India enjoyed a medal-rich day at the Asian Games, with athletics producing five medals and squash adding two silvers. However, badminton endured a disappointing exit without an individual medal for the first time in 12 years, while Indian shooters remained in contention across key qualification events.
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.
India finished the 2026 FIDE Chess Olympiad with medals in both sections, winning silver in the Open category and bronze in the women's section. The double podium finish also helped India retain the Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy as the best overall federation.
PV Sindhu played three matches in 24 hours before losing her Asian Games quarter-final to Chen Yufei. The two-time Olympic medallist criticised the scheduling and lack of review cameras on her court.
Shreyas Iyer said India would embrace expectations ahead of the Asian Games quarter-final against Afghanistan despite a rain-hit build-up. His remarks underlined the team's focus on adapting quickly and refusing to use the weather as an excuse.
Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay congratulated Abhay Singh after his men's singles squash silver at the 2026 Asian Games and announced a Rs 50 lakh cash incentive. Abhay joins G Kamalini, Vithya Ramraj, Vishal T K, Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar among Tamil Nadu athletes rewarded for their Asiad performances.
The Indian badminton contingent finished without zero individual medals in the Asian Games. PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Treesa-Gayati, and Kapila/Crasto lost their quarter-finals today.
At 33, Karthik Unnikrishnan finally made his Asian Games debut, only to see rain, injury, and another difficult day on the runway get in his way. Here's the story of how an athlete's life is shaped when destiny refuses to lose.
India's men secured a 3.5-0.5 win over Uzbekistan-2 in the penultimate round of the Chess Olympiad, keeping them in sole second place. The women's team drew 2-2 with China, leaving their medal hopes alive heading into the final round.
India's September 27 Asian Games schedule features a packed day of medal action, with squash finals, athletics events and key contests across sports. Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh headline the squash finals as India targets more medals.
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.
India won three athletics medals on Saturday, but injuries to Jyothi Yarraji and Praveen Chithravel, along with near misses for Vishal TK and Parul Chaudhary, made it a mixed day.
The Indian men's cricket team arrived in Nagoya in style on Saturday, taking Japan's famous bullet train from Tokyo as they stepped up preparations for their Asian Games 2026 campaign.
India's Prachi Choudhary won her maiden individual Asian Games medal on Saturday, clocking 53.21 seconds for bronze in the women's 400m final before sharing a frame with Bahrain's Olympic medallist Salwa Naser, who won gold in a Games-record 49.20 seconds.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor's bid for a historic hat-trick of Asian Games gold medals ended with a silver as the Indian shot putter battled wet conditions in the men's final on Saturday.
Asian Games 2026: India beat Iran 40-34 in a thrilling men's kabaddi final to win their ninth gold medal at the Games. Earlier, the women's team also defeated Iran for gold, completing a double delight for India in Aichi-Nagoya.
Iran's women's kabaddi team changed camps three times, trained at around 10 different bases and lost two months of preparation as war disrupted their Asian Games build-up. And yet, they gave India a proper fight in the final and won the silver medal at the Continental Games.
Sawan Barwal ended India's 44-year wait for a men's marathon medal at the Asian Games. With a national record time of 2:11.37, he won a silver in Nagoya. Here's how he trained for the event.
Anahat Singh fought back from two games down to beat World No. 6 Satomi Watanabe and reach the Asian Games women's singles final. The win leaves the Indian teenager one victory away from a Los Angeles 2028 Olympic quota place.
India beat Iran 37-34 in a tight women's kabaddi final to retain the Asian Games gold under Pushpa Rana. The win fulfilled Rana's dream of winning gold in her first assignment as captain and extended India's dominance in the sport.
