India added five athletics medals on a dramatic Sunday, with Ancy Sojan and Sarvesh Kushare winning silver, while Tejaswin Shankar, Parul Chaudhary and Harita Bhadra took bronze. Yet, the Gold remained elusive.
Asian Games 2026: PV Sindhu's midnight match was the latest flashpoint in a gruelling badminton schedule at the Games. India's HS Prannoy called the event "mediocre" and raised concerns over recovery, travel and accommodation.
India retained both kabaddi crowns as Sawan Barwal scripted marathon history, while Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh reached squash finals and Dhiraj Bommadevara set an Asian Games qualification record in archery on a packed Day 7.
Sawan Barwal had heard that running 2:12 or 2:13 was difficult for Indians. He took it as a challenge, broke the national record twice in a year and won Asian Games marathon silver on Saturday, September 26.
After breaking Shivnath Singh's legendary 48-year-old national mark in his very first competitive marathon at Rotterdam this year, 28-year-old Sawan Barwal reflects on the brutal mental wall past 35km and shifting his sights to Asian Games glory.
At the Asian Games on Tuesday, Lakshya Sen found the fight that had been missing in recent weeks, overturning a 14-19 deficit against Kodai Naraoka to lead India's 3-0 win over Japan in the men's team quarterfinals.
India added four more medals on Day 2, including three from shooting and a historic MMA bronze for Suchika Tariyal. The haul took India's medal tally to six, but the absence of a gold kept them outside the top 10 in the standings.
Asian Games 2026: India's men's and women's teams will face hosts Japan in the quarter-finals on Tuesday. PV Sindhu will play both singles and doubles as the women's team look to secure a semi-final berth and guarantee a medal.
After years of chasing the perfect result, Elavenil Valarivan changed her approach to shooting. At Aichi-Nagoya, the two-time Olympian finally won her first Asian Games medals, taking two silvers in one day.
Asian Games 2026: India enters Aichi-Nagoya chasing another 100-plus medal haul, but with 310 debutants out of their 501-strong contingent, these Games are also about building the team that will carry the country towards 2028 and beyond.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's growing fan following has made every India XI without him a talking point. But after a stop-start few months, Gautam Gambhir has made his position clear: the teenager can wait.
Afghanistan vs India: Sharfuddin Shakir grew up watching Amitabh Bachchan and Indian cricket in Kabul. Years later, the Afghan commentator shared a box with Gavaskar, Manjrekar and Jadeja, calling the Friendship Cup in Hindi.
Afghanistan vs India, 3rd T20I: Abhishek Sharma hit a 30-ball hundred, the fastest by an Indian in T20Is, as India hammered Afghanistan by 127 runs. The Men in Blue made a statement in Delhi, sweeping the series 3-0 before heading off to Nagoya for the Asian Games.
Abhishek Sharma broke a series of records with a blistering 30-ball century during India's third T20I against Afghanistan in New Delhi on Thursday. He became the first batter in history to hit two centuries in less than 40 deliveries in T20Is.
Asian Games-bound shooter Kynan Chenai, 35, is embracing a younger Indian trap team, but age has done little to dim his obsession with shooting, his competitive fire or his dream of returning to the Olympics.
After smashing 57 off 22 balls against Afghanistan in Delhi on Tuesday, Sanju Samson spoke candidly about selection pressure, competition, outside noise and the lessons of 11 years in Indian cricket, offering an unfiltered glimpse into his mindset.
Afghanistan vs India, 2nd T20I: Sanju Samson hit a commanding fifty after Nitish Kumar Reddy stepped up with the ball as India sealed a dominant 7-wicket win. Afghanistan failed to step up to expectations for the second successive day in the series, giving their fans little to cheer for in Delhi.
Varun Chakravarthy's latest injury setback has raised fresh questions over his workload and BCCI's medical management. The spinner was ruled out of the squad after the first T20I despite having spoken confidently about his body on Sunday.
India is confident its athletes will not face major accommodation problems at the 2026 Asian Games despite delays in allocation in Aichi-Nagoya. With no conventional Games Village, athletes are being housed across hotels, a cruise ship and container-style accommodation.
India has formed a 10-member Task Force to explore the return of Formula 1, with the panel set to assess challenges and the feasibility of hosting a Grand Prix in the country in 2028.
