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The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games are done, and the medal table tells a familiar story at the top. China won 169 golds and 341 medals overall, more than a third of every gold on offer. Japan, cheered on at home, took 83 golds and 269 medals, with more silvers (95) than China (89). South Korea was third with 39 golds, followed by India and Uzbekistan, level on 21 golds. India edged ahead on silvers.
For India, the Games were a step back. It finished with 85 medals and 21 golds, well short of the 106 medals and 28 golds it won in Hangzhou. (Wikipedia)
The top five
China: 169 gold, 341 total
Japan: 83 gold, 269 total
South Korea: 39 gold, 150 total
India: 21 gold, 85 total
Uzbekistan: 21 gold, 70 total
Pakistan: no gold, but plenty of fight
Pakistan finished 31st with 0 gold, 2 silver and 8 bronze, 10 medals in all. On paper, that's a quiet finish. Behind the table, it was a more complicated story.
Before the Games even started, six of Pakistan's nine shooters couldn't compete because their NOCs never came through, including the Asian Trap champion. It was a painful blow. Still, Ghulam Mustafa Bashir won bronze in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol, a first for a Pakistani man in shooting at the Games. (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
Squash was the brightest spot. Pakistan came home with three squash medals, one silver and two bronze. The men's team was so close to gold, but lost the final 2-0 to Malaysia. Noor Zaman pushed his match to five games, but couldn't quite get there. (app) (app)
There were happy moments too. The women's cricket team beat Bangladesh by 31 runs to win bronze. And Walee made history by winning Pakistan's first ever Asian Games esports medal, a bronze in PUBG Mobile. (Yahoo Sports) (Wikipedia)
Ten medals from 165 athletes in 22 sports is a respectable return, and several of those medals came from teams and sports few people expected to be on the podium. The missing golds show where Pakistan still falls short, and the shooting NOC mess looks like a loss that was entirely avoidable.
Pakistan didn't win the headline, but it did earn plenty of reasons to hope for the next Games.
Games 2026: China Rules Again, but Pakistan's Story Was More Than a Number
The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games are done, and the medal table tells a familiar story at the top. China won 169 golds and 341 medals overall, more than a third of every gold on offer. Japan, cheered on at home, took 83 golds and 269 medals, with more silvers (95) than China (89). South Korea was third with 39 golds, followed by India and Uzbekistan, level on 21 golds. India edged ahead on silvers.
For India, the Games were a step back. It finished with 85 medals and 21 golds, well short of the 106 medals and 28 golds it won in Hangzhou. (Wikipedia)
The top five
China: 169 gold, 341 total
Japan: 83 gold, 269 total
South Korea: 39 gold, 150 total
India: 21 gold, 85 total
Uzbekistan: 21 gold, 70 total
Pakistan: no gold, but plenty of fight
Pakistan finished 31st with 0 gold, 2 silver and 8 bronze, 10 medals in all. On paper, that's a quiet finish. Behind the table, it was a more complicated story.
Before the Games even started, six of Pakistan's nine shooters couldn't compete because their NOCs never came through, including the Asian Trap champion. It was a painful blow. Still, Ghulam Mustafa Bashir won bronze in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol, a first for a Pakistani man in shooting at the Games. (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
Squash was the brightest spot. Pakistan came home with three squash medals, one silver and two bronze. The men's team was so close to gold, but lost the final 2-0 to Malaysia. Noor Zaman pushed his match to five games, but couldn't quite get there. (app) (app)
There were happy moments too. The women's cricket team beat Bangladesh by 31 runs to win bronze. And Walee made history by winning Pakistan's first ever Asian Games esports medal, a bronze in PUBG Mobile. (Yahoo Sports) (Wikipedia)
Ten medals from 165 athletes in 22 sports is a respectable return, and several of those medals came from teams and sports few people expected to be on the podium. The missing golds show where Pakistan still falls short, and the shooting NOC mess looks like a loss that was entirely avoidable.
Pakistan didn't win the headline, but it did earn plenty of reasons to hope for the next Games.
Games 2026: China Rules Again, but Pakistan's Story Was More Than a Number
The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games are done, and the medal table tells a familiar story at the top. China won 169 golds and 341 medals overall, more than a third of every gold on offer. Japan, cheered on at home, took 83 golds and 269 medals, with more silvers (95) than China (89). South Korea was third with 39 golds, followed by India and Uzbekistan, level on 21 golds. India edged ahead on silvers.
For India, the Games were a step back. It finished with 85 medals and 21 golds, well short of the 106 medals and 28 golds it won in Hangzhou. (Wikipedia)
The top five
China: 169 gold, 341 total
Japan: 83 gold, 269 total
South Korea: 39 gold, 150 total
India: 21 gold, 85 total
Uzbekistan: 21 gold, 70 total
Pakistan: no gold, but plenty of fight
Pakistan finished 31st with 0 gold, 2 silver and 8 bronze, 10 medals in all. On paper, that's a quiet finish. Behind the table, it was a more complicated story.
Before the Games even started, six of Pakistan's nine shooters couldn't compete because their NOCs never came through, including the Asian Trap champion. It was a painful blow. Still, Ghulam Mustafa Bashir won bronze in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol, a first for a Pakistani man in shooting at the Games. (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
Squash was the brightest spot. Pakistan came home with three squash medals, one silver and two bronze. The men's team was so close to gold, but lost the final 2-0 to Malaysia. Noor Zaman pushed his match to five games, but couldn't quite get there. (app) (app)
There were happy moments too. The women's cricket team beat Bangladesh by 31 runs to win bronze. And Walee made history by winning Pakistan's first ever Asian Games esports medal, a bronze in PUBG Mobile. (Yahoo Sports) (Wikipedia)
Ten medals from 165 athletes in 22 sports is a respectable return, and several of those medals came from teams and sports few people expected to be on the podium. The missing golds show where Pakistan still falls short, and the shooting NOC mess looks like a loss that was entirely avoidable.
Pakistan didn't win the headline, but it did earn plenty of reasons to hope for the next Games.Asian Games 2026: China Rules Again, but Pakistan's Story Was More Than a Number
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