Asian Games: India's First Gold via Women's Cricket, First MMA Medal

The correct answer is Women's cricket team. On 22 September 2026 India's women won the cricket gold at the Asian Games, and the Prime Minister noted that it was the country's first gold of this edition of the Games. He praised a commanding performance marked by confidence, skill and wonderful teamwork, and said the team would inspire countless young cricketers.

The other options are all Indian teams that have won Asian Games medals in the past, which is what makes them plausible. Men's hockey and women's kabaddi are traditional medal sports for India, and the men's cricket team also competes at the Games, but none of them provided the first gold this time. Until this win, India's medals at the 2026 Games had been silver and bronze in men's 10m air rifle shooting on 21 September.

The correct answer is Mixed martial arts. Suchika Tariyal won bronze in mixed martial arts at the Asian Games 2026, and the Prime Minister described it as a historic achievement because it is India's first-ever Asian Games medal in that field. He highlighted her dedication and zeal and wished her many more successes.

The other three are combat sports in which India has won Asian Games medals before, which is why they are tempting: wushu has been a steady source of bronze medals for India, and judo and taekwondo have had Indian medallists in earlier editions. Mixed martial arts, which combines striking and grappling, is the newer discipline at the Games, and Tariyal's bronze opens the account for India. Examiners like "first-ever" facts, so pair her name with the sport.

The correct answer is Japan. The 2026 Asian Games, the 20th edition, are being held in the Japanese cities of Aichi and Nagoya. India's women's cricket team won the country's first gold of these Games there on 22 September 2026, a day after the shooters had opened India's account with silver and bronze in the men's 10m air rifle.

China hosted the previous edition at Hangzhou, which makes it the tempting wrong answer, and Indonesia hosted the Games before that at Jakarta and Palembang. South Korea has hosted three times, at Seoul, Busan and Incheon, but not in 2026. For multi-sport events, learn the edition number, host city and country together: 20th Asian Games, Aichi–Nagoya, Japan, held under the Olympic Council of Asia.