India won their first gold medal of the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday, courtesy of India's women's cricket team
India's women's cricket team will look to defend their Asian Games gold medal as they take on Sri Lanka in the final from 10:30 am IST
Asiad 2026: India added four more medals to thier tally on day 2, with shooting adding 3 medals (2 silver and 1 bronze), while MMA delivered with one bronze medal
The 22-year-old Deepika (8th, 28th, 40th minutes), who scored eight goals in India's 19-0 drubbing of Uzbekistan in the lung-opener, converted three penalty corners
The Indian men's kabaddi team began its title defence at the Asian Games with a resounding 49-24 win over hosts Japan in their opening Group fixture here on Monday.
India's boxing campaign at the Asian Games got off to a fine start with Kundu, Sumit Kundu clinching a unanimous decision win over Thailand's Bunjong Sinsiri in the 70kg opening round here on Monday.
The 36-year-old had represented India in judo at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and in kurash at the 2023 Asian Games
With Himanshu and Rudrankksh's wins, India's medal tally in Asian Games 2026 shooting rises to five
The two-time Olympian clocked 25.37 to finish third in his heat and joint ninth overall to book his place in the final
India clinched a silver medal in the men's 10m air rifle team event at the Asian Games here on Monday, with shooters Rudrankksh Patil and Himanshu Dhillon also qualifying for the individual final.
Suchika Tariyal resumes MMA campaign after assuring India a medal, while shooters, hockey teams, kabaddi sides, paddlers and shuttlers will be in action on September 21
India won two shooting silvers, reached the women's cricket final, swept Kazakhstan in badminton, opened hockey with big wins, while Suchika Tariyal assured an MMA medal
Elavenil Valarivan won women's 10m air rifle silver with 252.4 after helping India take team silver on Day 1 of Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
After a record 22-medal haul in Hangzhou, the Indian shooting contingent will be looking for another record run on the podium at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya
Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod combined for a total of 1898.0 points to finish second behind China, who topped the standings with a world-record score of 1904.2.
India's women face next Indonesia Sep 21, Thailand Sep 23, Japan Sep 25 and Singapore Sep 27; men meet Sri Lanka Sep 22, Korea Sep 24, Japan Sep 26 and Bangladesh Sep 28
India's focus shifts to the women's cricket semi-final vs Bangladesh, men's hockey opener vs Indonesia, badminton tie vs Kazakhstan and 10m air rifle final (individual)
Quimcy Dsouza lost 0-2 to Japan's Yuina Sakamoto in singles, then she and Mohamed Anas Beg fell 0-2 to Vietnam in mixed doubles, ending India's teqball medal hopes.
Ikram defended the container-based accommodation, saying it is well-arranged and offers a good environment for athletes
Addressing a media conference on the eve of the Games opening ceremony here, 2026 Asian Games Coordination Committee Chairman Tayyab Ikram sought to downplay the controversies as temporary issues