Asian Games 2026, Day 13 Live: Lovlina bags gold for India in boxing, men’s recurve team enters final

India women’s hockey team celebrate Asian Games 2026 gold after 44 years. (Photo: Hockey India)

Asian Games 2026, Day 13 Highlights: India enjoyed another big day at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya as athletes added several medals across hockey, boxing, wrestling, archery, sailing and sepaktakraw.

The Indian women’s hockey team ended a 44-year wait for Asian Games gold by beating China 1-0 in the final. Lalremsiami scored the only goal in the 10th minute as India held on to win a closely fought contest. The victory also secured India’s direct qualification for the LA 2028 Olympics.

India had a memorable day in the boxing ring with three gold medals. Lovlina Borgohain defeated China’s Bao Ziyi 5-0 in the women’s 75kg final. Parveen Hooda then edged Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien-chin 3-2 in the 65kg final.

Ankush Panghal completed the boxing gold rush by beating South Korea’s Kim Minseong 4-0 in the men’s 80kg final.

Sujeet Kalkal won India’s first wrestling gold at the Games in the men’s freestyle 65kg category. He came from behind to defeat Tajikistan’s Abdulmazhid Kudiev 10-9 after trailing late in the bout.

India also added multiple medals in archery. The women’s recurve team of Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Mohod and Kirti won gold, while Dhiraj Bommadevara, Yashdeep Bhoge and Neeraj Chauhan took silver in the men’s recurve team event. Kumkum and Dhiraj also secured silver in the mixed team event.

Nethra Kumanan won bronze in women’s dinghy sailing, while India added another bronze in men’s sepaktakraw.

India’s medal haul rose further as the Games entered the final stages, with the country continuing to challenge for more podium finishes across the remaining events.