts (MMA), alongside its maiden gold in the women’s trap event.

In weightlifting, a silver medal ended India’s 28-year wait for an Asian Games medal in the discipline.

A silver in Greco-Roman wrestling also marked a milestone, ending a 64-year wait for an Indian finalist in the event.

With inputs from ANI