At the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, athlete Vithya Ramraj won gold, silver and bronze, becoming the first sportsperson from Tamil Nadu to take three medals at a single Asian Games. Other medal winners listed include G. Kamalini (gold, women's T20 cricket), Vishal T.K. (silver in mixed 4×400m relay, bronze in men's 4×400m relay), Abhay Singh (squash silver and bronze), Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar (two squash bronzes each), Baranica Elangovan (bronze, women's pole vault) and Nethra Kumanan (bronze, women's dinghy sailing).