Day 9 at Aichi Nagoya 2026 produced another medal-rich day, with India adding eight medals- four silver and four bronze- across Athletics, Shooting and Kurash. But lacking a gold medal, India remained 12th in the standings despite moving to 45 medals overall.

At the other end of Day 9 at Aichi Nagoya 2026, China continued its extraordinary run. The Chinese contingent reached 132 gold, 53 silver and 45 bronze- 230 medals in total, while hosts Japan remained second with 172 medals. South Korea stayed third but failed to win a gold on Day 9, the first gold-less day for the country since the medal competition began.

China Continues to Pull Away

China’s medal dominance became even more pronounced on September 28.

The defending champions added several golds during the day, including victories in diving, artistic swimming, athletics and other disciplines. Their tally reached to 132 gold, 53 silver and 45 bronze. China therefore held a 58-medal advantage over Japan in the overall count and a remarkable 91-gold advantage.

Japan remained firmly in second place with 41 gold, 68 silver and 63 bronze, while South Korea had 21 gold, 26 silver and 43 bronze. The contest behind the top three was considerably tighter. Uzbekistan moved to fourth with 12 golds, followed by Kazakhstan with nine. Thailand and Bahrain also remained within the leading group.

South Korea’s First Gold-less Day

Day 9 at Aichi Nagoya 2026 was unusual by its standards for South Korea. The country did not win a gold medal for the first time in the Games, although it collected silver medals in Shooting, Diving and Kurash.

India on Day 9 at Aichi Nagoya 2026

India entered Day 9 at Aichi Nagoya 2026 with 37 medals and ended the day with 45. With 4 gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze, India remained 12th in the overall standings.

Seven of India’s eight medals on Day 9 at Aichi Nagoya 2026 came from Athletics and one from Shooting, while Kurash supplied the other bronze.

Javelin Produces a Double Podium

India began its medal rush in the Men’s Javelin Throw. Yashvir Singh produced a personal best of 85.72m to win silver, while teammate Rohit Yadav took bronze with 84.35m. Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage won gold with 88.55m.

The double podium was particularly significant in the absence of defending champion Neeraj Chopra, who was not competing. For Yashvir, the medal added to a rapidly developing international record and represented another major step after his Commonwealth Games success.

Sreeshankar Wins Silver Despite Injury

Murali Sreeshankar produced one of the day’s most dramatic performances in the Men’s Long Jump. His best effort of 8.07m was enough for silver behind China’s Yuhao Shi, who jumped 8.17m. Uzbekistan’s Anvar Anvarov took bronze with 8.06m.

Sreeshankar injured himself during his fourth attempt and was unable to take his final two jumps. His 8.07m, however, survived the remaining challenges and secured silver.

Gulveer Completes Another Silver Double

Gulveer Singh continued his outstanding distance-running campaign with another silver. He clocked a personal best of 3:36.72 in the Men’s 1500m, finishing behind Japan’s Kazuto Iizawa. It was Gulveer’s second silver of the Games, following his runner-up finish in the 10,000m.

Esha Singh Narrowly Misses Gold

Shooting produced India’s fourth silver of the day. Esha Singh won silver in the Women’s 25m Pistol after reaching a dramatic shoot-off for gold. Esha finished the final with 38 hits, matching China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan, but lost the deciding shoot-off. The medal added another individual Asian Games podium finish to Esha’s growing record.

India’s women’s 25m pistol team, featuring Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat, finished fifth.

Vithya Ramraj Breaks PT Usha’s Record

Vithya Ramraj won bronze in the women’s 400m Hurdles in 54.75 seconds. The performance was more significant than the medal itself. Vithya broke a 42-year-old Indian national record previously held by P. T. Usha. Her new mark established her as the fastest Indian woman ever over 400m hurdles.

Parul Chaudhary Adds Another Bronze

Parul Chaudhary won bronze in the Women’s 5000m with 15:14.61. It was her second bronze medal of the Games after her podium finish in the 3000m Steeplechase. Parul’s two-medal campaign has made her one of India’s most consistent performers in the athletics programme.

Pincky Balhara Adds Kurash Bronze

India’s only non-athletics medal of the day came from Pincky Balhara, who won bronze in the Women’s -78kg Kurash event. Balhara lost her semifinal 0-5 to South Korea’s Mo Sumin, but secured the bronze medal under the competition format.

Boxing Opens Another Medal Window

While India did not add a Boxing medal on Day 9 at Aichi Nagoya 2026, the sport created several more medal possibilities. Lovlina Borgohain, Priya Ghanghas and Kapil Pokhariya won their respective quarter-finals and secured at least bronze medals.

They joined earlier semifinalists Ankush Panghal, Parveen Hooda and Narender Berwal, giving India multiple boxing medal opportunities heading into the closing stages.

Cricket and Hockey Advance

India’s Men’s Cricket quarter-final against Afghanistan was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain. India advanced to the semifinal by virtue of its higher seeding.

The Men’s Hockey team also continued its campaign with a commanding 10-0 win over Bangladesh, keeping its challenge for another Asian Games hockey medal firmly alive.

Medal Table on Day 9 at Aichi Nagoya 2026

Rank	Country	🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	China	132	53	45	230
2	Japan	41	68	63	172
3	South Korea	21	26	43	90
4	Uzbekistan	12	17	13	42
5	Kazakhstan	9	13	23	45
6	Thailand	9	8	12	29
7	Bahrain	9	2	3	14
8	Iran	8	15	9	32
9	North Korea	7	5	5	17
10	Malaysia	6	3	9	18
11	Hong Kong, China	5	12	17	34
12	India	4	20	21	45
13	Chinese Taipei	3	8	23	34
14	Qatar	3	2	2	7
15	Indonesia	2	5	20	27
16	Singapore	2	5	3	10
17	Philippines	2	2	10	14
18	Tajikistan	2	2	1	5
19	Kuwait	2	1	2	5
20	Macao, China	1	4	1	6