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September 30, 2026 5:26 PM

PM Modi congratulates Indian archers on Asian Games Gold in Men’s Compound Team event

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Kushal Dalal, Sahil Rajesh Jadhav and Ganesh Maniratnam Thirumuru on winning the Gold medal in the Men’s Compound Team event at the Asian Games, lauding their thrilling final victory and superb display of accuracy and teamwork. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) posted on X; “Kushal Dalal, Sahil Rajesh Jadhav and Ganesh Maniratnam Thirumuru clinched Gold in the Men’s Compound Team event at the Asian Games after a thrilling final. T...

September 30, 2026 3:41 PM

Asian Games: President Murmu congratulates Priya Ghanghas on boxing bronze

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday congratulated Indian boxer Priya Ghanghas on winning the bronze medal in the women's 60kg category at the Asian Games 2026, praising her “grit and focus” and wishing her continued success. Priya, the reigning Commonwealth Games champion, went down 1-4 to China's Yang Chengyu in the semifinal at the Nishio Gymnasium, ending her campaign with a bronze medal. The Bhiwani-born boxer entered the bout on the back of a dominant 5-0 unanimous-decision win over...

September 30, 2026 3:05 PM

PM Modi hails India’s historic Asian Games Golds in Trap Shooting and Compound Archery

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated India’s history-making athletes after the country secured gold medals in mixed trap shooting and women’s compound archery at the Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday, with both victories producing record-equalling or record-breaking performances. Shooting duo Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai won India’s first-ever Asian Games gold in the Trap Mixed Team event, while Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep and Chikitha Taniparthi retained the women’s comp...

September 30, 2026 2:57 PM

Asian Games: India edge China in dramatic comeback to clinch men’s compound team gold

India completed a clean sweep of the compound archery team gold medals at the Asian Games as Kushal Dalal, Sahil Jadhav and Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru edged China 238-237 in a dramatic men's final at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square on Wednesday. The victory completed India's hat-trick of compound team gold medals at the ongoing Games. Earlier in the day, Chikitha Taniparthi, Prithika Pradeep and Jyothi Surekha Vennam defeated China 238-234 to successfully defend the women's te...

September 30, 2026 12:10 PM

Asian Games: India beat South Korea to enter men’s compound team final

India's trio of Kushal Dalal, Sahil Jadhav and Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru defeated South Korea 236-229 to enter the men's compound team final at the Asian Games at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square on Wednesday. India will face China in the gold-medal match, while South Korea will take on Chinese Taipei in the bronze-medal playoff. South Korea began the semifinal with an 8, 10 and 10, while the Indian trio responded with three 10s to take an early lead. The Koreans then struck t...

September 30, 2026 11:36 AM

Asian Games: President Murmu hails Chikitha-Sahil for compound mixed team gold

President Droupadi Murmu and several leaders congratulated Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Rajesh Jadhav after the Indian duo won gold in the compound mixed team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday. Chikitha and Sahil held their nerve in a dramatic shoot-off against South Korea's Park Jungyoon and Choi Yonghee after the final ended level at 157-157. Their victory also secured a quota place for India in the compound mixed team event at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, where the d...

September 30, 2026 11:30 AM

Asian Games: Priya Ghanghas takes bronze in 60kg after semifinal loss to China’s Yang Chengyu

Indian boxer Priya Ghanghas settled for a bronze medal in the women's 60kg category at the Asian Games 2026 after losing 1-4 to China's Yang Chengyu in the semifinal on Wednesday. The reigning Commonwealth Games champion produced an attacking performance at the Nishio Gymnasium but could not do enough to sway the judges as Yang advanced to the final on a split decision. Priya entered the bout on the back of an impressive run, having defeated Tajikistan's Mijgona Samadova 5-0 in the quarterfina...

September 30, 2026 10:31 AM

Asian Games: President Murmu leads wishes for Indian women’s compound archery team after record gold

President Droupadi Murmu and several Union ministers congratulated India's women's compound archery team after the trio of Chikitha Taniparthi, Prithika Pradeep and Jyothi Surekha Vennam defeated China 238-234 to successfully defend their Asian Games gold medal on Wednesday. “Heartiest congratulations to Taniparthi Chikitha, Prithika Pradeep and Jyothi Surekha Vennam on winning the Gold Medal in the Women’s Compound Archery Team event at the Asian Games 2026! Your exceptional precision, com...

September 30, 2026 10:00 AM

Asian Games 2026: Sunil to fight for bronze; Nisha Dahiya loses opening round

India's Greco Roman wrestler Sunil Kumar was left to fight for a bronze medal after losing his men's 87kg semifinals by technical superiority to Japan's Taizo Yoshida while Nisha Dahiya was yet again shut out by North Korea's Sol Gum Pak in Nagoya on Wednesday. Sunil, the bronze medal winner at Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023, began with a confident technical superiority win over Tajikistan's Muhammad Sultonzoda but was no match to the Japanese World Championship bronze medallist. Against Sulto...

September 30, 2026 9:47 AM

Squash at Asian Games: Indian women’s team enters semifinals, assures medal

Indian women's team progressed to the semifinals of squash event with a 2-0 win over Singapore to assure itself of a medal at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Wednesday. Starting the proceedings, Tanvi Khanna produced a gritty show, ekeing out a 11-6 4-11 15-13 11-1 win over Au Yeong Wai Iynn in a thrilling 32-minute opening singles match. In the second singles, young Anahat Singh, who won a silver in the individual event, then thrashed Au Yeong Wai Yhann 11-7 11-3 11-4 in just 22 minutes to compl...