Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Live: Roshibina Devi bags second Asian Games silver in Wushu

The Indian men’s 10m air pistol team missed out on a bronze medal as it ended fourth while none managed to make the individual finals, adding to the country’s underwhelming shooting performance in the Asian Games here on Thursday (September 24, 2026).

The trio of Kamaljeet, Balakrishna Kedarling Uchaganve and Aakash Bharadwaj finished with a score of 1730 across six series.

China won the gold on account of a higher inner 10 count (1743-70x), ahead of silver-medallists Indonesia (1743-57x) and bronze-winners Japan (1730). - PTI

Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Thursday (September 24, 2026) congratulated Wushu player Naorem Roshibina Devi for winning the silver medal at the ongoing Asian Games in Japan.

“Her historic third consecutive Asian Games medal is a moment of immense pride for Manipur and India. May she continue to inspire our youth and bring greater glory to the nation,” said Mr. Singh.

Veteran Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar advanced to the mixed doubles quarterfinals at the Asian Games after beating fellow Indians Suraj Chand and Shameena Riaz in straight games, on Thursday (September 24, 2026).

The Asian Championships bronze-medal winning Indian pair defeated Suraj-Shameena 11-7 11-10 in the all-Indian last-16 clash.

The Indian duo will next face the Philippines’ David Pelino and Jemyca Aribado in the quarterfinals on Friday.- PTI

India qualified for the final of the mixed 4x400m relay at the Asian Games after finishing second in Heat 2.

The Indian team comprising TS Manu, MR Povamma, Jay Kumar, and Kiran clocked 3:16.23 to finish behind China.

The Indian quartet’s timing was the fourth fastest time overall in the heats, behind Bahrain (3:15.73), China (3:15.97) and Vietnam (3:16.08).

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Indian wushu player Roshibina Devi Naorem signed off with a silver medal in the women’s 60kg sanda event after losing 0-2 to China’s Zhang Xiaoyu in the final.

Ms. Zhang dominated the title bout, winning both rounds 5-0 to take the contest 10-0 on aggregate.

It is third Asian Games medal for Roshibina, who won a silver at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games and a bronze at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games.

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Indian rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan win bronze in the men’s double sculls event.

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