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India returned from Aichi-Nagoya with fewer medals and gold than it won in Hangzhou. But National Records, Personal Bests, Olympic qualifications and a new generation of women medallists offer a more nuanced assessment of where Indian sport stands.
India signed off from the 2026 Asian Games with a haul of 85 medals, with gold-medal triumphs in cricket, kabaddi and hockey providing some of the defining
The overall tally fell from 107 to 85, but the bigger story lies in which sports gained, which slipped, and which disappeared from the medal table.