Asian Games 2026 Medal Tally Day 12 Updates (Sept 30): India 4 Gold Boosts Rank to 7th; Women's Hockey Team Qualify for Olympics 2028

India enjoyed its most successful single day campaign at the 2026 Aichi Nagoya Asian Games on Day 12 (September 30th). Indian atheletes won 4 Gold Medals in a single day alongside crucial podium finishes in Wrestling and Boxing. Today's Asian Games schedule of India was powered by a dominant Archery Gold Hat Trick and an Asian Record performance in Shooting.

India has now moved up to 7th place in the overall medal standings. The Indian team recorded an impressive updated tally of 59+ medals including 10 Golds, 21 Silvers, and 28 Bronze medals.

What is Total Asian Games India Medal Tally on Day 12 (Sept 30)?

Day 12 turned out to be a historic golden morning and afternoon for the Indian contingent across multiple disciplines:

• 🥇 Gold Medals (10): Hat trick in Archery (Women's Compound Team, Mixed Compound Team, and Men's Compound Team) and an Asian Record gold in the Shooting Mixed Trap Team.

• 🥈 Silver Medals (21): Maintained across athletics, shooting, squash, and team disciplines.

• 🥉 Bronze Medals (28): Sunil Kumar opening India's wrestling account in Greco Roman 87kg alongside boxing podiums from Priya Ghanghas (Women's 60kg), Kapil Pokhariya (Men's 90kg), and Narendra Berwal.

• 🏆 Overall Position (7th): India firmly broke into 7th place in the Asian Games Organising Committee (AINAGOC) standings.

Asian Games 2026 Medal Standings (Top 10 Nations - Updated Day 12)

Here is the update Asian Games Medal Tally to take note of on Day 12 of the event. 

(Data source: Official AINAGOC Day 12 updated standings)

Asian Games 2026 Day 12 Key Highlights and Medal Winners

 1. Archery: Gold Hat-Trick

Indian archers completely dominated the continental arena on Day 12, bagging three Gold Medals:

• Women's Compound Team Gold: The trio of Chikitha Taniparthi, Prithika Pradeep, and Jyothi Surekha Vennam defeated China 238-234 in a thrilling final.

• Mixed Compound Team Gold: Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav edged out South Korea in a dramatic shoot-off after tying 157-157.

• Men's Compound Team Gold: The Indian men's team pulled off a remarkable late-stage comeback against China and finishing with 238 points to seal India’s 10th gold overall.

2. Shooting: Asian Record Gold in Mixed Trap

• Mixed Trap Team Gold: The pairing of Kynan Darius Colley and Neeru Dhanda shot their way to gold against Qatar in the final stretch which set a new Asian Record with a score of 34.

3. Boxing and Wrestling Medals and Final Qualifications

• Wrestling Bronze: Sunil Kumar opened India's wrestling tally by beating Callum Roberts (Philippines) via technical superiority in the Men's Greco-Roman 87kg bout.

• Boxing Podiums: Priya Ghanghas (Women's 60kg) and Kapil Pokhariya (Men's 90kg) secured bronze medals.

• Finals Bound: Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain defeated Kazakhstan's Natalya Bogdanova in the Women's 75kg semifinals to enter the Gold Medal match!

4. Hockey and Other Major Team Results

INDIA WOMEN’S TEAM ARE INTO THE HOCKEY FINALS AT ASIAN GAMES 2026!🔥

- India defeated South Korea 2-0 in Semis!

LET’S GO FOR THE GOLD GIRLS! 🥇 pic.twitter.com/LVkMIy04Lt

— The Khel India (@TheKhelIndia) September 30, 2026

• Women's Hockey: India defeated South Korea 2–0 in the semi-final (goals by Salima Tete and Sunelita Toppo) to storm into the Gold Medal match, keeping their 44-year gold title chase alive.

• Squash: India's Men's Team stormed into the semi-finals after a convincing 2–0 victory against Kuwait, assuring another medal.

• Tennis: Sumit Nagal defeated Uzbekistan's Sergey Fomin (6-3, 6-2) to advance to the Men's Singles Quarterfinals.

Follow along with Asian Games 2026 India's schedule today to stay updated with all the upcoming sports events on Day 12 featuring Indian athletes.