Table tennis at the Asian Games
Table tennis · the Olympic Council of Asia
2026LatestAichi–Nagoya 2026: 7 events; China won 6, Japan the men's team
Table tennis has been held at 17 Asian Games, from Tokyo 1958 to Aichi–Nagoya 2026, with seven events at every Games except Jakarta–Palembang 2018, which had no men's or women's doubles.
- Next
- Doha 2030
- Most golds (nation)
- China, 78 of 117; then Japan, 21
- India
- 4 bronzes: men's team and mixed doubles 2018, women's doubles 2022, mixed doubles 2026
- Cycle
- Every four years
India at the Asian Games
Aichi–Nagoya 20261 event
Event Players Medal Mixed doubles Manush Shah, Diya Chitale Bronze Hangzhou 20221 event
Event Players Medal Women's doubles Sutirtha Mukherjee, Ayhika Mukherjee Bronze Jakarta–Palembang 20181 event
Event Players Medal Mixed doubles Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra Bronze Jakarta–Palembang 20181 event
Event Players Medal Men's team Anthony Amalraj, Harmeet Desai, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Sharath Kamal, Manav Thakkar Bronze
More about this tournament
Aichi–Nagoya 2026 champions
| Section | Event | Champion |
|---|---|---|
| Men | Singles | Lin Shidong (China) |
| Men | Doubles | China (Lin Shidong, Huang Youzheng) |
| Men | Team | Japan (Tomokazu Harimoto, Sora Matsushima, Hiroto Shinozuka, Shunsuke Togami, Yukiya Uda) |
| Women | Singles | Wang Manyu (China) |
| Women | Doubles | China (Kuai Man, Wang Manyu) |
| Women | Team | China (Chen Yi, Fan Shuhan, Kuai Man, Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu) |
| Mixed | Doubles | China (Lin Shidong, Kuai Man) |
Medal table (1958 to 2026)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 78 | 43 | 28 | 149 |
| 2 | Japan | 21 | 23 | 46 | 90 |
| 3 | South Korea | 11 | 31 | 57 | 99 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | North Korea | 2 | 4 | 18 | 24 |
| 6 | Vietnam | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 4 | 23 | 28 |
| 8 | Singapore | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | India | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Vietnam's medals were won as South Vietnam, and Chinese Taipei's include those of the Republic of China.
History
How it began
Tokyo 1958 held seven events: singles, doubles and team events for men and for women, and mixed doubles.
Champions by era
China has won 78 of the 117 golds. Japan won the men's team at Aichi–Nagoya 2026.
India's story
India's first table tennis medals came at Jakarta–Palembang 2018, two bronzes: the men's team, and Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra in the mixed doubles.
Firsts and facts
- First Games with table tennis: Tokyo 1958.
- No doubles events: Jakarta–Palembang 2018.
- India's first medals: 2018.