At the Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya, the Indonesian contingent collected a total of 38 medals by Saturday, 3 October 2026, and was in 14th place in the provisional standings, Radar Cirebon reported. The tally comprised five gold, 10 silver, and 23 bronze medals as athletes competed across multiple disciplines in the regional multi-sport event. With a shrinking base due to three gold-contributing events from Hangzhou 2022—namely men’s 10-meter running target, mixed running target, and 1,000-meter dragon boat—no longer being contested, the total medal count nevertheless rose from 36 to 39.
Medal Additions in Sepak Takraw, Beach Volleyball, and Padel
In sepak takraw, the men’s quadrant team secured a silver medal after falling to Japan in a tense final match with set scores of 15-17, 15-9, and 13-15. Meanwhile, the men’s beach volleyball pair of Sofyan Rachman Efendi and Bintang Akbar earned a silver medal after a three-set battle against Qatar’s Cherif Samba and Ahmed Janko, which ended 21-19, 16-21, and 8-15. In padel, the women’s doubles duo Novel Putria and Beatrice Gumulya added a bronze medal to the national collection.
Final Tally and Standings at Aichi-Nagoya 2026
By the conclusion of the Games at the Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Indonesia’s final medal count reached 39 medals, consisting of five gold, 11 silver, and 23 bronze medals. This placed the contingent 16th in the final overall standings. Chef de Mission Todotua Pasaribu noted that while the final position in the table did not entirely match initial public expectations, the athletes’ persistence through various limitations demonstrated competitive capability on the continental stage. During the closing ceremony on Sunday, 4 October 2026, Indonesian tennis player Meydiana Laviola Reinnamah served as flag bearer, leading a defile of 52 athletes and officials from judo, hockey, tennis, archery, and wrestling. Meydiana wore a red silk kebaya featuring a Balinese Prada motif designed by Ghea Panggabean alongside a white Balinese Songket woven sarong, while the other athletes wore white tracksuits featuring a Palembang Limar motif.
Historical Gold Medals and Pathway to the 2028 Olympics
The five gold medals won during the Aichi-Nagoya games included historic breakthroughs, such as Nurisa Dian Ashrifah capturing Indonesia’s first-ever archery gold medal at the Asian Games by winning the women’s compound individual event. Nurisa entered the final ranked eighth in qualification with 701 points, before overcoming a two-point margin to win. Other gold medals came from weightlifting, the badminton men’s team after defeating China following matches where Jonatan Christie lost 13-21, 18-21 to Shi Yu Qi, Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri fell 20-22, 21-19, 14-21, Alwi Farhan beat Li Shifeng 23-21, 15-21, 21-16, Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin leveled the tie, and Moh Zaki Ubaidillah closed it out 23-21, 21-13, and Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi in women’s speed climbing at Portmesse Nagoya Exhibition Hall on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, who clocked 6.062 seconds to edge China’s Deng Lijuan—who finished in 6.064 seconds—by two-thousandths of a second. Following her victory, Desak stated her next target is 6.05 seconds. Officials from the Central Java Youth and Sports Office highlighted that these successes stemmed from structured, progressive training regimens designed to build foundational talent toward the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, noting three of the five gold-winning disciplines—men’s badminton doubles, weightlifting, and women’s speed climbing—are Olympic events.
