India at Asian Games 2026, Day 4: Mirabai Chanu, soft tennis break new ground

And that’s it from another eventful day for India at the Asian Games 2026, with the country adding a weightlifting and bronze medals in shooting, soft tennis and men’s badminton.

Mirabai Chanu finally added an Asian Games medal to her collection, claiming silver in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event. She has now completed her medal collection across the major multi-sport events, having previously won multiple golds at the Commonwealth Games and a silver at the Olympics.

Shooting continued to deliver, with India winning bronze in both skeet team events. Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmed Khan and Bhavtegh Singh Gill finished third in the men’s event, while Raiza Dhillon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Maheshwari Chauhan took the last podium spot in the women’s competition.

There was also a historic bronze in soft tennis, with Jay Meena becoming India’s first Asian Games medallist in the sport. He reached the men’s singles semi-finals before his campaign ended with bronze.

In badminton, the men’s team also secured bronze after going down 3-1 to China in the semi-finals. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty provided India’s only win in the tie.

In wushu, Roshibina Devi booked her place in the women’s 60kg sanda final. After winning bronze at Jakarta 2018 and silver at Hangzhou 2023, Roshibina will now chase the elusive gold in tomorrow’s final.

On the hockey field, Deepika Sehrawat produced a record-breaking performance as India’s women dominated Thailand 20-1 for their third straight win. Deepika scored nine goals - the most by an Indian woman in a single Asian Games hockey match.

We’ll be back tomorrow for another action-packed day, with multiple medals on offer and India’s athletics campaign set to get underway.

Badminton: India’s men’s team settle for bronze medal

India’s men’s team settled for the bronze medal after a 3-1 defeat to China in the semi-final.

Lakshya Sen lost the opening match 21-16, 21-18 to Shi Yuqi before Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty levelled the tie with a 21-11, 22-20 win over reigning world champions Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang.

Ayush Shetty then lost 21-19, 21-13 to defendingAsian Games champion Li Shifeng, while Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun went down fighting 21-16, 17-21, 21-9 to He Ji Ting and Liu Yi in the fourth match.

Weightlifting: Gyaneshwari Yadav finishes eighth in women’s 53kg

India’s Gyaneshwari Yadav finished with a total lift of 195kg, following an 87kg snatch and 108kg clean & jerk.

She lifted 84kg and 87kg in the snatch before missing her final attempt at 90kg. In the clean & jerk, she missed her opening 105kg attempt but cleared it on her second try before successfully lifting 108kg with her final attempt.

Wushu: Roshibina Devi storms into women’s 60kg final

Two-time Asian Games medallist Roshibina Devi defeated Indonesia’s Thania Kusumaningtyas 2-0 in the women’s 60kg sanda semi-final to reach the final.

Roshibina won silver at Hangzhou 2023 and bronze at Jakarta 2018. Already assured a third Asian Games medal, she will be gunning for the elusive gold in tomorrow’s final.

Shooting: Anantjeet Singh misses out on men’s skeet bronze

Olympian Anantjeet Singh Naruka missed out on a bronze medal in the men’s skeet individual final, managing 25 hits from 28 shots in the final stage.

India had earlier secured bronze medals in both the men’s and women’s skeet team events, while Raiza Dhillon and Parinaaz Dhaliwal finished fourth and eighth, respectively, in the women’s individual final.

Squash: Veer Chotrani reaches men’s singles pre-quarter-finals

India’s Veer Chotrani advanced to the men’s singles pre-quarter-finals with a 3-0 (11-8, 11-3, 11-3) win over Shamil Wakeel.

His victory made it three wins from three for India’s squash players, with Abhay Singh and Tanvi Khanna also winning their opening matches in straight games earlier.

Asian Games medallist and junior world champion Anahat Singh received an opening-round bye and will begin her campaign in the pre-quarterfinals tomorrow.

Badminton: Lakshya Sen loses as India go 1-0 down against China

Olympian Lakshya Sen lost 21-16, 21-18 to former world champion Shi Yuqi in the opening match of the men’s team semi-final, leaving India 1-0 down.

The semi-final is a rematch of the men’s team final at the Hangzhou Asian Games, where India won silver.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will square off against Olympic silver medallists Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang next.

Rowing: India’s men’s four eliminated in heats

India’s Ghurde Vipul Satish, Saurav Kumar, Babu Lal Yadav and Yogesh Kumar were eliminated after finishing last in their men’s four heat with a time of 6:30.47s.

Rowing: India qualify for men’s quadruple sculls Final A

India’s Arvind Singh, Kulwinder Singh, Navdeep Singh and Jakar Khan finished third in their men’s quadruple sculls heat with a time of 6:18.62s - the fourth-fastest time overall.

The final will be held tomorrow at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course.

Squash: Tanvi Khanna reaches women’s singles Round of 16

India’s Tanvi Khanna cantered to a 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-5) win over the Republic of Korea’s Kim Dami.

She will take on Singapore’s Wai Yhann Au Yeong in the Round of 16 tomorrow.

Squash: Abhay Singh cruises into Round of 16

Asian Games medallist Abhay Singh stormed into the men’s singles Round of 16 after comfortably beating Thailand’s Arkaradet Arkarahirunya 3-0.

The Indian squash player dominated the contest, conceding just three points across the match as he won 11-1, 11-0, 11-2.

Rowing: Rohit, Ujjwal qualify for lightweight men’s double sculls final

India’s Rohit and Ujjwal Kumar Singh qualified for the lightweight men’s double sculls final after clocking 6:51.30s in the heats.

The final is scheduled to take place tomorrow.

Shooting: Raiza Dhillon finishes fourth in women’s skeet final

Olympian Raiza Dhillon finished fourth in the women’s skeet individual final, narrowly missing out on a medal. Parinaaz Dhaliwal finished eighth.

India had earlier won bronze in the women’s skeet team event, with Dhillon and Parinaaz part of the medal-winning trio.

Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu wins silver to end India’s 28-year medal wait

Mirabai Chanu won silver in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event with a total lift of 198kg (87kg snatch+111kg clean and jerk), securing her first Asian Games medal.

The Olympic medallist opened her clean and jerk campaign with 107kg before improving to 111kg with her second attempt. The silver completes Mirabai Chanu’s medal collection across the Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, while ending India’s 28-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Asian Games.

Two-time Asian Games and world champion Ri Song-gum of North Korea won gold with 215kg (94kg snatch+121kg clean and jerk), while Indonesia’s Luluk Diana Tri Wijayana took bronze with 191kg (88kg snatch+103kg clean and jerk).

Shooting: Manu Bhaker reflects on Jaspal Rana’s influence after fifth-place finish

Competing at her first major event since the sudden death of her long-time coach Jaspal Rana, an emotional Manu Bhaker reflected:

“He was an Asian champion, he was the best of the best. He was the undisputed champion and he was really looking forward to Japan.

“When a person has been a big part of your life it is very natural (to think about him).

“He was always adamant about the process - on any given day and any given point in your life you have to be able to give your best when you shoot.

“That and the fact that life is very unpredictable, so live your fullest and be kind.”

Shooting: Manu Bhaker finishes fifth in women’s 10m air pistol final

India’s Manu Bhaker missed out on a medal in the women’s 10m air pistol final, finishing fifth with a score of 181.1.

The two-time Olympic medallist will return in her quest for an Asian Games medal in the women’s 25m sport pistol event.

Kabaddi: India lead Iran 19-15 at half-time in women’s Group A match

India lead the Islamic Republic of Iran 19-15 at half-time in a closely fought match between the two kabaddi heavyweights.

Iran led for periods in the opening half, but India fought back to take the advantage and also inflicted an all-out before the end of the first period.

Sepaktakraw: India’s men’s team regu campaign ends in group stage

The Indian men’s team’s regu campaign came to an end in Group B despite a 2-1 win over the Philippines in their final tie.

India won the opening two matches but lost the deciding match 2-0 (17-15, 15-11). After earlier defeats to Japan and Malaysia, India needed a 3-0 win over the Philippines to have a chance of progressing.

Who is Jay Meena

Jay Meena’s journey in soft tennis began almost by chance. As a young boy, he was more interested in cricket and initially aspired to become a cricketer. After joining Pioneer Public School in Dewas, he came across a soft tennis court, where his curiosity first led him to watch the players and eventually help as a ball boy.

Gradually, he began playing the sport himself and progressed from school and district competitions to the state and national levels. By the age of 14, he was already competing internationally in Japan - the home of soft tennis.

Jay then established himself among India’s leading soft tennis players with a gold medal in men’s singles at the 36th National Games in Gujarat in 2022.

He also contributed to Madhya Pradesh’s medal-winning performances in the men’s team and doubles events. By 2025, he had further strengthened his credentials by becoming the national champion in men’s singles.

His international breakthrough continued at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, where he reached the quarter-finals of the men’s singles event and also represented India in the men’s team event.

In 2024, partnering Aadhya Tiwari, Jay created history by winning India’s first-ever medal at the World Soft Tennis Championships, securing bronze in mixed doubles.

He achieved another historic milestone at the Asian Soft Tennis Championships in 2025 by becoming the first Indian to win a medal at the continental championships after reaching the men’s singles semi-finals and securing bronze.

Jay went on to win a total of four medals at the continental event. Aichi-Nagoya is his third Asian Games appearance, having previously represented India at Jakarta 2018 and Hangzhou 2023.

From discovering soft tennis almost accidentally on a school court in Dewas to becoming a historic medallist at both the World and Asian Championships, Jay Meena is now India’s first-ever Asian Games medallist in softball.

Soft tennis: Jay Meena assures India’s first-ever Asian Games medal in discipline

India’s Jay Meena defeated the Philippines’ Sherwin Nuguit 4-3 (0-4, 4-2, 2-4, 4-2, 5-3, 2-4, 7-5) in the men’s singles quarter-finals to reach the semis and assure India’s first-ever Asian Games medal in soft tennis.

Table tennis: Manush Shah, Diya Chitale cruise into mixed doubles Round 3

India’s Manush Shah and Diya Chitale beat Sri Lanka’s Chanul Kulappuwawadu and Bimandee Swarna 3-0 (11-8, 12-10, 11-4) to advance to Round 3 of the mixed doubles event.

Fencing: Mina Devi Naorem, Joys Ashitha Stalinraj reach women’s foil Round of 32

India’s Mina Devi Naorem and Joys Ashitha Stalinraj both progressed to the women’s foil individual Round of 32 from their respective pools.

Mina Devi will face the Republic of Korea’s Park Jihee, while Ashitha takes on Kazakhstan’s Alyona Gnoyeva, with both bouts scheduled later today.

Canoe sprint: India qualify for women’s kayak double 500m semi-finals

India’s Parvathy Geetha and Phairembam Soniya Devi qualified for the women’s kayak double 500m semi-finals after finishing sixth in Heat A with a time of 2:02.538s.

Rowing: India qualify for women’s four final

India’s Gurbani Kaur, Poonam, Tendenthoi Devi Haobijam and Aleena Anto finished third in their heat with a time of 6:45.75s to qualify for the women’s four final, scheduled for tomorrow.

Sepaktakraw: India beat Philippines 2-1 in second match

India defeated the Philippines 2-1 (15-9, 10-15, 15-8) in their last Group B tie of the men’s team regu event.

They had also won the first match 2-0 (15-7, 15-10) and still need a 3-0 win in the final match to qualify for the semi-finals.

Shooting: Manu Bhaker qualifies for women’s 10m air pistol final

Two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker advanced to the women’s 10m air pistol final after finishing third in qualification with a score of 579-20x.

Esha Singh (572-12x) and Suruchi Singh (541-10x) finished 15th and 26th, respectively, and missed out on the final. The Indian trio also finished fourth in the team event with 1719-44x, missing the bronze medal by just two Xs.

Swimming: Aneesh Sunil, Vedaant Madhavan miss out on 200m freestyle final

India’s Aneesh Sunil (1:51.20s) and Vedaant Madhavan (1:52.01s) narrowly missed out on the men’s 200m freestyle final, finishing 11th and 13th overall, respectively.

Only the top 10 swimmers advanced to the final, with Aneesh Sunil finishing as the first reserve.

Swimming: Rohit Benedicton fails to qualify for 100m butterfly final

Rohit Benedicton finished fourth in his men’s 100m butterfly heat with a time of 53.08s, placing 13th overall and missing out on the final.

India’s other swimmer Sajan Prakash did not start his heat.

Rowing: Jaswinder Singh, Nitin Kumar miss out on Final A in men’s pair

India’s Jaswinder Singh and Nitin Kumar finished fourth in their men’s pair heat with a time of 6:36.90s - more than 16 seconds behind the leader.

The result means the Indian duo will compete in Final B, which does not offer a medal opportunity.

Canoe sprint: Megha Pradeep advances to women’s canoe single 200m semi-finals

India’s Megha Pradeep finished fifth in her women’s canoe single 200m heat with a time of 49.675s.

She missed out on direct qualification for Final A and will now have to compete in the semi-finals.

Canoe sprint: India qualify for men’s kayak four 500m Final A

India’s Harshwardhan Shaktawat, Varinder Singh, L Naocha Singh Oinam and Arun Singh finished third in Heat 1 of the men’s kayak four 500m with a time of 1:29.447s to qualify for Final A.

Sepaktakraw: India beat Philippines 2-0 in opening match of Group B tie

India made a strong start to their final Group B fixture against the Philippines, winning the opening match 2-0 (15-7, 15-10) in the men’s team regu event.

They lost their first two fixtures in Group B against Japan and Malaysia.

Shooting: Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Suruchi begin 10m air pistol campaign

Two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Suruchi Singh have begun their women’s 10m air pistol campaigns.

Indian shooters have won five of India’s seven medals at the Asian Games so far.

Rowing: Satnam Singh, Salman Khan qualify for men’s double sculls final

India’s Satnam Singh and Salman Khan finished second in their heat with a time of 6:15.63s.

They were fourth overall across the two heats and have qualified for the men’s double sculls final, scheduled for tomorrow.

Rowing: Balraj Panwar qualifies for men’s single sculls Final A

India’s Balraj Panwar finished third in his heat of the men’s single sculls with a time of 6:52.84s. He finished fourth overall across the two heats to qualify for Final A.

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The Indian contingent heads into Day 4 with another packed programme and several medal opportunities, with Olympic medallists Mirabai Chanu and Manu Bhaker set to take centre stage.

Mirabai Chanu will compete in the women’s 49kg weightlifting final, as she bids for her maiden Asian Games medal. The Olympic silver medallist will be one of the biggest names in action for India today.

Two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker will also be in contention for a medal in the women’s 10m air pistol, alongside Esha Singh and Suruchi Singh. The qualification and team final are scheduled in the morning, with the individual final later in the session.

Shooting will once again be central to India’s campaign, with the men’s and women’s skeet events providing further medal opportunities.

Asian Games medallist Anantjeet Singh, Bhavtegh Singh Gill and two-time Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan will compete in the men’s event, while Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan are in the women’s skeet competition.

In badminton, the Indian men’s team will return to the court for the semi-finals against reigning champions the People’s Republic of China.

Wushu will provide another assured medal, with Roshibina Devi set to compete in the semi-finals.

Stay with us for all the latest scores, results, medal updates and key moments from India’s Asian Games 2026 campaign and get the full Day 4 schedule here.

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