Thailand sit seventh with 16 medals at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
Thailand ranked seventh at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games on September 24 with five gold, four silver and seven bronze medals, for a total of 16.
Thailand stood seventh in the medal table at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, as of 8.30pm on Thursday (September 24), with five gold, four silver and seven bronze medals for a total of 16.
China remained firmly at the top with 80 gold, 30 silver and 20 bronze medals, giving it 130 overall. Host nation Japan followed with 20 gold, 34 silver and 37 bronze for 91 medals, while South Korea was third with 10 gold, 12 silver and 28 bronze, totalling 50.
Kazakhstan occupied fourth place with eight gold, eight silver and nine bronze medals, followed by Uzbekistan with six gold, 12 silver and eight bronze. Iran was sixth with six gold, 10 silver and four bronze.
Thailand followed in seventh, ahead of Hong Kong, which had four gold, 10 silver and nine bronze medals, and North Korea with three gold, three silver and three bronze.
The medal standings at the time were:
- China — 80 gold, 30 silver, 20 bronze — 130 medals
- Japan — 20 gold, 34 silver, 37 bronze — 91 medals
- South Korea — 10 gold, 12 silver, 28 bronze — 50 medals
- Kazakhstan — 8 gold, 8 silver, 9 bronze — 25 medals
- Uzbekistan — 6 gold, 12 silver, 8 bronze — 26 medals
- Iran — 6 gold, 10 silver, 4 bronze — 20 medals
- Thailand — 5 gold, 4 silver, 7 bronze — 16 medals
- Hong Kong — 4 gold, 10 silver, 9 bronze — 23 medals
- North Korea — 3 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze — 9 medals
- Bahrain — 3 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze — 5 medals
Thailand made a strong start to the Games in teqball, winning three of the five gold medals available as the sport made its Asian Games debut. The Olympic Council of Asia described Thailand as the leading nation in the inaugural teqball competition.
The Thai delegation added its fifth gold on September 23 through the equestrian team eventing competition, ending a 28-year wait for the title since the Bangkok Asian Games in 1998. Woraphat Sittiju also won individual eventing silver.
The Aichi-Nagoya Games officially opened on September 19 and run until October 4, with 45 countries and regions taking part. Some competitions began before the opening ceremony because of the extensive schedule.
