Boxing at the Asian Games
Boxing · the Olympic Council of Asia
Boxing has been held at every Asian Games since Manila 1954; women's events joined at Guangzhou 2010 [from the rows].
- Next
- Doha 2030
- Most golds (nation)
- South Korea, 59; then Uzbekistan, 24
- India
- 67 medals: 12 gold, 17 silver, 38 bronze; eighth in the all-time table
- Cycle
- Every four years
India at the Asian Games
1958Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 1 · Total: 2
1962Gold: 1 · Silver: 0 · Bronze: 2 · Total: 3
1966Gold: 1 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 0 · Total: 2
1970Gold: 1 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 0 · Total: 2
1974Gold: 0 · Silver: 3 · Bronze: 2 · Total: 5
1978Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 2 · Total: 3
1982Gold: 1 · Silver: 2 · Bronze: 3 · Total: 6
1986Gold: 0 · Silver: 4 · Bronze: 5 · Total: 9
1990Gold: 0 · Silver: 0 · Bronze: 1 · Total: 1
1994Gold: 0 · Silver: 0 · Bronze: 4 · Total: 4
1998Gold: 1 · Silver: 0 · Bronze: 1 · Total: 2
2006Gold: 0 · Silver: 0 · Bronze: 2 · Total: 2
2010Gold: 2 · Silver: 3 · Bronze: 4 · Total: 9
2014Gold: 1 · Silver: 0 · Bronze: 4 · Total: 5
2018Gold: 1 · Silver: 0 · Bronze: 1 · Total: 2
2022Gold: 0 · Silver: 1 · Bronze: 3 · Total: 4
2026Gold: 3 · Silver: 0 · Bronze: 3 · Total: 6
TotalGold: 12 · Silver: 17 · Bronze: 38 · Total: 67
India's golds: Padam Bahadur Mall (1962); Hawa Singh (1966 and 1970); Kaur Singh (1982); Dingko Singh (1998); Vikas Krishan Yadav and Vijender Singh (2010); Mary Kom (2014); Amit Panghal (2018); Ankush Panghal, Parveen Hooda and Lovlina Borgohain (2026).
More about this tournament
Aichi–Nagoya 2026 champions
| Section | Event | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 55 kg | Rui Yamaguchi (Japan) |
| Men | 60 kg | Abdulmalik Khalokov (Uzbekistan) |
| Men | 70 kg | Torekhan Sabyrkhan (Kazakhstan) |
| Men | 80 kg | Ankush Panghal (India) |
| Men | 90 kg | Turabek Khabibullaev (Uzbekistan) |
| Men | +90 kg | Aibek Oralbay (Kazakhstan) |
| Women | 51 kg | Wu Yu (China) |
| Women | 54 kg | Natnicha Chongprongklang (Thailand) |
| Women | 60 kg | Lin Yu-ting (Chinese Taipei) |
| Women | 65 kg | Parveen Hooda (India) |
| Women | 75 kg | Lovlina Borgohain (India) |
Medal table (1954 to 2026, top 10)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 59 | 27 | 31 | 117 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 24 | 13 | 19 | 56 |
| 3 | Thailand | 21 | 26 | 35 | 82 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 18 | 15 | 18 | 51 |
| 5 | China | 17 | 17 | 18 | 52 |
| 6 | Japan | 15 | 14 | 42 | 71 |
| 7 | Philippines | 15 | 12 | 31 | 58 |
| 8 | India | 12 | 17 | 38 | 67 |
| 9 | North Korea | 8 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 6 | 19 | 36 | 61 |
History
How it began
Manila 1954 held seven men's events. India's first boxing medals came at Tokyo 1958: silver for Hari Singh Thapa and bronze for Sundar Rao.
Champions by era
South Korea has won 59 golds, more than twice as many as any other nation. Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, second and fourth, won their first medals at Hiroshima 1994.
India's story
Padam Bahadur Mall won India's first boxing gold, at Jakarta 1962. Hawa Singh is the only Indian with two golds (1966 and 1970). Mary Kom won India's first women's gold, at Incheon 2014; at Aichi–Nagoya 2026 Parveen Hooda and Lovlina Borgohain added two more, and India's three golds were its most at one Games.
Firsts and facts
- First Games with boxing: Manila 1954.
- Women's boxing first held: Guangzhou 2010.
- India's most golds at one Games: 3, Aichi–Nagoya 2026.
- Hangzhou 2022, men's 63.5 kg: no gold after a disqualification.