India’s Tennis and Football Records At Asian Games: A Historic Overview. Football, the world’s most popular sport, prominently features and garners the highest viewership. Since its beginning, the Asian Games have regularly included football, and the Indian football team has an impressive record. In 1951, India made an impressive start to their football journey by winning the gold medal in the inaugural Asian Games held in New Delhi. Since then, except for two editions, the team has consistently participated in the Asian Games, proving their mettle on the field. Their determination and skill are an inspiration to all those who aspire to achieve greatness in the world of football.
Tennis has been a popular sport at the Asian Games since 1958 and remains popular today. In total, India has won 32 medals in tennis at the games, including 9 golds, 6 silvers, and 17 bronzes. This impressive medal count showcases their remarkable skills on the court.
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Indian Football Team Performance at the Asian Games
| Asian Games Venue & Year | Position |
| New Delhi 1951 | Winner |
| Manila 1954 | 8th |
| Tokyo 1954 | 4th |
| Jakarta 1962 | Winner |
| Bangkok 1966 | 8th |
| Bangkok 1970 | 3rd |
| Tehran 1974 | 13th |
| Bangkok 1978 | 8th |
| New Delhi 1982 | 6th |
| Seoul 1986 | 16th |
| Beijing 1990 | Did not qualify |
| Hiroshima 1994 | Did not qualify |
| Bangkok 1998 | 16th |
| Busan 2002 | 10th |
| Doha 2006 | 14th |
| Guangzhou 2010 | 14th |
| Incheon 2014 | 26th |
| Jakarta 2018 | Did nor qualify |
Performance Of India In Tennis At The Asian Games
List of Gold Medallists
| Name | Event | Year |
| Leander Paes and Gaurav Natekar | Men’s Doubles | 1994, Hiroshima Games |
| Zeeshan Ali, Asif Ismail, Leander Paes, and Gaurav Natekar | Team | 1994, Hiroshima Games |
| Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi | Men’s Doubles | 2002, Busan Games |
| Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi | Men’s Doubles | 2006, Doha |
| Somdev Devvarman and Sanam Singh | Men’s Doubles | 2010, Guangzhou |
| Somdev Devvarman | Men’s Singles | 2010, Guangzhou |
| Leander Paes and Sania Mirza | Mixed Doubles | 2006, Doha Games |
| Saketh Myneni and Sania Mirza | Mixed Doubles | 2014, Incheon Games |
| Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan | Men’s Doubles | 2018, Jakarta Games |
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List of Silver Medallists
| Name | Event | Year |
| Nandal Bal, Srinivasan Vasudevan, Enrico Piperno and Jayant Rikhye | Men’s Team | 1982, New Delhi Games |
| Manisha Malhotra and Mahesh Bhupathi | Mixed Doubles | 2002, Busan Games |
| Sania Mirza | Women’s Singles | 2006, Doha Games |
| Ankita Bhambri, Shikha Uberoi, Isha Lakhani and Sania Mirza | Women’s Team | 2006, Doha Games |
| Sania Mirza and Vishnu Vardhan | Mixed Doubles | 2010, Guangzhou |
| Saketh Myneni and Sanam Singh | Men’s Doubles | 2014, Incheon Games |
List of Bronze Medallists
| Name | Event | Year |
| Shiv Prakash Mishra and Vinay Dhawan | Men’s Doubles | 1966, Bangkok Games |
| Chiradeep Mukherjee Shyam Minotra | Men’s Doubles | 1978 Bangkok Games |
| Zeeshan Ali, Rohit Rajpal, Leander Paes and Srinivas Vasudevan | Men’s Team | 1990, Beijing Games |
| Leander Paes | Men’s Singles | 1994, Hiroshima Games |
| Nitin Kiratne, Mahesh Bhupathi, Syed Fazaluddin and Srinath Prahlad | Men’s Team | 1998, Bangkok Games |
| Mahesh Bhupathi and Nirupama Vaidyanathan | Mixed Doubles | 1998, Bangkok Games |
| Mahesh Bhupathi and | Men’s Singles | 1998, Bangkok Games |
| Srinath Prahlad | Men’s Singles | 1998, Bangkok Games |
| Leander Paes and Sania Mirza | Mixed Doubles | 2002, Busan Games |
| Mustafa Ghouse and Vishal Uppal | Men’s Doubles | 2002, Busan Games |
| Somdev Devvarman, Vishnu Vardhan, Sanam Singh and Karan Rastogi | Men’s Team | 2010, Guangzhou Games |
| Sania Mirza | Women’s Singles | 2010, Guangzhou Games |
| Prarthana Thombare and Sania Mirza | Women’s Doubles | 2014, Incheon Games |
| Divij Sharan and Yuki Bhambri | Men’s Doubles | 2014, Incheon Games |
| Yuki Bhambri | Men’s Singles | 2014, Incheon Games |
| Ankita Raina | Women’s Singles | 2018 Jakarta Games |
| Prajnesh Gunneswaran | Men’s Singles | 2018 Jakarta Games |
