Asian Games 2026: Full India athletes list, sport-wise squads and events

The Asian Games 2026 will bring together athletes from across the continent in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with the event scheduled from September 19 to October 4. A total of 45 countries and regions are set to compete across 43 sports.India will enter the continental event after a record medal haul at Hangzhou 2023, where the country collected 107 medals, including 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze.The Indian contingent will feature five individual Olympic medallists despite Neeraj Chopra withdrawing from the Games following an ankle injury. PV Sindhu, Manu Bhaker, Lovlina Borgohain, Aman Sehrawat and Mirabai Chanu are among the prominent names in the squad.Cricket will see India defend both its men's and women's titles. Shreyas Iyer will captain the men's T20 side, which includes teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, while Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the women's team.Hockey will also carry significant importance because the men's and women's competitions will double up as continental qualification events for the LA 2028 Olympics. The Asian Games winners in both hockey tournaments will earn direct qualification for LA 2028.Anahat Singh returns after helping India secure a women's team bronze and a mixed doubles bronze with Abhay Singh at Hangzhou 2023. Squash's singles events also offer Olympic quotas.Asian Games 2026 India squad: Full listThe following is the list of Indian athletes and teams selected or qualified for Aichi-Nagoya 2026. The list is subject to change.ArcheryAthleteEventDhiraj BommadevaraMen's recurve, men's teamNeeraj ChauhanMen's recurve, men's teamYashdeep BhogeMen's recurve, men's teamKirti SharmaWomen's recurve, women's teamKumkum MohodWomen's recurve, women's teamAnkita BhakatWomen's recurve, women's teamSahil JadhavMen's compound, men's teamKushal DalalMen's compound, men's teamGanesh Mani Ratnam ThirumuruMen's compound, men's teamJyothi Surekha VennamWomen's compound, women's teamChikitha TaniparthiWomen's compound, women's teamPrithika PradeepWomen's compound, women's teamArtistic gymnasticsAthleteEventPranati NayakWomen's vault, women's all-aroundAthleticsIndia's athletics contingent includes entries across sprints, middle-distance races, relays, jumps, throws, hurdles, steeplechase, race walk, marathon and combined events.AthleteEventGurindervir SinghMen's 100m, mixed 4x100m relayAnimesh KujurMen's 100m, 200m, mixed 4x100m relayRajesh RameshMen's 400m, men's 4x400m relayVishal Thennarasu KayalvizhiMen's 400m, men's 4x400m relayKrishan KumarMen's 800mMohammed Afsal PulikkalakathMen's 800mYoonus ShahMen's 1500mGulveer SinghMen's 1500m, 5000m, 10000mSawan BarwalMen's marathonKartik KarkeraMen's marathonYashas PalakshaMen's 400m hurdlesSanthosh Kumar TamilarasanMen's 400m hurdlesAvinash SableMen's 3000m steeplechasePranav Pramod GuravMixed 4x100m relayMohammed AshfaqMen's 4x400m relayDharmveer ChoudharyMen's 4x400m relayJay KumarMen's 4x400m relay, mixed 4x400m relayManu Thekkinalil SajiMen's 4x400m relay, mixed 4x400m relayAadarsh Ram Jothi ShankarMen's high jumpSarvesh KushareMen's high jumpKuldeep KumarMen's pole vaultDev MeenaMen's pole vaultMurali SreeshankarMen's long jumpPraveen ChithravelMen's triple jumpKarthik UnnikrishnanMen's triple jumpKaranveer SinghMen's shot putTajinderpal Singh ToorMen's shot putDamneet SinghMen's hammer throwPraveen KumarMen's hammer throwRohit YadavMen's javelin throwYash Vir SinghMen's javelin throwThowfeeq NoushadMen's decathlonTejaswin ShankarMen's decathlonHarita BhadraWomen's 200m, mixed 4x100m relayPrachi ChoudharyWomen's 400m, 4x400m relayKiran PahalWomen's 400m, 4x400m relayGowthami JayaramanWomen's 800mPoojaWomen's 800m, 1500mParul ChaudharyWomen's 1500m, 5000m, 3000m steeplechaseSeemaWomen's 5000m, 10000mPriyanka GoswamiWomen's marathon race walkManju RaniWomen's marathon race walkJyothi YarrajiWomen's 100m hurdlesNandhini KonganWomen's 100m hurdlesUnnathi Aiyappa BollandWomen's 200m, mixed 4x100m relayAnu RaghavanWomen's 400m hurdlesVithya RamrajWomen's 400m hurdles, 4x400m relayAnkita DhyaniWomen's 3000m steeplechaseTamannaWomen's 4x100m relay, mixed 4x100m relaySrabani NandaWomen's 4x100m relayAbinaya RajarajanWomen's 4x100m relaySneha SathyanarayanaWomen's 4x100m relay, mixed 4x100m relaySudeshna ShanuvalliWomen's 4x100m relayRashdeep KaurWomen's 4x400m relay, mixed 4x400m relayAnsa BabuWomen's 4x400m relay, mixed 4x400m relayMachettira Raju PoovammaWomen's 4x400m relayKumari SaloniWomen's 4x400m relayNeeru PathakWomen's 4x400m relayPooja SinghWomen's high jumpSupriya Sindigere BasavarajuWomen's high jumpBaranica ElangovanWomen's pole vaultSindhushree GaneshWomen's pole vaultShaili SinghWomen's long jumpAncy Sojan EdappillyWomen's long jumpNiharika VashishtWomen's triple jumpAsha IlangoWomen's triple jumpManpreet KaurWomen's shot putKrishna Jayasankar MenonWomen's shot putSanya YadavWomen's discus throwSeema KaliramnaWomen's discus throwTanya ChaudharyWomen's hammer throwAnushka YadavWomen's hammer throwPoojaWomen's heptathlonAnamika Kozhinjaparambil AneeshWomen's heptathlonBadmintonAthleteEventLakshya SenMen's singles, men's teamAyush ShettyMen's singles, men's teamHS PrannoyMen's teamKidambi SrikanthMen's teamTharun MannepalliMen's teamSatwiksairaj RankireddyMen's doubles, men's teamChirag ShettyMen's doubles, men's teamHariharan AmsakarunanMen's doubles, men's teamMR ArjunMen's doubles, men's teamDhruv KapilaMixed doubles, men's teamPV SindhuWomen's singles, women's teamUnnati HoodaWomen's singles, women's teamDevika SihagWomen's teamTanvi SharmaWomen's teamIsharani BaruahWomen's teamTreesa JollyWomen's doubles, women's teamGayatri GopichandWomen's doubles, women's teamKavipriya SelvamWomen's doubles, women's teamSimran SinghiWomen's doubles, women's teamTanisha CrastoMixed doubles, women's teamBoxingAthleteCategoryJadumani SinghMen's 55kgSachin SiwachMen's 60kgSumit KunduMen's 70kgAnkushMen's 80kgKapil PokhariyaMen's 90kgNarender BerwalMen's +90kgSakshi ChaudharyWomen's 51kgPreeti PawarWomen's 54kgPriya GhanghasWomen's 60kgParveen HoodaWomen's 65kgLovlina BorgohainWomen's 75kgCanoeAthleteEventHitesh KewatCanoe slalom - men's kayak single, kayak crossPradhyumna Singh RathodCanoe slalom - men's kayak cross, kayak singleShikha ChouhanCanoe slalom - women's kayak crossPallavi JagtapCanoe slalom - women's canoe singleRina SenCanoe slalom - women's canoe singleProhit BaroiCanoe sprint - men's kayak double 500mPrasanna Kumar Chempadiyil SathyaprakashCanoe sprint - mixed kayak double 500m, men's kayak double 500mNaocha Singh LaitonjamCanoe sprint - men's kayak four 500mGyaneshwor Singh PhilemCanoe sprint - men's canoe double 500mRaju RawatCanoe sprint - men's canoe double 500mHarshwardhan Singh ShaktawatCanoe sprint - men's kayak single 500m, men's kayak four 500mVarinder SinghCanoe sprint - men's kayak four 500mOinam Arun SinghCanoe sprint - men's kayak four 500mNeha Devi LeichonbamCanoe sprint - women's canoe double 500mSoniya Devi PhairembamCanoe sprint - women's kayak double 500m, kayak four 500m, canoe single 200mMegha PradeepCanoe sprint - mixed canoe double 500m, women's canoe double 500mPoojaCanoe sprint - women's kayak four 500mParvathy GeethaCanoe sprint - mixed kayak double 500m, women's kayak four 500mDhanamanjuri Devi KhwairakpamCanoe sprint - women's kayak double 500m, women's kayak four 500mCricketTeamPlayersMen'sShreyas 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, Yash Thakur, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav SooryavanshiWomen'sHarmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Gunalan Kamalini, Bharti Fulmali, Sree Charani, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav, Nandani SharmaCycling trackAthleteEventVishavjeet SinghMen's madisonDavid Beckham ElkatohchoongoMen's team sprint, men's sprintJemsh Singh KeithellakpamMen's team sprintRonaldo Singh LaitonjamMen's sprint, men's team sprintHarshveer Singh SekhonMen's keirin, men's omnium, men's madisonRojit Singh YanglemMen's team sprintCelestina ChelobroyWomen's keirin, women's team sprintMeenakshi RohillaWomen's team pursuitKeerthi Rangaswamy ChikkaWomen's team sprint, women's keirinPooja Baban DanoleWomen's team pursuitHarshita JakharWomen's omnium, women's team pursuit, women's madisonSarita KumariWomen's team sprint, women's sprintTriyasha PaulWomen's team sprint, women's sprintSwasti SinghWomen's madison, women's team pursuitEquestrianAthlete / horseEventHriday Chheda / Dono Di MaggioDressage teamGaurav Pundir / MilliDressage individual, dressage teamJai Sud / Goofy La PerlaDressage teamShruti Vora / MagnanimousDressage individual, dressage teamAhaan Kumar / Bolivar Gio GrannoEventing team, eventing individualAshish Limaye / Willy Be DunEventing individual, eventing teamFouaad Mirza / Camouflage 38Eventing teamArjan Singh Nagra / Cooley GoodwoodEventing teamEsportsAthleteGameChinmay SahooFootball - eFootballDanial Shakeel PatelFootball - eFootballAhmed Shahid IsrarMOBA - League of LegendsRahul BishtMOBA - League of LegendsSanindhya MalikMOBA - League of LegendsMihir RanjanMOBA - League of LegendsAakash ShandilyaMOBA - League of LegendsAkshaj ShenoyMOBA - League of LegendsAdnan Mohammed BadshahMOBA - Pokémon UniteReuben Godfrey FernandesMOBA - Pokémon UniteSai Krishna NalluriMOBA - Pokémon UniteDipjyoti Laxman NathMOBA - Pokémon UniteRudra Narayan NayakMOBA - Pokémon UniteDeepkumar Vipulbhai PatelMOBA - Pokémon UniteParitoshPuzzle - Puyo Puyo ChampionsFencingAthleteEventSachinMen's foil individual, men's foil teamAditya BadserMen's foil teamTejas Manoj PatilMen's foil teamHemash Singh SanasamMen's foil individual, men's foil teamLakshay BadserMen's sabre teamGisho Nidhi Kumaresan PadmaMen's sabre individual, men's sabre teamKaran SinghMen's sabre individual, men's sabre teamVishal ThaparMen's sabre teamMina Devi NaoremWomen's foil individual, women's foil teamJoys Ashitha StalinrajWomen's foil individual, women's foil teamKanupriya ChawlaWomen's foil teamSonia Devi WaikhomWomen's foil teamMitva Jesangbhai ChaudhariWomen's épée teamYashkeerat Kaur HayerWomen's épée teamTaniksha KhatriWomen's épée individual, women's épée teamPrachi LohanWomen's épée individual, women's épée teamCA Bhavani DeviWomen's sabre individual, women's sabre teamShreya GuptaWomen's sabre individual, women's sabre teamJefarlin Jani Rexlin SimlaWomen's sabre teamShruti JoshiWomen's sabre teamGolfAthleteEventYuvraj SandhuMen's individual stroke play, men's teamVeer AhlawatMen's individual stroke play, men's teamSaptak TalwarMen's individual stroke play, men's teamAditi AshokWomen's individual stroke play, women's teamDiksha DagarWomen's individual stroke play, women's teamPranavi UrsWomen's individual stroke play, women's teamHockeyTeamPlayersMen'sHarmanpreet Singh (captain), Mohith HS, Suraj Karkera, Jarmanpreet Singh, 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, AbhishekWomen'sSalima Tete (captain), Savita Punia, Bichu Devi Kharibam, Ishika Chaudhary, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Lalthantluangi, Jyoti, Shilpi Dabas, Nikki Pradhan, Sakshi Rana, Sunelita Toppo, Neha, Deepika Soreng, Lalremsiami Hmarzote, Rutuja Pisal, Navneet Kaur, Deepika, Ishika, Baljeet Kaur, Beauty DungdungJudoAthleteEventAsmita DeyWomen's -48kgYamini MouryaWomen's -57kgInunganbi TakhellambamWomen's -70kgKabaddiTeamPlayersMen'sSunil Kumar (captain), Ankit Jaglan, Devank Dalal, Rahul Sethpal, Sumit, Jaideep Dahiya, Ayan Lochab, Arjun Deshwal, Aslam Inamdar, Gaurav Khatri, Pawan Sehrawat, Ashu MalikWomen'sPushpa Rana (captain), Jyoti Thakur, Nikita Hathwala, Pooja, Raj Rani, Ritu Sheoran, Bhavna Devi, Sanju Devi, Manisha Kumari, Ritu Negi, Pinki Roy, Sonali Vishnu ShingateKarateAthleteEventChetan BhattMen's kumite -84kgAlisha ChoudharyWomen's kumite -55kgKurashAthleteEventVipin KumarMen's -66kgVishalMen's +90kgYash KumarMen's +90kgBhartiWomen's -57kgSangita BalharaWomen's -57kgPincky ChauhanWomen's -78kgMixed martial artsAthleteEventVarun SanyalMen's traditional -77kgSuchika TariyalWomen's traditional -60kgRowingAthleteEventArvind SinghMen's single scullsNavdeep SinghMen's double scullsKulwinder SinghMen's double scullsUjjwal Kumar SinghMen's lightweight double scullsSatnam Singh GhurdeMen's quadruple scullsJakar KhanMen's quadruple scullsSalman KhanMen's quadruple scullsBalraj PanwarMen's quadruple scullsVipul SatishMen's pairSaurav KumarMen's pairNitin KumarMen's fourYogesh KumarMen's fourJaswinder SinghMen's fourBabu Lal YadavMen's fourRohitReserve - men's double sculls, men's quadruple sculls, lightweight men's double scullsAjay TyagiReserve - lightweight men's double scullsJasmail SinghReserve - men's pair, men's coxless fourPoonamWomen's fourAleena AntoWomen's fourTendenthoi Devi HaobijamWomen's fourGurbani KaurWomen's fourAnshika BhartiReserve - women's coxless fourRugby sevensTeamPlayersWomen'sAmandeep Kaur, Guriya Kumari, Ujjwala Ghuge, Parbati Hansdah, Arti Kumari, Dumuni Marndi, Vaishnavi Dattatray Patil, Kalyani Krishnat Patil, Sandhya Rai, Nirmalya Rout, Bhumika Shukla, Sandhyarani Tudu, Shikha YadavSailingAthleteEventVishnu SaravananMen's dinghyManu FrancisMen's skiffPrince Kurisinkal NobleMen's skiffRavindra Kumar SharmaMixed dinghyKatya Ida CoelhoWomen's windsurfingNethra KumananWomen's dinghyHarshita TomarWomen's skiffShital VermaWomen's skiffMahi VermaGirls' dinghyShraddha VermaMixed dinghySepak takrawTeamPlayersMen's team regu and quadrantArun, Jasvir, Ashish Chundawat, Shyam Singh, Lokhon Singh Elangbam, Bobby Kumar, Ashok Singh Mayengbam, Ram Kumar Sharma, O Amarjit Singha, Malemnganba Singh Sorokhaibam, Henary Singh Wahengbam, Akash YumnamWomen's doubleLeirentonbi Devi Elangbam, Prity Langoljam, Menenu TsukruWomen's quadrantMaipak Devi Ayekpam, Priya Devi Elangbam, Shilpa Elangbam, Chaoba Devi Oinam, Seyiekhrieno Tepa, Malemnganbi YumnamShootingAthleteEventKamaljeetMen's 10m air pistol, men's 10m air pistol teamAakash BharadwajMen's 10m air pistol, men's 10m air pistol teamKedarling UchaganveMen's 10m air pistol, men's 10m air pistol teamAnish BhanwalaMen's 25m rapid fire pistolHimanshu DhillonMen's 10m air rifle, men's 10m air rifle teamParth ManeMen's 10m air rifle, men's 10m air rifle teamRudrankksh PatilMen's 10m air rifle, men's 10m air rifle team, men's 50m rifle 3 positions, men's 50m rifle 3 positions teamNiraj KumarMen's 50m rifle 3 positions, men's 50m rifle 3 positions team, 10m air rifle mixed teamAishwary Pratap Singh TomarMen's 50m rifle 3 positions, men's 50m rifle 3 positions teamShapath BharadwajMen's trap, men's trap teamKynan ChenaiMen's trap, men's trap team, trap mixed teamAhvar RizviMen's trap, men's trap teamBhavtegh Singh GillMen's skeet, men's skeet teamMairaj Ahmad KhanMen's skeet, men's skeet teamAnant Jeet Singh NarukaMen's skeet, men's skeet team, skeet mixed teamSuruchi SinghWomen's 10m air pistol, women's 10m air pistol team, 10m air pistol mixed teamManu BhakerWomen's 10m air pistol, women's 10m air pistol team, women's 25m pistol, women's 25m pistol teamEsha SinghWomen's 10m air pistol, women's 10m air pistol team, women's 25m pistol, women's 25m pistol teamRahi SarnobatWomen's 25m pistol, women's 25m pistol teamVidarsa Kochalumkal VinodWomen's 10m air rifle, women's 10m air rifle team, women's 50m rifle 3 positions, women's 50m rifle 3 positions teamSonam Uttam MaskarWomen's 10m air rifle, women's 10m air rifle teamElavenil ValarivanWomen's 10m air rifle, women's 10m air rifle team, 10m air rifle mixed teamAshi ChoukseyWomen's 50m rifle 3 positions, women's 50m rifle 3 positions teamTilottama SenWomen's 50m rifle 3 positions, women's 50m rifle 3 positions teamNeeru DhandaWomen's trap, women's trap team, trap mixed teamAashima AhlawatWomen's trap, women's trap teamManisha KeerWomen's trap, women's trap teamMaheshwari ChauhanWomen's skeet, women's skeet teamParinaaz DhaliwalWomen's skeet, women's skeet team, skeet mixed teamRaiza DhillonWomen's skeet, women's skeet teamSport climbingAthleteEventDeepu MalleshMen's speedJoga PurtyWomen's speedSquashAthleteEventSuraj Kumar ChandMen's team, mixed doublesVeer ChotraniMen's singles, men's teamVelavan SenthilkumarMixed doubles, men's teamAbhay SinghMen's singles, men's teamAnahat SinghWomen's singles, women's teamJoshana ChinappaMixed doubles, women's teamTanvi KhannaWomen's singles, women's teamShameena RiazMixed doubles, women's teamSurfingAthleteEventKishore KumarMen's shortboardSivaraj BabuMen's shortboardKamali MoorthyWomen's shortboardSugar Shanti BanarseWomen's shortboardSwimmingAthleteEventBenediction Rohit Beniston ManickarajMen's 50m butterfly, men's 100m butterfly, men's 100m freestyle, men's 4x100m freestyle relay, men's 4x100m medley relayRishabh DasMen's 50m backstroke, men's 100m backstroke, men's 4x100m medley relayVedaant MadhavanMen's 200m backstroke, men's 200m freestyle, men's 4x200m freestyle relayAkash ManiMen's 50m freestyle, men's 100m freestyle, men's 4x100m freestyle relay, men's 4x100m medley relaySrihari NatarajMen's 50m backstrokeAryan NehraMen's 800m freestyle, men's 1500m freestyleUtkarsh Santosh PatilMen's 100m backstroke, men's 200m backstrokeSajan PrakashMen's 100m butterfly, men's 200m butterflyHeer Gitesh ShahMen's 50m freestyle, men's 4x100m freestyle relayDhakshan ShashikumarMen's 400m freestyle, men's 4x200m freestyle relayAneesh Sunil Kumar GowdaMen's 200m freestyle, men's 400m freestyle, men's 4x100m freestyle relay, men's 4x200m freestyle relayDanush SureshMen's 50m breaststroke, men's 100m breaststroke, men's 4x100m medley relayTable tennisAthleteEventSathiyan GnanasekaranMen's doubles, men's teamPayas JainMen's team, mixed doublesManush ShahMen's singles, men's doubles, men's teamManav ThakkarMen's singles, men's doubles, men's teamHarmeet DesaiMen's doubles, men's team, mixed doublesSreeja AkulaWomen's singles, women's doubles, women's teamDiya ChitaleWomen's doubles, women's team, mixed doublesSyndrela DasWomen's doubles, women's teamYashaswini GhorpadeWomen's singles, women's team, mixed doublesSutirtha MukherjeeWomen's teamTaekwondoAthleteEventRupa BayorWomen's individual poomsaeKashish MalikWomen's -57kgJyoti YadavWomen's +67kgTennisAthleteEventSumit NagalMen's singlesYuki BhambriMen's doublesDhakshineswar SureshMen's doublesAnirudh ChandrasekarMen's doublesN. Sriram BalajiMen's doublesAnkita RainaWomen's doublesRutuja BhosaleWomen's doublesSoft tennisAthleteEventYogesh ChoudharyMen's teamOm YadavMen's teamJay MeenaMen's singles, men's teamAniket Chirag PatelMen's team, mixed doublesAryan ThakurMen's singles, men's teamAadhya TiwariWomen's singles, mixed doublesTeqballAthleteEventMohamed Anas Imran BegMen's doubles, mixed doublesDeclan Marshall GonsalvesMen's doublesQuimcy DsouzaWomen's singles, mixed doublesVolleyballTeamPlayersMen'sChirag, Amit, Muthusamy Appavu, Jerome Vinith Charles, Muhammad Nihal Chatham Kulangara, John Joseph Eanthungal Joseph, Joel Benjamin Jebaraj, Anand Kottarathil, Om Vasant Lad, Ashwal Rai, Shikhar Singh, Hemanth PulparambilWeightliftingAthleteEventMirabai ChanuWomen's 49kgGyaneshwari YadavWomen's 53kgSeram Nirupama DeviWomen's 61kgHarjinder KaurWomen's 69kgWrestlingAthleteEventDipanshiWomen's 50kgAntim PanghalWomen's 53kgManisha BhanwalaWomen's 57kgMansi AhlawatWomen's 62kgNisha DahiyaWomen's 68kgPriya MalikWomen's 76kgAman SehrawatMen's freestyle 57kgSujeet KalkalMen's freestyle 65kgSagar JaglanMen's freestyle 74kgDeepak PuniaMen's freestyle 97kgRajat RuhalMen's freestyle 125kgSumit DalalGreco-Roman 60kgDeepakGreco-Roman 67kgAmanGreco-Roman 77kgSunil KumarGreco-Roman 87kgNitesh KumarGreco-Roman 97kgWushuAthleteEventAryanMen's 56kgVikrant BaliyanMen's 75kgSuraj Singh MayanglambamMen's changquanNyeman WangsuWomen's changquanAparnaWomen's 52kgNaorem Roshibina DeviWomen's 60kgLanglentombi Devi HanjabamWomen's nanquan & nandaoGet the latest Sports News and Live updates. 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