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Anish Kumar is a News Editor at Business Standard with nearly a decade of sports journalism experience. From Cricket World Cups and India’s bilateral Test series to the Ranji Trophy and Pro Kabaddi League, he has covered it all. With deep digital and multimedia experience across top newsrooms, Anish knows how to craft content — from sharp headlines to dynamic videos — that clicks with today’s audiences. Off the field, he’s either trekking up a mountain or tracking the latest political developments.
Anish Kumar is a News Editor at Business Standard with nearly a decade of sports journalism experience. From Cricket World Cups and India’s bilateral Test series to the Ranji Trophy and Pro Kabaddi League, he has covered it all. With deep digital and multimedia experience across top newsrooms, Anish knows how to craft content — from sharp headlines to dynamic videos — that clicks with today’s audiences. Off the field, he’s either trekking up a mountain or tracking the latest political developments.
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India rise to fourth in the Asiad 2026 medal tally after men's hockey gold against Malaysia. India's final medal tally at Asian Games 2026 - Total 85 (21 Gold, 27 Silver, 37 Bronze)
India added five more gold medals to their tally on day 14 from archery, wrestling, gold, cricket and hockey events. India finished thier Asiad 2026 campaign with 21 gold, 37 silver, and 37 bronze med
The 15-year-old eclipsed shooter Saurabh Chaudhary's eight-year record after featuring in India's 19-run win over Pakistan in the men's cricket final at Aichi-Nagoya
Two golds. One silver. All at 17. Kumkum Mohod's third medal at Asian Games 2026 is India's first-ever women's individual recurve medal - and it is gold, sealed with a 10-8 shoot-off win
Lalremsiami's 10th-minute strike and Savita Punia's penalty-stroke save helped India beat defending champions China 1-0, ending a 44-year gold drought and securing an LA 2028 berth
India won three gold medals in boxing and one gold medal each in archery, wrestling and hockey on day 13 of the Asian Games 2026
Lovlina Borgohain beat China's Bao Ziyi 5-0 in the women's 75kg final on her birthday, ending India's 12-year wait for an Asian Games women's boxing gold since Mary Kom's 2014 triumph
Kumkum Anil Mohod and Dhiraj Bommadevara recover from a 0-4 deficit but lose the recurve mixed team final 3-5 as China's Li Mengqi strikes a 10 with the decisive final arrow
India beat South Korea 5-3 to win their first Asian Games women's recurve team gold as 17-year-old Kumkum Anil Mohod seals victory with a perfect final arrow
India added five more medals to thier tally on October 1, including 2 silver and 3 bronze medals from sailing, wrestling, squash and archery
Pakistan outplayed India 25-19, 25-23, 25-18 in the men's volleyball quarterfinal, dominating attack, block and digs to reach the semifinals
India need 406 in the second ODI after centuries from John Campbell, Shai Hope and Amir Jangoo powered West Indies to 405/7, setting the hosts a challenge beyond their previous best chase
India face Pakistan in volleyball and hockey knockouts, Sri Lanka in the cricket semifinal, while compound archers seek more gold after Wednesday's team sweep at Aichi-Nagoya
India win four golds on Day 11 of Asian Games 2026, sweeping compound archery team titles, securing an Olympic quota and setting an Asian record in mixed trap
Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav beat South Korea 20-19 in a shoot-off after a 157-157 tie to retain the compound mixed team title and secure a berth at the Los Angeles Olympics
India beat China 238-234 to retain women's compound archery team gold at Asian Games 2026, equalling the world record as Jyothi and Prithika shoot perfect 80s
India's Gulveer Singh became the first Indian athlete after 40 years to win three medals in track and field events in a single Asian Games edition
India's medal tally rose to 45 after eight podium finishes on Monday, but gold remained at four. Athletics and shooting have won 31 medals between them and just one title
India won a total of eight medals on Monday to take their overall medal tally to 45 at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya