TAGG 2026: Full List of Indian Athletes Selected to Boost Asian Games 2026 Medal Hopes

With an eye on maximising India's medal tally at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has launched the Target Asian Games Group (TAGG), bringing together a carefully curated pool of 37 athletes from 16 disciplines.

Inspired by the successful Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), TAGG aims to provide tailored support to athletes who show promise of excelling at the continental level.

TAGG 2026 Full List of Indian Athletes Selected to Boost Asian Games 2026 Medal Hopes

What is TAGG?

TAGG is a dedicated program created by the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) to offer strategic, individualised assistance to top athletes vying for Asian Games glory. Unlike TOPS, which is designed for Olympic preparation, TAGG caters specifically to Indian athletes who have excelled at the Asian level but often find themselves overlooked in the Olympic-focused framework.

The idea is to bridge the performance gap and provide exposure, funding, foreign coaching, and competitive training for athletes in both Olympic and non-Olympic disciplines. MyKhel has the full list of 37 athletes across 16 disciplines.

Full List of TAGG Athletes (Discipline-wise)

Name	Age	Sport	Event/Category
Harshita Jakhar	18	Cycling	Endurance / Omnium
C.A. Bhavani Devi	31	Fencing	Women’s Sabre
Tanishka Khatri	21	Fencing	Women’s Epee
Anush Agarwalla	25	Equestrian	Dressage
Fouaad Mirza	33	Equestrian	Eventing
Shashank Singh Kataria	21	Equestrian	Eventing
Divyakriti Singh	26	Equestrian	Dressage
Hriday Chheda	27	Equestrian	Dressage
Sumit Nagal	27	Tennis	Men’s Singles
Ramkumar Ramanathan	30	Tennis	Men’s Doubles
Saketh Myneni	37	Tennis	Men’s Doubles
Arjun Kadhe	31	Tennis	Men’s Doubles
Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli	24	Tennis	Men’s Doubles
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan	36	Tennis	Men’s Doubles
Vijay Sundar Prashanth	37	Tennis	Men’s Doubles
Yuki Bhambri	32	Tennis	Men’s Doubles
N. Sriram Balaji	34	Tennis	Men’s Doubles
Rutuja Bhosale	28	Tennis	Mixed Doubles
Maya Rajeswaran	15	Tennis	Women’s Singles
Vishnu Saravanan	26	Sailing	ILCA 7
Nethra Kumanan	27	Sailing	ILCA 6
Aditi Ashok	26	Golf	Women’s Stroke Play
Diksha Dagar	24	Golf	Women’s Stroke Play
Shubhankar Sharma	28	Golf	Men’s Stroke Play
Pranavi Urs	21	Golf	Women’s Stroke Play
Avani Prashanth	18	Golf	Women’s Stroke Play
Kartik Singh	15	Golf	Men’s Stroke Play
Naorem Roshibina Devi	24	Wushu	Sanda W60 kg
Vikrant Baliyan	24	Wushu	Sanda M75 kg
Namrata Batra	24	Wushu	Sanda W52 kg
Rudali Barua	29	Taekwondo	W73 kg
Rupa Bayor	26	Taekwondo	Women’s Individual Poomsae
Tulika Maan	26	Judo	Women’s +78 kg
Megha Pradeep	21	Canoeing	C1-500m
Arjun Singh	17	Canoeing	C2-1000m
Sunil Singh	18	Canoeing	C2-1000m
Gyaneshwor Singh	21	Canoeing	C1-1000m

Why TAGG Matters?

The TAGG program is set to fill a critical gap. Several disciplines, such as fencing, sailing, golf, equestrian, and cycling have shown promise at the Asian level but haven't yet cracked Olympic success. By focusing on these sports now and aligning support for the 2026 Asian Games, the government aims to plant seeds for potential future Olympic breakthroughs.

While 10 of the 16 sports under TAGG are Olympic disciplines, six are non-Olympic but popular and medal-rich at the Asian level, including wushu, judo, and taekwondo. In team sports like kabaddi and sepaktakraw, group assistance will be provided. Gymnastics has been marked as a focus area with five events shortlisted, but no athletes have been named yet.

Team events such as kabaddi and sepaktakraw will receive collective support, while specialised assistance will be extended to standout individual athletes.

Meanwhile, athletes in disciplines like ju-jitsu, kurash, and karate - which currently lack recognised national federations - will be selected later based on performance reviews and the recommendation of high-performance coaches from the TAGG Division.

As the journey to Aichi-Nagoya 2026 begins, the spotlight will now be on this elite group of 37 athletes - the flagbearers of India's next continental challenge.