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India at the Asian Games

India is a member of the South Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia, and has participated in the Asian Games ever since their inception in 1951. The Indian Olympic Association was established in 1927 and was recognised by the International Olympic Committee in the same year.[1] It is the country's National Olympic Committee.[2]

India at the
Asian Games
IOC codeIND
NOCIndian Olympic Association
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
183
Silver
238
Bronze
357
Total
778
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

India was one of the first five founding members of the Asian Games Federation on 13 February 1949, in New Delhi. It disbanded on 26 November 1981 and was replaced by the Olympic Council of Asia.[3][4]

Background

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India is a member of the South Asian Zone of the Olympic Council of Asia, the governing body of all the sports in Asia, recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the continental association of Asia.[5][6][a] Being a member of South Asian Zone, India also participates in the South Asian Games, sub-regional Games for South Asia.[7]

The Olympic Council of Asia organises five major continental-level multi-sport events: the Asian Summer Games (which are commonly known as the Asian Games), Asian Winter Games, Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games, Asian Beach Games, and Asian Youth Games. Before 2009, Indoor and Martial Arts were two separate events for indoor and martial arts sports respectively. However, the OCA has since amalgamated them into a single event, the Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games, which was debuted in 2013 in Incheon, South Korea.[8] As a member of OCA, India is privileged to participate in all these multi-sport events.

Hosting history

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New Delhi, the national capital of India, has hosted the Asian Games on two occasions: the inaugural 1951 Asian Games and the 1982 Asian Games.[9]

Medal table

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See also: Asian Games and All-time Asian Games medal table

India is one of the only seven countries that have competed in all the editions of the Asian Games.[10] The other six are Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Thailand.[11] India has won at least one gold medal at every Asian Games, and always ranked within the top 10 nations of the medal table except in the 1990 Asian Games.[12] After the 2022 Asian Games, India's medal count is as follows:

* Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Games Host Rank   Gold   Silver   Bronze Total
1951 New Delhi   India 2 15 16 20 51
1954 Manila   Philippines 5 5 4 8 17
1958 Tokyo   Japan 7 5 4 4 13
1962 Jakarta   Indonesia 3 10 13 10 33
1966 Bangkok   Thailand 5 7 3 11 21
1970 Bangkok   Thailand 5 6 9 10 25
1974 Tehran   Iran 7 4 12 12 28
1978 Bangkok   Thailand 6 11 11 6 28
1982 New Delhi   India 5 13 19 25 57
1986 Seoul   South Korea 5 5 9 23 37
1990 Beijing   China 11 1 8 14 23
1994 Hiroshima   Japan 8 4 3 16 23
1998 Bangkok   Thailand 9 7 11 17 35
2002 Busan   South Korea 7 11 12 13 36
2006 Doha   Qatar 8 10 17 26 53
2010 Guangzhou   China 6 14 17 34 65
2014 Incheon   South Korea 8 11 9 37 57
2018 Jakarta & Palembang   Indonesia 8 16 23 31 70
2022 Hangzhou   China 4 28 38 40 106
2026 Aichi–Nagoya   Japan Future event
2030 Doha   Qatar Future event
2034 Riyadh   Saudi Arabia Future event
Total 5 183 238 357 778

Source: [13]

Medals by sport

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Sport Rank   Gold   Silver   Bronze Total
  Athletics 3 85 102 96 283
  Shooting 6 16 30 34 80
  Wrestling 7 11 15 39 65
  Kabaddi 1 11 1 1 13
  Lawn tennis 5 10 7 17 34
  Boxing 8 9 17 35 61
  Archery 3 6 6 7 19
  Field hockey 3 5 11 7 23
  Cue sports 3 5 4 6 15
  Equestrian 3 4 3 7 14
  Squash 3 3 4 11 18
  Golf 5 3 4 0 7
  Board games 3 3 3 4 10
  Rowing 6 2 7 19 28
  Diving 3 2 1 2 5
  Football 6 2 0 1 3
  Cricket 2 2 0 0 2
  Sailing 10 1 8 14 23
  Badminton 7 1 2 10 13
  Swimming 14 1 2 6 9
  Water polo 5 1 1 1 3
  Weightlifting 19 0 5 9 14
  Wushu 14 0 2 8 10
  Cycling 17 0 1 2 3
  Volleyball 5 0 1 2 3
  Kurash 8 0 1 1 2
  Judo 17 0 0 5 5
  Roller sports 7 0 0 4 4
  Table tennis 11 0 0 3 3
  Sepaktakraw 11 0 0 2 2
  Canoeing 11 0 0 2 2
  Gymnastics 13 0 0 1 1
  Taekwondo 24 0 0 1 1
Total 5 183 238 357 778

Archery

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2006 Doha 5 0 0 1 1
2010 Guangzhou 3 0 1 2 3
2014 Incheon 3 1 1 2 4
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 5 0 2 0 2
2022 Hangzhou 1 5 2 2 9
Total 3 6 6 7 19

Athletics

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1951 New Delhi 2 10 12 12 34
1954 Manila 2 5 3 6 14
1958 Tokyo 3 5 2 2 9
1962 Jakarta 2 5 5 4 14
1966 Bangkok 3 5 1 5 11
1970 Bangkok 2 4 5 5 14
1974 Tehran 3 4 7 4 15
1978 Bangkok 3 8 7 3 18
1982 New Delhi 3 4 9 8 21
1986 Seoul 4 4 2 3 9
1990 Beijing 8 0 4 2 6
1994 Hiroshima 10 0 1 2 3
1998 Bangkok 6 2 6 7 15
2002 Busan 2 7 6 4 17
2006 Doha 8 1 4 4 9
2010 Guangzhou 2 5 2 5 12
2014 Incheon 6 2 3 8 13
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 3 8 9 3 20
2022 Hangzhou 3 6 14 9 29
Total 3 85 102 96 283

Badminton

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1974 Tehran 4 0 0 1 1
1982 New Delhi 5 0 0 5 5
1986 Seoul 5 0 0 1 1
2014 Incheon 7 0 0 1 1
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 5 0 1 1 2
2022 Hangzhou 3 1 1 1 3
Total 7 1 2 10 13

Board games

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2006 Doha - Chess 1 2 0 0 2
2010 Guangzhou - Chess 6 0 0 2 2
2018 Jakarta-Palembang - Bridge 3 1 0 2 3
2022 Hangzhou - Bridge, Chess 7 0 3 0 3
Total 2 3 3 4 10

Boxing

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1958 Tokyo 8 0 1 1 2
1962 Jakarta 6 1 0 2 3
1966 Bangkok 3 1 1 0 2
1970 Bangkok 4 1 1 0 2
1974 Tehran 5 0 3 2 5
1978 Bangkok 7 0 1 2 3
1982 New Delhi 3 1 2 3 6
1986 Seoul 2 0 4 5 9
1990 Beijing 11 0 0 1 1
1994 Hiroshima 11 0 0 4 4
1998 Bangkok 4 1 0 1 2
2006 Doha 10 0 0 2 2
2010 Guangzhou 2 2 3 4 9
2014 Incheon 4 1 0 4 5
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 4 1 0 1 2
2022 Hangzhou 10 0 1 3 4
Total 8 9 17 35 61

Canoeing

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1994 Hiroshima 6 0 0 1 1
2022 Hangzhou 10 0 0 1 1
Total 11 0 0 2 2

Cricket

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2022 Hangzhou 1 2 0 0 2
Total 2 2 0 0 2

Cue sports

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1998 Bangkok 2 2 1 1 4
2002 Busan 4 1 1 1 3
2006 Doha 5 1 1 2 4
2010 Guangzhou 4 1 1 2 4
Total 3 5 4 6 15

Cycling

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1951 New Delhi 2 0 1 2 3
Total 17 0 1 2 3

Diving

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1951 New Delhi 1 2 1 1 4
1954 Manila 3 0 0 1 1
Total 3 2 1 2 5

Equestrian

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1982 New Delhi 1 3 1 1 5
1986 Seoul 4 0 0 2 2
1998 Bangkok 5 0 0 1 1
2002 Busan 5 0 0 1 1
2006 Doha 9 0 0 1 1
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 5 0 2 0 2
2022 Hangzhou 3 1 0 1 2
Total 3 4 3 7 14

Field hockey

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1958 Tokyo 2 0 1 0 1
1962 Jakarta 2 0 1 0 1
1966 Bangkok 1 1 0 0 1
1970 Bangkok 2 0 1 0 1
1974 Tehran 2 0 1 0 1
1978 Bangkok 2 0 1 0 1
1982 New Delhi 1 1 1 0 2
1986 Seoul 4 0 0 2 2
1990 Beijing 3 0 1 0 1
1994 Hiroshima 2 0 1 0 1
1998 Bangkok 1 1 1 0 2
2002 Busan 3 0 1 0 1
2006 Doha 4 0 0 1 1
2010 Guangzhou 5 0 0 1 1
2014 Incheon 1 1 0 1 2
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 2 0 1 1 2
2022 Hangzhou 1 1 0 1 2
Total 3 5 11 7 23

Football

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1951 New Delhi 1 1 0 0 1
1962 Jakarta 1 1 0 0 1
1970 Bangkok 3 0 0 1 1
Total 6 2 0 1 3

Golf

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1982 New Delhi 1 2 1 0 3
2002 Busan 3 1 0 0 1
2006 Doha 4 0 1 0 1
2010 Guangzhou 3 0 1 0 1
2022 Hangzhou 4 0 1 0 1
Total 5 3 4 0 7

Gymnastics

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2010 Guangzhou 7 0 0 1 1
Total 13 0 0 1 1

Judo

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1986 Seoul 4 0 0 4 4
1994 Hiroshima 9 0 0 1 1
Total 17 0 0 5 5

Kabaddi

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1990 Beijing 1 1 0 0 1
1994 Hiroshima 1 1 0 0 1
1998 Bangkok 1 1 0 0 1
2002 Busan 1 1 0 0 1
2006 Doha 1 1 0 0 1
2010 Guangzhou 1 2 0 0 2
2014 Incheon 1 2 0 0 2
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 2 0 1 1 2
2022 Hangzhou 1 2 0 0 2
Total 1 11 1 1 13

Kurash

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 4 0 1 1 2
Total 8 0 1 1 2

Lawn tennis

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1966 Bangkok 8 0 0 1 1
1978 Bangkok 7 0 0 1 1
1982 New Delhi 5 0 1 0 1
1990 Beijing 5 0 0 1 1
1994 Hiroshima 3 2 0 1 3
1998 Bangkok 7 0 0 4 4
2002 Busan 3 1 1 2 4
2006 Doha 1 2 2 0 4
2010 Guangzhou 2 2 1 2 5
2014 Incheon 3 1 1 3 5
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 2 1 0 2 3
2022 Hangzhou 3 1 1 0 2
Total 5 10 7 17 34

Roller sports

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2010 Guangzhou 5 0 0 2 2
2022 Hangzhou 7 0 0 2 2
Total 7 0 0 4 4

Rowing

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1982 New Delhi 5 0 0 1 1
1990 Beijing 5 0 0 4 4
1994 Hiroshima 6 0 0 1 1
1998 Bangkok 7 0 0 2 2
2002 Busan 9 0 0 1 1
2006 Doha 5 0 2 1 3
2010 Guangzhou 3 1 3 1 5
2014 Incheon 9 0 0 3 3
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 6 1 0 2 3
2022 Hangzhou 5 0 2 3 5
Total 6 2 7 19 28

Sailing

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1970 Bangkok 6 0 0 1 1
1978 Bangkok 4 0 1 0 1
1982 New Delhi 3 1 1 1 3
1986 Seoul 6 0 1 0 1
1990 Beijing 7 0 0 2 2
1994 Hiroshima 8 0 0 2 2
2002 Busan 7 0 1 2 3
2006 Doha 8 0 1 1 2
2010 Guangzhou 8 0 1 0 1
2014 Incheon 8 0 0 1 1
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 7 0 1 2 3
2022 Hangzhou 8 0 1 2 3
Total 10 1 8 14 23

Sepak takraw

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 9 0 0 1 1
2022 Hangzhou 9 0 0 1 1
Total 11 0 0 2 2

Shooting

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1962 Jakarta 7 0 0 1 1
1974 Tehran 6 0 1 1 2
1978 Bangkok 5 1 0 0 1
1982 New Delhi 6 0 2 1 3
1986 Seoul 5 0 1 2 3
1990 Beijing 6 0 0 1 1
1994 Hiroshima 7 1 0 1 2
1998 Bangkok 9 0 2 1 3
2002 Busan 10 0 2 0 2
2006 Doha 4 3 5 6 14
2010 Guangzhou 5 1 3 4 8
2014 Incheon 8 1 1 7 9
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 3 2 4 3 9
2022 Hangzhou 2 7 9 6 22
Total 6 16 30 34 80

Squash

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2006 Doha 3 0 0 1 1
2010 Guangzhou 4 0 0 3 3
2014 Incheon 2 1 2 1 4
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 3 0 1 4 5
2022 Hangzhou 2 2 1 2 5
Total 3 3 4 11 18

Swimming

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1951 New Delhi 3 1 1 4 6
1986 Seoul 5 0 1 0 1
2010 Guangzhou 7 0 0 1 1
2014 Incheon 8 0 0 1 1
Total 14 1 2 6 9

Table tennis

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 4 0 0 2 2
2022 Hangzhou 7 0 0 1 1
Total 11 0 0 3 3

Taekwondo

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2002 Busan 13 0 0 1 1
Total 24 0 0 1 1

Volleyball

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1958 Tokyo 4 0 0 1 1
1962 Jakarta 3 0 1 0 1
1986 Seoul 4 0 0 1 1
Total 5 0 1 2 3

Water polo

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1951 New Delhi 1 1 0 0 1
1970 Bangkok 2 0 1 0 1
1982 New Delhi 3 0 0 1 1
Total 5 1 1 1 3

Weightlifting

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1951 New Delhi 3 0 1 1 2
1982 New Delhi 8 0 0 2 2
1986 Seoul 7 0 0 1 1
1990 Beijing 5 0 2 2 4
1994 Hiroshima 8 0 1 3 4
1998 Bangkok 9 0 1 0 1
Total 19 0 5 9 14

Wrestling

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1954 Manila 5 0 1 1 2
1962 Jakarta 3 3 6 3 12
1966 Bangkok 4 0 1 5 6
1970 Bangkok 3 1 1 3 5
1974 Tehran 5 0 0 4 4
1978 Bangkok 2 2 1 0 3
1982 New Delhi 4 1 1 2 4
1986 Seoul 5 1 0 2 3
1990 Beijing 7 0 1 1 2
2002 Busan 11 0 0 1 1
2006 Doha 7 0 1 5 6
2010 Guangzhou 11 0 0 3 3
2014 Incheon 7 1 1 3 5
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 6 2 0 1 3
2022 Hangzhou 10 0 1 5 6
Total 7 11 15 39 65

Wushu

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Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2006 Doha 12 0 0 1 1
2010 Guangzhou 9 0 1 1 2
2014 Incheon 11 0 0 2 2
2018 Jakarta-Palembang 10 0 0 4 4
2022 Hangzhou 9 0 1 0 1
Total 14 0 2 8 10

Notable performers

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The most successful athletes for India at the Asian Games.[14]

Athlete Sport Years Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
Leander Paes Lawn tennis 1990–2006 M 5 0 3 8
P. T. Usha Athletics 1982–1994 F 4 7 0 11
Jaspal Rana Shooting 1994–2006 M 4 2 2 8
Milkha Singh Athletics 1958–1962 M 4 0 0 4
Parduman Singh Brar Athletics 1954–1962 M 3 1 1 5
Jyothi Surekha Vennam Archery 2014–2022 F 3 1 1 5
Manjeet Kaur Athletics 2002–2010 F 3 1 0 4
Harinder Pal Sandhu Squash 2010–2022 M 3 0 2 5
M. R. Poovamma Athletics 2014–2018 F 3 0 1 4
Navneet Gautam Kabaddi 2006–2014 M 3 0 0 3
Rakesh Kumar Kabaddi 2006–2014 M 3 0 0 3
Ojas Pravin Deotale Archery 2022 M 3 0 0 3

Other editions

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Asian Winter Games

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See also: Asian Winter Games and All-time Asian Winter Games medal table

India has sent athletes to every celebration of the Asian Winter Games. Through the last revision of the Games in Sapporo and Obihiro in 2017, India has never won a medal in the Winter Games.[15]

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

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See also: Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and Asian Indoor Games
Games Host Nation Rank   Gold   Silver   Bronze Total
Asian Indoor Games
2005 Bangkok[16]   Thailand 5 7 3 8 18
2007 Macau   China 6 9 9 10 28
2009 Hanoi[17]   Vietnam 7 6 9 25 40
Asian Martial Arts Games
2009 Bangkok   Thailand 10 3 7 23 33
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2013 Incheon   South Korea 12 2 3 5 10
2017 Ashgabat   Turkmenistan 11 9 12 19 40
2021 Bangkok–Chonburi   Thailand Future event
2025 Riyadh   Saudi Arabia
Total 9 36 43 90 169

Asian Beach Games

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See also: Asian Beach Games

India has participated in both the editions of the Asian Beach Games. In the 2008 Games, India won a total of five medals, including three gold, and ranked seventh in the final medal table.[18] Three gold medals were won by India in the 2010 Asian Beach Games in Muscat, Oman, earning the country sixth place in the medal table.[19]

Games Host Nations Rank   Gold   Silver   Bronze Total
2008 Bali   Indonesia 7 3 0 2 5
2010 Muscat   Oman 6 3 0 1 4
2012 Haiyang   China 6 2 0 1 3
2014 Phuket   Philippines 20 2 1 7 10
2016 Da Nang   Vietnam 16 2 4 18 24
2023 Sanya   China Future event
Total 11 12 5 29 46

See also

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Notes

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References

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