India’s gold medal tally at the Asian Games 2026 reached seven with a win in women’s compound archery.

The team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep and Chikitha Taniparthi beat China 238-234.

India’s score equalled the team world record of 238.

The win came on September 30.

India’s squash team also advanced on the same day, beating Singapore in the quarterfinals.

It is India’s seventh gold medal at these Asian Games.

Jyothi Surekha Vennam is one of India’s most experienced compound archers, with multiple international medals to her name.

Compound archery uses a bow with a system of pulleys and cables, distinct from the recurve bows used in Olympic archery.

The Asian Games 2026 are being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.

India’s women’s squash team also advanced at these Games on the same day, beating Singapore 2-0 in the quarterfinals.

India’s overall medal tally has continued to grow through the Games, spanning shooting, athletics, boxing, hockey, cricket and now archery.

Archery has been a consistent medal source for India at recent multi-sport Games, particularly in the compound category.

Team archery events combine the scores of three athletes shooting a fixed number of arrows per round.

China has traditionally been one of the strongest archery nations in Asia, alongside South Korea.

India’s archery programme has grown significantly over the past decade, supported by dedicated training academies.

Compound archery was added to the Asian Games programme more recently than recurve archery.

India has also produced strong individual compound archery results at recent World Cup events.

The Aichi-Nagoya Games venue for archery has hosted several high-scoring matches across the competition.

Team selection for archery events typically depends on qualification scores from national and international ranking events.

India’s women’s compound archery team won gold at the Asian Games 2026 on September 30.

Archery (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, public domain

India’s overall medal tally at the Asian Games 2026 rose to 53 after Day 10’s results.

The women’s 4x400m relay team won gold, India’s first athletics gold of the Games.

Neeru Dhanda also won trap shooting gold on the same day.

Two Indian boxers reached their respective finals.

Gulveer Singh completed a hat-trick of medals in distance running.

Bahrain took silver in 3:30.21.

The winning time did not surpass India’s national record of 3:26.89, set at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

It is India’s first athletics gold of these Asian Games.

It is India’s sixth Asian Games women’s 4x400m relay title, and the first since the 2018 Jakarta Games.

The win came on Day 10 of the Asian Games, a day that also saw Neeru Dhanda win trap shooting gold and two boxers reach their finals.

India’s overall medal tally at the Games rose to 53 following Day 10’s results.

Day 10 also saw Gulveer Singh complete a hat-trick of medals in distance running events.

The Asian Games 2026 are being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.

India’s relay squads have traditionally been among the country’s stronger track and field medal contenders at multi-sport Games.

The women’s 4x400m relay requires each of four runners to cover one lap of the track before handing off a baton.

India’s athletics contingent at these Games has featured a mix of experienced internationals and emerging talent.

Bahrain has fielded several naturalised athletes with strong individual international records in recent major athletics events.

Track and field events make up a significant share of the total medals on offer at any Asian Games edition.

India’s athletics federation has focused on strengthening relay training and baton-changing technique in recent years.

India’s women’s 4x400m relay team won gold at the Asian Games 2026 on September 29.

4x400m relay race (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

India’s shooting medal tally grew further after Neeru Dhanda’s gold in women’s trap.

Her score of 28 out of 30 set a new Asian record for the event.

It is the first Asian Games gold for an Indian woman in any shotgun event.

She had earlier helped India to a team silver in the same discipline.

India’s overall medal tally at the Games rose to 48.

She is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold medal in any shotgun event.

The win came hours after Dhanda had helped India win silver in the women’s trap team event.

Dhanda is 26 years old.

India’s medal tally at the Asian Games rose to 48 following her win, including five gold, 21 silver and 22 bronze medals.

The Asian Games 2026 are being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.

India’s shooting programme has produced multiple medals across rifle, pistol and shotgun events at these Games.

Trap shooting involves hitting clay targets launched from a single trap house at varying angles and speeds.

India has separately won medals across other sports at these Games, including cricket, hockey, squash and javelin.

Neeru Dhanda’s gold adds to a broader rise in India’s shotgun shooting results in recent years.

Trap shooting finals are typically contested among the top qualifiers from an earlier qualification round.

India’s shooting federation has invested in coaching and international exposure for shotgun athletes in recent years.

The Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery has hosted multiple shooting events during these Asian Games.

Team events in shotgun shooting combine the scores of three athletes from each country.

China has traditionally been one of the strongest nations in Asian shotgun shooting competitions.

Neeru Dhanda won gold in the women’s trap event at the Asian Games 2026 on September 29.

Trap shooting (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, public domain