Asian Games 2026 Live Updates, Day 7: Indian shooters in action in 10m air pistol mixed team, 50m 3P men's qualification; table tennis and badminton scores

Asian Games - Aichi-Nagoya 2026 - Athletics - Paloma Mizuho Sports Park, Nagoya, Japan - September 25, 2026 India's Baranica Elangovan reacts during the Women's Pole Vault Final REUTERS/Andrew Boyers | Photo Credit: ANDREW BOYERS

Welcome to Sportstar’s coverage of Day 7 of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026.Today, Indian athletes will be in action across 15 disciplines - shooting, equestrian, athletics, boxing, badminton, hockey, kabaddi, squash, swimming, esports, canoe sprint, fencing, weightlifting, surfing, and table tennis. This is Nihit Sachdeva who will keep you updated with the latest scores, results and medal winners.

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Athletics: Men's 400m (Heat 2) - TK Vishal finishes first

After helping Team India win a silver medal in the 4x400 mixed event on Thursday, TK Vishal clocked 45.27 to qualify directly for the men’s 400m final.

Athletics: Women's 400m - Heat 3

Prachi finishes third but qualifies by place and advances to the Women’s 400m final from Heat 3.

Athletics: Women's 400m - Heat 2

Kiran clocked 53.44 in Heat 2 to enter the Women’s 400m final.

Baranica becomes first Indian to win Asian Games medal in pole vault, read here

Baranica Elangovan became the first Indian to win a pole vault medal at the Asian Games, after she clinched bronze at the Aichi-Nagoya Games on Friday.

Athletics: Women's pole vault - Baranica wins bronze

Baranica Elangovan adds another medal to India’s athletics tally, taking bronze in the women’s pole vault at the Asian Games 2026.The 29-year-old has enjoyed a strong season, twice improving the national record earlier this year before Sindhushree G raised it to 4.25m in June. Baranica’s season-best stands at 4.23m.

Athletics: Women's pole vault final

Baranica is well in contention for a bronze; official confirmation is awaited.

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Athletics: Men's 10,000m final - Gulveer wins a silver

Gulveer Singh has won a silver medal in the final with a timing of 28:29.38.

Athletics: Women's pole vault final

Baranica fails to clear 4.25 in her first attempt. She is currently placed third in the standings.

Athletics: Women's pole vault final

Baranica does it the second time. The Tamil Nadu vaulter clears 4.15 on the second attempt and is currently placed second in the standings.

Athletics: Women's pole vault final

Baranica fails to clear for the first time in this final. The vaulter attempted 4.15 and failed to clear it. She still has two more attempts at it.

Athletics: Women's pole vault final

It is a tight contest at the vaulting area. Baranica has cleared 4.00 on her first attempt, placing joint-first with Indonesia’s Diva and Japan’s Akari.

Athletics: Gulveer eyes another Asian Games medal

Gulveer Singh will line up in the men’s 10,000m final next, looking to improve on the bronze he won at Hangzhou 2023. The Indian national record holder, who clocked 27:00.22 in 2025, comes into the race after winning the Asian title last year and taking silver at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in 27:49.78.

Athletics: Women's pole vault final

Baranica cleared it, and cleared it well. The Tamil Nadu vaulter cleared 3.85 on her first attempt and is currently in second place.Sindhushree Ganesha couldn’t clear 3.85 and is currently in eighth spot.

Athletics: Women's shot put - Manpreet wins bronze

Manpreet Kaur clinches the women’s shot put bronze with a best throw of 17.17m, her first Asian Games medal. After opening with 16.32m, she improved steadily and produced her medal-winning mark in the fourth round.

It marks a significant podium return for the 36-year-old, who has been competing at the senior level for more than a decade and returned to competition in 2021 after serving a four-year doping ban. She had finished fifth at the Hangzhou 2023 Asian Games and narrowly missed the podium at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, placing fourth with 17.49m.Krishna Jayasankar, the other Indian in the final, finished fifth with 16.57m.

Athletics: 100m semifinal - Animesh and Gurindervir exit

There will be no Indian representation in the men’s 100m final. Animesh Kujur follows Gurindervir Singh out of the competition after finishing seventh in his semifinal heat with a timing of 10.38 seconds.

Earlier, Gurindervir had finished fifth in Semifinal Heat 2, clocking 10.32 seconds, as both Indians missed out on qualification for the final.

Athletics: Shot put final

Manpreet Kaur throws 16.75 in her fifth attempt. She is currently in third place with a best throw of 17.17 from her fourth attempt.

Athletics: Men's 100m - Gurindervir exits in semifinal

Gurindervir Singh had the start he intended, but Ali Balushi and Zhenye were far better. They finished first and second, while Gurindervir finished fifth with a timing of 10.32.

Athletics: Women's shot put final

Manpreet Kaur, who missed a podium finish at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games, is on the verge of winning a medal in the shot put. She has managed 17.17 in her third attempt and placed third in the table.

Men’s 100m semifinals: Gurindervir, Animesh eye final berths

India will have two runners in the men’s 100m semifinals. National record holder Gurindervir Singh will compete in Semifinal Heat 2 at 4:11pm IST, while Animesh Kujur will run in Semifinal Heat 3 at 4:19pm IST.Gurindervir qualified after finishing second in his opening-round heat in 10.38 seconds, while Animesh took third in his heat in 10.36 seconds. Gurindervir holds the Indian national record of 10.09 seconds, with Animesh owning a personal best of 10.14 seconds, the second-fastest 100m time by an Indian

Athletics: Women's shot put final

Manpreet Kaur has propelled herself to number three with a third attempt of 16.80.

Table tennis mixed doubles: Manush-Diya settle for bronze

Manush Shah and Diya Chitale go down 0-4 to China’s Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha in the mixed doubles semifinal. The Indian pair loses 8-11, 5-11, 8-11, 2-11 and signs off with a bronze medal.

Athletics: Women's shot put final

Krishna Jayasankar registers 16.51m with her second attempt, following a 16.57m opener. The Indian is currently in third place, with her second throw landing just a few centimetres short of her first.

Athletics: Women's shot put final

China’s Jiayuan Song has improved from her first attempt of 19.08 to 19.40 (SB) in her second attempt.Manpreet Kaur is in fifth after her second attempt of 16.41.

Athletics: Women's shot put final

Krishna Jayasankar scored 16.57 in her first attempt and is currently in third place.

Athletics: Women's shot put final

Manpreet Kaur starts shot put action with a first attempt of 16.32. India’s Jayasankar Krishna is also in action.

Weightlifting: Women's 61kg final - Nirupama bows out

Unfortunate for Nirupama, she fails to lift 124 kg in her third and final attempt in Clean and Jerk and totals 217 points, bringing her campaign to an end. Chinese Taipei’s Chun Kuo is currently leading with 237 points, followed by Thailand’s Saetia T with 225 points.

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Weightlifting - Women's 61kg final

Awesome lift by Nirupama in her second lift of 124 kg in the clean and Jerk. With it, her total result is currently 217, and she sits in fourth place with one more lift left.

Weightlifting: Women's 61kg final

Nirupama has successfully lifted 120 kg in her first Clean and Jerk attempt and has climbed to fourth spot in the overall standings. She is going for 124 kg in her second attempt.

Boxing: Preeti bows out in Round of 16.

Commonwealth Games 2026 gold medallist Preeti’s Asian Games campaign comes to an end in the women’s 54kg Round of 16. The Indian goes down by unanimous decision to North Korea’s Paris 2024 bronze medallist Pang Chol Mi, with all five judges scoring each of the three rounds 10-9 in Pang’s favour for identical 30-27 cards. Pang progresses to the quarterfinals.

Weightlifting: Nirupama in action - Women's 61kg final

Nirupama Devi finishes the snatch with a best lift of 93kg. She successfully lifted 93kg in her first two attempts but could not manage 95kg on her third. She is set to open the clean and jerk with an attempt at 120kg.

Boxing - India's Preeti Pawar in action soon

We have women’s 54kg - Round of 16 boxing match coming up with Commonwealth Games champion Preeti Pawar against Pang Chol Mi of North Korea.

Swimming: 200m backstroke final

Rishabh Das finishes sixth, and Utkarsh Patil finishes seventh with timings of 1:58.77 and 2:00.94, respectively, in the men’s 200m backstroke final.We’ll have Sajan Prakash in the 200m butterfly final at 2:51 pm.

Table Tennis: Men's Doubles (Round 3)

Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan lose to Japan’s Sora Matsushima and Shunsuke Togami 3-0, exiting the Men’s doubles contest.

India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a shock defeat in the men’s doubles event in badminton at the Asian Games 2026 on Friday.

Shock defeat for Satwik-Chirag

India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a shock defeat in the men’s doubles event in badminton at the Asian Games 2026 on Friday.

The Indian pair, who are the defending champions, lost to Thailand’s Pakkapon Teeraratsakul and Peeratchai Sukphun in the opening round at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium.

Badminton - Men's Doubles Round 1 - Game 2 update

Satwik-Chirag duo go down to Thailand duo of Pakkapon and Peeratchai in Game 2, 21-19. We head to Game 3 for the decider next.

Table Tennis: Women's Doubles update

Yashaswini Ghorpade and Diya Chitale suffer the same fate as Sreeja Akula and Syndrela Das, going down to China’s Fan Shuhan and Chen Yi in the women’s doubles pre-quarterfinals. With both Indian pairs bowing out in the Round of 16, India’s challenge in the women’s doubles comes to an end.

Earlier in the singles, Yashaswini booked her place in the women’s pre-quarterfinals with a 4-1 (11-5, 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 11-4) win over Syria’s Hend Zaza. Manush Shah also advanced to the men’s pre-quarterfinals after easing past Iran’s Benyamin Faraji 4-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 11-5)

Table Tennis: Women's Doubles (Round 3)

Yashaswini and Diya Chitale have lost two games, 11-7 and 11-5, to China’s Shuhan Fan and Yi Chen.

Badminton - Men's doubles Round 1 - Game 1 update

Elsewhere, the duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat Pakkapon Teeratsakul and Peeratchai 21-12 in Game 1 of the Doubles Badminton Round 1 match. Game 2 will start soon.

Table Tennis - Sreeja/Syndrela pair exit in Round 3

Sreeja Akula and Syndrela Das go down in straight games to China’s World No. 2 women’s doubles pair Kuai Man and Wang Manyu, losing 0-3 (6-11, 7-11, 7-11) in the pre-quarterfinals. The defeat ends the Indian pair’s campaign and denies them a place in the quarterfinals.

Table Tennis - Women's Doubles (Round 3)

The women’s doubles table tennis contest is in full swing. India has gone down to China in Game 1 with a score of 11-6.

Sreeja Akula and Syndrela Das have gone down in Game 2, with a final score of 11-7.

Sreeja Akula and Syndrela Das lost 11-7 in Game 3 and failed to enter the quarterfinals.

Women's Heptathlon - Iranian athlete disqualified

Iran’s Fatemeh Mohitizadeh has been disqualified from the Women’s Heptathlon event following a protest over her not wearing appropriate footwear for the long jump. She ended Day 1 with 3486 points and was disqualified on Friday.

Table Tennis: Women's doubles - Round 3 preview

After being knocked out of the singles competition earlier, World No. 58 Sreeja Akula will look to make amends alongside World No. 98 Syndrela Das in the women’s doubles. The Indian pair faces a formidable Chinese duo in World No. 4 Kuai Man and World No. 1 Wang Manyu, who are also ranked No. 2 in the world as a doubles pair.

Surfing: Kishore Kumar advances

Surfer kishore Kumar finished first in his heat with a score of 9.33, winning and advancing to the next round.Top-ranked Indian surfer Kamali Moorthy competed against Japan’s Mirai Ikeda in the women’s shortboard - Heat 5, and she finished with a score of 3.74, while the Japanese surfer scored 10.93.

Table Tennis: Manush Shah to face Lin Shidong in Round of 16

Manush Shah’s round-of-16 opponent is confirmed. It is World No. 8 Lin Shidong of China.

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Men's Kabaddi: Reigning champion India beats Thailand 66-28, reaches final

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Table Tennis (Men's Singles, Round of 32): Manav Thakkar eliminated, Manush Shah advances

Manush Shah registers an impressive 4-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 11-5) victory over young Iranian Benyamin Faraji.

However, it is the end of the road for Manav Thakkar after a 2-4 (11-4, 2-11, 7-11, 7-11, 11-4, 3-11) loss to North Korea’s U Tae Ryong.

Manush awaits the winner of the match between China’s Lin Shidong and Tin Ian Mak of Macao.

Squash (Men's Singles, Quarterfinal): Veer Chotrani knocked out

A tough loss for Veer Chotrani in the quarterfinals.

He goes down 1-3 (11-6, 8-11, 3-11, 3-11) to Pakistan’s Muhammad Irfan in 33 minutes.

Irfan will face Abhay, another Indian, in tomorrow’s semifinals.

Shooting (Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final): Aishwary finishes in fifth place

Aishwary hits a 10.7 and stays in the hunt for a medal.

Japan’s Naoya Okada, who shot an 8.8, bows out in sixth with a total of 313.8.

The gap between Aishwary and fourth-placed Kazakh shooter Islam Satpayev is 1.5.

A 10.5 from Satpayev and a 10.4 from Aishwary which means the Indian will finish in fifth place with a total of 327.6

A horrible 7.7 from Mongolian shooter Erkhembayar Batbayar and he will finish in fourth place. That’s a tough one.

Next one to go out is Satpayev but he bags the bronze medal.

Now, it is an all-Chinese battle for the gold. Zhang Changhong leads Liu Yukun by 0.7 with one shot to go.

A 10.7 from Liu Yukun and Zhang Changhong hits 9.7. Yukun wins the gold medal with a new Games Record of 360.5

Shooting (Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final): Niraj Kumar finishes eighth

Now, a 10-shot series in standing position after which the shooters placed seventh and eighth will be eliminated.

Following that, there will be elimination with every single shot.

Niraj and Aishwary have begun with 8.7 and 8.9, respectively. That’s an extremely poor start.

After five shots, Aishwary has improved and moved up to fifth with a total of 256.5.

However, Neeraj stays at the bottom with 250.7

And after five more shots, we have the two shooters who have been eliminated. It is India’s Niraj Kumar (299, eighth) and Korea’s Seungwoo Joung (304.2, seventh).

Aishwary is fifth with 306.5.

Table Tennis (Women's Singles, Round of 32): Sreeja Akula has been eliminated

The North Koreans continue to be an obstacle for Indian female paddlers in these Asian Games. Remember, the team could not win even a single game in the team quarterfinals.

Well, Sreeja has avoided a clean sweep but still a 1-4 (7-11, 8-11, 13-11, 7-11, 7-11) loss to Pyon Song Gyong ends her campaign in singles.

Sreeja’s only hopes of a medal are now in women’s doubles but for that, she and Syndrela Das will have to stun China’s Wang Manyu and Kuai Man later today.

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Shooting (Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final): Aishwary sixth, Niraj eighth after prone stage

Struggle continues for the two Indians.

Aishwary took his total to 205.3 after scoring 102.4 in prone position. Neeraj scored 103.8 but his total is 200.9 and he remains in last place.

Time for a 10-shot series in the standing position which will then be followed by elimination stage.

Shooting: Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final is underway!

India has two shooters in the final - Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Niraj Komar.

In the kneeling position, Aishwary scored 102.9 while Niraj scored 97.1.

Both Indians, especially Niraj, may have to work really hard from here to win medals.

Boxing (Men’s 60kg, Round of 16): Sachin advances

A tricky bout for Sachin Siwach but he passes the test as he defeats Jordan’s Mohammad Abu Jajeh 4-1 to reach the quarterfinals where he will Japan’s Shunsuke Kitamoto on Sunday.

Squash: Anahat Singh advances to women's singles semifinals

A breezy 11-2, 11-5, 11-3 victory for Junior World Champion Anahat over compatriot Tanvi Khanna.

In the semifinals, she will have her first big test as she will be up against World No. 6 Satomi Watanabe tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. IST.

Women's Kabaddi: Defending champion India is through to final

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Squash (Women's Singles): Anahat on the verge of reaching semifinals

In a one-sided all-Indian quarterfinal so far, Anahat leads Tanvi Khanna 11-2, 11-5.

She is on her way to a much-awaited clash with home favourite Satomi Watanabe.

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Squash (Men's Singles): Abhay Singh through to semifinals!

Clinical performance yet again from Abhay Singh.

He takes down home hope Ryunosuke Tsukue 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-6) in 24 minutes to book his place in the semifinals where he will face either compatriot Veer Chotrani or Pakistan’s Muhammad Irfan tomorrow.

The quest for gold and Olympic qualification continues!

Canoe Sprint: Another tough day for the Indians in action

Men’s Kayak Double 500m Semifinal 1 - India’s Prohit Baroi and Prasanna Kumar Chempadiyil Sathyaprakash finished fifth, clocking 1:40.308s. They then went into Final B, a classification race, and finished third amongst four pairs with a timing of 1:40.411s.

Women’s Canoe Double 500m Semifinal 1 - Megha Pradeep and Neha Devi Leichonbam stood fourth amongst five pairs with a timing of 2:08.306s and did not qualify for the final.

Women’s Kayak Four 500m Final A - Indian quartet of Dhanamanjuri Devi Khwairakpam, Pooja, Soniya Devi Phairembam and Parvathy Geetha finished last amongst eight teams with a timing of 1:45.670s.

Athletics (Women's Heptathlon): India's Pooja and Anamika placed 7th and 8th after six events

In the morning session, the fifth and sixth events in women’s heptathlon took place.

In the long jump, Anamika had a best leap of 5.62m while for Pooja, it was 5.46m.

Then, in the javelin throw, Pooja (38.98m) did better while Anamika (29.78m) struggled.

With just the 800m race to go, Pooja (4495 points) is seventh while Anamika (4384 points) is eighth.

Japan’s Yuri Tanaka (5036) is on top, her compatriot Nanaka Kajiki (4854) is second while Alina Chistyakova (4746) of Kazakhstan is in the bronze medal position.

The 800m race will be held at 4:41 p.m. IST in the evening.

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Indian squad, comprising Adnan Mohammed Badshah, Rudra Narayan Nayak, Deepkumar Vipulbhai Patel, Sai Krishna Nalluri, Dipjyoti Laxman Nath and Reuben Godfrey Fernandes, lost 0-2 to Republic of Korea in its first Group C match.

India will next play against Japan tomorrow.

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Women's Hockey: India beats Japan, qualifies for semifinals

India stays unbeaten after four games in Pool B and books its spot in the semifinals.

The side defeated Japan 3-1 today with goals from Lalremsiami, Ishika and Navneet Kaur.

India will wrap up its pool-stage campaign with a clash against Singapore on Sunday.

Badminton (Women's Singles, Round of 64): Unnati advances, Dhruv-Tanisha to play another match today

A comfortable 21-9, 21-10 victory for Indian youngster Unnati Hooda over North Korea’s Yu Mi Song. Her next opponent will be Malaysia’s Wong Ling Ching.

An update on mixed doubles - Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto, who won their first-round match earlier today, will be back in action around 4 p.m. IST to face Malaysia’s Shevon Jemie Lai and Soon Huat Goh for a place in the quarterfinals.

Table Tennis: Manush-Manav eliminated, Yashaswini through to Round of 16

It was always going to be a tough opening match for the Indian duo when the draw came out.

Manush Shah and Manav Thakkar have lost 1-3 (7-11, 9-11, 11-7, 6-11) to Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto and Hiroto Shinozuka in the round of 32 in men’s doubles.

Yashaswini Ghorpade has booked her spot in the women’s singles round of 16 with a 4-1 (11-5, 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 11-4) win over Syria’s Zaza Hend.

Yashaswini is likely to face home favourite Miwa Harimoto, Tomokazu’s sister, in the next round.

Shooting (Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions): India wins team silver; Aishwary, Neeraj qualify for individual final

A solid performance from the Indian shooters in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions qualification.

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (589) finished third, Niraj Kumar (588) stood fourth while Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil (585) finished ninth.

With a total of 1762, India has won the team silver. China took the gold with a total of 1766 (Zhang Changhong - 593, a new Qualification Games Record; Liu Yukun - 588; Sheng Lihao - 585).

The individual final will take place today at 10:30 a.m. IST.

Shooting (10m air pistol mixed team final): Suruchi-Kamaljeet pair wins gold with new Asian Record

A 9.7 from Suruchi and a 10.0 from Kamaljeet. Korea’s total after first two shots in this series for the gold medal is 20.9

Still, India with a lead of 7.2

The deficit is down to 6.2 now. Suruchi hit 10.5 while Kamaljeet hit 9.5. Both Korean shooters shot 10.5.

One shot per shooter to go. Can the Indians hold their nerve?

And it is a gold medal for India! Suruchi and Kamaljeet finish the final with a new Asian Record of 484.6 while Korea finishes way behind with 478 for silver.

Shooting (10m air pistol mixed team final): India has one hand on the gold medal

A 10.7 from Suruchi but a 9.3 from Kamaljeet.

Korean pair is not able to capitalise as their first two shots in the second series of elimination stage have a total of 18.7.

Iran’s two shots total 20.3 and it is 1.5 behind Korea.

And Iran further cuts the deficit to 1.3 with one shot per athlete still to come.

Korea survives! Iran finishes third with a total of 415.8 to take the bronze.

Korea is second with 416.5 while India is miles ahead at 424.9

Shooting (10m air pistol mixed team final): Medal confirmed for India

61.2 in the first series of the elimination stage for the Indian pair, taking its total to 364.7

Korea is second with 358.9, Iran is third with 355.8.

However, Indonesia, with 349.4, is out of the competiton.

Shooting (10m air pistol mixed team final): Much better third series from India

India is well ahead of Korea once again with a total of 303.5 after a third series of 101.1

Korea had a poor third series of 99 which took its total to 300.2

Iran is third with 295 while Indonesia is fourth 291.

The elimination stage begins now.

Shooting (10m air pistol mixed team final): India still first but Korea catching up

The second series is over. Korea has almost caught up with India after a brilliant second series score of 103.1

Overall, India’s total is 202.4 after a slightly underwhelming second series of 99.4 but it is still at the top.

Korea (201.2) is second, Iran (196.9) is third while Indonesia (196) is last.

Iran has called for a timeout.

Shooting (10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Final): India on top after first series

A score of 103 in the first series for Indian pair of Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet. They are considerably ahead of Republic of Korea (98.1), Iran (98) and Indonesia (95.2).

Shooting: Suruchi-Kamaljeet in action in 10m air pistol mixed team final

Can India finally clinch a gold in shooting in this edition?

We’ll get to know in probably half an hour.

Table Tennis (Men's Doubles, Round of 32): Harmeet-Sathiyan survive a scare

India’s Harmeet Desai and G. Sathiyan have made it to the round of 16 with a hard-fought 3-2 (11-4, 11-7, 7-11, 8-11, 11-6) win over Indonesia’s Muhammad Negara and Affan Pratama.

The road only gets tougher from here as their next opponents are Japan’s Sora Matsushima and Shunsuke Togami. That contest will take place at 1:30 p.m. IST today.

Women's Hockey: India leads Japan 2-0 at half-time

In its penultimate Pool B match, possibly the one which will decide the group topper, India is 2-0 ahead at half-time. After Lalremsiami’s fifth-minute strike, Ishika added one more to the tally in the 30th minute.

Fencing: Defeats for Indian teams in round of 16

In the men’s foil team event, event, India lost 27-45 to Hong Kong, China while in women’s epee team competition, the squad went down 29-45 to Uzbekistan.

Swimming: Three Indians qualify for finals

Rishabh Das (2:00.53s) and Utkarsh Patil (2:02.13s) finished fourth and eighth overall in the men’s 200m backstroke heats.

They will be back in action in the final at 1:55 p.m. IST.

Sajan Prakash (2:00.94s) stood sixth overall in the men’s 200m butterfly heats and advanced to the final, which will be held at 2:51 p.m. IST today.

In men’s 50m breaststroke, Danush Suresh (28.40s) finished 21st in the heats while in 400m freestyle, Aneesh Gowda (3:58.08s) and Dhakshan Shashikumar (3:58.73s) stood 17th and 18th respectively. None of the three swimmers progressed to the finals.

Women's Hockey: India leads Japan after first quarter in Pool B encounter

Lalremsiami’s strike in the fifth minute is the difference between the two teams at the moment.

Squash: Another medal confirmed in mixed doubles

Velavan Senthilkumar and Joshana Chinappa have defeated David Pelino and Jemyca Aribado of the Philippines 2-0 (11-3, 11-5) in 21 minutes to reach the semifinals and thus, confirm a place on the podium.

It’s extra special for Chinappa who is competing at the seventh Asian Games of her career.

They will be up against Lee Ka Yi and Tang Ming Hong of Hong Kong, China, in the final-four clash tomorrow.

In the last edition, Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Sandhu had won the gold. Can Velavan and Chinappa retain it for the country?

Shooting: Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification is underway!

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Niraj Kumar, Kamaljeet, and Suruchi Singh are the Indian shooters in action at Aichi-Nagoya 2026 today.

Table Tennis: Manush-Diya confirm India's only second-ever mixed doubles medal

This one is for the history books!

Manush Shah and Diya Chitale have stunned World No. 4 Doo Hoi Kem and Wong Chun Ting of Hong Kong, China 3-1 (11-6, 13-15, 11-9, 11-5) to reach the semifinals and thus confirmed the nation’s only second-ever podium finish in this category at the continental showpiece.

They will face China’s Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin, the two-time defending champions, in the semifinals at 3:45 p.m. IST today.

Table Tennis (Mixed Doubles, Quarterfinals): Harmeet-Yashaswini out, Manush-Diya continue to fight

Despite better performance in the second and third games, Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade go down 0-3 (5-11, 10-12, 9-11) to China’s Lin Shidong and Kuai Man.

However, Manush Diya have bounced back after losing a tight second game to clinch the third. The score reads 2-1 (11-6, 13-15, 11-9) in their favour at the moment.

One game away from history!

Shooting: Suruchi-Kamaljeet storm into 10m air pistol mixed team final

Here’s the official confirmation. A ‘Q’ in front of the Indian score of 587, a new Qualification Games Record and also, equalled Qualification Asian Record.

Indian pair of Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet have topped the 21-team qualification round and booked their spot in today’s final.

Joining them will be Iran (584), Republic of Korea (582) and Indonesia (580).

The final will take place at 8:30 a.m. IST.

Shooting: Suruchi-Kamaljeet set to top 10m air pistol mixed team qualification

A final series of 196 takes the Indian pair’s tally to 587, featuring 29 inner 10s. First spot in the qualification round is more or less confirmed and with that, a place in the final as well. We’ll just wait for official confirmation.

Table Tennis (Mixed Doubles, Quarterfinals): What a start from Manush and Diya

Something special may be on the cards. Manush Shah and Diya Chitale have just taken the first game 11-6 against World No. 4 Doo Hoi Kem and Wong Chun Ting from Hong Kong, China.

Only once has India won a mixed doubles medal in table tennis - Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra clinched a bronze in 2018.

Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade, the other Indian duo in the quarterfinals, have lost the opener 5-11 to China’s Lin Shidong and Kuai Man.

Shooting: 10m air pistol mixed team qualification

Another superb series from Suruchi and Kamaljeet. Bouncing back from their respective disappointing performances in the individual 10m air pistol events, they are dominating this mixed team qualification round so far.

After an opening series of 196, they have now scored 195 in the second and sit comfortably at the top.

Badminton (Mixed Doubles): Dhruv-Tanisha book spot in Round of 16

A breezy 21-8, 21-7 victory in just 19 minutes for Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto. Remember, neither of these two players got playing time in the team events.

In the round of 16, they will face either Chinese Taipei’s Yang Po-Hsuan and Hu Ling-Fang or Malaysia’s Soon Huat Goh and Shevon Jemie Lai. That match is about to begin.

Shooting: 10m air pistol mixed team qualification

Fantastic start from Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet. A brilliant score of 196 in the first series.

Badminton (Mixed Doubles, Round of 32): Comfortable start for Dhruv-Tanisha

India’s top mixed doubles duo of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto have bagged the opening game 21-8 against Maldives’ Ahmed Nibal and Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq.

The contest was expected to be one-sided and so far, it has been one.

Shooting: 10m air pistol mixed team qualification is about to begin. Follow our dedicated blog here!

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Niraj Kumar, Kamaljeet, and Suruchi Singh are the Indian shooters in action at Aichi-Nagoya 2026 today.

Equestrian: Dressage Individual (1st Qualifier) and Team Finals are underway

In these disciplines, the Indians in action are Gaurav Pundir, Hriday Chheda, Shruti Vora, and Jai Sud.

India had famously won the team dressage gold at the last edition in Hangzhou. Can it defend its title?

How does the medals tally look after six days?

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Surfing has officially made its Asian Games debut!

Another new sport at the continental showpiece and guess what, it features four Indians!

So far, both women - Sugar Shanti Gayen and Kamali Prakash - are done with their first round heats in shortboard.

Sugar Shanti finished last amongst three athletes in heat three with a score of 3.84 while Kamali scored 3.74 in heat 5 which featured one more competitor - Japan’s Mirai Ikeda.

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

Also, the men’s shortboard has two Indians - Kishore Kumar Anbarashu and Sivaraj Babu - who will also be in action in a bit.

Here's India's schedule for Day 7. Click below for full list of events, and timings

Asian Games 2026, Day 7: Here are all fixtures and event timings involving Indian athletes at the 20th edition of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.

Hello and good morning! Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of Day 7 of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026.

In case you missed it, India has already won 17 medals - one gold, seven silver and nine bronze.

It’s a day with plenty of action across 15 disciplines featuring Indian athletes. Stay tuned for latest updates!

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