Asian Games 2026: India’s five October 3 golds and 85-medal campaign tally

India won five gold medals at the 2026 Asian Games on Saturday, October 3: Kumkum Mohod in women’s recurve archery, Pranavi Urs in women’s golf, Aman Sehrawat in men’s freestyle wrestling, and the men’s cricket and hockey teams. Those were part of nine medals won that day—five gold, two silver and two bronze. India ended its Aichi-Nagoya campaign with 85 medals: 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze, and stood fourth in the medal table when its events were complete.

The distinction matters because 85 is India’s total across the Games, not its October 3 haul. The contingent entered Saturday with 76 medals—16 gold, 25 silver and 35 bronze. Its final day of competition added five golds, two silvers and two bronzes.

Who won India’s five gold medals on October 3?

• Kumkum Mohod — women’s individual recurve archery. The 17-year-old beat South Korea’s Oh Yejin 6-5 after a shoot-off. She became the first Indian woman to win an individual recurve archery gold at the Asian Games. Mohod had also been part of India’s gold-winning women’s recurve team earlier in the competition; that team title was not an October 3 result.
• Pranavi Urs — women’s individual golf. Urs finished the four-round event at 15-under-par 265, one stroke ahead of her nearest challenger. She became the first Indian woman to win an individual Asian Games golf gold. Her score also contributed to a separate women’s team silver awarded on Saturday.
• Aman Sehrawat — men’s freestyle wrestling, 57kg. Sehrawat defeated North Korea’s Chong Song Han 10-7 in the final. His victory was India’s second wrestling gold of this edition; Sujeet Kalkal had won the men’s 65kg title on October 2.
• India’s men’s cricket team — men’s T20. India beat Pakistan by 19 runs, scoring 211/6 before restricting Pakistan to 192/6. Abhishek Sharma made 61 and Tilak Varma finished unbeaten on 51. The men’s title was one medal, even though the award went to a team.
• India’s men’s hockey team — men’s tournament. India defeated Malaysia 5-1 in the final to retain the title. Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored twice. The women’s hockey team had won its gold on October 2, so it belongs in India’s campaign total but not Saturday’s five-gold count.

What were India’s other four medals that day?

India’s two silvers came from the women’s golf team of Urs, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar, and from Antim Panghal in women’s 53kg wrestling. Urs therefore figured in two distinct medal events on October 3: individual gold and team silver.

The two bronzes went to Neeraj Chauhan in men’s individual recurve archery and Deepak Punia in men’s 97kg freestyle wrestling. Chauhan beat fellow Indian Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4 in their bronze-medal match, while Punia won his bronze bout against Mongolia’s Gankhuyang Ganbataar 2-1. Together with the five golds and two silvers, those results account for all nine Indian medals added on Saturday.

How did India stand in the overall table?

India’s campaign tally of 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze placed it fourth after its last events on October 3, behind China, Japan and South Korea. Uzbekistan also had 21 golds at that point, but India held the higher position because it had more silvers: 27 to Uzbekistan’s 25. The Games were scheduled to close on October 4, with equestrian competition still to come, so fourth describes India’s standing when its own medal-winning campaign ended rather than a guarantee that every nation’s position was fixed.