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Chess Olympiad 2026: India win silver in open category; women claim bronze

The Uzbekistan team regained the gold medal in the open section after winning the final round game against Ukraine by a 2,5-1.5 points

Asiad 2026: Esha Singh wins silver in 25m pistol; Manu finishes medal-less

The 21-year-old from Hyderabad, who is the reigning world number one, won three shoot-offs to be in contention for silver before being engaged in two more in the gold medal clash with China's Xiao Jia

Asiad 2026: Pincky Balhara claims bronze in women's kurash 78kg event

It is Balhara's second Asian Games medal, having won a silver in the women's -52kg category at the Jakarta Games in 2018 when this sports discipline made its debut at the Continental showpiece

Asian Games 2026 LIVE UPDATES: Esha wins silver in shooting; Cricket- India qualifies for semifinal

India progressed on the higher ICC T20I ranking, repeating the route through which they won gold at the 2022 Asian Games. Shreyas Iyer's side will now await their semifinal opponent

Asiad 2026: Indian men and women teams make winning starts in squash

India's men were barely troubled as Suraj Chand, Veer Chotrani and Velavan Senthilkumar all registered comfortable wins to seal the tie in straight matches

Asiad 2026: Lovlina Borgohain advances to semifinal; assures medal

Competing in her first bout of the tournament, Lovlina out-punched Seong 5-0 to move into the last four stage and be assured of at least a bronze medal

Asiad 2026: India enters semis in cricket after rain washes out Q/F vs AFG

India will take on winners of the quarter-final between Nepal and Sri Lanka. If that match is abandoned, then Sri Lanka, by virtue of their higher ranking, will take on India in the semi-final

Asiad 2026: Parul wins bronze as India shines in athletics on Day 8

In the men's high jump, Sarvesh Kushare also led for a good part of the competition before surrendering the advantage to Chinese Taipei's Chao Hsuan-Fu

Asiad 2026: India remains unbeaten in women's hockey; to face Korea in S/F

Skipper Salima Tete (17th minute), Sunelita (22nd, 24th), Lalremsiami (26th), Rutuja Dadoso Pisal (29th), Nikki Pradhan (35th) and Deepika (55th) scored for India

Athletics to Shooting: India's gold medal crisis deepens in Asiad 2026

India have 37 medals but only four golds at Asiad 2026. Compare athletics, shooting and badminton with Hangzhou 2023 as more finals approach on Monday.

Asiad 2026: Tejaswin Shankar bags bronze medal in men's decathlon

National record holder Shankar entered the second day at the top of the standings with 4,338 points after a strong opening day across the 100m, long jump, shot put, high jump and 400m

Asiad 2026: Ancy Sojan bags long jump silver, Harita wins 200m bronze

Ancy recorded a best jump of 6.53m to finish behind Huang Yingying of China, who produced a late 6.55m jump to snatch gold

Asiad 2026: Anahat, Abhay finish with silver after Malaysian final defeats

Anahat, the first Indian to win the world junior title, was unable to mount a comeback like she did against world number six Satomi Watanabe of Japan on Saturday

Asiad 2026 Sept 28 India full schedule, medal events time, live streaming

Check India's Asian Games 2026 Day 9 schedule for September 28, featuring medal events, boxing quarter-finals, key athletes and complete timings in IST

Asian Games 2026 HIGHLIGHTS Day 7: Kabaddi steals spotlight with double gold; India medal tally- 30

With seven medals added on Day 7, India ended September 26 with 30 medals, including two golds, three silvers and two bronze won during the day

Asiad 2026: Anahat Singh stages late comeback to enter squash singles final

The 18-year-old Indian staged a remarkable comeback after being down 0-2 at one stage of the semifinal. Anahat won the duel 9-11 11-13 12-10 11-6 11-3

Asiad 2026: Sawan Barwal wins silver in men's marathon with national record

The 28-year-old Armyman from Himachal Pradesh clocked 2 hour, 11 minute and 37 seconds to complete the distance of 42.195km

Asiad 2026: Lakshya Sen crashes out after second-round defeat vs Loh Kean

The World No. 14 Sen went down 12-21 21-15 14-21 to the 2021 world champion, ranked 13th, in a battle lasting more than an hour at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium

Asiad 2026: India take team silver in women's 50m rifle 3P; Tilottama 4th

The Indian team aggregated 1763 to finish second on the podium. China claimed the gold medal with a games record 1773

Asian Games 2026HIGHLIGHTS Day 6: Gulveer, Baranica, Manpreet shine with athletics medals

India took their total medal tally to 23 with the help of 7 medals won on day 6, including one gold, two silver and four bronze medals