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Asiad 2026: India's eFootball medal hopes dashed by bizarre forfeit

That left India needing a strong result against Mongolia to keep their hopes of advancing alive. Instead, the decisive match was never played

Asiad 2026: India's weightlifting contingent, full schedule, streaming

India's last Asian Games weightlifting medal came through Karnam Malleswari, who won silver at the 1998 Bangkok Games

Asiad 2026: Madhavan's son Vedaant fails to qualify for final on debut

Vedaant Madhavan's Asian Games debut ended without a final berth as India missed out on the men's 4x200m freestyle relay medal race in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday

Asiad 2026: Toor targets historic hat-trick as India eye athletics glory

India is one of the athletics powerhouses in Asian Games and the country is expected to preserve that reputation this time also, though without superstar javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra

Asiad 2026: India miss EFootball quarterfinals in Esports competition

Uzbekistan progressed to the quarterfinals after topping the group with four points from two outings. The top team from each group advances to the last eight round

Asiad 2026: Jugraj, Abhishek, Dilpreet hat-tricks power India to 16-1 win

Jugraj (10th, 22nd, 42nd and 53rd) scored four goals, while Abhishek (11th, 17th, 49th), and Dilpreet (30th, 38th, 55th) scored three field goals each

Asiad 2026 Sept 23: India full schedule, medal events time, live streaming

India have seven confirmed medal events on September 23, with Mirabai Chanu chasing the Asian Games medal missing from her career and targeting gold in the 49kg final

Asian Games 2026 HIGHLIGHTS Day 3: India medal tally- 7 (1 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)

India's women's team beat Sri Lanka by 147 runs to successfully defend their gold medal in cricket; Badminton (men's team)- India beat Japan 3-0 in Q/F to assure India of another medal

Asiad 2026: India beat Korea, consolidate top spot in kabaddi Group A

India dominated from the outset, taking a 34-14 lead at half-time before extending their advantage in the second half, which they won 29-17

Asiad 2026: Sakshi beats Olympic medallist Villegas to reach pre-quarters

The 26-year-old Bhiwani boxer used her height advantage and long reach quite well to keep Villegas at bay from the outset

Asiad 2026: Bhatt loses bronze playoff, Alisha exits in pre-quarters

Bhatt had earlier lost 0-8 to Jordan's Mohammad Aljafari in the semifinal to enter the bronze medal playoff at the Toyohashi Gymnasium

Asiad 2026: SAI steps up athlete support with transport, extra rooms

Among other measures, the SAI said it has also arranged cars to enable medical teams to move efficiently between competition venues and provide timely assistance to athletes

Asiad 2026: Mirabai Chanu sets sights on maiden Asian Games medal

Chanu, who will compete in the women's 49kg category, enters the competition with the absence of Chinese lifters giving her a better chance of breaking her Asian Games medal jinx

Asiad 2026: Taniksha shines before bowing out in fencing pre-quarters

The 22-year-old fencer from India, who made history by winning the gold medal in the senior women's epee event at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships in Nigeria earlier this year

Asiad 2026: Prachiti becomes first Indian MMA referee at Asian Games

Prachiti was a match referee in one of the semifinal bouts of the Asian Games at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center

Asiad 2026: Elavenil rues slow start after 4th-place mixed team finish

Elavenil and Mane had entered the final in second place after a superb 634.6 in qualification, with China setting a qualification world record of 638.9

Asiad 2026: Elavenil-Mane fall short as India's shooting gold wait goes on

The Indian pair struggled to find the same rhythm and were out of medal contention after the 18th shot

Asiad 2026: India men outclass Japan 3-0 in Q/F, assured of badminton medal

Coming into the event after a series of early exits and low on confidence, Lakshya was staring at defeat after losing the opening game and trailing 14-19 in the decider

Asiad 2026: Indian women team enter table tennis quarterfinals; men bow out

At the Sky Hall here, the Indian women's team edged out Thailand 3-2 but the men's team was blanked 0-3, which was their second loss at the group stage following the opening match defeat to Ireland

Asiad 2026: Smriti, spinners shine as India retain women's cricket gold

Sri Lanka were bundled out for just 69 in reply to India's record 216 as they were forced to settle for a silver medal, their second Asian Games in a row