India’s Asian Games 2026 squad in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan; four Olympic medallists confirmed
India’s Asian Games 2026 squad: Athletes and teams who made the cut for Aichi-Nagoya - full list
India’s Asian Games 2026 squad: Athletes and teams who made the cut for Aichi-Nagoya - full list The full list of teams and athletes representing India at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, will be held from September 19 to October 4, with 45 countries and regions set to compete across 43 sports. India will head to the continental showpiece looking to build on its record-breaking campaign at Hangzhou 2023, where the country won 107 medals - 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze. So far, four individual Olympic medallists have been confirmed in India’s Aichi-Nagoya 2026 contingent. Manu Bhaker, a double Olympic medallist from Paris 2024, will spearhead India’s shooting challenge while PV Sindhu (badminton), Lovlina Borgohain (boxing) and Aman Sehrawat (wrestling) are also expected to be among the country’s major medal contenders. India’s athletics squad is yet to be announced but Neeraj Chopra is expected to headline the team. The javelin throw athlete will be eyeing an Asian Games hat-trick of gold medals. In cricket, Shreyas Iyer will lead India’s title defence at the T20 competition, with teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also included. The Indian women’s cricket team, also defending champions, will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur. Hockey will have added significance in Aichi-Nagoya, with the men’s and women’s tournaments serving as continental qualification events for the LA 2028 Olympics. The winners of the Asian Games hockey competitions will earn direct qualification for LA28. Squash star Anahat Singh will also return to the Asian Games after helping India win a women’s team bronze at Hangzhou 2023. She also won a mixed doubles bronze at the Games alongside Abhay Singh. Deepanshu was to wrestle in the Greco-Roman 130kg event but was suspended for a doping violation. Ronak Dahiya was named as replacement. Shooter Gaurav Kumar Masoori (10m air pistol) was also dropped for a doping offence and was replaced by Akash Bharadwaj. In equestrian, the show jumping squad – comprising Abhishek Chopra, Yashaan Zubin Khambatta, Niharika Singhania and Maryk Sahney – was axed after failing to meet the sports ministry’s selection criteria. Here is the list of Indian sportspersons and teams who have been selected or have qualified for the Asian Games 2026 so far. The page will be updated as more Indian squads are announced. India’s Asian Games 2026 squad Indian archery team at Asian Games 2026 - Dhiraj Bommadevara (men’s recurve) - Neeraj Chauhan (men’s recurve) - Yashdeep Bhoge (men’s recurve) - Kirti Sharma (women’s recurve) - Kumkum Anil Mohod (women’s recurve) - Ankita Bhakat (women’s recurve) - Sahil Jadhav (men’s compound) - Kushal Dalal (men’s compound) - Thirumuru Ganesh Mani Ratnam (men’s compound) - Jyothi Surekha Vennam (women’s compound) - Chikitha Taniparthi (women’s compound) - Prithika Pradeep (women’s compound) Indian artistic swimming team at Asian Games 2026 - To be announced Indian athletics team at Asian Games 2026 - To be announced Indian badminton team at Asian Games 2026 - Lakshya Sen (men’s singles, men’s team) - Ayush Shetty (men’s singles, men’s team) - HS Prannoy (men’s team) - Kidambi Srikanth (men’s team) - Tharun Mannepalli (men’s team) - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (men’s doubles, men’s team) - Chirag Shetty (men’s doubles, men’s team) - Hariharan Amsakarunan (men’s doubles, men’s team) - MR Arjun (men’s doubles, men’s team) - Dhruv Kapila (mixed doubles, men’s team) - PV Sindhu (women’s singles, women’s team) - Unnati Hooda (women’s singles, women’s team) - Devika Sihag (women’s team) - Tanvi Sharma (women’s team) - Isharani Baruah (women’s team) - Treesa Jolly (women’s doubles, women’s team) - Gayatri Gopichand (women’s doubles, women’s team) - Kavipriya Selvam (women’s doubles, women’s team) - Simran Singhi (women’s doubles, women’s team) - Tanisha Crasto (mixed doubles, women’s team) Indian baseball team at Asian Games 2026 - To be announced Indian basketball team at Asian Games 2026 - To be announced Indian BMX team at Asian Games 2026 - To be announced Indian boxing team at Asian Games 2026 - Jadumani Singh (men’s 55kg) - Sachin Siwach (men’s 60kg) - Sumit Kundu (men’s 70kg) - Ankush (men’s 80kg) - Kapil Pokhariya (men’s 90kg) - Narender Berwal (men’s +90kg) - Sakshi Chaudhary (women’s 51kg) - Preeti Pawar (women’s 54kg) - Priya Ghanghas (women’s 60kg) - Parveen Hooda (women’s 65kg) - Lovlina Borgohain (women’s 75kg) Indian breaking team at Asian Games 2026 - To be announced Indian canoe team at Asian Games 2026 - To be announced Indian cricket teams at Asian Games 2026 - Indian men’s cricket team: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - Indian women’s cricket team: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Gunalan Kamalini, Bharti Fulmali, Sree Charani, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav, Nandni Sharma Indian cycling mountain bike team at Asian Games 2026 - To be announced Indian cycling road team at Asian Games 2026 - To be announced Indian cycling track team at Asian Games 2026 - To be announced Indian diving team at Asian Games 2026 - To be announced Indian equestrian team at Asian Games 2026 - Shruti Vora
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