Asian Games 2026: Which state won the most medals for India?

Athletes from 24 states and Union Territories won medals at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, highlighting the diversity of India's medal-winning contingent.Haryana claimed the biggest with 45 medallists, followed (22) and Punjab (21). Tamil Nadu (14) and Uttar Pradesh (13) were the other two states to register double-digit tallies.Haryana’s 45 athletes made up 21.7% of India’s entire medal-winning contingent of 207 athletes and also produced the highest number of individual champions.Five athletes from the state — Neeru Dhanda (shooting), Parveen Hooda and Ankush Panghal (boxing), and Aman Sehrawat and Sujeet Kalkal (wrestling) — won individual titles in Japan.Maharashtra (Kumkum Mohod – archery), Karnataka (Pranvi Urs – golf) and Assam (Lovlina Borgohain – boxing) each contributed one individual gold medallist.Alongside that, Haryana also had 32 athletes who contributed to team gold medals, including Neeru, who secured both an individual title and a mixed team title.Meanwhile, Punjab produced 13 gold-medal athletes, all from team sports like hockey and cricket. Maharashtra likewise had 12 athletes contributing to team medals. View this post on Instagram A post shared | Indian Sports (@thebridge_in) Here is the state-wise distribution of Indian medalists at the 2026 Asian Games:StateTotal MedalistsIndividual ChampionsAthletes with Team GoldsHaryana45532Maharashtra22112Punjab21013Tamil Nadu1403Uttar Pradesh1305Delhi903Madhya Pradesh903Karnataka813Mpur803Kerala801Himachal Pradesh705Telangana604Andhra Pradesh603Rajasthan501Jharkhand404Gujarat402West Bengal303Odisha303Assam210Mizoram202Chandigarh201Chhattisgarh201Bihar201Uttarakhand200