Chennai, 24 Oct 2026: State Bank of India (SBI), the nation’s largest bank, felicitated nine athletes supported by SBI and SBI Foundation under its sports development initiatives, who collec tively won 11 medals for India at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The ceremony was attended by SBI Chairman Shri Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, Shri Parth Jindal, Founder and Director of the Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS), and other members of SBI’s Central Board.
The nine athletes were part of the Indian track and field team, securing podium finishes in their respective events and displaying commen dable performances at the games. Of the total 22 SBI-supported athletes who participated in the Games as part of the Indian contingent of 501 athletes, nine won 11 medals, comprising one Gold, three Silver and seven Bronze. The athletes are supported by SBI and SBI Foundation through the “Gearing for Olympic Dominance” (GOLD) progra mme , i n partnership with Inspire Institute of Sports (IIS).
The medal winners included Vithya Ramraj and Prachi Choudhary from the women’s 4×400 relay team, Silver medallists Jay Kumar, Gulveer Singh, Vishal T K, and Manu T S, and Bronze medallists Parul Chaudhary, Rohit Yadav, and Rajesh Ramesh.this effort of the Government of India.”