Asian Games 2026

September 25, 2026 12:56 PM

Asian Games 2026: Indian men’s kabaddi team storms into finals, demolishes Thailand 66-28

Indian men's kabaddi team booked their title defence clash at the ongoing Asian Games 2026 at Aichi-Nagoya on Friday, thrashing Thailand in a largely one-sided semifinal. India defeated Thailand 66-28, and the eight-time men's kabaddi champions at the Asian Games will now defend their crown against either Iran or Chinese Taipei on Saturday. The Indian men's kabaddi team started off the semifinal clash on a dominating note, taking a 7-1 lead within the first five minutes. However, Thailand, c...

September 25, 2026 11:51 AM

Asian Games 2026: PM Modi congratulates Mixed 4x400m Relay team on winning Silver medal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Manu TS, Poovamma MR, Vishal TK, and Vithya Ramraj on winning Silver medal in the Mixed 4x400m Relay event at the Asian Games 2026. India's mixed 4x400m relay team won its third consecutive Asian Games medal by securing a silver, while Seema fetched a surprise bronze in the women's 10,000m race as the country's athletics campaign began on a strong note in Nagoya on Thursday. The quartet of TS Manu, MR Poovamma, Vishal TK and Vithya R...

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 25, 2026 10:53 AM

Asian Games 2026: In-form Indian women hockey team beats Japan 3-1 to register 4th win

The Indian women's hockey team continued its unbeaten run, beating hosts Japan 3-1 to register its fourth consecutive win and virtually seal a semifinal berth at the Asian Games in Kakamigahara on Friday. The Indians scored through Lalremsiami (5th minute), Ishika Chaudhary (30th) and Navneet Kaur (36th). Japan's lone goal was scored by Shiho Kobayakawa in the 46th minute. India will round off their Pool B campaign against Singapore on Sunday. India entered the contest after ...

September 25, 2026 10:44 AM

Indian surfers make Asian Games debut as Sugar Shanti, Kamali finish last in heats 1

Indian surfers Sugar Shanti Gayen and Kamali Prakash finished at the bottom in their respective heats in women's shortboard round 1 as surfing made its Asian Games debut in Tahara on Friday. Gayen ended last among three athletes in heat three with a score of 3.84 while Kamali scored 3.74 in heat 5 which featured one more participant in Japan's Mirai Ikeda. Both Indian women will be back in action later in the day for second-round heats. Gayen and Kamali competed in the opening rou...

September 25, 2026 10:14 AM

Asian Games 2026: Suruchi-Kamaljeet strike gold, smash Asian record in 10m air pistol mixed team event

Indian mixed doubles shooters Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet clinched the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event at the Asian Games, securing India’s second gold medal of the competition. The Indian duo finished with a total of 484.6 points in the final to beat South Korea, which won the silver with 478.0 points. Iran claimed the bronze medal with 415.8 points, while Indonesia finished with 349.4 points and were eliminated. The Indian duo of Suruchi and Kamaljeet also smashed the Asi...

September 25, 2026 8:34 AM

Asian Games Day 6: Focus on athletics, kabaddi, squash as India eyes more gold

Rudrankksh Patil, APS Tomar and Niraj Kumar will lead India's medal charge in shooting on Day 6 of the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, while athletics stars Gulveer Singh, Manpreet Kaur and Damneet Singh will also be in contention for podium finishes as Indian athletes look to add more medals to their tally. Indian athletes will also compete in several semifinal and quarter-final matches across disciplines. In table tennis, Diya Chitale and Manush Shah will face Hong Kong's Wong Chun Ting ...

September 24, 2026 8:42 PM

Asian Games 2026: Animesh Kujur, Gurindervir Singh qualify for men’s 100m semifinals

Indian sprinters Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh advanced to the men's 100m semifinals at the 2026 Asian Games after finishing third and second, respectively, in their opening-round heats on Thursday. Kujur clocked 10.36 seconds to finish third in his heat and secure his place in the semifinals. Thailand's Puripol Boonson won the heat in 9.95 seconds, while China's Zeng Keli finished second in 10.22 seconds. Kujur registered a reaction time of 0.140 seconds and remained inside the qualific...

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...