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October 4, 2026 5:51 PM

Dazzling light and musical show brings curtains down on Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games

A dazzling light and musical show, sprinkled with a vibrant display of Japan's culture and hospitality, brought the curtains down on the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games as the host country pulled off a spectacular closing ceremony here on Sunday. After more than two weeks of intense competition, which had produced more than 350 records, including at least 50 world records, the athletes of the 45 countries of Asia joined the festive atmosphere at the Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium to mark the end of the ...

October 4, 2026 5:48 PM

Asian Games 2026: India signs off with 85 medals after Gold rush in cricket, hockey and kabaddi

India concluded its campaign at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya with 85 medals, including 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze, finishing fourth in the overall standings after a campaign marked by dominant performances in team sports, historic individual triumphs and several first-time podium finishes. The 85-medal haul was below India’s record performance of 106 medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023, when the country won 28 gold, 38 silver and 40 bronze medals. However, the Aichi-Nagoy...

October 4, 2026 6:28 PM

PM Modi congratulates Antim Panghal, women’s golf team on Asian Games Silver medals

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated wrestler Antim Panghal and the Indian women’s golf team of Pranavi Sharath Urs, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar for winning Silver medals at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Congratulating Antim on her silver medal in the women’s 53kg freestyle wrestling event, PM Modi described her performance as “exemplary” and said he hoped she would continue to bring laurels to the country and inspire other athletes. “Antim Panghal’s Silver...

October 4, 2026 9:18 AM

PM Modi hails India’s Asian Games heroes after historic Gold rush in hockey, wrestling, cricket and golf

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Indian athletes on their impressive medal-winning performances on Day 14 of the ongoing 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, celebrating historic gold medals in hockey, wrestling, cricket, golf and archery. Congratulating the men’s hockey team on retaining the Asian Games title with a commanding victory in the final, PM Modi highlighted the team’s back-to-back gold medals and fifth overall at the continental event. He also noted the histor...

October 1, 2026 5:04 PM

Asian Games 2026: Nitesh Siwach claims Silver in men’s 97kg Greco Roman

Nitesh Siwach came within one bout of ending India’s 64-year wait for a Greco-Roman wrestling gold at the Asian Games, but had to settle for silver after Japan’s Yuri Nakazato won the men’s 97 kg final at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center on Thursday. With the achievement, Nitesh became only the second Indian Greco-Roman wrestler in history to reach an Asian Games final, 64 years after Maruti Mane, who won the silver medal in the same weight category at the 1962 Asian Games. While Nakaza...

September 30, 2026 10:00 AM

Asian Games 2026: Sunil to fight for bronze; Nisha Dahiya loses opening round

India's Greco Roman wrestler Sunil Kumar was left to fight for a bronze medal after losing his men's 87kg semifinals by technical superiority to Japan's Taizo Yoshida while Nisha Dahiya was yet again shut out by North Korea's Sol Gum Pak in Nagoya on Wednesday. Sunil, the bronze medal winner at Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023, began with a confident technical superiority win over Tajikistan's Muhammad Sultonzoda but was no match to the Japanese World Championship bronze medallist. Against Sulto...

September 29, 2026 1:23 PM

Asian Games: Ankush marches into 80kg final, Narender settles for bronze in +90kg

Indian boxers continued their strong run at the ongoing Asian Games 2026 as Ankush Panghal registered a thumping win over 75kg reigning world champion Fazliddin Erkinboev in the men's 80kg semifinal at the continental showpiece to march into the final. Ankush and Parveen Hooda made it to the finals of their respective category, while Narender Berwal settled for a bronze after losing his +90kg semifinal bout to current world champion Aibek Oralbay of Kazakhstan. Ankush registered a brilliant ...

September 29, 2026 12:20 PM

Boxer Parveen Hooda wins her semifinal; to fight for gold at Asiad

India's Parveen Hooda moved into the gold medal bout after defeating China's Li Shu 5-0 in the 65kg boxing semifinal of the Asian Games in Nishio (Japan) on Tuesday. Parveen, whose bronze medal from the previous edition was taken away after the International Testing Agency (ITA) suspended her for 22 months for a whereabouts failure, has now surpassed her performance at Hangzhou. Indian boxers have already bettered their four-medal haul from the previous edition, with six pugilists securing med...

September 29, 2026 9:20 AM

Squash at Asian Games: Indian women beat Iran 3-0 to enter quarterfinals

The Indian women's squash team blanked Iran 3-0 in its last group-stage match to progress to the quarterfinals at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Tuesday. Starting the proceedings, Tanvi Khanna was declared the winner after her opponent Narges Soltani retired while trailing 5-11, 0-3 in the first singles. Anahat Singh, who won a silver in the individual event, then saw off Fereshteh Eghtedari 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-7) to give India an unassailable 2-0 lead. In the third singles, veteran Joshna Chin...

September 28, 2026 3:12 PM

Asian Games 2026: India beat Japan 2-1 in women’s squash team event

India defeated Japan 2-1 in the women's squash team event at the 2026 Asian Games on Monday, with Tanvi Khanna sealing the tie after Anahat Singh's five-game defeat to Satomi Watanabe. Joshana Chinappa gave India an early lead with an 11-1, 11-8 victory over Japan's Erisa Sano in the opening match. Anahat was then up against Watanabe, who had beaten the Indian in the opening game 11-8. However, Anahat responded strongly, winning the next two games 11-8 and 11-7 to take a 2-1 lead. Watanabe for...