Page 5 - Latest Updates on Asian Games 2026

Asiad 2026: Anahat Singh stages late comeback to enter squash singles final

Indian teen sensation Anahat Singh registered the biggest win of her career as she rallied to humble Japan's world number 6 Satomi Watanabe 3-2 and storm into the final of women's singles squash competition at the Asian Games here on Saturday. 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, exacting sweet revenge for losing to the same player in another five games earlier this year. Earlier, the duo of Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar settled for the bronze medal after suffering a heartbreaking 2-1 (11-10 2-11 11-10) loss to against Hong Kong's Tang Ming Hong and Lee Ka Yi after an intense three gamer at the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena. Then, young superstar Anahat was trailing 0-2 against home favourite Watanabe in her semifinal contest that was stretched to five games and which also saw the Indian's head colliding with the Japanese player's shoulder as the teenager looked to

Asiad 2026: Sawan Barwal wins silver in men's marathon with national record

Sawan Barwal ran a stunning marathon race to hand India an unexpected silver in the Asian Games, shattering his own national record in the process here on Saturday. The 28-year-old Armyman from Himachal Pradesh clocked 2 hour, 11 minute and 37 seconds to complete the distance of 42.195km and finish behind Japan's Ichitaka Yamashita (2:10:49). China's Peiyou Feng was third with 2:12:13. His silver is the first medal for India in the Asian Games after the bronze won by Hosur Kukkappa Seetharan in the 1982 edition in New Delhi. Barwal is also the fourth Indian to have ever won a medal in the Asian Games. Chhota Singh and Surat Singh Mathur had won a gold and bronze respectively in the inaugural Asian Games in 1951 in New Delhi. It is an incredible achievement for Barwal as this is his second national record in as many races in his career. He shifted to marathon only this year after running in other long distance races such as 5,000m, 10,000m and half marathon. In April this year, he

Asiad 2026: Lakshya Sen crashes out after second-round defeat vs Loh Kean

Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered a second-round exit at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, losing to former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in three games here on Saturday. The World No. 14 Sen went down 12-21 21-15 14-21 to the 2021 world champion, ranked 13th, in a battle lasting more than an hour at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium. The defeat came just a day after the shock exit of former world No. 1 pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty from the men's doubles, dealing another blow to India's badminton campaign. An individual medal at the Asian Games thus continued to elude Sen, who had won the Commonwealth Games gold in 2022 and went on to finish fourth at the Paris Olympics. Sen, who has a team silver from last edition at Hangzhou, won a bronze in the team event on Wednesday. He made a strong start and led 5-1 in the opening game, but Loh turned the contest around with a run of 10 straight points to take control and eventually pocket the game. The In

Asiad 2026: India take team silver in women's 50m rifle 3P; Tilottama 4th

The Indian trio of Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa Vinod and Ashi Chouksey won the silver medal in women's 50m rifle 3 positions team event at the Asian Games here on Saturday, with the young Tilottama finishing fourth in the individual final. The Indian team aggregated 1763 to finish second on the podium. China claimed the gold medal with a games record 1773, while Kazakhstan settled for the bronze with 1754 following a gruelling contest. In the individual final, Tilottama was crestfallen after a 9.4 at a crucial stage of the contest put paid to her hopes of finishing on the podium one more time, moments after she edged compatriot Vidarsa Vinod with a 10-4. Vidarsa ended in fifth place with 327.4. Tilottama, who was leading after the first 25 shots in the final and was placed third after 30 shots, ended the competition with 337.3. China's Jiayu Han won the gold medal with an Asian Championship record of 359.0 and her compatriot Liyuan Zhang (358.8) claimed the silver. South Korea's Jieun K

Asiad 2026: India beat Iran 37-34 to defend gold medal in women's kabaddi

The victory also gave India their fourth women's kabaddi gold since the event was introduced at the Asian Games in 2010

Asian Games 2026HIGHLIGHTS Day 6: Gulveer, Baranica, Manpreet shine with athletics medals

India took their total medal tally to 23 with the help of 7 medals won on day 6, including one gold, two silver and four bronze medals

Asiad 2026 Sept 26: India full schedule, medal events time, live streaming

India will have several confirmed medal opportunities on Day 7, with action across athletics, shooting, canoe sprint, squash and kabaddi

Asiad 2026: India women's hockey team notch fourth win with 3-1 win vs JPN

The Indian women's hockey team continued its unbeaten run, beating hosts Japan 3-1 to register its fourth consecutive win and virtually seal a semifinal berth at the Asian Games here on Friday. The Indians scored through Lalremsiami (5th minute), Ishika Chaudhary (30th) and Navneet Kaur (36th). Japan's lone goal was scored by Shiho Kobayakawa in the 46th minute. India will round off their Pool B campaign against Singapore on Sunday. India entered the contest after three consecutive wins in the competition. The Indian women opened their campaign with a 19-0 victory over Uzbekistan, which was followed by a 17-1 win against Indonesia, and then they defeated Thailand 20-1 to top Pool B. The Indians continued their fine run and took the lead as early as the fifth minute through a field goal by Lalremsiami. The Indians continued to control the proceedings and mounted numerous attacks on the Japanese defence, which stood firm. Japan too had their chances but failed to breach the Indian

Asiad 2026: Diya Chitale, Manush Shah assure India of mixed doubles medal

India's Manush Shah and Diya Chitale stunned World No. 4 Doo Hoi Kem and Wong Chun Ting of Hong Kong in the quarterfinals to assure themselves of a medal in the table tennis mixed doubles event at the Asian Games here on Friday. Chitale and Shah defeated their opponents 3-1 (11-6, 13-15, 11-9, 11-5) to reach the semifinals, confirming the nation's first medal in table tennis at the ongoing edition. This is India's second mixed doubles medal at the Asiad after Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra won bronze in Jakarta eight years back. The Indian duo will face China's Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin in the semifinals later in the day.

Asiad 2026: Three Indian swimmers reach finals, keep medal hopes alive

Seasoned Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash, Rishabh Das and Utkarsh Patil qualified for the finals of their respective events at the Asian Games here on Friday. Prakash, competing in his last Asian Games, clocked 2:00.94 to qualify for the men's 200m butterfly final in sixth place. The duo of Das and Patil, on the other hand, made the 200m backstroke final. Das was particularly fast, finishing the heats in overall fourth place with a time 2:00.53 while Patil, who clocked 2:02.13, was ninth. The top 10 swimmers across heats move to the final. However, there was disappointment in the men's 400, freestyle event with both Dhanshan Shashikumar and Aneesh Gowda failing to make the final. While Gowda finished 17th with a time of 3:58.08, Shashikumar signed off in 18th place, clocking 3:58.73. Dhanush Suresh too failed to make the final's cut finishing a disappointing 21st (28.40) in the 50m breaststroke heats.

Asiad 2026: Indian shuttlers make winning start in individual events

Indian shuttlers were off to a winning start in the Asian Games singles and doubles competitions with Unnati Hooda and the mixed pair of Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila registering facile victories in their first-round matches here on Friday. Unnati defeated North Korea's Mi Song Yu 21-9 21-10 in a 30-minute contest to move into the second round. Tanisha and Dhruv got the better of Maldives' Nibal Ahmed and Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq 21-8 21-7 in a 21-minute clash to move ahead. The Indians endured mixed results in the team events with the women's squad led by P V Sindhu failing to fetch a medal. The men's team ended with a bronze, unable to better the silver claimed in the previous edition.

Asiad 2026: India's men's foil, women's epee teams exit in Round of 16

India suffered a double setback in the fencing events at the Asian Games on Friday, with both the men's foil and women's epee teams knocked out in the round of 16. The men's foil team suffered a 27-45 defeat to Hong Kong, while the women's epee side went down 29-45 to Uzbekistan. The Indian trio of Aditya, Hemash Singh Sanasam and Sachin fell behind early and could not close the gap as Hong Kong opened up an 18-point gap by the end of the seventh relay to seal it in their favour at the Aichi Sky Expo Hall F. However, the Indian women's team of Taniksha Khatri, Yashkeerat Kaur Hayer and Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari stayed within striking distance at 14-17 after relay four but they struggled to keep pace as Uzbekistan pulled away from the fifth relay to seal the win. In the men's event, the score after the first relay was 2-5, with Sachin scoring two touches against Choi Chun Yin Ryan's five. Sanasam added three touches in the second relay, but Hong Kong extended its lead to 10-5 thro

Asiad 2026: Squash star Joshna reflects on playing at seventh Asian Games

Her record-shattering seven appearances at the Asian Games have yielded six medals but Indian squash star Joshna Chinappa has no plans of slowing down even though she admits to being a bit surprised at her own longevity. Barely 10 days after turning 40, Joshna combined with Velavan Senthilkumar to be assured of a mixed doubles medal in the ongoing edition of the Asiad by progressing to the semifinals. Joshna, who made her Asian Games debut in the 2002 Busan edition, surpassed fellow squash player Saurav Ghosal, who retired last year after playing six times in the continental multi-sport event. Meticulous training, meditation and breathing exercises have made it possible for Joshna to remain not just active but always be a serious contender. "I feel great, obviously, playing in my seventh Asian Games. I didn't think I would be here playing my seven Asian Games, as people say," the Chennai-based player told PTI in an exclusive interaction after her quarterfinal match at the Nagoya Ki

Asiad 2026: Sachin reaches 60kg boxing quarterfinal; one win from medal

India's Sachin Siwach moved to the men's 60kg quarterfinals with a scrappy win over Jordan's Mohammad Adnan Abu Jajeh at the Asian Games here on Friday. Sachin, who received a first-round bye, started aggressively, landing a series of combinations, but the bout soon turned into a tactical affair, with both boxers relying on counter-attacks. The Indian's cleaner work earned him the round on three cards. The second round followed a similar pattern, with the two boxers cancelling out each other's attacks and waiting for openings. Jajeh, needing to make up ground, began pressing forward and attacking, giving Sachin opportunities to counter with sharp left-right combinations. The Commonwealth Games gold medallist again edged the round 4-1. Desperate to turn the bout around, Jajeh came out all guns blazing in the final round, throwing punches in numbers, while Sachin stood his ground and traded blows. But the Indian appeared to tire in the closing stages, allowing Jajeh to land a few cl

Asiad 2026: Kamaljeet, Suruchi claim gold; India add 3P rifle silver

Indian shooters Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet produced an excellent performance to fire their way to the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Asian Games here on Friday, bouncing back in style after disappointing outings in their respective individual events. The Indian trio of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil and Niraj Kumar then claimed the men's 50m rifle 3 positions team silver after logging 1762. China won the team gold with 1766 while Korea bagged bronze with 1751. Tomar (589) and Niraj (588) also made the individual final of the 3P event in third and fourth place respectively. Rudrankksh could not make it as only two shooters from a country can enter individual finals. The finals however didn't go the Indians' way as Aishwary finished fifth with 327.6 while Niraj ended at the bottom of the list in eighth place. China's Paris Olympics champion Yukun Liu won the 3P gold with a games record 360.5, while compatriot and Tokyo Olympics gold medallis

Asiad 2026: India endure disappointing day in canoeing, medals unlikely

India continued their disappointing run in canoeing at the Asian Games here on Friday, with their paddlers failing to make the podium and falling short of their medal-winning performance at the Hangzhou edition. The men's kayak four qualified for the Final A but finished seventh, while the men's kayak double settled for third in Final B and the women's canoe double failed to qualify for the final. India will sign off from the canoeing competition at the Miyoshi Lake here with two more events on Saturday, but both will offer "limited medal opportunities". India had won a bronze in the men's canoe double 1000m at the Hangzhou Asian Games, with Arjun Singh and Sunil Singh finishing third. However, that event has been scrapped from the programme for the current Asian Games, which proved to be a big setback for India, National canoe coach Shanti Swaroop told PTI. "It's been a disappointing outing so far but we are giving our best and gradually improving. We are happy our show in men's

Asiad 2026: India's kabaddi teams storm into men's, women's finals

The Indian men's and women's kabaddi teams stayed on course for a successful defence of their gold medals as they logged facile wins to enter the finals of their respective events at the Asian Games here on Friday. The women marched into the summit clash with a 48-24 triumph over Nepal before the men joined them with a 66-28 victory against Thailand in the last-four stage here. The comprehensive wins also kept the two defending champion teams' unbeaten run in the ongoing edition intact. In the women's match, India established a sizeable 31-17 lead in the first half, including four all-out and four bonus points. Nepal could never challenge India enough and managed to gather only seven more points in the second half. The men's match followed a similar script as the Indians went up 37-18 in the first half and maintained the supremacy in the next half as well. The gulf in talent and experience between the two teams was evident from the 15 bonus points that the Indians clinched as aga

Asian Games 2026 HIGHLIGHTS Day 5: Seema wins record bronze in women's 10000m; India medal tally- 17

India added five medals to their total tally on Day 5, including two silver and three bronze medals

Asiad 2026 Sept 25: India full schedule, medal events time, live streaming

India will have seven confirmed medal opportunities on Day 6, with action across shooting, canoe sprint, weightlifting and athletics

Asiad 2026: Dipanshi set for senior leap with perspective beyond wrestling

At 17, Dipanshi is about to walk onto the biggest stage of her fledgling wrestling career after nailing the Asian Games squad without competing in a single senior-level tournament, but the teenager's perspective on life goes well beyond the mat. It was only after her selection for the continental event in March that she got a taste of senior-level competition at UWW Ranking Series in Budapest, where she finished 10th in July. The three-time Asian championship gold medallist will represent India in the 50kg category without experience, a leap that could appear daunting for most young wrestlers but one that Dipanshi is embracing with curiosity rather than apprehension. For her, wrestling is only one chapter of a much larger story. "Wrestling is a part of our journey. We have to face a lot of things in life. It is very important to be a good person in life," Dipanshi told PTI in an interview ahead of the Asian Games. "Our coach has taught us that wrestling is a part of life, it is a