The performance of Indian athletes at this Asian Games is akin to reaching golden heights. Often, when a large Indian contingent participates in the Olympic Games, India’s name appears somewhat lost in the medal tally. However, this time, the performance of Indian athletes at the Asian Games has been commendable. So far, India has won.
Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Ankush Panghal assured India of their first boxing medal at the ongoing Asian Games after defeating Tajikistan's Nekruz Salimov in the men's 80kg quarterfinals by a unanimous decision of 5-0 at the Nishio Gymnasium here on Sunday.
India suffered a double setback in badminton on Day 8 of the Asian Games as Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand and Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto bowed out in their respective quarterfinals here on Sunday.
Indiaâs compound womenâs and men's teams have made it to the semifinals after beating Kazakhstan and Bhutan, respectively, here at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square on Sunday.
Nisshin: India will face Afghanistan in the menâs cricket quarter-finals at the Asian Games 2026 after Nepal topped Pool A following a rain-affected washout between Nepal and Japan in Nisshin on Saturday. The quarter-final between India and Afghanistan is scheduled for September 28 in Nisshin, with Nepalâs first-place finish in the group determining the knockout-stage.
India continued their unbeaten run in the menâs kabaddi competition at the 2026 Asian Games, defeating Chinese Taipei 37-21 in their final Group A fixture at the Tokai Citizens Gymnasium on Thursday.
Indiaâs Roshibina Devi concluded her Asian Games 2026 campaign with a silver medal after losing to Chinaâs Xiaoyu Zhang in the Wushu womenâs 60kg final on Thursday.
Olympic medallist and three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Mirabai Chanu clinched her maiden Asian Games medal after winning silver in the womenâs 49kg weightlifting category at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday.
Indiaâs Manu Bhaker qualified for the womenâs 10m air pistol final at the Asian Games 2026 on Day 4 of the continental event after finishing third in the qualification round, while the Indian team narrowly missed out on a medal, ending fourth.
Suchika Tariyal scripted history for India on Monday, becoming the countryâs first Asian Games medallist in mixed martial arts after securing bronze in the womenâs traditional -60kg event at the Aichi-Nagoya Games.
Nisshin: A stellar hundred from Shafali Verma and strong bowling outings from Nandni Sharma, Deepti Sharma and Sree Charani powered India women to a comfortable win over Bangladesh in the Asian Games semifinal on Sunday, moving into the gold-medal clash against Sri Lanka. Shafali smashed her maiden white-ball century and became the first female cricketer.
