India continued its medal-winning run at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, adding four more medals on the second day of competition. While the country is still waiting for its first gold medal, a strong showing in shooting and a historic bronze in mixed martial arts (MMA) took India's overall tally to six medals — four silver and two bronze.

At the end of Day 2, India stood 12th in the overall medal standings, with China maintaining a commanding lead. The Indian contingent's early campaign has been particularly encouraging in shooting, which has produced five of the country's six medals so far.

India Medal Tally at Asian Games 2026

India's medal count after Day 2 stands at:

The four medals won on Day 2 came from two disciplines. Himanshu Dhillon won silver and Rudrankksh Patil took bronze in men's 10m air rifle, before the pair joined 18-year-old Parth Mane to secure another silver in the team event. MMA athlete Suchika Tariyal added India's sixth overall medal with a historic bronze.

India’s Medal Winners at Asian Games 2026

Shooting Continues to Be India's Medal Factory

Shooting once again emerged as India's biggest source of success at the Asian Games.

In the men's 10m air rifle individual final, Himanshu Dhillon claimed silver, finishing behind China's Olympic champion Sheng Lihao. Dhillon produced a score of 252.4, while Lihao won gold with 254.2 points. Rudrankksh Patil added bronze with 230.9.

The two Indian shooters then teamed up with Parth Mane in the men's 10m air rifle team event. The Indian trio finished with 1898.4 points to win silver.

China's Sheng Lihao, Changhong Zhang and Sihan Ma secured the gold medal with 1899.0 points, setting a new world record and improving the previous mark of 1898.4 set in Cairo last year.

The latest results took India's shooting medal tally to five — four silver and one bronze. The discipline had already delivered two silver medals on the opening day through Elavenil Valarivan and India's women's 10m air rifle team.

The performance also highlighted the depth of India's emerging shooting contingent. Dhillon, 21, and Mane, 18, are still relatively young at senior international level, while Patil has already established himself as a prominent name on the international circuit.

Suchika Tariyal Makes Asian Games History in MMA

India's fourth medal of the day came from Suchika Tariyal, who became the country's first Asian Games medallist in mixed martial arts.

Tariyal reached the semifinal of the women's traditional 60kg category, guaranteeing herself a medal. However, her campaign ended in unusual and heartbreaking circumstances.

Her semifinal against Singapore's Hui Hoon Teo ended in a draw. Under the competition's rules, the lighter athlete progresses when a bout is tied. Tariyal was reportedly around 700 grams heavier at the morning weigh-in, which meant Teo advanced to the final and the Indian athlete received the bronze medal.

The result nevertheless marked a landmark moment for Indian MMA at the Asian Games, with Tariyal becoming the country's first medallist in the sport.

Another Indian MMA athlete, Varun Sanyal, was forced to withdraw after reportedly passing out during a sauna session while attempting to make weight.

India Shows Strength Beyond the Medal Table

Although shooting accounted for most of India's medals, several other Indian teams and athletes produced impressive performances on Day 2.

The Indian women's hockey team continued its strong start by defeating Indonesia 17-1 in their Pool B encounter. The result came after another convincing opening win and strengthened India's position in the group.

India also opened its men's and women's kabaddi campaigns with emphatic victories. The women's team defeated Bangladesh 42-21, while the men's team began its title defence with a commanding 49-24 victory over hosts Japan.

The men's badminton team advanced with a 3-0 victory over Bangladesh. Lakshya Sen, K. Srikanth and Ayush Shetty won their respective singles matches, making the remaining doubles matches unnecessary.

There was also success in table tennis, with both the Indian men's and women's teams recording 3-0 victories over Pakistan in their respective group matches.

In boxing, Sumit Kundu began his men's 70kg campaign in emphatic fashion, defeating Thailand's Bunjong Sinsiri by a unanimous 5-0 scoreline.

India also made progress in wushu, with Roshibina Devi and Aryan moving into their respective quarterfinals and edging closer to medal contention.

Mixed Results in Swimming and Soft Tennis

Not every Indian campaign produced the desired result.

Two-time Olympian Srihari Nataraj reached the men's 50m backstroke final but finished 10th, clocking 25.52 seconds. His heat time earlier in the day had been faster at 25.37 seconds.

Other Indian swimmers also missed out on qualification. Akash Mani and Gitesh Shah failed to progress from the men's 50m freestyle heats, while Dhanush Suresh did not make the men's 100m breaststroke final.

In soft tennis, Aadhya Tiwari and Jay Meena exited the mixed doubles competition in the round of 16 following a defeat to the Philippines' Christy Sanosa and Sherwin Ray Nuguit.

India also suffered a 2-1 defeat to Japan in a sepaktakraw Group B match, while Nyeman Wangsu finished 15th in the women's Changquan final.

China Continues to Dominate Asian Games 2026 Medal Tally

While India made steady progress, China continued to dominate the early medal standings.

At the end of Day 2, China had collected 38 medals — 23 gold, 10 silver and five bronze. Japan followed with 32 medals, comprising eight gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze, while South Korea occupied third place with 23 medals — five gold, three silver and 15 bronze.

China's dominance was particularly evident in swimming. Thirteen-year-old Yu Zidi won her second gold medal of the Games and set an Asian Games record in the women's 200m individual medley. China also took gold in the men's 100m breaststroke through Dong Zhihao, while Qin Haiyang won bronze.

The medal table after Day 2 therefore had China firmly at the top, with Japan and South Korea also among the leading nations. India, despite having six medals, occupied 12th position because it had yet to win a gold.

India Still Searching for Its First Gold

The most notable feature of India's campaign after two days is the absence of a gold medal.

The country has already secured four silver and two bronze medals, with five of those six medals coming from shooting. The performances across hockey, kabaddi, badminton, table tennis, boxing and wushu, however, indicate that India's medal opportunities extend well beyond the shooting range.

The early stages of the Asian Games have therefore produced a combination of medals, milestones and near misses for India. Dhillon, Patil and Mane's shooting performance strengthened India's medal haul, while Tariyal's MMA bronze created a new chapter in Indian Asian Games history.

As competition moves forward in Aichi-Nagoya, the focus will now turn to whether India's strong starts across multiple disciplines can translate into more podium finishes — and, eventually, the country's first Asian Games 2026 gold medal.

With input from agencies

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