India heads into the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya with the difficult task of following up its record 107-medal haul from Hangzhou. The absence of javelin star Neeraj Chopra removes one of the country’s biggest individual gold prospects, but India still has a deep pool of medal contenders across shooting, archery, athletics, badminton, wrestling and weightlifting.
Here are 10 athletes who could play a major role in India’s medal hunt: