Asian Games 2026

September 28, 2026 2:32 PM

Asian Games 2026: Team India enters men’s cricket semis after Afghanistan match washout

The Indian men's cricket team entered the Asian Games semi-final without even taking the field after its quarter-final against Afghanistan was abandoned due to inclement weather in Nagoya on Monday. The defending champion side made it to the last four as it is ranked No.1 in the ICC T20I rankings while Afghanistan is currently placed 10th. India will take on winners of the quarter-final between Nepal and Sri Lanka to be held here on Tuesday. If that match is abandoned, then Sri Lanka, by virtu...

September 28, 2026 1:01 PM

Kurash player Pincky Balhara signs off with bronze in Asian Games

India's Pincky Balhara signed off with a bronze medal after losing 0-5 to South Korea's Sumin Mo in the semifinals of the women's -78kg kurash event in Nagoya on Monday. Balhara copped a Dakki (penalty) during the bout while Mo earned 'Yonbosh' point. It is Balhara's second Asian Games medal, having won a silver in the women's -52kg category at the Jakarta Games in 2018 when this sports discipline made its debut at the Continental showpiece. Earlier, Balhara prevailed 3-0 over Garam Lim to ...

September 28, 2026 12:42 PM

Asian Games : Gritty Esha claims silver in women’s 25m pistol; Manu ends medal-less

Indian shooter Esha Singh clinched a silver medal in the Asian Games women's 25m pistol individual competition, fighting through five consecutive shoot-offs at the end of which she missed the gold by one shot in Nagoya on Monday. The 21-year-old from Hyderabad, who is the reigning world number one, won three shoot-offs to be in contention for silver before being engaged in two more in the gold medal clash with China's Xiao Jiaruixuan. The two ended 38 at the end of regulation series but Esha f...

September 28, 2026 12:32 PM

Asian Games: Chikitha Taniparthi enters compound archery quarterfinals

India's Chikitha Taniparthi advanced to the quarterfinals of the women's compound individual event at the Asian Games on Monday, while compatriot Jyothi Surekha Vennam was knocked out in the Round of 16. Chikitha prevailed over Chinese Taipei's Chen Yi-Hsuan in a closely contested Round of 16 encounter after both archers finished the regulation 15 arrows with identical scores of 148. The contest was decided in a shoot-off, where Chikitha hit the bullseye to secure victory. Chen's arrow...

September 28, 2026 12:25 PM

Asian Games: India sweep China 3-0 in men’s team squash opener

India made a winning start to their men's team squash campaign at the 2026 Asian Games, defeating China 3-0 in their opening pool-stage tie on Monday. Suraj Kumar Chand gave India an early lead with a 3-0 victory over Du Shaoqian. Chand won the three games 11-4, 11-2, 12-10. Veer Chotrani then extended India's advantage with another straight-game victory over Li Haizhen. Chotrani won 11-5, 11-5, 11-3 to put India in an unassailable position in the tie. Velavan Senthilkumar complet...

September 28, 2026 12:10 PM

Asian Games: Lovlina Borgohain secures boxing medal with quarterfinal win

Indian Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain assured India of another boxing medal at the Asian Games after defeating South Korea's 2010 Asian Games bronze medallist Seong Suyeon in the women's 75kg quarterfinal in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday. Lovlina defeated Seong 5-0 by unanimous decision to enter the semifinal. Both boxers started aggressively in the opening round, exchanging punches without focusing heavily on defence. Lovlina gained the advantage as all five judges awarded her the round...

September 28, 2026 10:46 AM

Pincky Balhara confirms India’s third Asian Games medal in Kurash, reaches women’s 78 kg semifinal

India secured its third-ever Asian Games medal in Kurash on Monday after Pincky Balhara entered the women's 78kg semifinal at the ongoing 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Balhara defeated South Korea's Lim Garam 3-0 in the quarterfinal to assure India of a medal in the sport. Balhara, who won a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, had exited in the quarterfinals at the 2022 Hangzhou edition. Her latest victory has secured another Asian Games medal for India in Kurash. Ganesh advances in com...

September 28, 2026 10:33 AM

Asian Games: India women’s squash team beat China 2-1; Volleyball team defeat Hong Kong 3-0

India began their women's team squash campaign at the Asian Games with a 2-1 victory over China, while the men's volleyball team continued its winning run with a 3-0 victory over Hong Kong on Day 9 of the continental showpiece. India recovered from Shameena Riaz's five-game defeat to Yin Ziyuan to clinch the squash tie 2-1, with Tanvi Khanna and Joshna Chinappa securing straight-game victories. Shameena put up a strong fight against Yin before going down 11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 9-11, 14-12. Tanvi t...

September 28, 2026 9:18 AM

Asian Games: Men’s cricket, javelin, steeplechase headline India’s Day 9 schedule

A busy medal schedule awaits India on Monday as the men's cricket team begins its Asian Games 2026 campaign, while Avinash Sable, Lovlina Borgohain, Manu Bhaker and several other leading athletes look to add to the country's medal tally on Day 9 of the continental event. India, which ended Day 8 with 37 medals -- four gold, 16 silver and 17 bronze -- will begin its men's cricket campaign in the quarter-finals against Afghanistan at the Korogi Athletic Park, according to Olympics.com. The defen...

September 27, 2026 5:17 PM

Asian Games 2026: Three Indian boxers storm into semis, assure medals

Indian boxers Parveen Hooda, Ankush Panghal and Narender Berwal assured the country of three medals with dominant quarterfinal wins at the Asian Games in Nishio on Sunday, while Sachin Siwach's campaign ended in the last eight stage. Parveen defeated world championships silver medallist Navbakhor Khamidova of Uzbekistan by a 5-0 margin to move into the women's 65kg semifinals. Narender (+90kg) added another medal to his bronze from the previous edition after forcing the referee to stop his qua...