LPU Athletes at Asian Games 2026: 28 Medals Including 13 Gold
LPU Athletes Make Major Contribution to India’s Asian Games 2026 Medal Haul
32 LPU students won 28 medals at the Asian Games 2026, including 13 gold, 11 silver and 4 bronze medals across nine sports
The Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, saw a significant contribution from athletes associated with Lovely Professional University (LPU), with its students producing a remarkable medal-winning campaign for India.
A total of 32 LPU students won 28 medals, including 13 gold, 11 silver and 4 bronze medals, across nine sporting disciplines. According to the university, LPU athletes accounted for 62% of India's gold medals, 41% of its silver medals and 11% of its bronze medals, contributing nearly one-third of India's overall medal tally.
Among the 58 LPU students who were part of India's Asian Games contingent across 15 disciplines, medal-winning performances came in shooting, archery, wrestling, athletics, hockey, boxing, cricket, rowing and weightlifting.
Neeru Dhanda Scripts History in Shooting
One of the standout performances came from Neeru Dhanda, who enjoyed an exceptional Asian Games campaign in shooting.
Dhanda won two gold medals and one silver medal, while also creating history as the first Indian woman to win an individual Asian Games gold medal in trap shooting.
Her performances earned her another major honour after she was selected as India's flag-bearer for the closing ceremony of the Asian Games 2026.
Multiple Gold Medals Across Sports
LPU's gold-medal campaign extended across several individual and team events.
In compound archery, Taniparthi Chikitha and Sahil Rajesh Jadhav won two gold medals each.
Wrestlers Aman Sehrawat and Sujeet Kalkal also secured gold medals, winning the men's freestyle 57kg and 65kg categories respectively.
In boxing, Lovlina Borgohain won gold in the women's 75kg event, while Kiran Pahal was part of India's gold-medal-winning women's 4x400m relay team.
LPU Students Part of India's Team Golds
Team events also played a major role in LPU's medal contribution.
Seven LPU students were part of India's gold-medal-winning men's hockey team, while Sakshi Rana was part of the women's hockey team that also won gold.
Cricketer Ishan Kishan was another LPU student involved in India's gold-medal-winning campaign.
These team victories also carried significance beyond the Asian Games medal tally. India's men's and women's hockey gold medals secured direct qualification for the LA 2028 Olympic Games, while the compound mixed-team archery gold earned India two Olympic quota places.
Strong Contribution Beyond Gold
LPU athletes also produced a substantial number of silver and bronze-medal performances.
Bommadevara Dhiraj, Elavenil Valarivan and Himanshu Dhillon won two silver medals each, while Vidarsa K Vinod and Neeraj Chauhan also secured multiple medals.
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won silver in the women's 49kg weightlifting event, while Antim Panghal and Nitesh Siwach added silver medals in wrestling.
The bronze medals came through Neeraj Chauhan, Pooja Singh, Dharmveer Choudhary, Salman Khan and Satnam Singh.
Shooting Leads LPU's Sport-Wise Medal Count
Shooting emerged as LPU's most successful discipline at the Asian Games 2026, producing nine medals.
The sport-wise medal contribution was:
| Sport | Medals |
|---|---|
| Shooting | 9 |
| Archery | 6 |
| Wrestling | 4 |
| Athletics | 3 |
| Hockey | 2 |
| Boxing | 1 |
| Cricket | 1 |
| Rowing | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 |
Overall, LPU athletes won 13 gold, 11 silver and 4 bronze medals across nine disciplines.
A Significant Asian Games Campaign for LPU
The performances of LPU students added another important dimension to India's campaign at the Asian Games 2026.
From Neeru Dhanda's historic achievement in trap shooting and multiple gold-medal performances in individual sports to crucial contributions in hockey, cricket and athletics, LPU athletes featured prominently across India's successful campaign.
With 28 medals from 32 medal-winning students, the university's contribution extended across both individual and team events, highlighting the growing intersection between elite sport and higher education in India's sporting ecosystem.