Chandigarh [India], October 5 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini congratulated the state’s athletes after they helped India return from the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya with 32 medals, together with 14 gold, praising them for bringing glory to each the nation and Haryana.
Saini shared a publish on X together with a video message for the medal winners and mentioned the efficiency of Haryana’s athletes had made the state and the nation proud.
‘The little children of Haryana have introduced glory to the nation with 32 medals. Every citizen of the nation is pleased with all of you. Heartfelt finest needs to all Indian athletes,’ he wrote on X.
In the accompanying video, Saini mentioned, ‘Namaskar, my pricey gamers. I’m proud that India has gained 85 medals in Asian Games in Japan, of which 21 gold medals are included. We are proud that Haryana has gained 32 of those titles, of which our little children have gained 14 gold medals. You haven’t solely gained medals, but in addition elevated the delight of the nation and Haryana. I lengthen my heartiest congratulations to all of you. Haryana is pleased with you. Jai Hind, Jai Haryana, Jai Bharat.’
India completed fourth within the general medal standings at Aichi-Nagoya with 85 medals, comprising 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze. China topped the standings with 341 medals, together with 169 gold, whereas hosts Japan and South Korea completed second and third respectively.
Haryana athletes made a big contribution to India’s marketing campaign throughout a number of disciplines, with the state’s sporting power mirrored significantly in wrestling, boxing, capturing, athletics and crew sports activities.
The Asian Games marketing campaign additionally noticed a number of notable performances from Indian athletes, together with wrestlers, boxers and shooters who contributed to the nation’s medal tally.
India’s wrestling marketing campaign ended with six medals, together with two gold, two silver and two bronze, its finest tally at an Asian Games since Jakarta 1962. Aman Sehrawat and Sujeet Kalkal gained gold, whereas Antim Panghal and Nitesh Siwach secured silver and Deepak Punia and Sunil Kumar added bronze.
Boxing produced three gold and three bronze medals, whereas capturing contributed 15 medals, together with three gold. Athletics was India’s greatest medal-producing self-discipline with 24 medals.
India additionally achieved a historic clear sweep in cricket, kabaddi and hockey, profitable gold in each males’s and girls’s occasions in all three sports activities. The males’s and girls’s hockey groups additionally secured qualification for the LA 2028 Olympics by profitable their respective Asian Games titles.
India’s 85-medal haul was its second-best in Asian Games historical past, behind the file 106 medals gained at Hangzhou in 2023. The Aichi-Nagoya marketing campaign featured a number of firsts and landmark achievements, together with Olympic quotas and historic particular person titles, whereas Haryana’s 32-medal contribution additional underlined the state’s position in India’s sporting success. (ANI)