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Sep 25, 2026 07:42 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Badminton

And it's a disappointing result for another of India's men's doubles as they lose the second game and the match. They go down 21-14, 21-11

Sep 25, 2026 07:33 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Badminton update

The Indonesian pair have won the first game and Hariharan and Arjun need to dig deep to win the second game and take the match into the third set. They currently trail 11-9.

Sep 25, 2026 06:59 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Badminton

Now, we are just moments away from the men's doubles as Hariharan and Arjun take on Alfian and Fikri.

Sep 25, 2026 06:32 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Athletics

Vishal TK becomes the latest Indian sprinter to qualify for the men's 400 m. Directly into the final he goes.

Sep 25, 2026 06:21 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Athletics

Bad news from the men's hammer throw event though as Damneet Singh and Praveen Kumar finish at 9th and 11th respectively.

Sep 25, 2026 06:14 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Athletics

We are waiting for an official confirmation for Baranica Elangovan's bronze medal. It increasingly looks like she will share the bronze with Kazakhstan’s Polina Ivanova. And yes, there's the official confirmation that Baranica has bagged bronze. Creates history as she becomes the first Indian regardless of gender to bag a bronze in the Asian Games.

Raising the Bar, baar baar Baranica, says Shivani Naik

Sep 25, 2026 05:56 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Athletics

Meanwhile, Kiran has qualified for the women's 400m final after coming second in the heat. Prachi also secures her qualification to the final as well.

Sep 25, 2026 05:40 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Athletics

India's Baranica Elangovan and Kazakhstan's Polina Ivanova are tied at the bronze medal position in the pole vault event. Either there'll be a tie breaker or the medal might be shared.

Sep 25, 2026 05:31 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: MEDAL ALERT

The Chinese is looming back as the SIngh and he two Brunei athletes are running close. Wait. Wang has lost the lead and the two Brunei runners are in the lead and Gulveer is at third. Gulveer is now at second spot with Birhan Balew winning the gold and Gulveer wins the silver medal.

Gulveer kept the pace in the last lap and made sure that he was at the second spot and wins the silver ahead of Albert Kiptoo of Bahrain. Gulveer upgrades his Bronze in Hangzhou Asian Games to a silver here in Japan.

-Nitin Sharma

Sep 25, 2026 05:29 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Athletics

Wenjie Wang of China is in the lead followed by Gulveer Singh and Birhan Balew and Albert Kiptoo of Bahrain are at the third spot and fourth spot with three laps remaining

-Nitin Sharma

Sep 25, 2026 05:27 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Athletics

Four laps remaining and Gulveer Singh is in the leader group and is at the second spot in the men's 10,000m final.

-Nitin Sharma

Sep 25, 2026 05:13 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Athletics

Also in action are Damneet Singh and Praveen Kumar in men's hammer throw event and Baranica Elangovan in the women's pole vault final. The other participant in the women's pole vault Sindhusree Ganesha, has already crashed out.

Sep 25, 2026 05:05 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Athletics

Gulveer Singh is currently in action in the 10,000m and he'll look to improve on his bronze medal finish from the last Asian Games. He is a CWG double medallist coming into this event, having won silver in the 10,000m and bronze in the 5000m

Sep 25, 2026 04:59 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Athletics update

No medals sadly from the heptathlon event as Pooja and Anamika finish 6th and 8th respectively.

Sep 25, 2026 04:27 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Medal alert

Manpreet Kaur wins a bronze medal in the women's shot put. This is the third medal for India in Track and Field after Seema won bronze in women's 10000m and mixed 4*400 relay team won the silver yesterday.

-Pritish Raj

Sep 25, 2026 04:22 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Athletics

Another poor show in the men's 100m as Animesh Kujur finishes seventh in his heat with 10.38s

Both Indian sprinters are out of contention

-Pritish Raj

Sep 25, 2026 04:17 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Athletics update

Manpreet Kaur strengthens her bronze medal position with a big throw of 17.17m. One more round to go!

-Pritish Raj

Sep 25, 2026 04:15 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Athletics update

Despite having the second best season among all the sprinters, Gurindervir Singh finished fifth with 10.32s in men's 100m semi-final and is out of contention now

-Pritish Raj

Sep 25, 2026 04:10 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Treesa-Gayatri advances

World Championship medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand have beaten Hong Kong’s Lui Lok Lok and Tsang Hiu Yan to advance of the pre-quarterfinals of the women's doubles. The won with a scoreline of 21-16, 16-21, 21-16.

Sep 25, 2026 04:07 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Athletics update

Manpreet Kaur moves up to the bronze medal position now with a throw of 16.80m while Krishna is fifth with 16.57m throw

-Pritish Raj

Sep 25, 2026 03:55 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: badminton update

World Championship medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand have been dragged into a third deciding game in the first round by Hong Kong’s Lui Lok Lok and Tsang Hiu Yan.

The Indian pairing had won game 1 by 21-16 but lost the second game by an identical margin. This is exactly how Satwik and Chirag lost in the first round earlier today, winning the first game then losing the second.

Sep 25, 2026 03:53 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Athletics update

The women's shot put final has started and India has two competitors. While gold looks out of reach due to Chinese putters being miles ahead, Krishna Jayshankar is placed third after first round with 16.57m throw

from Pritish Raj

Sep 25, 2026 03:48 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Bronze Medal alert

The gulf becomes wider still in Game 4 as the Indians unravel. Diya's service returns go awry and Manush is forced on the backfoot. They manage to eke out just two points in the game and are outplayed 8-11, 5-11, 8-11, 2-11 in 28 minutes by Wang-Sun.

Nerves and fatigue perhaps got to the duo in the end - Manush was playing his fourth match of the day, including a singles one. But they can be immensely proud of this campaign which has kept Indian TT's medal-winning run at the Asiad since 2018 going.

Manush-Diya sign off with bronze: India's fourth table tennis medal in Games history.

By Bhuvan Gupta

Sep 25, 2026 03:32 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: table tennis update

From Bhuvan Gupta

Forceful flicks and drives early from the Chinese pair push Manush-Diya down 0-4 in Game 3. The Indians take a timeout and though they lose two more points after, Diya breaks the rut with a superb crosscourt winner. She goes on attacking low balls and Manush holds firm to mount a fab comeback: 0-6 to 6-6!

After a bit more resistance, Manush's forehand goes long and the Chinese duo takes the third game too, 11-8. It leads the best-of-seven clash 3-0 and is one game away from the final.

Sep 25, 2026 03:32 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Badminton update

World Championship medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand have claimed the first game 21-16 in just 22 minutes. They are taking on Hong Kong’s Lui Lok Lok and Tsang Hiu Yan in the first round. And hoping to avoid the fate of Satwik and Chirag, who just got eliminated in the first round of the men's doubles event.

Sep 25, 2026 03:21 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: table tennis update

From Bhuvan Gupta

Short exchanges is where Diya-Manush have their best chance. As the rallies go longer, the Chinese prove simply unstoppable. They are counterlooping machines of sorts and the Indians can only circumvent that with short-smart returns and flat kill shots. Fail to get enough of those and you're doomed.

That's exactly what happens in Game 2 as Wang-Sun run away with it, 11-5.

Sep 25, 2026 03:05 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: table tennis update

From Bhuvan Gupta

We are moments away from the start of the mixed doubles semifinal featuring Manush Shah and Diya Chitale. A reminder that while a medal is guaranteed already, the Indians are striving to make it something better than bronze - which would be a first in the country.

Before the match begins, a little something on their opponents: Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha are Chinese TT royalty. Affectionately known as 'Sha-tou', they are the reigning Olympic as well as Asian Games gold medalists, and also two of the best players China has in singles. Wang is singles world No. 1 and Sun No. 2, and as a pair they are world No. 2. They completed a hattrick of world championship titles last year and there's no doubt about who's the top dog in this encounter.

Sep 25, 2026 03:05 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: weightlifting update

In the women's 61kg weightlifting event, Nirupama Devi fails at her third clean and jerk attempt of 127 kg, so she will stay at 124kg, which she lifted in her second attempt. She's ranked outside the medal places with a total of 217 kgs. She had a snatch of 93kg, which was again lifted with her second attempt.

Sep 25, 2026 02:53 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: badminton update

World Championship medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand are taking on Hong Kong’s Lui Lok Lok and Tsang Hiu Yan in the first round.

Sep 25, 2026 02:38 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Boxing update from Nitin Sharma

It’s all curtains for Preeti Pawar in this Asian games. The Asian champion and world number three suffers a unanimous 0-5 loss against Paris Olympics bronze medallist and defending champion Pang Chol-mi of North Korea in the women’s 54kg round of 16. It was a tough draw and a stacked field her in this category in Asian games and Pawar should held her head high. The Korean’s straight punches as well crosses were the difference.

Sep 25, 2026 02:33 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Boxing update from Nitin Sharma

Pang Chol-mi of North Korea takes the second round too by a unanimous 5-0 verdict. All five judges give the round in the Korean favour 10-8 and Pawar trails 18-20 over the all five judges now. Korean landed more clear punches in the second round.

Sep 25, 2026 02:31 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Boxing update from Nitin Sharma

Pang Chol-mi of North Korea takes the first round by a unanimous 5-0 verdict and all five judges favouring the Korean 10-9. Pawar needs to step up her game in the second round. The Korean utilising her hooks and cross to keep Preeti at bay.

Sep 25, 2026 02:24 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Boxing update from Nitin Sharma

Commentator calls Pang Chol-mi a former Olympics medallist. She is a the reigning Olympics medallist and had become the first North Korean woman boxer to win an Olympics medal.

Sep 25, 2026 02:23 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: COMING UP

Here's a quick glance at what's coming up in the next hour or so:

Starting now: Preeti Pawar in the Women’s 54kg round of 16 against Pang Chol Mi (DPR Korea) in boxing

2:50PM: Sajan Prakash in the final of Men’s 200m Butterfly

3:35PM: Manpreet Kaur and Krishna Jayasankar Menon in Women’s Shot Put final

3:45PM: Manush Shah and Diya Chitale in the Mixed Doubles semi-finals in Table Tennis

Sep 25, 2026 02:19 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: COMING UP

From Nitin Sharma

World Number three Preeti Pawar will face Paris Olympics bronze medallist and defending champion Pang Chol-mi of North Korea in the women’s 54kg round of 16 in a few minutes. Pawar has never faced the North Korean in her career so far. She had defeated the other Paris Olympics bronze medallist Im Ae-Ji of Korea in Asian Championships earlier this year.

Sep 25, 2026 02:08 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Swimming update

India's Rishabh Das has finished 6th (time of 1:58.77) while Utkarsh Patil was 7th (time of 2:00.94) in the 200 metres backstroke final!

Sep 25, 2026 02:07 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Equestrian update

The Indian dressage team of Shruti Vora, Gaurav Pundir, Hriday Chheda, Jai Sud have finished a heartbreaking fourth, behind China, South Korea and Japan!

Sep 25, 2026 02:02 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Hockey update

Former India hockey player, who is a commentator on SonyLIV for the Asian Games, provides some context into the Indian women's team's win over Japan.

Sep 25, 2026 01:49 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: badminton update

MASSIVE UPSET ALERT!!!

The Thai pairing of Sukphun Peeratchai and Teeraratsakul Pakkapan have stunned the defending champions and the gold medallists from the last Asian Games, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in the first round! A scoreline of 21-12, 19-21, 14-21!

Sep 25, 2026 01:38 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: badminton update

The Thai pairing of Sukphun Peeratchai and Teeraratsakul Pakkapan doing all the attacking at the moment in the decider and they lead 17-11 against Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty!

The Indians won the first game, then lost the second. Now they are a few points away from being upset in the first round!

Sep 25, 2026 01:21 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: badminton update

Satwik and Chirag lose the second game and we will have a decider after all! They claimed the first game 21-12 but could not wrap it up and lost the second game 19-21 against Sukphun Peeratchai and Teeraratsakul Pakkapan.

The third game is coming up shortly.

Sep 25, 2026 01:17 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: badminton update

Satwik and Chirag win three straight points --- the final one with a thunderpous body smash from Satwik --- to cut the Thai pair's lead to just a single point in the second game after they had won the first game! Sukphun Peeratchai and Teeraratsakul Pakkapan need to win this game to push the matter into a decider!

If Satwik and Chirag beat the Thai pairing in Round 1 (or Round of 32), they will potentially play Indonesian upstarts Leo Carnando and Daniel Marthin next is their pathway to semis.

Sep 25, 2026 01:04 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: In Case You Missed It

The Indian men's and women's kabaddi teams stayed on course for a successful defence of their gold medals as they logged facile wins to enter the finals of their respective events at the Asian Games here on Friday.

The women marched into the summit clash with a 48-24 triumph over Nepal before the men joined them with a 66-28 victory against Thailand in the last-four stage here. The comprehensive wins also kept the two defending champion teams' unbeaten run in the ongoing edition intact.

In the women's match, India established a sizeable 31-17 lead in the first half, including four all-out and four bonus points.

Nepal could never challenge India enough and managed to gather only seven more points in the second half.

The men's match followed a similar script as the Indians went up 37-18 in the first half and maintained the supremacy in the next half as well.

The gulf in talent and experience between the two teams was evident from the 15 bonus points that the Indians clinched as against 5 by Thailand during the match.

The two teams will be up against the winners of the Iran-Chinese Taipei clash in both the draws.

(Via Press Trust of India)

Sep 25, 2026 12:48 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: In Case You Missed It

How India won a silver medal in shooting on Friday

India's shooting trio of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Niraj Kumar, and Rudrankksh Patil secured team silver in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions, posting a total of 1762-94x to finish just four points behind gold medallists China's 1766-95x. South Korea took bronze on 1751-87x at the 2026 Asian Games on Friday morning.

India built their total steadily across the three positions: 294 in the first kneeling series and 587 after the second took them through the halfway stage, before 297 in the first prone series lifted the team to 884, and a second prone series carried them to 1180. Two matching standing series of 291 apiece rounded out the final tally. It was a strong team effort led by individual performances from Tomar and Niraj, who finished third (589-34x) and fourth (588-34x) respectively in the qualification standings, while Patil's ninth-place score (585-26x) still counted in full towards the team's total.

Sep 25, 2026 12:43 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: In Case You Missed It

How India won its second gold of Asian Games 2026 today

Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet delivered a commanding performance to win gold in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event, giving India its first shooting gold of the Asian Games 2026. This was India's second gold at the ongoing Asian Games.

The Haryana duo held its nerve through the final to finish with 484.6 points, setting a new Asian Record in the process. Their score surpassed the previous continental mark of 481.3, set by Uzbekistan earlier this year, and fell just 3.8 points short of the world record.

Suruchi and Kamaljeet established an early lead in the final and remained in control despite a challenge from South Korea. The Indian pair eventually finished 6.6 points clear of their Korean opponents.

Sep 25, 2026 12:41 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: In Case You Missed It

The Indian women’s hockey team continued its impressive run at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, defeating hosts Japan 3-1 in their Pool B match in Kakamigahara on Friday. The victory, India’s fourth in as many games, confirmed their place in the semi-finals with one pool match against Singapore still to play.

India had earlier opened their campaign with a thumping 19-0 win over Uzbekistan, followed by a 17-1 dominant victory against Indonesia and then a 20-1 demolition of Thailand. The hard-fought win over Japan on Friday saw Lalremsiami, Ishika and Navneet Kaur scoring for India.

Sep 25, 2026 12:05 PM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Canoeing update

India continued their disappointing run in canoeing at the Asian Games here on Friday, with their paddlers failing to make the podium and falling short of their medal-winning performance at the Hangzhou edition.

The men's kayak four qualified for the Final A but finished seventh, while the men's kayak double settled for third in Final B and the women's canoe double failed to qualify for the final.

India will sign off from the canoeing competition at the Miyoshi Lake here with two more events on Saturday, but both will offer "limited medal opportunities".

India had won a bronze in the men's canoe double 1000m at the Hangzhou Asian Games, with Arjun Singh and Sunil Singh finishing third.

However, that event has been scrapped from the programme for the current Asian Games, which proved to be a big setback for India, National canoe coach Shanti Swaroop told Press Trust of India.

Sep 25, 2026 11:45 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Kabaddi update

The Indian men's kabaddi team dominated Thailand 66-28 to book their berth into the final. Thailand was the surprise package of this tournament qualifying at the expense of Pakistan but the Indian team was unstoppable.

From Pritish Raj

Sep 25, 2026 11:41 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Squash update

Veer Chotrani lost to Pakistan's Muhammad Irfan in the quarterfinals. The Indian won the first game but lost the next three games to bow out. There was a disagreement with the ref in the second game, that seemed to cause a temporary loss of concentration for the Indian. then, by the end Veer seemed too tired, stopped trying to get to the ball at times (possibly because in the previous round he had been in a five-game marathon). There were a few more moments where Veer disagreed with the ref and made it known. But there were no disagreements between the two players themselves. They shake hands after the game ends, and then head over to the benches of the opposite side to shake hands with players of the other nation.

Irfan will face another Indian Abhay Singh in the semis.

Sep 25, 2026 11:23 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Shooting update

From Nitin Sharma

Paris Olympics champion Liu Yukun edges out Tokyo Olympics champion Chinese Zhang Changhong off the final shot with a score of 360.5 to win the men's 50m rifle 3P title. Changhong was having a lead of 0.7 points before the last shot but Yukun shot a 10.7 with Changhong shooting a 9.7.

Sep 25, 2026 11:22 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: IND vs PAK in squash

Veer Chotrani won the first game against Pakistan's Irfan to go up 1-0 in the five-game match. Then lost the next two, including the third game by a 3-11 margin.

Veer needs a reset, and fast!

If Irfan wins this, he will find another Indian in his path: Abhay Singh!

But Veer has two more games to make sure that Irfan's campaign ends today!

Sep 25, 2026 11:20 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: IND vs PAK in squash

Veer Chorani's play has been affected ever since he argued with the ref in the second game about that interference!

He's currently trailing 2-9 in the third game! Plenty of unforced errors. There are shots from Irfan that Veer is not even making an attempt to reach.

Veer played a five-game marathon in the previous round.

Sep 25, 2026 11:16 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Shooting update

From Nitin Sharma

Japanese Naoya Okada is eliminated at the sixth spot after the first single shot elimination. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar is placed fifth with a score of 317.2 with him trailing fourth placed Kazakh.

Hangzhou Silver medallist Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar finishes fifth as the Kazakh hits a 10.5 and the Indian a 10.4 with the Kazakh edging out the Indian with 1.6 points.

Sep 25, 2026 11:15 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: IND vs PAK in squash

Irfan levels the clash by winning the second game! it was a fiery game, where there were a few arguments with the ref about calls made about interference. The one big one was where the ref ruled in favour of the Pakistan player.

After Abhay won the first game 11-6, Irfan hits back with a 11-8 win

Sep 25, 2026 11:10 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Shooting update

from Nitin Sharma

Korean Joung Seung-woo and India's Niraj Kumar are eliminated at the seventh and eight spot after the third series in the final.

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar is currently placed fifth with a score of 306.5. Mongolian Erkhembayar Batbayar leads the pack with a score of310.1 while okyo Olympics champion Chinese Zhang Changhong is placed second with a score of 309.7. Paris Olympics champion Liu Yukun is placed third with a score of 308.8 while Kazakh Islam Satpayev is placed fourth with a score of 308.0. Japanese Naoya Okada is placed sixth with a score of 305.0

Sep 25, 2026 11:01 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Shooting update

Mihir Vasavda writes from Nagoya

Tomar’s grouping in the sighting shots for standing series was dead centre, unlike everyone else’s whose shots were peppered everywhere on the target. But he shoots first at 8.9, means he has a mountain to climb now.

Sep 25, 2026 11:00 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Shooting update

In the men’s 60kg round of 16, Indian boxer Sachin Siwach opens his campaign with a 4-1 win over Mohamamd Jajeh of Jordan to move into the quarter-finals.

Sep 25, 2026 10:57 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Boxing update

Sachin (60kg) won by 4-1 against Mohammad Adnan Abu Jajeh (JOR) in the Round of 16. The Jordanian boxer looked a little flummoxed at the refs favouring the Indian pugilist. But he can do little than to accept the result.

Sep 25, 2026 10:56 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: IND vs PAK in squash

Veer wins a crucial point after a really, really long rally that finally goes the way of the Indian. the two players tried everything, drop shots, slowing down the game to catch their breaths. Finally, it falls Veer's way. Both players take a minute to literally catch their breath after that point.

And that point proved pivotal to the momentum of this clash, as it leads to Veer taking a 9-4 lead over Irfan!

Sep 25, 2026 10:54 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Shooting update

After the prone position, Hangzhou Asian Games silver medallist Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar is placed sixth with a score of 205.3. Paris Olympics champion Chinese Liu Yukun tops the chart with a score of 208.5. Mongolian Erkhembayar Batbayar is placed second with a score of 208.3. Kazakh Islam Satyadev is placed third with score of 206.4 while Tokyo Olympics champion Chinese Zhang Changhong is placed fourth with a score of 206.2. Another Indian Niraj Kumar is placed eighth with a score of 200.9. Korean Joung Seung-woo is placed fifth with a score of 205.6. Two shooters will be eliminated after the third series, which is standing position.

from Nitin Sharma

Sep 25, 2026 10:51 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: IND vs PAK in squash

Veer Chotrani has managed to catch up with his opponent from Pakistan after trialing in the first game. Both players are now deadlocked at 3-3 in the first game.

Sep 25, 2026 10:47 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Badminton update from Shivani Naik

Tanisha-Dhruv Badminton Individual XD | Mixed Double Round of 32 Result

Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto bt Ahmed Nibal/Abdul Razzaq (MDV) 21-8, 21-7

They will play Lai Shevon Jemie and Goh Soon Huat of Malaysia in pre-quarterfinals.

Sep 25, 2026 10:47 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: IND vs PAK in squash

In squash, India's Veer Chotrani is taking on Pakistan's Irfan Muhammad in the men's singles quarter-final. The winner of this match will play India's Abhay Singh.

Sep 25, 2026 10:42 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Shooting update from Nitin Sharma

After the kneeling position, Hangzhou Asian Games silver medallist Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar is placed third with a score of 102.9. Mongolian Erkhembayar Batbayar leads the pack with a score of 103.9 while Chinese Yukun Liu is placed second with a score of 103.3. Another Indian Niraj Kumar is placed eighth with a score of 97.1.

Sep 25, 2026 10:39 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Kabaddi update

The Indian women's kabaddi team has thumped Nepal to enter the final. A massive margin of victory for India, who prevail 48-24.

India will face either Iran or Chinese Taipei in the final.

Sep 25, 2026 10:35 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: FINAL COMING UP

Shooting update from Nitin Sharma

The men’s 50m Rifle 3P final would see the eight shooters shooting in a kneeling series of ten shots first followed by a series of ten shots in prone position and standing with two shooters eliminated after the third series. Post that, it's a single shot elimination in standing position till the fight to the gold.

Sep 25, 2026 10:33 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Squash update

From Pritish Raj

As easy as it gets for Anahat Singh.

She storms into the semis after defeating Tanvi Khanna in straight games 11-2, 11-5, 11-3.

A big challenge in home favourite Satomi Watanabe awaits her in the semis.

Sep 25, 2026 10:30 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Fencing update

India suffered a double setback in the fencing events at the Asian Games on Friday, with both the men's foil and women's epee teams knocked out in the round of 16.

The men's foil team suffered a 27-45 defeat to Hong Kong, while the women's epee side went down 29-45 to Uzbekistan.

The Indian trio of Aditya, Hemash Singh Sanasam and Sachin fell behind early and could not close the gap as Hong Kong opened up an 18-point gap by the end of the seventh relay to seal it in their favour at the Aichi Sky Expo Hall F.

However, the Indian women's team of Taniksha Khatri, Yashkeerat Kaur Hayer and Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari stayed within striking distance at 14-17 after relay four but they struggled to keep pace as Uzbekistan pulled away from the fifth relay to seal the win.

In the men's event, the score after the first relay was 2-5, with Sachin scoring two touches against Choi Chun Yin Ryan's five.

Sanasam added three touches in the second relay, but Hong Kong extended its lead to 10-5 through Ho Shing Him Harris.

Aditya then produced India's strongest early effort, scoring six touches in the third relay, but Cheung Ka Long added five for Hong Kong, leaving India 11-15 behind.

Sachin added one touch in the fourth relay, while Ho scored five as Hong Kong moved 20-12 ahead.

The fifth relay saw Aditya score one and Choi add five, taking the score to 25-13 Sanasam hit one in the sixth relay, while Cheung added five to make it 30-14.

Aditya scored three in the seventh relay, but Ho again scored five, leaving Hong Kong 35-17 ahead.

India mounted its biggest fightback in the eighth relay when Sachin scored seven touches, while Leung Chin Yu added five for Hong Kong, reducing the deficit to 40-24.

However, Hong Kong closed out the match in the final relay, with Choi scoring five against Sanasam's three.

Team foil is a relay-style event involving three fencers from each team. The match consists of nine bouts and the scores are carried forward from one bout to the next, and the first team to reach 45 touches wins.

In foil, fencers score by hitting their opponent with the tip of the weapon on the valid target area, mainly the torso.

In epee, fencers can score a touch by hitting any part of the opponent's body, including the head, arms, legs and feet.

Unlike foil, there is no right-of-way rule in epee, so if both fencers score at almost the same time, both can be awarded a touch.

In team event, three fencers compete in nine relay bouts, with the target score rising from 5 to 45.

(Via Press Trust of India)

Sep 25, 2026 10:01 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Kabaddi update

From Pritish Raj

After some dodgy defending the early few minutes, the Indian women's kabaddi team is back on track and finishes the first half of the semi-final against Nepal with 31-17.

The Indian team is looking more confident after a slow start where Nepal managed to take some points while raiding.

Sep 25, 2026 10:00 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Squash update

From Pritish Raj

Abhay Singh defeats Ryunosuke Tsukue of Japan in straight games to enter the semis of the men's singles. Next up on the squash court is the all Indian women's clash between Anahat Singh and Tanvi Khanna

Sep 25, 2026 09:47 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Know your medallists

Niraj Kumar (born 21 January 2000) is an Indian rifle shooter specializing in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions event. He has emerged as one of India's leading rifle shooters through consistent performances at the international level. Niraj has represented India at multiple ISSF World Cups, ISSF World Championships, and Asian Championships, steadily improving his world ranking and establishing himself among the world's top competitors in the event. He is currently ranked among the top 15 shooters in the world in the men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event.Niraj won his first senior ISSF World Championship medal with a team bronze at the 2022 ISSF World Championship in Cairo. He continued his rise by winning medals at the Asian Championships, including an individual silver at the 2026 Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship in New Delhi, where he also contributed to India's team gold. His consistent performances on the ISSF circuit have made him a key member of the Indian rifle squad and a strong contender in major international competitions.

Achievements

Gold - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Men – ISSF World Cup, New Delhi, India, 2021

Silver - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men, Asian Shooting Championship, New Delhi, India, 2026

Sep 25, 2026 09:33 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Know your medallists

Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil (born 16 December 2003) is an Indian rifle shooter from Thane, Maharashtra, specializing in the 10m Air Rifle event. One of India's finest rifle shooters, he rose to international prominence after winning the gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Rifle at the 2022 ISSF World Championships in Cairo, becoming only the second Indian after Abhinav Bindra to win the individual world title in the event. The victory also secured India an Olympic quota for the Paris 2024 Games. Rudrankksh has represented India in the ISSF World Championships, ISSF World Cups, Asian Championships, Asian Games, and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. A multiple-time ISSF medallist, Rudrankksh has won two World Championship gold medals, one Junior World Championship medal, one ISSF Presidents Cup title, three ISSF World Cup gold medals, along with several medals at the Asian Championships. He was ranked World No. 1 in the Men's 10m Air Rifle event following his breakthrough performances in 2022 and has remained among the world's leading rifle shooters. Known for his consistency and composure under pressure, Rudrankksh continues to be a key member of the Indian shooting team and one of the country's strongest medal prospects at major international competitions.

Achievements

Gold – 10m Air Rifle Men, ISSF World Championships, Cairo, Egypt (2022)

Gold – 10m Air Rifle Team Men, ISSF World Championships, Cairo, Egypt (2022)

Silver – 10m Air Rifle Men Junior, ISSF Junior World Championships, Lima, Peru (2021)

Gold – 10m Air Rifle Men, ISSF Presidents Cup, Cairo, Egypt (2022)

Gold – 10m Air Rifle Men, ISSF World Cup, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2025)

Gold – 10m Air Rifle Men, ISSF World Cup, Cairo, Egypt (2023)

Bronze – 10m Air Rifle Men, ISSF World Cup, Bhopal, India (2023)

Bronze – 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team, ISSF World Cup, Bhopal, India (2023)

Gold – 10m Air Rifle Men, Asian Championships, New Delhi, India (2026)

Gold – 10m Air Rifle Men, Asian Championships, Jakarta, Indonesia (2024)

Sep 25, 2026 09:31 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Know your medallists

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (born 3 February 2001) is one of India's foremost rifle shooters, specializing in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions event. Hailing from Ratanpur village in Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh, he developed an interest in shooting through his cousin, Olympian Navdeep Singh Rathore, and began formal training at the Madhya Pradesh Shooting Academy, Bhopal, in 2015. Tomar rose to prominence in 2019 after winning gold at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, where he set a junior world record in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions event. The same year, he secured bronze medals at the Asian Shooting Championship in both the individual and team events, earning India an Olympic quota place. He continued his impressive rise by winning gold at the 2021 ISSF World Cup in New Delhi and another gold with a junior world record at the 2021 ISSF Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru. Aishwary has represented India at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event. Over the years, he has established himself as one of India's most accomplished rifle shooters, winning multiple medals at the ISSF World Cups, ISSF World Championships, Asian Championships, Asian Games, and other major international competitions, making him a key member of the Indian shooting team.

Achievements

Gold – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men, ISSF Junior World Cup – Suhl, Germany (2019)

Gold – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men, ISSF World Cup – New Delhi, India (2021)

Gold – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men, Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship – New Delhi, India (2026)

Gold – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men, Asian Championship – Shymkent, Kazakhstan (2025)

Gold – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men, Asian Championship – Changwon, Republic of Korea (2023)

Gold – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men, ISSF World Cup – Cairo, Egypt (2023)

Silver – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men, ISSF World Championship – Cairo, Egypt (2025)

Silver – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men, ISSF World Cup Final – Doha, Qatar (2025)

Silver – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Mixed Team, ISSF Junior World Championship – Lima, Peru (2021)

Bronze – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Men, ISSF World Championship – Cairo, Egypt (2022)

Silver – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men, Asian Championship – Jakarta, Indonesia (2024)

Bronze – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men, Asian Shooting Championship – Doha, Qatar (2019)

Sep 25, 2026 09:28 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: badminton update

Unnati Hooda starts her singles campaign with a straight games win over Yu Mi Song of North Korea. The Indian shuttler won 21-9, 21-10.

From Pritish Raj

Sep 25, 2026 09:26 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Results roundup

It's been a hectic morning from Nagoya, with two medals coming India's way while two more medals being confirmed. here are the rest of the results for Indian athletes so far today:

(Image courtesy: Sony LIV)

Sep 25, 2026 09:21 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Know your medallists

Kamaljeet, from Sulkha, Rewari, Haryana, is an Indian pistol shooter specialising in 10m Air Pistol and 50m Pistol. He started shooting in 2019 after an injury forced him to give up his track-and-field athletics career. Coming from a middle-class family, Kamaljeet faced financial challenges during the early stages of his shooting career. He managed his own expenses for coaching, course fees and competitions, and there were times when he considered quitting the sport. Despite these difficulties, his parents consistently supported him and provided whatever was needed for him to continue. Over the next two to three years, his persistence helped him overcome the financial and sporting challenges and establish himself as a competitive shooter. Kamaljeet made a strong mark in the junior international circuit, winning gold in the 50m Pistol Junior Men event at the 2023 ISSF Junior World Championships in Changwon, Korea. He subsequently progressed into the senior international circuit, competing in both 10m Air Pistol and 50m Pistol.

Achievements

2023 – 53rd ISSF World Championship, Baku: 🥉 Bronze – 50m Pistol Men’s Team, along with Ravinder Singh and Vikram Jagannath Shinde.

2023 – ISSF Junior World Championship, Changwon: 🥇 Gold – 50m Pistol Men (Individual), scoring 544.

2023 – ISSF Junior World Championship, Changwon: 🥇 Gold – 50m Pistol Men’s Team, along with Ankait Tomar and Sandeep Bishnoi.

2025 – ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol, Cairo: 🥈 Silver – 50m Pistol Men’s Team, along with Ravinder Singh and Yogesh Kumar.

2026 – Asian Championships, New Delhi: 🥈 Silver – 50m Pistol Men (Individual), scoring 561

Sep 25, 2026 09:19 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Know your medallists

Suruchi Inder Singh is an Indian 10m Air Pistol shooter from Jhajjar, Haryana, born on 28 April 2006. She took up shooting at the age of 13 after initially being encouraged to explore wrestling, following her family’s strong sporting background. She began her training at the Guru Dronacharya Shooting Academy in Bhiwani under coach Suresh Singh. Suruchi made a remarkable breakthrough on the senior international circuit in 2025, winning three consecutive individual ISSF World Cup gold medals in Buenos Aires, Lima and Munich. She also won gold in the mixed team event at the Lima World Cup. Her outstanding 2025 season culminated in a gold medal at the ISSF World Cup Final in Doha, where she set a Junior World Record of 245.1 in the 10m Air Pistol final. In 2026, she continued her strong form by winning gold at the ISSF World Cup in Munich, making her one of India’s leading international 10m Air Pistol shooters. She also won silver in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event at the 2026 Asian Championships

Achievements

2025 – ISSF World Cup, Buenos Aires: Gold – Women’s 10m Air Pistol.

2025 – ISSF World Cup, Lima: Gold – Women’s 10m Air Pistol.

2025 – ISSF World Cup, Lima: Gold – 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team with Saurabh Chaudhary.

2025 – ISSF World Cup, Munich: 🥇Gold – Women’s 10m Air Pistol.

2025 – ISSF World Cup Final, Doha: Gold – Women’s 10m Air Pistol, with a Junior World Record of 245.1.

2026 – ISSF World Cup, Munich: Gold – Women’s 10m Air Pistol.

2026 – Asian Shooting Championships, New Delhi: 🥈 Silver – 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team with Samrat Rana.

Sep 25, 2026 09:17 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Mihir Vasavda on India's gold

India’s shooting range offered contrasting fortunes on Friday, with Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet winning gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event even as Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil and Niraj Kumar endured a costly standing series in the 50m rifle 3 positions team event to narrowly miss out on the title.

Suruchi and Kamaljeet, paired at the last minute, converted a second opportunity into India’s shooting gold of the day after both had endured disappointment in their individual events.

Read Mihir Vasavda's piece

Sep 25, 2026 09:02 AM IST

GOLD MEDAL ALERT!

We have India’s second gold of the Asian Games. The Indian pair of Suruchi Singh Phogat and Kamaljeet win the gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team final with a score of 484.6. Korea wins the silver.

Sep 25, 2026 09:02 AM IST

SILVER MEDAL ALERT!

Indian trio of Niraj Kumar, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, and Rudrankksh Patil win silver in 50m 3P men's team event.

Indian team scored a total of 1762 while China won gold with 1766

Sep 25, 2026 09:00 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: hockey update

from Pritish Raj

Not a goal fest today but the Indian women's hockey team defeat hosts Japan 3-1 to continue the winning juggernaut in the group stage

Sep 25, 2026 08:58 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Shooting update

Nitin Sharma writes:

After the second elimination series, the Indian pair of Suruchi Singh Phogat and Kamaljeet are placed at the top with a score of 424.9 while the Korean pair stands at the second spot with a score of 416.5. Iran win the bronze medal with a score of 415.8. The Indian pair now have a lead of 8.4 going into the final series.

Sep 25, 2026 08:55 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Table tennis update

Bhuvan Gupta on table tennis

Out with a whimper. Manav-Manush, tipped as India's biggest medal hopes in TT at the Asiad, suffer defeat in their first outing. 7-11, 9-11, 11-7, 6-11 is the scoreline and while it's a disappointing turn for the Gujju bespectacled duo, it's always hard to predict how two elite singles players will fare when paired scratch. Harimoto and Shinozuka are ranked 4th and 18th in singles and Manav-Manush just couldn't match up.

Nevertheless, Manush will be back alongside Diya Chitale for the mixed doubles semis later today, and singles competitions remain too.

Sep 25, 2026 08:54 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Shooting update

Pritish Raj on 50m 3P qualification:

A solid 100 in the last standing series brings Niraj into the top five and he along with Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar qualify for the final. Rudrankksh Patil finished ninth with 585. In the men's team event, it looks like India has confirmed silver behind China.

Sep 25, 2026 08:53 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Shooting update

Nitin Sharma writes:

After the first elimination series, the Indian pair of Suruchi Singh Phogat and Kamaljeet are placed at the top with a score of 364.7 while the Korean pair stands at the second spot with a score of 358.9. Iran stands at the third spot with 355.8 while Indonesian pair have been eliminated from the final with a score of 349.9. The Indian pair has extended their lead to 5.8 points.

Sep 25, 2026 08:50 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Shooting update

Nitin Sharma writes:

3.2 lead is what the Indian pair have over Korea before the elimination series

Sep 25, 2026 08:47 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Shooting update

Nitin Sharma writes:

After the third series, the Indian pair of Suruchi Singh Phogat and Kamaljeet are placed at the top with a score of 303.5. The Korean pair is at the second spot with a score of 300.2 while Iran is placed third with a score of 295.0. Indonesia is placed fourth with a score of 291. Elimination series begin now

Sep 25, 2026 08:37 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Shooting update

Nitin Sharma writes:

After the first series, the Indian pair of Suruchi Singh Phogat and Kamaljeet are placed at the top with a score of 103.0. The Korean pair is at the second spot with a score of 981 while Iran is placed third with a score of 98.0. Indonesia lies a distant fourth with a score of 95.2. Suruchi shot a score of 52.3 while Kamaljeet shot a score of 50.7.

Insight from Nitin: The teams will shoot three series before the elimination series begins. The eliminations series will see a total of six shots from a team in place of ten shots in the first three series.

Sep 25, 2026 08:36 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Shooting update

Nitin Sharma writes:

The 10m air pistol mixed team final is being played in the new format which was adopted last December, where the top four teams in qualification fight for the medals in the final. Under the old format, the Indian pair would have been assured of a silver medal at least with them entering the gold medal match with the team being the toppers in qualification.

Sep 25, 2026 08:31 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Know your medallists

Born and raised in Mumbai, Diya Chitale started playing Table Tennis at the age of 8. Apart from her coach and support staff, Diya is accompanied by her mother during her 5-6 hours of training sessions daily, providing her with added motivation. She often travels to Germany to train and play league matches under the guidance of Mr. Peter Engel, her Table Tennis international coach. Diya has been awarded the Shiv Chhatrapati Award, the highest prestigious sports award presented by the Government of Maharashtra. In Dec 2025, Diya with her Mixed Doubles partner Manush became the first Indian ever to qualify for WTT Finals in Mixed Doubles.

Major Achievements: ● Winner - WTT Contender Lagos - 2026 ● Winner - WTT Contender Tunis - 2026 ● Winner - WTT Contender Muscat - 2026 ● Finalist - WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu - 2025 ● Bronze - Asian Championships, Astana - 2024 ● Represented India at Asian Games 2022

Sep 25, 2026 08:30 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Know your medallists

At the age of 10, Manush Shah started playing Table Tennis just for fun during a family vacation and developed it into a hobby. As a teenager, he started developing more interest in Table Tennis. He got focused and pursued the sport to make it into the Indian Team. Currently, Manush trains at the SDAT AKG Table Tennis Development Centre in Chennai. Manush is the youngest Indian Table Tennis Player to make it to the Top 100 of the ITTF World Rankings. He has represented India at the Asian Junior Championships and the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships. In Dec 2025, Manush with her Mixed Doubles partner Diya Chitale became the first Indian ever to qualify for WTT Finals in Mixed Doubles. Manush along with his partner Manav reached their career and India’s best world rankings No 2 in Men’s Doubles in July 2026.

Major Achievements: ● Reached WR 2 in Men’s Doubles (with Manav Thakkar) in 2026 ● Winner - WTT Contender Lagos - 2026 ● Winner - WTT Contender Tunis - 2026 ● Winner - WTT Contender Muscat - 2026 ● Finalist - WTT Star Contender Brazil - 2025 ● Bronze - Asian Table Championships 2023 and 2024

Sep 25, 2026 08:22 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Swimming update

Sajan Prakash, Rishabh Das and Utkarsh Patil qualified for the finals of their respective events at the Asian Games here on Friday.

Prakash, competing in his last Asian Games, clocked 2:00.94 to qualify for the men's 200m butterfly final in sixth place.

The duo of Das and Patil, on the other hand, made the 200m backstroke final.

Das was particularly fast, finishing the heats in overall fourth place with a time 2:00.53 while Patil, who clocked 2:02.13, was ninth.

The top 10 swimmers across heats move to the final.

However, there was disappointment in the men's 400, freestyle event with both Dhanshan Shashikumar and Aneesh Gowda failing to make the final.

While Gowda finished 17th with a time of 3:58.08, Shashikumar signed off in 18th place, clocking 3:58.73.

Dhanush Suresh too failed to make the final's cut finishing a disappointing 21st (28.40) in the 50m breaststroke heats.

(Via Press Trust of India)

Sep 25, 2026 08:16 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Squash update

Bhuvan Gupta writes:

After the TT success, another medal in racket sports confirmed for India. Joshana Chinappa-Velavan Senthilkumar beat Philippines' David Pelino-Jemyca Aribado in straight games (11-3, 11-5) to enter the mixed doubles semifinals.

Joshana-Velavan will take on Hong Kong's Lee Ka Yi and Tang Ming Hong tomorrow in the semis at 8:30 am IST.

Sep 25, 2026 08:05 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Hockey update

Lalremsaimi puts India in the early lead against Japan in their penultimate Women's Hockey pool B game. Both teams are currently locked at the top of the standings with nine points each.

Sep 25, 2026 07:51 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Swimming update

Sajan Prakash qualifies for the Men's 200m Butterfly with a time of 2:00.94 from the Heats.

Sep 25, 2026 07:20 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Table tennis update

Bhuvan Gupta writes:

Manush and Diya run away with the fourth game 11-5 and with that, the match too. Medal assured!

This would be India's second mixed doubles medal at the Asiad after Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra bagged bronze in Jakarta eight years back, and only Indian TT's fourth overall at the Games.

Manush and Diya will take on Chinese world No. 2 Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha in the mixed doubles semifinals at 3:45 pm IST. They would aim to go where no Indian paddler has gone before: the final of an Asian Games TT event.

Sep 25, 2026 07:07 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Table tennis update

Bhuvan Gupta writes:

Manush-Diya take Game 3 by an 11-9 margin. They are one game away from a momentous medal.

Harmeet and Yashaswini, meanwhile, have bowed out of the mixed doubles competition with a straight-games defeat (5-11, 10-12, 9-11) to Lin Shidong and Kuai Man.

Sep 25, 2026 07:07 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Shooting update

From Nagoya, Mihir Vasavda writes:

Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet have comeback from individual disappointments to shoot a brilliant 587 (29x) to top the qualification of 10m air pistol mixed team event. They have qualified for the finals. In doing so, they have also equalled the Asian record, also held by India

Sep 25, 2026 06:58 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Table tennis update

Bhuvan Gupta writes:

Manush-Diya start strong. They take the first game 11-6 and then push the Hong Kong pair all the way before losing the second narrowly, 13-15. The best-of-five affair is tied 1-1 now, but encouraging signs from the lower-ranked duo.

Harmeet-Yashaswini are down 0-2 against their Chinese opponents, meanwhile.

Sep 25, 2026 06:49 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Table tennis update

Bhuvan Gupta writes:

The two mixed doubles quarterfinals featuring Indians have begun in Toyota. Manush Shah-Diya Chitale face world No. 4 Wong Chun-Ting and Doo Hoi Kem from Hong Kong, while Harmeet Desai-Yashaswini Ghorpade are up against No. 6 Lin Shidong-Kuai Man from China.

Tough asks for both Indian duos, but don't count them out, especially not Manush and Diya who have had some very good results on the circuit and are themselves ranked world No. 8.

Remember that the winners from here on are assured a medal. Neither match being shown on TV or live stream, however.

Sep 25, 2026 06:46 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Surfing update

Indian surfers Sugar Shanti Gayen and Kamali Prakash finished at the bottom in their respective heats in women's shortboard round 1 as surfing made its Asian Games debut here on Friday.

Gayen ended last among three athletes in heat three with a score of 3.84 while Kamali scored 3.74 in heat 5 which featured one more participant in Japan's Mirai Ikeda.

Both Indian women will be back in action later in the day for second-round heats.

Gayen and Kamali competed in the opening round heats at Pacific Long Beach in Tahara.

Kishore Kumar Anbarashu and Sivaraj Babu will lead India's challenge in the men's shortboard, with their opening-round heats scheduled later in the day.

Surfing is being held at Pacific Long Beach from September 25 to 28, with September 29 kept as a reserve day.

India's four-member surfing squad comprises Gayen and Kamali in the women's event and Anbarashu and Babu in the men's competition.

The sport is among the new additions to the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

(Via Press Trust of India)

Sep 25, 2026 06:42 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Badminton update

Quick and easy from Dhruv and Tanisha. India's mixed doubles pairing of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto have brushed aside the Maldives pairing of Aminath Abdul Razzaq and NIbal Ahmed 21-8, 21-7 in the first round.

Sep 25, 2026 06:35 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Dressage explained

The object of dressage is the development of the horse into a happy athlete through harmonious education. As a result, it makes the horse calm, supple, loose and flexible, but also confident, attentive and keen, thus achieving perfect understanding with the athlete. These qualities are demonstrated by:

● The freedom and regularity of the paces.

● The harmony, lightness and ease of the movements.

● The lightness of the forehand and the engagement of the hindquarters, originating from a lively impulsion.

● The acceptance of the bit, with submissiveness/throughness [Durchlassigkeit] without any tension or resistance.

Dressage judges mark all movements [and certain transitions from one movement to another] from zero to 10. A collective mark is then awarded, and the performance that receives the highest collective mark is the winner.

Sep 25, 2026 06:26 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: Quick guide to equestrian

Horses have played an important role in human history with their involvement in transportation, trade, agriculture, and warfare. It is estimated that the animals were being ridden by around 3500 BC, and among the first ancient peoples to use horses for fighting and hunting were the Hittites, the Assyrians, and the Babylonians in the second millennium BC. Horse sport events such as chariot racing featured at the ancient Olympic Games.

Dressage has its roots in the writings of Greek military leader and philosopher Xenophon, who discouraged the use of force in horse training. In 1733, French riding master Francois Robichon de La Gueriniere’s ‘Ecole de Cavalerie’ [School of Cavalry] also detailed how a horse could be trained without being forced into submission, and helped to lay the foundations of modern dressage.

Jumping’s origins can be traced to the 18th century. The Inclosure Acts of England and Wales saw the introduction of more fences to the landscape, and any riders going across country became required to clear such fences on a regular basis. The earliest jumping competitions were steeplechases over natural obstacles, with formal showjumping introduced at the 1865 Royal Dublin Society Show.

Eventing was originally a test of all the skills required by a horse and rider in battle, encompassing the obedience of dressage, the agility of jumping, and the stamina, endurance and speed of cross country.

Equestrian sport was first included at the modern Olympic Games in Paris in 1900, with jumping and driving events contested. The 1912 Games in Stockholm was the first Olympic Games to feature dressage and eventing. The establishment of the International Equestrian Federation [FEI] followed in 1921.

Sep 25, 2026 06:21 AM IST

Asian Games 2026, Day 7 Live: A flurry of Asian Games action coming up

First up, we have some equestrian action with dressage event featuring Shruti Vora, Gaurav Pundir, Hriday Chheda and Jai Sud.

Shooting follows soon after, with the trio of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil and Niraj Kumar carrying strong podium hopes in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions, alongside the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team of Kamaljeet, Suruchi and Inder Singh. Weightlifting offers another clear shot at the podium with Nirupama Devi competing in the Women’s 61kg final

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