As the 2026 Asian Games progresses through its first week in Nagoya, a clear picture has emerged of which Indian athletes and teams have already been eliminated from medal contention, spanning every stage of competition.
## Quarterfinal Exits
– Women’s badminton team: lost 3-1 to Japan, with PV Sindhu winning her opening game before falling in three sets
– Women’s table tennis team: lost 0-3 to North Korea after beating Thailand to reach the last eight
– Wushu’s Aryan: lost 1-2 to Uzbekistan’s Sayadullo Abdurashitov in the men’s 56kg Sanda quarterfinal
## Fourth-Place Medal-Round Finishes
– Women’s 10m air pistol team (Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, Suruchi Singh): missed bronze by two inner-10 shots
– Mixed 10m air rifle team (Elavenil Valarivan, Parth Mane): finished fourth behind a world-record Chinese pairing, detailed in our dedicated analysis of that final
## Group and Preliminary Stage Exits
– Men’s table tennis team: eliminated in the round of 16 by South Korea after group-stage losses including to Ireland
– Men’s sepak takraw team: lost both group matches to Japan and Malaysia
– Soft tennis: Aadhya Tiwari and Aryan Thakur both lost their group stage singles matches
## Qualification-Round Eliminations
– Esha Singh and Suruchi Singh: missed the women’s 10m air pistol final in qualification
– Rohit Benedicton, Sajan Prakash, Aneesh Sunil and Vedaant Madhavan: all missed their respective swimming finals
## Individual Event Near-Misses
– Manu Bhaker: finished fifth in the women’s 10m air pistol individual final
– Suraj Singh Mayanglambam: finished 11th in the men’s wushu Changquan final
– Hanjabam Langlentombi Devi and Nyeman Wangsu: finished ninth and 15th respectively in their wushu finals
## Why This List Matters
Tracking every elimination alongside India’s medal-round successes, covered in our roundup of athletes who have made history at these Games, gives a complete picture of a campaign still very much in progress, with more than a week of competition remaining in Nagoya through October 4.
## What’s Still to Come
Several disciplines, including shooting, wrestling and athletics, still have finals ahead, giving India’s remaining athletes fresh chances to add to the medal tally before the closing ceremony.