Asian Games 2026

September 29, 2026 6:49 PM

Asian Games: Gulveer completes medal hat-trick with 5000m bronze

India’s Gulveer Singh scripted a slice of history at the Asian Games 2026 as he completed a hat-trick of medals by winning bronze in the men’s 5000m final at the Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, Nagoya, on Tuesday. Gulveer clocked 13:32.75 to finish third in a closely fought race, adding another medal to the silver medals he had won in the 10,000 m and 1500 m events earlier in the Games. His latest podium finish also made Gulveer the first Indian athlete in 40 years to win three medals at a s...

September 29, 2026 6:41 PM

Asian Games: India clinch mixed 4x100m relay bronze, set national record

India signed off from the mixed 4x100m relay final at the Asian Games 2026 with a bronze medal and a new national record as Gurindervir Singh, Sneha Sathyanarayana, Animesh Kujur and Harita Bhadra combined to clock 41.06 seconds in Nagoya on Tuesday. The Indian quartet produced a season-best effort to finish third, improving the previous National Record of 41.35 seconds set by Ragul Kumar, Nithya Gandhe, Animesh and Sneha at the World Relays 2026 in Gaborone. China claimed the gold medal in 40...

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 12:08 PM

Neeru Dhanda wins women’s trap gold, powers India to fifth gold at Asian Games 2026

Indian shooter Neeru Dhanda won the women's individual trap gold medal at the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday, securing India's fifth gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Games after topping both the qualification round and the final. Dhanda, who had earlier helped India win silver in the women's trap team event, held her nerve in rainy conditions to top the eight-shooter final with a score of 26, according to ESPN. China's Sun Yunong and Kuwait's Hajar Abdulmalik finished with 21 points each, while Qatar's R...

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 29, 2026 1:51 AM

‘Indeed a great run’: PM Modi congratulates Vithya Ramraj on women’s 400m hurdles bronze at Asian Games

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Vithya Ramraj on winning the bronze medal in the women’s 400m hurdles at the Asian Games, describing her performance as “indeed a great run”. In a post on X, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said: “Indeed, a great run by Vithya Ramraj! She has won the Bronze in the Women’s 400m hurdles at the Asian Games. Congratulations to Vithya. May she keep scaling new heights of success in the times to come: PM @narendramodi” https://x.c...

September 29, 2026 1:31 AM

‘India is proud of him’: PM Modi congratulates Gulveer Singh on Asian Games 1500m silver

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Gulveer Singh on winning the silver medal in the men’s 1500m at the Asian Games, saying his achievement was even more special as it was a personal best. The Prime Minister said the nation is proud of the athlete. In a post on X, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) shared: “Congratulations to Gulveer Singh on winning the Silver in the Men’s 1500m at the Asian Games! His achievement becomes more special as it was a personal best. India ...

September 29, 2026 1:10 AM

PM Modi congratulates Parul Chaudhary on winning bronze in women’s 5000m at Asian Games

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Parul Chaudhary on winning the bronze medal in the women’s 5000m event at the Asian Games, saying her success was inspiring for budding athletes. A post on X by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said, “Congratulations to Parul Chaudhary on winning bronze in the Women’s 5000m at the Asian Games. Her success is very inspiring for budding athletes. All the best to her for the endeavours ahead: PM @narendramodi” https://x.com/PMOIndia/...

September 29, 2026 12:53 AM

Asian Games: Parul Chaudhary bags second bronze with 5000m podium finish

India’s Parul Chaudhary added another bronze medal to her Asian Games campaign, finishing third in the women’s 5000m final with a time of 15:14.61 to claim her second podium finish at the Games. Parul timed her run to perfection in a closely fought battle for the minor medals, producing a strong finishing kick in the closing stages to move past Kazakhstan’s Norah Tanui and secure third place. Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi won the gold medal, while Japan’s Nozomi Tanaka took silver. The Indi...