Archery at the Asian Games
Archery · the Olympic Council of Asia
2026LatestAichi–Nagoya 2026: 10 events; India won 5 golds, the most of any nation
Archery has been held at every Asian Games since Bangkok 1978. Compound events joined at Incheon 2014 and mixed teams at Jakarta–Palembang 2018.
- Next
- Doha 2030
- Most golds (nation)
- South Korea, 49; then India, 11
- India
- 28 medals: 11 gold, 8 silver, 9 bronze; second in the all-time table
- Cycle
- Every four years
India at the Asian Games
2006Gold: 0 · Silver: 0 · Bronze: 1 · Total: 1
2010Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 2 · Total: 3
2014Gold: 1 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 2 · Total: 4
2018Gold: 0 · Silver: 2 · Bronze: 0 · Total: 2
2022Gold: 5 · Silver: 2 · Bronze: 2 · Total: 9
2026Gold: 5 · Silver: 2 · Bronze: 2 · Total: 9
TotalGold: 11 · Silver: 8 · Bronze: 9 · Total: 28
More about this tournament
Aichi–Nagoya 2026 champions
| Section | Event | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| Men | Individual recurve | Lee Woo-seok (South Korea) |
| Men | Team recurve | South Korea (Kim Woo-jin, Kim Je-deok, Lee Woo-seok) |
| Men | Individual compound | Kim Jong-ho (South Korea) |
| Men | Team compound | India (Sahil Jadhav, Kushal Dalal, Mani Ratnam) |
| Women | Individual recurve | Kumkum Mohod (India) |
| Women | Team recurve | India (Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma, Kumkum Mohod) |
| Women | Individual compound | Nurisa Dian Ashrifah (Indonesia) |
| Women | Team compound | India (Chikitha Taniparthi, Jyothi Surekha, Prithika Pradeep) |
| Mixed | Team recurve | China (Zhu Jingyi, Li Mengqi) |
| Mixed | Team compound | India (Chikitha Taniparthi, Sahil Jadhav) |
Medal table (1978 to 2026, top 10)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 49 | 32 | 22 | 103 |
| 2 | India | 11 | 8 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 | Japan | 8 | 11 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | China | 5 | 13 | 15 | 33 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | North Korea | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Mongolia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
History
How it began
Bangkok 1978 held four events: men's and women's individual and team recurve.
Champions by era
South Korea has won 49 golds; India, with 11, is second, all of them since 2014.
India's story
India's first archery medal was the men's recurve team bronze at Doha 2006, and its first gold the men's compound team at Incheon 2014. India won five golds at both Hangzhou 2022 (all compound) and Aichi–Nagoya 2026, where Kumkum Mohod won India's first recurve gold.
Firsts and facts
- First Games with archery: Bangkok 1978.
- Compound first held: Incheon 2014.
- India's first recurve gold: Kumkum Mohod, women's individual, 2026.