Chapter 11 — October 1–10: Asian Games final results

Coverage window: 1–10 October 2026

Revision checked: 11 October 2026

Question set: CA26-OCT-001 to CA26-OCT-020

October’s first ten days close the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games story. The central exam fact is not only the total: India placed fourth with 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze medals, or 85 overall. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) confirmed that the Games closed on 4 October; its 5 October report and the Government of India’s post-event factsheet provide after-event confirmation. That publication sequence matters. The pre-event schedule in September described an upcoming Games; a final medal count belongs to a dated, post-event source.

1. Read the final medal table correctly

India’s medal columns add to the published total: 21 + 27 + 37 = 85. The ranking is fourth. Uzbekistan also won 21 golds, but India’s 27 silvers exceeded Uzbekistan’s 25, and the OCA report identifies India as fourth and Uzbekistan as fifth. Do not rank teams by total medals alone when the official table orders them by gold medals first and then uses the next medal columns to resolve a tie.

A reliable recall card has four fields: rank, gold, silver, bronze, total. Reconstruct the total as a quick arithmetic check, then compare the official ranking. This prevents a frequent error in which a candidate recalls “21 gold” but assigns a wrong overall position or omits the silver and bronze counts.

2. Which sports supplied medals?

The Government of India’s post-event factsheet provides a sport-wise breakdown. Archery led India’s gold count with five. Shooting and boxing won three golds each. Wrestling won two. Athletics and golf each contributed one. India also won two golds each in cricket, hockey and kabaddi. These are sport-by-sport records; do not collapse team events into a generic “team sports” figure if an exam asks for the sport.

The same table shows why medal totals and gold totals are different measures. Athletics contributed 24 medals overall: one gold, nine silver and 14 bronze. Shooting’s total was 15, while archery’s was nine. A candidate should retain the units and columns. “Most golds” points to archery; “most total medals” points to athletics in the official sport-wise table.

3. Three event results to anchor the tally

The OCA’s event reports provide useful examples behind the summary table:

• India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the men’s T20 cricket final on 3 October and secured gold.
• India’s women won the Asian Games hockey final 1–0 against China on 2 October. OCA described the title as India’s first women’s Asian Games hockey gold in 44 years and said the result secured direct qualification for LA28.
• India retained the men’s hockey title with a 5–1 victory over Malaysia on 3 October.

These are three separate competitions and results. Be precise about the side, opponent, score, event and date. The score in a final is not itself a medal tally; the medal table aggregates results across disciplines.

4. Recognitions after the closing ceremony

In a report dated 5 October, the OCA said archer Kumkum Mohod and wrestler Sujeet Kalkal were named India’s most valuable performers. Mohod received the Jaspal Rana Award and Kalkal received the Raja Randhir Singh Award. The report said Mohod won three medals, including two golds, while Kalkal won gold in men’s 65 kg freestyle wrestling. This is an OCA report about the awards; keep the names and award pairings attached to that source rather than generalising beyond it.

The main study distinction is between an individual award, an individual event result and a country’s aggregate medal-table position. They are related, but they answer different questions. If a stem asks for India’s rank, do not answer with an athlete’s award. If it asks who received a named recognition, do not respond with a sport’s medal count.

5. Source hierarchy and cross-check routine

For a final result, use the event organiser’s final table or a national sports authority’s post-event release. A preview, selection announcement or countdown item establishes what was planned, not what happened. Here, the OCA’s 5 October report confirms the Indian rank and total, while the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s 6 October factsheet publishes the sport-wise breakdown. The two sources agree on the 21–27–37–85 total.

Use a three-step check: (1) confirm the event has ended; (2) locate an after-event table; (3) verify that the medal columns sum to the reported total. For a sport-specific claim, open the relevant event report. This method works for Asian Games questions and for other multi-day tournaments where the running tally changes until the closing date.

Event card

Quick recall

• What were India’s rank and full medal split?
• Which sport produced India’s highest gold count? Which sport produced the highest total count?
• What was the score in the men’s T20 final against Pakistan?
• Which team did India defeat in the women’s and men’s hockey finals?
• Which athlete received the Jaspal Rana Award, and which received the Raja Randhir Singh Award?
• Why must a final medal tally be sourced after the closing date?

Complete the 20 original questions. For each error, classify it as a rank, medal-column, sport, individual, opponent or score mix-up.

Figure 11.1 — Asian Games: final medal table. Original teaching visual; schematic, not to scale unless the chapter specifies units.

Original practice questions

1. What was India’s final rank at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games?

A. Fourth

B. Third

C. Fifth

D. Second

Answer: A. The OCA’s post-event report places India fourth. Source CA26-041.

2. How many gold medals did India win at the Games?

A. 27

B. 21

C. 37

D. 85

Answer: B. The final table records 21 gold medals. Source CA26-041 and CA26-042.

3. How many silver medals did India win?

A. 21

B. 37

C. 27

D. 85

Answer: C. The final split is 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze. Source CA26-041 and CA26-042.

4. How many bronze medals were included in India’s final tally?

A. 27

B. 21

C. 85

D. 37

Answer: D. The OCA and Government of India records list 37 bronze medals. Source CA26-041 and CA26-042.

5. What was India’s total medal count?

A. 85

B. 21

C. 27

D. 37

Answer: A. Adding 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze gives 85. Source CA26-041 and CA26-042.

6. Which arithmetic check matches India’s final medal table?

A. 21 + 27 + 37 = 75

B. 21 + 27 + 37 = 85

C. 21 + 27 + 37 = 95

D. 21 + 27 + 37 = 83

Answer: B. The three medal columns sum to 85, the published overall total. Source CA26-041 and CA26-042.

7. Which sport led India’s gold-medal count according to the official sport-wise factsheet?

A. Athletics

B. Shooting

C. Archery

D. Wrestling

Answer: C. Archery contributed five golds, the highest sport-wise gold count for India. Source CA26-042.

8. Which sport had the highest total number of medals for India in the factsheet?

A. Archery

B. Cricket

C. Golf

D. Athletics

Answer: D. Athletics recorded 24 medals: one gold, nine silver and 14 bronze. Source CA26-042.

9. How many gold medals did India win in archery?

A. Five

B. Three

C. Two

D. One

Answer: A. The sport-wise table lists five Indian archery golds. Source CA26-042.

10. Which two sports each contributed three Indian gold medals?

A. Athletics and golf

B. Shooting and boxing

C. Cricket and kabaddi

D. Wrestling and archery

Answer: B. Shooting and boxing each recorded three golds in the national factsheet. Source CA26-042.

11. What was the result of India’s men’s T20 cricket final against Pakistan?

A. Pakistan won by 19 runs

B. India won by five wickets

C. India won by 19 runs

D. The match was abandoned

Answer: C. The OCA reported an Indian win by 19 runs on 3 October. Source CA26-043.

12. Which country did India defeat in the women’s hockey final?

A. Malaysia

B. Pakistan

C. Japan

D. China

Answer: D. India beat China 1–0 in the women’s hockey final. Source CA26-044.

13. What was the score in the women’s hockey final won by India?

A. 1–0

B. 5–1

C. 2–1

D. 3–0

Answer: A. The OCA report records India’s 1–0 victory over China. Source CA26-044.

14. Which team did India beat 5–1 in the men’s hockey final?

A. China

B. Malaysia

C. Pakistan

D. Japan

Answer: B. India retained the men’s hockey title with a 5–1 win over Malaysia. Source CA26-045.

15. Which Indian archer was named a recipient of the Jaspal Rana Award?

A. Sujeet Kalkal

B. Neeraj Chopra

C. Kumkum Mohod

D. Avinash Sable

Answer: C. The OCA report names archer Kumkum Mohod as the Jaspal Rana Award recipient. Source CA26-041.

16. Which wrestler received the Raja Randhir Singh Award?

A. Kumkum Mohod

B. Aman Sehrawat

C. Nitesh

D. Sujeet Kalkal

Answer: D. The OCA names wrestler Sujeet Kalkal as the Raja Randhir Singh Award recipient. Source CA26-041.

17. In which wrestling category did Sujeet Kalkal win gold, as stated by the OCA?

A. Men’s 65 kg freestyle

B. Men’s 57 kg freestyle

C. Men’s 77 kg Greco-Roman

D. Women’s 53 kg freestyle

Answer: A. The OCA report identifies his gold in men’s 65 kg freestyle. Source CA26-041.

18. Which source type is appropriate for confirming a final medal tally?

A. A pre-event team selection announcement

B. A post-event official results table

C. A countdown article

D. A forecast published before competition

Answer: B. A final tally should come from an after-event table or final official report, not a preview. Sources CA26-041 and CA26-042.

19. India and Uzbekistan both recorded 21 gold medals. Which fact supports India’s higher final position?

A. India had fewer silver medals

B. Uzbekistan had no bronze medals

C. India had 27 silvers compared with Uzbekistan’s 25

D. India’s total was 70

Answer: C. The OCA reports India fourth with 27 silvers and Uzbekistan fifth with 25. Source CA26-041 and CA26-046.

20. Why is India’s overall rank a different fact from its total medal count?

A. Rank is the number of gold medals

B. Total counts only gold medals

C. The two terms always mean the same thing

D. Rank gives table position; total counts all medals

Answer: D. India’s rank was fourth, while its total medal count was 85. Source CA26-041 and CA26-042.