Athletics is the single biggest medal sport at the Asian Games, and Aichi-Nagoya 2026 keeps that crown. The programme carries 50 gold medals, more than any other sport at the Games, split into 24 men’s events, 24 women’s events and two mixed events. Swimming is next with 41, then shooting with 28, which tells you how much of the medal table runs through the track, the field and the roads of Nagoya.
Athletics at Aichi-Nagoya 2026 is complete. All 50 finals were decided between 23 and 29 September. China topped the athletics medal table with 17 golds and 39 medals, ahead of hosts Japan (10 golds, 32 medals) and Bahrain (9 golds). Below you’ll find the final medal table, every medallist event by event, and the day-by-day finals calendar.
Medal Table — Final — after 50 of 50 events
| Rank | Nation | 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People’s Republic of China | 17 | 14 | 8 | 39 |
| 2 | Japan | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Bahrain | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | India | 1 | 9 | 14 | 24 |
| 7 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Qatar | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Philippines | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | Oman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women’s pole vault had a tie for bronze, so 51 bronze medals were awarded.
Full Results — All 50 Medallists
| Sr.No. | Event | Date | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Men’s Half Marathon Race Walk | 23 September | SHI Shengji (China) | YAMANISHI Toshikazu (Japan) | CHOE Byeongkwang (South Korea) |
| 2. | Women’s Half Marathon Race Walk | 23 September | YANG Liujing (China) | MOROZOVA Kristina (Kazakhstan) | JIANG Yunyan (China) |
| 3. | Women’s Triple Jump | 24 September | DAVRONOVA Sharifa (Uzbekistan) | HUANG Yingying (China) | LI Yi (China) |
| 4. | Men’s Discus Throw | 24 September | TUERGONG Abuduaini (China) | WU Nanjun (China) | SAMIMISHALAMZARI Sadegh (Iran) |
| 5. | Women’s 10,000m | 24 September | YAVI Winfred (Bahrain) | TANAKA Nozomi (Japan) | SEEMA (India) |
| 6. | 4 x 400m Relay Mixed | 24 September | Country – Bahrain 1. ISAH Musa 2. ABDULLAH Aisha 3. SAMI Alaa 4. NASER Salwa | Country – India 1. KIRAN 2. THEKKINALIL Manu 3. KUMAR Jay 4. MACHETTIRA Poovamma 5. THENNARASU Vishal 6. RAMRAJ Vithya | Country – Vietnam 1. NGUYEN Thi Ngoc 2. NGUYEN Thi Hang 3. QUACH Thi Lan 4. TA Ngoc Tuong 5. LE NGOC PHUC 6. VU Ngoc Khanh |
| 7. | Women’s Shot Put | 25 September | SONG Jiayuan (China) | ZHANG Linru (China) | MANPREET KAUR (India) |
| 8. | Women’s Pole Vault | 25 September | MOROTA Misaki (Japan) | NIU Chunge (China) | Elangovan (IND) and IVANOVA Polina (KAZ) |
| 9. | Women’s Heptathlon | 25 September | TANAKA Yuri (Japan) | KAJIKI Nanaka (JPN) | CHISTYAKOVA Alina (KAZ) |
| 10. | Men’s 10,000m | 25 September | BALEW Birhanu (Bahrain) | SINGH Gulveer (India) | KIPTOO Albert (Bahrain) |
| 11. | Men’s Hammer Throw | 25 September | KHODJAEV Sukhrob (Uzbekistan) | FUKUDA Shota (Japan) | ALDUBAISI Mohammed (Saudi Arabia) |
| 12. | Women’s 100m | 25 September | CHEN Yujie (China) | PEREIRA Shanti (Singapore) | ODIONG Edidiong (Bahrain) |
| 13. | Men’s 100m | 25 September | BOONSON Puripol (Thailand) | AL BALUSHI Ali (Oman) | AL BALUSHI Malham (Oman) |
| 14. | Men’s Marathon | 26 September | YAMASHITA Ichitaka (Japan) | BARWAL Sawan (India) | FENG Peiyou (China) |
| 15. | Women’s Marathon | 26 September | HABTE Shitaye (Bahrain) | CIRENCUOMU (China) | YADA Mikuni (Japan) |
| 16. | Men’s Shot Put | 26 September | TAYEBISE Mohammadreza (Iran) | TOOR Tajinderpal Singh (India) | TOLU Mohammed (Saudi Arabia) |
| 17. | Men’s Triple Jump | 26 September | SU Wen (China) | MIYAO Manato (Japan) | MA Yinglong (China) |
| 18. | Women’s 400m | 26 September | NASER Salwa (Bahrain) | ZAREI MANOUJAN Zahra (Iran) | PRACHI (India) |
| 19. | Men’s 400m | 26 September | ATKINSON Joshua (Thailand) | ABDULRAHMAN Suleiman (UAE) | NAKAJIMA Yuki Joseph (Japan) |
| 20. | Women’s 1500m | 26 September | KORIR Nelly (Bahrain) | LI Chunhui (China) | TANAKA Nozomi (Japan) |
| 21. | Men’s Marathon Race Walk | 27 September | KATSUKI Hayato (Japan) | ZHOU Yingcheng (China) | SUWA Motofumi (Japan) |
| 22. | Women’s Marathon Race Walk | 27 September | DANZENGQUZONG (China) | MA Li (China) | UMENO Yukiko (Japan) |
| 23. | Women’s Long Jump | 27 September | HUANG Yingying (China) | SOJAN EDAPPILLY Ancy (India) | TAN Mengyi (China) |
| 24. | Women’s 200m | 27 September | PEREIRA Shanti (Singapore) | CHEN Yujie (China) | BHADRA Harita (India) |
| 25. | Men’s 200m | 27 September | BOONSON Puripol (Thailand) | HUANG Youwen (China) | MIZUKUBO Soshi (Japan) |
| 26. | Men’s High Jump | 27 September | FU Chao-hsuan (Chinese Taipei) | KUSHARE Sarvesh ANIL (India) | WOO Sanghyeok (South Korea) |
| 27. | Men’s 110m Hurdles | 27 September | CHEN Yuanjiang (China) | MURATAKE Rachid (Japan) | TOLENTINO John (Philippines) |
| 28. | Women’s 100m Hurdles | 27 September | FUKUBE Mako (Japan) | NAKAJIMA Hitomi (Japan) | WU Yanni (China) |
| 29. | Women’s Javelin Throw | 27 September | YAN Ziyi (China) | KITAGUCHI Haruka (Japan) | TAKEMOTO Sae (Japan) |
| 30. | Men’s Decathlon | 27 September | MARUYAMA Yuma (JPN) | CHEN Xinghua (CHN) | Shankar (IND) |
| 31. | Women’s 3000m Steeplechase | 27 September | YAVI Winfred (Bahrain) | TANUI Norah Jeruto (Kazakhstan) | CHAUDHARY Parul (India) |
| 32. | Women’s Discus Throw | 28 September | FENG Bin (China) | JIANG Zhichao (China) | INSAENG Subenrat (Thailand) |
| 33. | Women’s 400m Hurdles | 28 September | KAREEM Mariam (UAE) | ZEMS Adelina (Kazakhstan) | RAMRAJ Vithya (India) |
| 34. | Men’s 400m Hurdles | 28 September | HEMEIDA Bassem (Qatar) | GOTO Taiju (Japan) | LIN Chung-wei (Chinese Taipei) |
| 35. | Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | 28 September | MIURA Ryuji (Japan) | AOKI Ryoma (Japan) | ELAHLAAMI Zakaria (Qatar) |
| 36. | Men’s Long Jump | 28 September | SHI Yuhao (China) | SREESHANKAR Murali (India) | ANVAROV Anvar (Uzbekistan) |
| 37. | Men’s 1500m | 28 September | IIZAWA Kazuto (Japan) | SINGH Gulveer (India) | MORI Nagiya (Japan) |
| 38. | Men’s Javelin Throw | 28 September | PATHIRAGE Rumesh (Sri Lanka) | SINGH Yashvir (India) | YADAV Rohit (India) |
| 39. | Women’s 5000m | 28 September | YAVI Winfred (Bahrain) | TANAKA Nozomi (Japan) | CHAUDHARY Parul (India) |
| 40. | Women’s 4 x 100m Relay | 28 September | Country – China 1. CHEN Yujie 2. LIANG Xiaojing 3. LIU Guoyi 4. LIU Xiajun 5. ZHU Junying | Country – Thailand 1. SANMANO Manatsada 2. PETRAKSA Sukanda 3. POOLKERD Supanich 4. KHANONTA Jirapat | Country – Japan 1. AOKI Masumi 2. IKI Aiko 3. MIURA Manaka 4. MIKASE Midori |
| 41. | Men’s 4 x 100m Relay | 28 September | Country – China 1. ZENG Keli 2. CHEN Jinfeng 3. SHI Junhao 4. WANG Shengjie 5. XIE Zhenye | Country – Chinese Taipei 1. YANG Chun-han 2. CHEN Wen-pu 3. HUANG Zuo-jyun 4. LAI Po-hsiang | Country – Republic of Korea 1. SEO Minjun 2. NWAMADI Joeljin 3. LEE Jaeseong 4. BIWESA Daniel 5. KIM Sion |
| Men’s Pole Vault | 29 September | OBIENA Ernest John (Philippines) | YAO Jie (China) | LI Chenyang (China) | |
| Women’s High Jump | 29 September | SAYFULLAEVA Barnokhon (Uzbekistan) | OVCHINNIKOVA Kristina (Kazakhstan) | Pooja (India) | |
| Women’s Hammer Throw | 29 September | ZHANG Jiale (China) | ZHAO Jie (China) | MCARTHUR Joy Iris (Japan) | |
| Women’s 800m | 29 September | WU Hongjiao (China) | KORIR Nelly (Bahrain) | BOSSONG Victoria (Philippines) | |
| Men’s 800m | 29 September | OCHIAI Ko (Japan) | AMIRIAN Ali (Iran) | ABDALLA Abubaker (Qatar) | |
| Men’s 5000m | 29 September | BALEW Birhanu (Bahrain) | YAMAGUCHI Tomonori (Japan) | SINGH Gulveer (India) | |
| 4 x 100m Relay Mixed | 29 September | Country – China 1. CHEN Jinfeng 2. CHEN Yujie 3. WU Haolin 4. LIU Guoyi 5. SHI Junhao 6. ZHU Junying | Country – Thailand 1. PRUKSORRANAN Chutithat 2. IAMUDOM Natawat 3. KHANONTA Jirapat 4. KHONGPRASIT Chayut 5. POOLKERD Supanich 6. BOONSON Puripol | Country – India 1. GURINDERVIR SINGH 2. SATHYANARAYANA Sneha Shanuvali 3. RAJARAJAN Abinaya 4. KUJUR Animesh 5. BHADRA Harita | |
| Women’s 4 x 400m | 29 September | Country – India 1. KIRAN 2. MACHETTIRA Poovamma 3. PRACHI 4. RAMRAJ Vithya | Country – Bahrain 1. ABDULLAH Aisha 2. ABDULGHANI Sufian 3. FYOFUOBA Zainab 4. NASER Salwa | Country – China 1. JIANG Yutong 2. KONG Yingying 3. ZHOU Li 4. ZUO Siyu | |
| Men’s 4 x 400m Relay | 29 September | Country – Japan 1. NAKAJIMA Yuki Joseph 2. SATO Fuga 3. SHIRAHATA Kentaro 4. IMAIZUMI Kenki 5. HAYASHI Shinya | Country – Qatar 1. HEMEIDA Bassem 2. ABAKAR Ismail 3. OSMAN Ashraf 4. DJIBRINE Youssouf 5. IBRAHIM Ammar | Country – India 1. THENNARASU – Vishal 2. CHOUDHARY Dharmveer 3. RAMESH Rajesh 4. THEKKINALIL Manu 5. KUMAR Jay |
The 20th Asian Games run from 19 September to 4 October 2026. Details below are drawn from AINAGOC’s official sport pages and the published competition programme; timings are subject to change.
Asian Games 2026 Athletics: Key Details
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Sport | Athletics (track & field, marathon, race walk) |
| Gold medals | 50 (24 men, 24 women, 2 mixed) |
| Track & field venue | Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium (Paloma Mizuho Stadium) |
| Marathon & race walk | Aichi Prefectural Government and Nagoya City Halls Loop Course |
| Competition window | 23–29 September 2026 |
| Games period | 19 September – 4 October 2026 |
| Live results | Official Aichi-Nagoya 2026 results platform |
Day-by-Day Finals Calendar
Every gold, in the order it is decided. Field-event qualifying and track heats are not listed here — only the finals that put medals on the table.
Day 1 — Wed 23 Sep (2 finals)
- Men’s 20 km race walk
- Women’s 10 km race walk
Day 2 — Thu 24 Sep (4 finals)
- Men’s triple jump
- Men’s discus throw
- Women’s 10,000 m
- Mixed 4 × 400 m relay
Day 3 — Fri 25 Sep (6 finals)
- Men’s 100 m
- Men’s 10,000 m
- Men’s hammer throw
- Women’s 100 m
- Women’s pole vault
- Women’s heptathlon
Day 4 — Sat 26 Sep (8 finals)
- Men’s marathon
- Men’s high jump
- Men’s decathlon
- Women’s marathon
- Women’s 1500 m
- Women’s 100 m hurdles
- Women’s triple jump
- Women’s shot put
Day 5 — Sun 27 Sep (10 finals)
- Men’s 200 m
- Men’s 400 m
- Men’s 110 m hurdles
- Men’s 50 km race walk
- Men’s long jump
- Men’s shot put
- Women’s 200 m
- Women’s 3000 m steeplechase
- Women’s 20 km race walk
- Women’s javelin throw
Day 6 — Mon 28 Sep (11 finals)
- Men’s 1500 m
- Men’s 400 m hurdles
- Men’s 3000 m steeplechase
- Men’s 4 × 100 m relay
- Men’s javelin throw
- Women’s 400 m
- Women’s 5000 m
- Women’s 400 m hurdles
- Women’s 4 × 100 m relay
- Women’s long jump
- Women’s discus throw
Day 7 — Tue 29 Sep (9 finals)
- Men’s 800 m
- Men’s 5000 m
- Men’s pole vault
- Men’s 4 × 400 m relay
- Women’s 800 m
- Women’s high jump
- Women’s hammer throw
- Women’s 4 × 400 m relay
- Mixed 4 × 100 m relay
Fifty finals across seven days. The medal table takes its shape late: the last three days carry 30 of the 50 golds. Session-by-session start times and heat draws are on the official results platform and can shift; reconfirm there before travelling.
The Complete Athletics Programme — All 50 Events
Here is the full medal programme. Every event below is contested for both men and women unless marked otherwise, and the two mixed events are listed at the end. That is 24 + 24 + 2 = 50 golds.
Sprints & middle distance (track) 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10,000m — men’s and women’s.
Hurdles & steeplechase 110m hurdles (men) / 100m hurdles (women), 400m hurdles, 3000m steeplechase — men’s and women’s.
Relays 4×100m relay and 4×400m relay — men’s and women’s.
Jumps (field) High jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump — men’s and women’s.
Throws (field) Shot put, discus throw, hammer throw, javelin throw — men’s and women’s.
Combined events Decathlon (men) and heptathlon (women).
Road events Marathon and race walk — men’s and women’s, run on the city loop course rather than in the stadium.
Mixed events Mixed 4×400m relay and mixed 4×100m relay — the two events that make up the “mixed” column of the programme.
If you are searching for a single discipline (say, “Asian Games 2026 javelin” or “Asian Games marathon 2026”), all of it sits inside these 50 events.
The Two Venues
Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium (Paloma Mizuho Stadium). The main stadium of the Games. Following a full renovation it seats roughly 30,000, and it hosts the Opening and Closing Ceremonies as well as all track and field events. The marathon also starts and finishes here before heading out onto the city course.
Aichi Prefectural Government and Nagoya City Halls Loop Course. The dedicated road course through central Nagoya used for the race walk, and the loop the marathon runs after leaving the stadium. Road events are the one part of the athletics programme you can watch live, in person, for free — no ticket is needed to line the route.
How the Competition Works
Track events run as heats and semi-finals building to a final, with the sprints and relays typically saved for prime evening sessions. Field events move from a qualifying round to a final, except for the smaller fields that go straight to a one-round final. The combined events — the men’s decathlon over two days and the women’s heptathlon — are their own mini-competitions scored on points across ten and seven disciplines respectively. The marathon and the race walk are single, one-shot finals on the road.
Because so many finals are packed into a short window, athletics is where the overall medal table usually takes its shape. Several golds were decided every evening
Athletes and Nations to Watch
China dominated again with 17 golds and 39 medals. Chen Yujie was the sprint star, with 100m gold, 200m silver and golds in both the women’s and mixed 4×100m relays.
Hosts Japan finished second with 10 golds and 32 medals. Their wins included the men’s marathon, the marathon race walk, the decathlon (Maruyama Yuma) and the men’s 4×400m relay.
Bahrain owned the distance races. Winfred Yavi won three golds (10,000m, 3000m steeplechase and 5,000m), and Birhanu Balew won the men’s 10,000m–5,000m double.
Thailand’s sprint double: Puripol Boonson won both the men’s 100m and 200m, and Joshua Atkinson added 400m gold.
India won 24 medals but only one gold, in the women’s 4×400m relay. Gulveer Singh won three medals (10,000m silver, 1500m silver, 5,000m bronze).
Upsets: Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage won the men’s javelin, Singapore’s Shanti Pereira took 200m gold, and the Philippines’ EJ Obiena won the pole vault.
Where to Watch Asian Games 2026 Athletics
Broadcast rights are split by territory. Across the Indian subcontinent, the Games are carried on the Sony Sports Network with live streaming on Sony LIV. In other regions, national broadcasters and the host’s official channels handle coverage, and many federations stream their own athletes’ events. For the exact live option in your country, check your local rights holder or the official Aichi-Nagoya 2026 platforms, carry the full official results and replays.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many gold medals are there in athletics at the Asian Games 2026? Fifty — 24 men’s events, 24 women’s events and two mixed events. It is the largest medal programme of any sport at the Games.
Who won the most athletics medals at Asian Games 2026? China, with 17 gold, 14 silver and 8 bronze (39 total). Japan was second with 32 and Bahrain third with 13.
How did India do in athletics? India won 24 medals (1 gold, 9 silver, 14 bronze) and finished sixth. Its gold came in the women’s 4×400m relay.
When are the biggest days? The back end. Days five to seven (27–29 September) carry 30 of the 50 finals, including all four sprint relays and the 100 m and 200 m finals.
Where is athletics held? Track and field is at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium (Paloma Mizuho Stadium), which also stages the ceremonies. The marathon and race walks use the loop course through central Nagoya.
Can I watch the marathon and race walks for free? Yes. Both are on open city roads and need no ticket — the easiest way to see world-class athletics live in person.
Which country is strongest in Asian Games athletics? China has topped the athletics medal table in recent editions, with Japan, the Gulf nations (Qatar and Bahrain), the Central Asian countries and India all major medal producers.
Related coverage: Asian Games 2026 Schedule (main hub) · Swimming Schedule · How to Watch Asian Games 2026
Programme and dates per AINAGOC official sport pages and the published competition schedule (Version 5, 6 July 2026). Event timings subject to change; reconfirm on the official site before travelling.
