Asian Games 2026: Sooryavanshi India's youngest gold medallist; Mairaj Ahmad Khan oldest medallist

05 Oct 2026, 12:03 pm IST|
Asian Games 2026: Sooryavanshi India's youngest gold medallist; Mairaj Ahmad Khan oldest medallist
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India finished fourth at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan on October 5, 2026, with 85 medals, including 21 golds.

Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became India’s youngest-ever gold medallist after winning cricket gold.

Fifty-year-old Mairaj Ahmad Khan was the country’s oldest medallist, taking bronze in skeet shooting. Japan’s Yuki Kurihara and Kuwait’s Abdullah Al-Rashidi were the overall youngest and oldest medallists.

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