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Asiad 2026: Dilpreet hits hat-trick as India extend win streak with 8-1 win

It was India's third consecutive win, keeping them at the top of pool A. India had earlier thrashed Indonesia 13-1 and Sri Lanka 16-1 in their opening two pool matches

Asiad 2026: Anantjeet-Parinaaz deliver historic skeet mixed-team bronze

The bronze completed a remarkable three-medal burst for Indian skeet in just two days

Asiad 2026: Knee injury ends boxer Sumit's campaign in round of 16

The 23-year-old from Haryana was leading after the first two rounds but seemed to suffer a knee injury after coping a punch and falling awkwardly in the third round

Asiad 2026: India's Bhavani and Shreya bow out in fencing in round of 16

Bhavani, India's first fencer to compete at the Olympics, advanced to the round of 16 after defeating Mongolia's Oulen Tugsjargan 15-8 in the round of 32

Asian Games 2026: YES Bank launches nationwide campaign for Team India

The bank's campaign for the Aichi-Nagoya Games includes a film airing in seven languages on more than 25 TV channels, alongside print, outdoor and digital advertising

Asiad 2026: Shafali says more medals, trophies will boost women's cricket

Shafali played an instrumental role in the women's team defending its gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan

Asiad 2026: Satnam-Salman secure India's maiden double sculls bronze

India's last Asian Games medal in the men's single sculls came at the 2014 Incheon Games, when Sawarn Singh won a bronze

Asiad 2026: Indian athletics mixed 4x400m relay team through to final

The Indian team, comprising TS Manu, MR Povamma, Jay Kumar, and Kiran, clocked 3:16.23 to finish behind China

Asiad 2026: Joshna-Velavan through to mixed doubles quarterfinals

The Asian Championships bronze-medal winning Indian pair defeated Suraj-Shameena 11-7 11-10 in the all-Indian last-16 clash

Asiad 2026: India draw blank in canoe sprint as all four boats miss medals

Raju Rawat and Philem Gyaneshwor Singh finished ninth and last in the men's canoe double 500m final, clocking 1:56.121s

Asiad 2026: Sreeja-Syndrela, Yashaswini-Diya, Shah advance in table tennis

Sreeja and Syndrela cruised past Mongolia's Burenjargal Sanjaa and Bolor-Erdene Batmunkh 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 12-10) in their second-round match

Asiad 2026: India's shooting struggles deepen with no gold after five days

Kamaljeet, Aakash Bhardwaj and Kedarling Uchaganve all missed the eight-shooter final, leaving India empty-handed in an event in which the nation was expected to challenge for a medal

Asiad 2026: Indian men's kabaddi team tops Group A to reach semifinals

Since kabaddi became an Asiad sport in 1990, the Indian men's team has won nine medals, including eight gold, maintaining an unparalleled dominance in the sport

Asiad 2026: Roshibina says selection controversy was not because of her

Divyanshi, who had beaten Roshibina in the Asian Games trials in Srinagar in June, was dropped from the squad after an ACL injury

Asiad 2026: India miss out on bronze in 10m air pistol team event

The trio of Kamaljeet, Balakrishna Kedarling Uchaganve and Aakash Bharadwaj finished with a score of 1730 across six series. To make it worse for India, none of the three managed to qualify for the in

"No hardship can hold you back": Aakash Bhardwaj eyes Asiad glory

Aakash was introduced to shooting in late 2021 after coming across an advertisement for a shooting academy, and five years later, he will represent his nation at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan

Asiad 2026: India kabaddi teams' full schedule, squads, match timings

India's men's kabaddi team have sealed a semi-final berth after three wins, while the unbeaten women's side face Japan on September 24 as both teams continue their Asian Games 2026 gold-medal defence

Asiad 2026 Sept 24: India full schedule, medal events time, live streaming

Rohibina Devi will present India with their first medal opportunity on Day 5 when she takes the mat for the wushu women's 60kg final at 6:10 am IST

Asian Games 2026 Highlights Day 4: Roshibina reaches final in wushu; India win bronze in badminton

India's start weightlifter Mirabai Chanu ended her wait of maiden Asian Games medal with a silver medal in Aichi-Nagoya

Asiad 2026: Manu Bhaker enters 10m air pistol final; India miss team medal

The 24-year-old, who won the individual bronze in this event at the Paris Olympics in addition to her mixed team bronze, will next be seen in the 25m pistol event where she is the defending champion