India finished 4th in the Asian Games held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with a total of 85 medals, including 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze. In the last days, India won gold in cricket, archery, boxing, wrestling and golf. They won gold by defeating Pakistan in the men's cricket final. They won a medal by defeating Malaysia in men's hockey and qualified for the 2028 Olympics. For the first time in history, both the men's and women's teams won gold in hockey, cricket and kabaddi. The highest number of medals came from athletics, with 24.