Odisha's Chief Minister, Mohan Charan Majhi, announced a monetary reward for members of the Indian men's hockey squad and their support staff following the team's gold-medal victory at the Asian Games. India's men's hockey team claimed the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games with a 5-1 victory over Malaysia in the final on Saturday, securing a second consecutive continental title.

India's women's team also claimed their trophy with a solitary goal against China, and that result, combined with the men's victory, marked the first occasion at the tournament in which both titles went to the same nation within a single edition.

The Chief Minister's Office posted on X that Majhi had announced cash prizes of ₹11 lakh per player and ₹5.5 lakh per support staff member for the Indian Men's Hockey Team, whose gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games prompted the award. The post noted that Majhi also extended congratulations to each team member for their contribution to the achievement. The post further stated that Odisha's long-standing ties to hockey in India place the state alongside its athletes in celebration, along with a pledge to continue backing excellence in sport.

By winning gold at the 2022 Asian Games and defending that title four years later, India's men's hockey team became the first side in the tournament's history to hold the top position across two successive editions. The gold medal also extended India's overall tally to five Asian Games titles in men's hockey, with the four earlier successes having come in 1966, 1998, 2014, and 2022. Hockey joined kabaddi and cricket as the third Indian team sport to claim two gold medals at the same continental tournament.

In the final, India pushed their defensive line forward through the opening quarter and secured a penalty corner when the 12th minute arrived. Harmanpreet Singh's penalty corner strike handed India the early advantage on the scoreboard. Malaysia levelled in the 14th minute when Silverius collected a lofted delivery on the left flank and struck the ball on the half volley beyond Suraj from a narrow angle. The scoreboard read 1-1 at the end of the opening quarter, with Malaysia holding a compact defensive shape that kept India's forward play largely in check.

Jugraj Singh restored India's lead in the 23rd minute, finishing off a penalty corner opportunity through a dragflick. India held a 2-1 advantage at the interval.

Through the third period, India held possession for extended stretches but found few openings to threaten the opposition goal. A penalty stroke converted in the 43rd minute extended India's lead, the award coming after a Mandeep Singh deflection caught the body of the post defender. Hardik Singh took the penalty and found the net after the goalkeeper moved to the wrong side, putting India two goals clear at 3-1.

India worked their way into a run of penalty corners as the 53rd minute unfolded. A video review upheld the penalty corner award after multiple challenges, and India's fourth goal arrived ten minutes from time. A deflection off Abhishek's inward run from the right sent the ball to Shilanand Lakra, who converted the opportunity at close quarters to put India 4-1 ahead. Contact on Dilpreet Singh was confirmed by a further video review, and within two minutes India had been awarded another penalty corner. Harmanpreet converted the set-piece opportunity in the 57th minute, pushing the score to 5-1.

India held possession through the final minutes and claimed the gold medal.