India finish fourth at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with 85 medals; hockey gold books LA 2028 berth
India finished fourth at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with 85 medals, including 21 golds, and the men's hockey gold sealed direct qualification for the LA 2028 Olympics.
Eighty-five medals and fourth place on the table — another campaign that confirms India as an Asian sporting power well beyond its cricket fixation.
The men's hockey gold was the headline act: beyond the podium, it carried the ultimate prize — a direct ticket to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
With the continental Games done, attention turns to which of these medallists can convert Asian gold into Olympic contention.
Originally reported by CareerIndia. Article compiled by the Deccan Age desk.
