Asian U-20 Athletics Championships 2026: India Wins 19 Medals

At the 22nd Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships, India delivered a historic performance in Hong Kong, finishing second on the points table with a tally of 19 medals—comprising 10 gold, 5 silver, and 4 bronze.

As the runner-up, this performance marked India's best-ever showing in this continental track and field championship held outside its home country. Mogali Venkatram won the gold medal in the men's 800-meter race.

Earlier, the women's 4×100-meter relay team—comprising Kajal, Bhavna, Aarti, and Nipam—won the silver medal. The women's relay team also set a Junior National Record with a timing of 45.05 seconds.

A total of 48 Indian athletes (30 men and 18 women) participated in the event held in Hong Kong, China, from May 28 to May 31.

Asian U-20 Athletics Championships 2026

This competition also served as a qualifying event for the World U-20 Athletics Championships 2026. The World U-20 Athletics Championships 2026 is scheduled to be held from August 5 to 9 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA.

The competition was first established in 1986 as the Asian Junior Athletics Championships. Prior to this, India had finished in second place on only two occasions—in 1992 and 1996—when the championships were hosted in New Delhi.

This performance also surpassed India's previous best overseas showing, achieved at the 2024 Asian U-20 Athletics Championships held in Dubai. In that competition, the team had finished in third place with a total of 29 medals, including seven gold, 11 silver, and 11 bronze. 

Medal Winners for India – Gold Medalists

Nitin Gupta, Men's 5000m Race Walk

Amanat Kamboj, Women's Discus Throw

Rahul Jakhar, Decathlon

Pooja Singh, Women's High Jump

Nikhil Chandrashekhar, Men's 3000m Steeplechase

Shahnawaz Khan, Men's Long Jump

Basant, Men's High Jump

Muskan, Women's 5000m

Mogli Venkataram, Men's 800m

Team India, Women's 4x400m Relay

Silver Medalists

Sadhana Ravi, Women's Triple Jump

Upkar, Decathlon

Jithin Arjunan, Men's Long Jump

Nischay, Men's Discus Throw

Team India, Women's 4x100m Relay

Bronze Medalists

Nipam, Women's 100m

Neeru Pathak, Women's 400m

Aarti, Women's 200m

Team India, Men's 4x400m Relay