Asian Games Highlights, September 28: Murali wins silver despite injury, Rohit and Yashvir bag javelin medals

ASIAN GAMES 2026: INDIA'S RESULTS ON SEPTEMBER 28

Athletics

• Rohit Yadav — Men's Javelin Throw — Silver
• Yash Vir Singh — Men's Javelin Throw — Bronze
• Murali Sreeshankar — Men's Long Jump — Silver
• Gulveer Singh — Men's 1500m — Silver
• Vithya Ramraj — Women's 400m Hurdles — Bronze
• Anu Raghavan — Women's 400m Hurdles — 5th
• Parul Chaudhary — Women's 5000m — Bronze
• Avinash Sable — Men's 3000m Steeplechase — 4th
• Seema — Women's Discus Throw — 4th
• Sanya Yadav — Women's Discus Throw — 8th
• Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan — Men's 400m Hurdles — 7th
• Abinaya Rajarajan, Tamanna, Sneha Sathyanarayana, Sudeshna Shivankar — Women's 4x100m Relay — 4th
• India — Men's 4x400m Relay — Qualified for final
• India — Mixed 4x100m Relay — Qualified for final
• Pooja — Women's 800m — Qualified for final

Shooting

• Esha Singh — Women's 25m Pistol Individual — Silver
• Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, Rahi Sarnobat — Women's 25m Pistol Team — 5th; all qualified for individual final
• Neeru — Women's Trap Qualification — 1st after Day 2
• Manisha Keer — Women's Trap Qualification — 21st
• Aashima Ahlawat — Women's Trap Qualification — 23rd
• Shapath Bharadwaj — Men's Trap Qualification — 5th
• Kynan Chenai — Men's Trap Qualification — 19th
• Ahvar Rizvi — Men's Trap Qualification — 32nd

Kurash

• Pincky Balhara — Women's -78kg — Bronze; lost semifinal to Mo Sumin of South Korea

Boxing

• Kapil Pokhariya — Men's 90kg — Beat Kim Gichae (South Korea), quarterfinal; medal confirmed
• Lovlina Borgohain — Women's 75kg — Beat Seong Suyeon (South Korea), quarterfinal; medal confirmed
• Priya — Women's 60kg — Beat Mijgona Samadova (Tajikistan), quarterfinal; medal confirmed

Squash

• Men's Team — Beat South Korea 3-0
• Men's Team — Beat China 3-0
• Women's Team — Beat Japan 2-1
• Women's Team — Beat China 3-0

Hockey

• Men's Team — Beat Bangladesh 10-0 in Pool A

Cricket

• Men's Team — India vs Afghanistan quarterfinal abandoned due to rain; India qualified for semifinal by virtue of higher seeding

Archery

• Chikitha Taniparthi — Beat Chen Yi-Hsuan (Chinese Taipei), Round of 16; into quarterfinal
• Chikitha Taniparthi — Beat Dorji Dolma (Bhutan), Round of 32
• Jyothi Surekha Vennam — Lost to Kang Yeonseo (South Korea), Round of 16
• Jyothi Surekha Vennam — Beat Adel Zhexenbinova (Kazakhstan), Round of 32
• Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru — Beat Sahil Jadhav 149-148, Round of 16; into quarterfinal
• Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru — Beat Sostar Andaru Rinaldi (Indonesia) 144-142, Round of 32
• Sahil Jadhav — Beat Jamiyangombo Purevdorj (Mongolia) 149-137, Round of 32

Tennis

• Ankita Raina/Rutuja Bhosale — Lost to Anna Danilina/Yuliya Putintseva (Kazakhstan), women's doubles first round
• Sumit Nagal vs Hong Seong-chan (South Korea) — Men's singles second round postponed; to resume tomorrow

Volleyball

• India — Beat Hong Kong 3-0 in men's group game

Surfing

• Sivaraj Babu — Lost to Alciso Jayuard (Philippines) 7.83-11.50, men's shortboard Round 3
• Kishore Kumar Anbarasu — Beat Ma Wensong (China) 9.86-8.80, men's shortboard Round 3

Sepaktakraw

• India — Lost to Japan 1-2 (11-15, 15-9, 13-15) in women's doubles; finished bottom of Group B and eliminated.

India produced a season-best 43.57 seconds in the women’s 4x100m relay final, but narrowly missed out on a medal at the Asian Games 2026.

Japan edged India to bronze by just 0.05 seconds, also clocking 43.52. China won gold with 42.96 seconds, while Thailand took silver in 43.51 seconds.

India’s quartet of Tamanna, Sneha Shanuvali Sathyanarayana, Sudeshna Shivankar and Abinaya Rajarajan finished fourth.

India’s women’s 4x100m relay team, featuring Tamanna, Sneha Shanuvali Sathyanarayana, Sudeshna Hanmant Shivankar and Abinaya Rajarajan, will compete in the final at the Asian Games 2026.

The quartet has has a 43.65-season-best time heading into the medal race. India will look to produce a clean exchange sequence and strong finish as the team aims to challenge the leading nations in the women’s relay final.

DOUBLE PODIUM FOR INDIA!

What a finish in the men’s javelin throw! Yash Vir Singh wins SILVER, producing a stunning personal best of 85.72m with his final throw. And there’s more — Rohit Yadav bags BRONZE with a best effort of 84.68m.

Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage takes GOLD after saving his best for last, throwing a massive 88.55m. India walks away with two medals!

That was a really assured finish from India. The quartet of Dharamveer Chaudhary, Rajesh Ramesh, Manu TS and Jay Kumar clocked 3:01.49 to win Heat 2 and comfortably make tomorrow's final.

There was no last-gasp drama needed here. India put themselves in a strong position and brought it home well, setting up another medal opportunity in the final.

Yash Vir Singh has produced a personal best of 85.72m with his final throw, bettering his previous best of 85.14m.

However, the effort falls well short of Rumesh Pathirage’s commanding 88.55m, leaving the Sri Lankan firmly in gold-medal position.

Yash Vir’s PB keeps him in the medal places, while Rohit Yadav still has his final attempt remaining to challenge for the top spot.

Rumesh Pathirage has raised the bar yet again, producing his best effort of 88.55m with his final throw. The Sri Lankan now has a formidable mark for India’s Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh to chase.

Rohit’s best stands at 84.68m, while Yash Vir has reached 85.14m. Both Indians will need to produce personal-best throws in their final attempts to topple Rumesh and snatch gold.

Arshad Nadeem ended his Asian Games 2026 campaign without a medal after fouling his final attempt in the men’s javelin throw final. His best valid throw was 80.29m, a season-best that had lifted him to fourth.

However, he could not improve on that mark in his remaining attempts. Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage leads the competition, with India’s Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh also firmly in medal contention.

India have completed a dominant 10-0 victory over Bangladesh in their Asian Games hockey clash.

India led 5-0 at the end of the third quarter before adding five more goals in the final 15 minutes to put the result beyond doubt.

They completely controlled the contest, enjoying 63% possession and earning six penalty corners, while Bangladesh had just one.

India have topped the overall standings after both heats of the men’s 4x100m relay, clocking 3:01.49.

Qatar are second at 3:01.71, just 0.22 seconds behind India, while China sit third in 3:02.15. Thailand are fourth at 3:03.07.

India’s time came in the first heat, where they finished ahead of Qatar, China and Thailand. Japan and Vietnam also made the final through the second heat, while South Korea took the final qualifying spot.

Yash Vir Singh has produced a huge 85.14m throw in his final attempt to move into second place in the men’s javelin final.

His effort pushes fellow Indian Rohit Yadav down to third, with his best standing at 84.68m.

Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage continues to lead with a massive 88.33m. Both Indians remain firmly in medal contention.

Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh are well and truly in medal contention in the men’s javelin throw final.

Rumesh Pathirage has surged to the top with a massive 88.33m, but Rohit’s best effort of 84.68m has him second, while Yash Vir is third with 84.35m.

With one attempt remaining, both Indians will need a big final throw to challenge Rumesh for gold, but remain firmly in podium positions.

The men’s 4x100m relay is about to get underway, with India lining up in the second heats.

Dharamveer Choudhary, Ramesh Rajesh, Thekkanill Manu and Jay Kumar will carry India’s hopes in the relay.

India comes into the heats with a season-best of 3:00.32. China has the fastest season-best in the field at 3:01.59, while Thailand, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are also in the field.

Murali Sreeshankar has secured the silver medal in the men’s long jump with a best effort of 8.07m.

It is an impressive result considering the injury scare he had earlier in the competition. Sreeshankar landed heavily after his fourth attempt and appeared to hurt his ankle, with medical officials attending to him on the runway. That jump was also marked as a foul.

He subsequently passed on his fifth attempt, while Uzbekistan’s Anvar Anvarov could not find the distance needed to overtake him.

China’s Shi Yuhao takes gold with 8.17m, but Sreeshankar holds on to silver despite the setback.

Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage has stormed to the top with a stunning 88.33m throw in his fourth attempt.

Rohit Yadav has dropped to second with his best of 84.68m, while Yash Vir Singh is third at 84.35m.

Rumesh, widely regarded as a strong gold-medal contender, has underlined his credentials with a huge effort, putting himself firmly in control heading into the final round.

Arshad Nadeem has fouled his fourth attempt in the men’s javelin throw final. His best valid effort remains 80.29m, which currently has him in fourth place.

Rohit Yadav continues to lead with 84.68m, followed by Yash Vir Singh (84.35m) and Rumesh Pathirage (83.34m).

With two attempts remaining, Arshad will need a significant improvement to challenge for the podium.

Murali Sreeshankar appears to have passed on his fifth attempt, choosing not to take the jump.

His closest challenger, Uzbekistan’s Anvar Anvarov, is just 0.01m behind him in third place and needed a big effort with his fifth jump to move into silver-medal position.

But Anvarov could not make up the difference, leaving Sreeshankar holding on to second place for now.

Arshad Nadeem has finally crossed the 80m mark, producing a season-best 80.29m in his fourth attempt. The effort lifts the Pakistan star to fourth place in the men’s javelin throw final.

Sreeshankar has landed heavily after his fourth attempt in the men’s long jump and is currently being attended to by the medical officials.

He appears to have taken a knock around the ankle, with the Indian seen sitting on the runway after the jump.

The attempt has been marked as a foul, and the immediate priority is now to make sure Sreeshankar is okay before he continues.

Rohit Yadav has taken the lead!

The Indian javelin thrower produced a massive 84.68m in his third attempt to move to the top of the standings.

Yash Vir Singh, who had earlier taken the lead with 84.35m, now drops to second. Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage remains in third after his earlier 83.34m effort. The javelin final is heating up.