Five Golds, Olympic quotas and historic firsts: India closes Asian Games 2026 with 85 medals. When and where to watch closing ceremony

After 16 days of competition in Japan, the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games close today, Sunday, October 4. India signs off with a haul to be proud of.

The closing ceremony begins at 6 pm local time at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, also called Paloma Mizuho Stadium. That is 2:30 pm in India, and it should wrap up around 4 pm IST.

You can watch live on the Sony Sports Network. Sony Sports Ten 1 has English commentary, Ten 3 Hindi, and Ten 4 Tamil and Telugu. The Sony LIV app and website will stream it too, and Airtel users can tune in through Xstream Play. Sony LIV is a paid service, with plans starting at Rs 599 a year.

Double gold medallist Neeru Dhanda will lead the Indian contingent as flag bearer. Her trap gold ended a 48-year wait for India in the event.

India fell short of 107 medals against the total achieved in Hangzhou. At Aichi-Nagoya, the Indian contingent clinched 85 medals, 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze, placing fourth on the table.

The final days produced some memorable moments. The men’s cricket team defeated Pakistan by 19 runs after posting 211/6, with Abhishek Sharma scoring 61 and Tilak Varma an unbeaten 51 off 22 balls. The men’s hockey team then beat Malaysia 5-1 to retain the title and secure the LA 2028 Olympic quota.

Elsewhere, India clinched its first individual recurve gold through Kumkum Anil Mohod. The women’s recurve team ended South Korea’s 28-year dominance. Lovlina Borgohain became only the second Indian woman after Mary Kom to win Asian Games boxing gold, and Pranavi Urs gave India its first-ever golf gold.

With no Indian events left, today is a send-off, with cultural performances and the Games flame being extinguished.