Asian Games 2026: China Maintains Dominance as Japan, South Korea and Uzbekistan Shine; India Enjoy Golden Day

 

 

 The 10th day of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games was marked by heavy rain and disruptions, but the leading Asian sporting nations continued to strengthen their positions. China remained comfortably ahead of the field, while Japan consolidated second place and South Korea, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Thailand continued their strong medal-winning campaigns. India enjoyed one of its most productive days of the Games, collecting eight medals, although the country had to wait for Day 11 for its next gold medal.

China: China continued to dominate the medal standings, with athletics providing another series of victories. Shi Yuhao won the men's long jump gold, while China also captured the men's 4x100m relay title. The Chinese contingent entered the latter stages of the Games with an enormous advantage at the top of the table, supported by its strength across athletics, shooting, swimming, diving, gymnastics and weightlifting. By the end of Day 10, China had 132 gold medals and 230 medals overall.

Japan: The host nation continued to occupy second place. One of the major Japanese performances on Day 10 came in athletics, where Ryuji Miura won the men's 3,000m steeplechase in a Games-record 8:17.36, with compatriot Ryoma Aoki taking silver to complete a Japanese one-two. Japan finished Day 10 with 41 gold, 68 silver and 63 bronze medals for 172 overall.

South Korea: South Korea remained third in the standings, with its athletes continuing to collect medals across several disciplines. The country entered Day 11 with 21 gold medals, 26 silver and 43 bronze for 90 overall. Its strength was particularly evident in badminton, combat sports and other technically demanding disciplines, keeping the Koreans firmly among the leading medal-winning nations.

Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan maintained fourth position, with 12 gold medals and 42 medals overall entering Day 11. Its athletes continued to be particularly effective in boxing, weightlifting and athletics. The country's medal haul also included a silver for Anvar Anvarov behind China's Shi Yuhao in the men's long jump on Day 10.

Kazakhstan and Thailand: Kazakhstan and Thailand remained fifth and sixth respectively after Day 10. Kazakhstan had nine gold, 13 silver and 23 bronze medals, while Thailand had nine gold, eight silver and 13 bronze. Both delegations continued to rely on a broad spread of sports rather than a single discipline, keeping them among the most successful teams outside the leading China-Japan-South Korea group.

India on Day 10: India produced eight medals in a rain-affected day. Yashvir Singh won silver and Rohit Yadav bronze in men's javelin, Murali Sreeshankar took silver in men's long jump, while Gulveer Singh won silver in the 1500m. Vithya Ramraj added bronze in the women's 400m hurdles after breaking a 42-year-old national record, while Esha Singh secured silver in women's 25m pistol. Parul Chaudhary and Pincky Balhara also contributed bronze medals. India's men's cricket team advanced to the semi-finals after its quarter-final against Afghanistan was abandoned because of rain, with India progressing on the higher-ranking rule. India ended the day with 45 medals — four gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze.

The 11th day produced several major individual performances and historic results. South Korea's An Se-young successfully defended her women's badminton singles title, becoming the first woman to retain the Asian Games singles gold. China's Li Wenwen won her first Asian Games women's +86kg weightlifting gold with a 310kg total, setting Games records in both the snatch and clean and jerk. Uzbekistan's Akbar Djuraev won the men's 110kg weightlifting gold with a 423kg total.

China on Day 11: China added further gold medals through its powerful weightlifting contingent, with Li Wenwen providing the headline performance. She dominated the women's +86kg final with a 310kg total, including Games-record lifts of 140kg in the snatch and 170kg in the clean and jerk. China remained overwhelmingly clear at the top of the medal standings, reaching 135 gold medals in the latest Day 11 tally.

Japan on Day 11: Japan enjoyed a memorable day in surfing, which is making its Asian Games debut. Kanoa Igarashi won the men's shortboard gold, while 18-year-old Mirai Ikeda captured the women's title, giving Japan two surfing gold medals and securing Olympic qualification places for the two champions for Los Angeles 2028. Japan also remained second overall with 41 gold medals and 172 total medals in the latest published standings.

South Korea on Day 11: An Se-young was the standout figure for South Korea, retaining her women's badminton singles crown by defeating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-9. An completed the tournament without dropping a game. South Korea continued to occupy third place, with 21 gold, 26 silver and 44 bronze medals in the latest tally.

Uzbekistan on Day 11: Akbar Djuraev delivered one of Uzbekistan's biggest results of the day by winning the men's 110kg weightlifting gold. The Tokyo Olympic champion and Paris Olympic silver medallist lifted 423kg in total to add another major title to Uzbekistan's growing medal collection. Uzbekistan retained fourth place in the medal table with 12 gold medals.

Kazakhstan and Thailand: Kazakhstan remained fifth with nine gold medals, while Thailand moved to 10 gold medals and sixth place in the latest standings. The two countries continued to accumulate medals across a wide range of events, although the gap separating them from the leading four nations remained substantial. The latest available table showed Kazakhstan with 45 total medals and Thailand with 30.

India on Day 11: India produced another landmark day. Neeru Dhanda won the women's individual trap gold, becoming the first Indian woman to win an individual Asian Games gold in trap shooting. Earlier, Dhanda, Manisha Keer and Aashima Ahlawat had taken silver in the women's trap team event. Athletics added further medals, with Gulveer Singh winning bronze in the men's 5000m, Pooja Singh taking bronze in the women's high jump and the Indian mixed 4x100m relay team securing bronze. India's boxers also advanced to important finals, with Ankush Panghal reaching the men's 80kg final and Parveen Hooda qualifying for the women's 65kg gold-medal bout.

Overall medal tally after Day 11: At the latest stage of Day 11, China continued to lead with 135 gold, 53 silver and 45 bronze medals (233 total), followed by Japan with 41 gold, 68 silver and 63 bronze (172) and South Korea with 21 gold, 26 silver and 44 bronze (91). Uzbekistan had 12 gold, 17 silver and 13 bronze (42), Kazakhstan 9 gold, 13 silver and 23 bronze (45) and Thailand 10 gold, 8 silver and 12 bronze (30). India had reached 50 medals — 5 gold, 21 silver and 24 bronze, placing the country around 11th–12th depending on the precise update time of the live table. The standings remained subject to further updates as Day 11 events concluded.