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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

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

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 IND vs AFG cricket: Nisshin weather & hourly rain forecast today

Rain and a soaked outfield have already washed out the first men's quarter-final at Korogi Sports Park. India's match faces a drier start but a wetter afternoon.

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 Day 8 highlights: India add seven medals, three more assured in boxing

India also confirmed three more medals in boxing, with Ankush, Parveen Hooda and Narender winning their respective quarterfinal bouts.

Asian Games 2026: Full list of India's medal winners; updated medal tally

Check full list of India's medal winners across events in the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya here

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

Shafali Verma hails India's team effort after Asian Games gold defence

Following India's successful defence of their Asian Games gold medal, Shafali Verma highlighted the team's collective preparation, improved coordination and determination to win the T20 World Cup

Asiad 2026 Sept 27: India full schedule, medal events time, live streaming

India will have several medal opportunities on Day 8, with action across athletics, archery, shooting, equestrian, badminton, hockey, volleyball and other sports

Asiad 2026: India retain gold in men's kabaddi; beat Iran 40-34 in final

The victory gave India their ninth Asian Games kabaddi gold overall and kept their dominance alive after a closely fought contest against the team that had ended their long winning streak in 2018

Asiad 2026: Joshna Chinappa, Velavan settle for squash mixed doubles bronze

The Indian duo went down 10-11, 11-2, 10-11 in a closely fought contest and settled for the bronze medal

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