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September 25, 2026 1:03 PM

Indian women’s kabaddi team sails into Asian Games final

The Indian women's kabaddi team stayed on course for a fourth consecutive Asian Games gold after marching into the finals with a 48-24 triumph over Nepal in Nagoya on Friday. The comprehensive win also kept the defending champions' unbeaten run in the ongoing edition intact. 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 women...

September 24, 2026 4:47 PM

Asian Games 2026: Sakshi bows out after loss to Kazakhstan’s Balkibekova, injured Sumit also exits

Indian boxer Sakshi Chaudhary bowed out of the Asian Games following a 2-3 pre-quarterfinal loss to Kazakhstan's Alua Balkibekova in the women's 65kg category in Nagoya on Thursday. The 26-year-old from Haryana, who won gold in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, struggled to connect her punches as Balkibekova stayed ahead across all three rounds to secure her place in the quarterfinals. Sakshi attempted combinations but the Kazakh boxer used her right hook effectively and appeared to have the edg...

September 24, 2026 3:25 PM

Asian Games 2026: Dilpreet fires another hat-trick as India beat Korea 8-2 to continue winning run

In-form striker Dilpreet Singh fired a hat-trick to hand the Indian men's hockey team a comfortable 8-2 win over Korea and all but assure its place in the semifinal of the Asian Games in Kakamigahara on Thursday. 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. Dilpreet (10th, 26th, 32nd minutes) continued his impressive form and scored three fine field goals, while Abhis...

September 24, 2026 3:18 PM

Asian Games 2026: India qualify for mixed 4x400m relay final

India qualified for the final of the mixed 4x400m relay at the Asian Games after finishing second in Heat 2 on Thursday. The Indian team comprising TS Manu, MR Povamma, Jay Kumar, and Kiran clocked 3:16.23 to finish behind China. The Indian quartet's timing was the fourth fastest time overall in the heats, behind Bahrain (3:15.73), China (3:15.97) and Vietnam (3:16.08). The eight-team final will be held later in the evening. The Indian team led second and third legs of the ra...

September 24, 2026 1:41 PM

Asian Games 2026: Anant Jeet, Parinaaz win bronze in mixed team skeet

India's Anant Jeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal won the bronze medal in the mixed team skeet event at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Thursday. The Indian pair finished third with a score of 44 in the final. They maintained a steady progression through the six series, moving from 7 after the opening series to 14, 21, 29, 36 and finally 44. Anant Jeet and Parinaaz had earlier entered the final after finishing fourth in the qualification round with an aggregate score of 138, securing the las...

September 24, 2026 12:41 PM

Asian Games 2026: India misses bronze in 10m air pistol team, skeet mixed team qualifies for final

The Indian men's 10m air pistol team missed out on a bronze medal as it ended fourth but the mixed skeet team entered the finals of the Asian Games shooting competition in Nagoya on Thursday. 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 individual finals. China won the gold on account of a higher inner 10 count (1743-70x), ahead of silver-meda...