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
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
India won their first gold medal of the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday, courtesy of India's women's cricket team
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 Archery Premier League (APL) expects to break even by its second or third season, while media rights could become meaningful from the third or fourth season onwards, says Anil Kamineni
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.
Japan's chef de mission Kosei Inoue said some competitions had already faced delays or postponements, with weather concerns around September 21
The shooting contingent arrived in Nagoya on September 16 after travelling from India, but the accommodation it found on the ground did not match the booking information provided to the IOA
Anahat, now 18, was the baby of the team when she had travelled to Hangzhou for her maiden Asian Games appearance three years ago
Country participated in only 21% of medal events at Paris 2024 and the US in 80%
The 31-year-old, who is the only Indian gymnast selected for the quadrennial event, left for Aichi, Nagoya, Japan on Wednesday night for the Games beginning September 19.
Harbinder Singh recalls India's 1966 Asian Games hockey triumph, when a stirring song inspired a 10-man side to secure the team's memorable gold-medal victory.
PHF president Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani said in a statement that requested to entirely shift the tournament or Pakistan's all matches to a neutral venue