Indian Athletes Qualified Asian Games 2026 Aichi-Nagoya

Indian Athletes Qualified Asian Games 2026 Aichi-Nagoya are set to represent India at its 20th Asian Games appearance with squads across cricket, badminton, hockey, wrestling, shooting, archery and more already locked in for the September 19-October 4 showpiece in Japan.

Quick Answer: When are the Asian Games 2026 and who are India’s confirmed athletes? The Asian Games 2026 run from September 19 to October 4 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. India’s confirmed contingent so far includes Manu Bhaker, PV Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain and Aman Sehrawat among its Olympic medallists, alongside full squads named in cricket, badminton, hockey, wrestling, shooting, archery, squash and surfing. Several disciplines, including athletics, swimming and volleyball, are yet to be announced.

India’s contingent for the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, is taking shape, with several major sporting federations having finalized their squads ahead of the continental multi-sport event running from September 19 to October 4. The Games will bring together 45 countries and regions across 43 sports, and India will be aiming to build on its best-ever showing at Hangzhou 2023, where the country claimed a massive haul of 107 medals 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze. The 2023 Asian Games medal tally provides useful context for India’s growing success at the continental event.

India’s Big Medal Hopes

Four individual Olympic medallists have already been confirmed as part of India’s Aichi-Nagoya squad, giving the contingent a strong core to build around. Shooter Manu Bhaker, a double Paris 2024 Olympic medallist, is expected to lead India’s shooting charge, while badminton star PV Sindhu, boxer Lovlina Borgohain and wrestler Aman Sehrawat round out the group of confirmed Olympic medal-winners heading to Japan.

India’s athletics team is yet to be officially announced, but javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is widely expected to headline the squad once it is revealed. Chopra will be chasing a hat-trick of Asian Games gold medals in the javelin throw event.

Indian Athletes Qualified Asian Games 2026 Aichi-Nagoya: Full Sport-Wise List

Below is the complete, sport-by-sport list of Indian athletes and teams confirmed for Aichi-Nagoya 2026 so far. This list will be updated as more federations finalize their squads.

Archery

• 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)

Artistic Swimming

Squad yet to be announced.

Athletics

Squad yet to be announced. Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is expected to headline the team once selection is finalized.

Badminton

India’s badminton federation has named a 20-member squad spanning all five disciplines, headlined by PV Sindhu, top-ranked men’s singles player Lakshya Sen, and reigning men’s doubles Asian Games champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. India has won 13 Asian Games badminton medals to date, including a breakthrough gold at the previous edition.

Key Athletes:

• 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)

Baseball, Basketball, BMX, Breaking, Canoe

Squads yet to be announced.

Boxing

• 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)

Cricket

Both Indian cricket teams enter Aichi-Nagoya as defending champions after historic gold-medal wins at Hangzhou 2023, where cricket made a successful return to the Asian Games programme. The Asian Games 2026 cricket schedule covers India’s fixtures as the defending champions begin their campaign in Japan.

Men’s team: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Varma (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

The 15-member men’s squad includes 15-year-old sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who earned his call-up after a standout IPL 2026 campaign in which he finished as the tournament’s Orange Cap winner.

Women’s team: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Gunalan Kamalini, Bharti Fulmali, Sree Charani, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil (subject to fitness clearance), Radha Yadav, Nandni Sharma.

Cycling (Mountain Bike, Road, Track), Diving

Squads yet to be announced.

Equestrian

• Shruti Vora / Magnanimous (dressage)
• Gaurav Pundir / Milli (dressage)
• Jai Sud / Goofy La Perla (dressage)
• Hriday Chheda / Dono Di Maggio (dressage)
• Anush Agarwalla / Straight Horse Floriana (dressage, reserve)
• Sudipti Hajela / Biden (dressage, reserve)
• Ashish Limaye / Willy Be Dun (three-day event)
• Ahaan Kumar / Bolivar Gio Granno (three-day event)
• Arjan Nagra / Cooley Goodwood (three-day event)
• Fouaad Mirza / Camouflage 38 (three-day event)
• Pradeep Kumar / Lux Like Cruise (three-day event, reserve)
• Ashish Limaye / Easy Turn (three-day event, reserve)
• Shashank Singh Kataria / HB Zara (three-day event, reserve)
• Maryk Sahney / Gold Run (show jumping)

India’s original show jumping team of Abhishek Chopra, Yashaan Zubin Khambatta, Niharika Singhania and Maryk Sahney was axed after failing to meet the sports ministry’s selection criteria; Maryk Sahney has since been renamed for an individual show jumping berth.

Esports

• Gurashish Singh / Soul (Tekken 8)
• Prateek Bhaunt / B Haunt (Street Fighter 6)
• Akshaj Shenoy / Kat Bot (League of Legends)
• Aakash Shandilya / Infi  (League of Legends)
• Sanindhya Malik / Deadcorporal (League of Legends)
• Mihir Ranjan / Lotus (League of Legends)
• Ahmed Shahid / Nero (League of Legends)
• Rahul Bisht / Bob (League of Legends)

Fencing, Gymnastics, Judo, Kabaddi, Kurash, MMA, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby Sevens, Sailing, Sepak Takraw, Skateboarding, Softball, Soft Tennis, Taekwondo, Teqball, Triathlon, Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightlifting, Wushu

Squads for these disciplines are yet to be announced.

Golf

• Yuvraj Sandhu (men’s event)
• Veer Ahlawat (men’s event)
• Saptak Talwar (men’s event)
• Aditi Ashok (women’s event)
• Diksha Dagar (women’s event)
• Pranavi Urs (women’s event)

Hockey

The Asian Games hockey tournaments carry extra weight this year, doubling up as continental qualifiers for the LA 2028 Olympics the winners of the men’s and women’s competitions will earn direct qualification. For a closer look at how the road works, see how India’s hockey team can qualify for LA 2028.

Men’s team: Mohith HS, Suraj Karkera, Jarmanpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh (captain), Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Sanjay, Sumit, Yashdeep Siwach, Rajinder Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Dilpreet Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Sukhjeet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Abhishek.

Women’s team: Savita Punia, Bichu Devi Kharibam, Ishika Chaudhary, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Lalthantluangi, Jyoti, Shilpi Dabas, Nikki Pradhan, Sakshi Rana, Sunelita Toppo, Salima Tete (captain), Neha, Deepika Soreng, Lalremsiami Hmarzote, Rutuja Pisal, Navneet Kaur, Deepika, Ishika, Baljeet Kaur, Beauty Dungdung.

Shooting

• Parth Rakesh Mane (men’s 10m air rifle, mixed team)
• Himanshu Dhillon (men’s 10m air rifle)
• Rudrankksh Patil (men’s 10m air rifle, 50m rifle 3 positions)
• Elavenil Valarivan (women’s 10m air rifle, mixed team)
• Sonam Uttam Maskar (women’s 10m air rifle)
• Vidarsa K Vinod (women’s 10m air rifle, 50m rifle 3 positions)
• Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (men’s 50m rifle 3 positions)
• Niraj Kumar (men’s 50m rifle 3 positions)
• Ashi Chouksey (women’s 50m rifle 3 positions)
• Tilottama Sen (women’s 50m rifle 3 positions)
• Kedarling B Uchaganve (men’s 10m air pistol, mixed team)
• Akash Bharadwaj (men’s 10m air pistol)
• Kamaljeet (men’s 10m air pistol)
• Suruchi (women’s 10m air pistol, mixed team)
• Esha Singh (women’s 10m air pistol, 25m sport pistol)
• Manu Bhaker (women’s 10m air pistol, 25m sport pistol)
• Anish (men’s 25m rapid fire pistol)
• Rahi Sarnobat (women’s 25m sport pistol)
• Kynan Chenai (men’s trap)
• Ahvar Rizvi (men’s trap)
• Shapath Bharadwaj (men’s trap)
• Neeru (women’s trap)
• Manisha Keer (women’s trap)
• Aashima Ahlawat (women’s trap)
• Anantjeet Singh Naruka (men’s skeet)
• Bhavtegh Singh Gill (men’s skeet)
• Mairaj Ahmad Khan (men’s skeet)
• Parinaaz Dhaliwal (women’s skeet)
• Raiza Dhillon (women’s skeet)
• Maheshwari Chauhan (women’s skeet)

Shooter Gaurav Kumar Masoori was originally picked in the 10m air pistol category but was dropped following a doping offence, with Akash Bharadwaj named as his replacement.

Sport Climbing

• Joga Purty
• Anisha Verma
• Aman Verma

Squash

India’s squash squad blends the experience of 39-year-old Joshna Chinappa with rising star Anahat Singh, who returns after helping India win a women’s team bronze and a mixed doubles bronze at Hangzhou 2023. This edition carries added stakes, with the singles champions in both categories earning qualification for squash’s Olympic debut at LA 2028.

Indian squash team at Asian Games 2026:

• Abhay Singh (men’s singles)
• Veer Chotrani (men’s singles)
• Anahat Singh (women’s singles)
• Tanvi Khanna (women’s singles)
• Velavan Senthilkumar / Joshna Chinappa (mixed doubles)
• Suraj Chand / Shameena Riaz (mixed doubles)

Surfing

Surfing will make its Asian Games debut in Aichi-Nagoya.

Indian surfing team at Asian Games 2026:

• Kishore Kumar (men’s shortboard)
• Sivaraj Babu (men’s shortboard)
• Ramesh Budihal (men’s shortboard, reserve)
• Srikanth D (men’s shortboard, reserve)
• Kamali Moorthy (women’s shortboard)
• Sugar Shanti Banarse (women’s shortboard)
• Shrishti Selvam (women’s shortboard, reserve)
• Devi Ramanathan (women’s shortboard, reserve)

Swimming

Squad yet to be announced.

Table Tennis

• Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (men’s event)
• Harmeet Desai (men’s event)
• Manav Thakkar (men’s event)
• Manush Shah (men’s event)
• Payas Jain (men’s event)
• Ankur Bhattacharjee (men’s reserve)
• Ronit Bhanja (men’s reserve)
• Sreeja Akula (women’s event)
• Yashaswini Ghorpade (women’s event)
• Diya Chitale (women’s event)
• Sutirtha Mukherjee (women’s event)
• Syndrela Das (women’s event)
• Swastika Ghosh (women’s reserve)
• Manika Batra (women’s reserve)

Tennis

• Sumit Nagal (men’s singles)
• Manas Dhamne (men’s singles)
• Dhakshineswar Suresh (men’s singles)
• Yuki Bhambri (men’s doubles)
• N Sriram Balaji (men’s doubles)
• Anirudh Chandrasekar (men’s doubles)
• Sahaja Yamalapalli (women’s singles)
• Vaishnavi Adkar (women’s singles)
• Vaidehi Chaudhari (women’s singles)
• Rutuja Bhosale (women’s doubles)
• Prarthana Thombare (women’s doubles)
• Ankita Raina (women’s doubles)
• Karan Singh (men’s reserve)
• Rithvik Bollipalli (men’s reserve)
• Niki Poonacha (men’s reserve)
• Zeel Desai (women’s reserve)
• Shruti Ahlawat (women’s reserve)

Wrestling

• Dipanshi (women’s 50kg)
• Antim Panghal (women’s 53kg)
• Manisha Bhanwala (women’s 57kg)
• Mansi Ahlawat (women’s 62kg)
• Nisha Dahiya (women’s 68kg)
• Priya Malik (women’s 72kg)
• Aman Sehrawat (men’s freestyle 57kg)
• Sujeet Kalkal (men’s freestyle 65kg)
• Sagar Jaglan (men’s freestyle 74kg)
• Mukul Dahiya (men’s freestyle 86kg)
• Deepak Punia (men’s freestyle 97kg)
• Rajat Ruhal (men’s freestyle 125kg)
• Sumit Dalal (Greco-Roman 60kg)
• Deepak (Greco-Roman 67kg)
• Aman (Greco-Roman 77kg)
• Sunil Kumar (Greco-Roman 87kg)
• Nitesh Kumar (Greco-Roman 97kg)
• Ronak Dahiya (Greco-Roman 130kg)

Wrestler Deepanshu was originally selected for the Greco-Roman 130kg category but was suspended over a doping violation; Ronak Dahiya has been named as his replacement.

Squad Changes And Withdrawals

Not every selection has gone smoothly. Wrestler Deepanshu and shooter Gaurav Kumar Masoori were both dropped from India’s original squads following separate doping offences, and have since been replaced by Ronak Dahiya and Akash Bharadwaj respectively.

India’s original equestrian show jumping squad of Abhishek Chopra, Yashaan Zubin Khambatta, Niharika Singhania and Maryk Sahney was axed entirely after failing to meet the sports ministry’s selection criteria, with Maryk Sahney later renamed for an individual berth.