Asian Games 2026

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...

September 24, 2026 11:34 AM

PM Modi congratulates Naorem Roshibina Devi on winning Silver Medal in Women’s Sanda 60kg event

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Naorem Roshibina Devi on winning the Silver Medal in the Women’s Sanda 60kg event. In a post on X, Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said, "Congratulations to Naorem Roshibina Devi on winning the Silver Medal in the Women’s Sanda 60kg event. This is a noteworthy achievement…winning medals in 3 consecutive Asian Games. Her consistency, courage and determination are truly commendable. Best wishes for all future endeavours." Naorem ...

September 24, 2026 9:58 AM

Roshibina proud symbol of Manipur’s sporting spirit: CM Y Khemchand Singh

Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Thursday congratulated wushu player Naorem Roshibina Devi for winning the silver medal at the ongoing Asian Games in Japan, and called her a “proud symbol of the state’s sporting spirit”. Twenty-five-year-old Devi won the silver medal in the women’s 60kg sanda wushu event at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on Thursday. She lost 0-2 to China’s Zhang Xiaoyu in the final. Singh, in a social media post, said, “With this historic feat, sh...

September 24, 2026 8:37 AM

Asian Games: Roshibina Devi wins silver in women’s 60kg wushu

India’s Roshibina Devi concluded her Asian Games 2026 campaign with a silver medal after losing to China’s Xiaoyu Zhang in the Wushu women’s 60kg final on Thursday. This was Roshibina’s third Asian Games medal. She had earlier won a bronze in 2018 and a silver in 2023. Overall, this is India’s 11th medal in Wushu at the Asian Games — one gold, two silver and eight bronze. India have won 14 medals so far; one gold, six silver and seven bronze. She earlier defeated Macao’s Chu Man...

September 24, 2026 8:22 AM

Asian Games: Satnam-Salman duo bags bronze in double sculls, Balraj finishes fourth in single sculls

Indian rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won bronze in the men’s double sculls with a time of 6:13.25, while Balraj Panwar narrowly missed out on a medal in the men’s single sculls final, finishing fourth in the men’s single sculls here at Nagaragawa International Regatta Course on Thursday. Satnam and Salman clocked 6:13.25s to finish third behind China’s Xudi Yi and Yide Nie, who won the gold with 6:09.77s, and Uzbekistan’s Pavel Sorin and Mekhrojbek Mamatkulov clinched the silver...

September 24, 2026 8:31 AM

Asian Games, day 5: Wushu, athletics, shooting, rowing in focus as India eyes gold rush

Indian athletes will continue their Asian Games 2026 campaign on Day 5 with several medal opportunities lined up across rowing, wushu, athletics, shooting, canoe sprint and other disciplines. Wushu player Roshibina Devi will compete in the women's 60kg Sanda final, while Indian rowers will feature in multiple medal events. Athletics will witness medal action with Asha Ilango and Niharika Vashisht in the women's triple jump final and Seema in the women's 10,000m final. India's top sprinters Anim...

September 23, 2026 11:47 PM

Mirabai Chanu wins silver; India adds four bronze medals at Asian Games

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu led India’s medal charge at the Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday, winning silver in the women’s 49kg category as the country added four more bronze medals across soft tennis, badminton and skeet shooting. Chanu secured her maiden Asian Games medal with a combined lift of 198kg. She lifted 87kg in the snatch and 111kg in the clean and jerk. North Korea’s Ri Song Gum won gold with 215kg, while Wijayana claimed bronze. Jay Meena created history by winning Indi...

September 23, 2026 11:16 PM

Amit Shah, Rekha Gupta, PT Usha congratulate Mirabai Chanu on Asian Games silver

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal in the women’s 49kg category at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday, earning her maiden Asian Games medal. Chanu finished with a combined lift of 198 kg. She successfully completed all three of her snatch attempts, lifting 83 kg, 85 kg and 87 kg. In the clean and jerk, Chanu opened with 107 kg and successfully lifted 111 kg in her second attempt to finish with a total of 198 kg. North Korea’s Ri Song Gum won the gol...