Day 6 at Aichi Nagoya 2026 brought two landmark moments for India- the nation’s first Asian Games gold in Shooting and its first-ever Asian Games medal in Women’s Pole Vault.
India on Day 6 at Aichi Nagoya 2026- Six Medals and Two Historic Milestones
India’s Day 6 campaign produced 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze. The country’s overall tally moved to 23 medals- 2 gold, 9 silver and 12 bronze, placing India 12th in the medal standings at the close of play.
Kamaljeet and Suruchi Deliver India’s First Shooting Gold
The biggest Indian result of the day came from the shooting range. Kamaljeet and Suruchi Inder Singh won the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team gold, defeating South Korea in the final with a score of 484.6. Their performance also set a new Asian Games record. South Korea took silver with 478.0, while Iran won bronze.
The victory was India’s first Shooting gold medal at Aichi-Nagoya 2026 and its second gold of the Games, following the Women’s T20 cricket title.
The pairing itself was formed after a late change, with Kamaljeet replacing Kedarling Balakrishna Uchaganve. Kamaljeet had been India’s highest-ranked men’s qualifier in the individual event, while the new pair topped mixed-team qualification with 587 points and 29 inner 10s.
Another Shooting Silver
India’s shooting campaign added another medal in the Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team event. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil and Niraj Kumar finished second to take silver. The medal took India’s shooting haul to a substantial share of the overall medal count.
Athletics Produces Three Medals
The most stunning result for India on Day 6 at Aichi Nagoya 2026 came from track and field when Baranica Elangovan won bronze in the Women’s Pole Vault after clearing 4.15m. She was tied with Kazakhstan’s Polina Ivanova, with both athletes sharing third place.
The result made Baranica the first Indian athlete to win an Asian Games medal in the Pole Vault, across the Men’s and Women’s events. Japan’s Misaki Morota won gold with 4.55m, while China’s Niu Chunge took silver at 4.50m.
Gulveer Singh won silver in the Men’s 10,000m after clocking 28:29.38. He finished behind Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew, with the two runners separated by 1.87 seconds. Gulveer’s silver added another endurance-running medal to India’s athletics campaign.
Manpreet Kaur secured bronze in the Women’s Shot Put with a best throw of 17.17m. The result gave India another athletics medal on a day when the country’s track-and-field contingent became a major contributor to the medal tally.
Table Tennis Adds Another Bronze
India also secured a medal in Mixed Doubles Table Tennis. Manush Shah and Diya Chitale reached the semifinal after defeating Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem in the quarterfinal. They then lost 0-3 to China’s Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, securing bronze.
Kabaddi and Hockey Keep India in Contention
India’s team sports also delivered important results. Both the Men’s and Women’s Kabaddi teams reached their respective finals. The women’s side defeated Nepal in the semifinal, while the men’s team defeated Thailand to book their place in the title match.
The Women’s Hockey team defeated Japan 3-1 in Pool B and advanced to the semifinal.
The Bigger Asian Games Picture
At the top, China’s medal machine continued to accelerate, with 98 gold medals and 159 medals overall. Its performance was spread across swimming, weightlifting, canoe sprint and several other disciplines.
Japan remained second with 115 medals, while South Korea had 64. Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan were locked in a close contest around the fourth and fifth positions.
India, meanwhile, reached 23 medals, with Shooting and Athletics emerging as major contributors. The country also had medal opportunities alive in Kabaddi, Squash and Hockey.
