Ganesh loses to Kim Jongho in Asian Games 2026 men’s compound archery semifinal

Indian archer Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru was defeated 144-148 by South Korea’s Kim Jongho in the men’s compound individual semifinal at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on October 1. Ganesh will now compete in the bronze medal match.

Kim began the match strongly with a perfect 30/30 in the first end, while Ganesh scored 29, concluding with a 9. Kim maintained the lead in the second end with a score of 60-58 after both archers performed well. Ganesh narrowed the deficit to one point in the third end, scoring 29 to Kim’s 28, leaving the score at 87-88.

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In the fourth end, Ganesh started with a 10 but a subsequent 9 allowed Kim to extend his lead. The Korean then scored a perfect 30 in that end to lead 118-116 with three shots remaining. Ganesh began the fifth end with two 9s but could not overcome the deficit, eventually losing 144-148.

At the same Games, India experienced varied results across several sports on Thursday. Manu Francis and Prince Kurusinkal secured silver in the men’s skiff sailing event, and the women’s squash team won a bronze medal following a 1-2 semifinal loss to Hong Kong.

In wrestling, Nitesh defeated Mongolia’s Gankhuyag Ganbaatar in the men’s Greco-Roman 97kg semifinal to advance to the final. Mansi lost 0-6 to Japan’s Nonoka Ozaki in the women’s 62kg semifinal but qualified for the bronze medal match. The men’s quadrant sepaktakraw team guaranteed a medal after defeating Vietnam 2-0 in Group A.

In shooting, Anish Bhanwala placed ninth in the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol qualification stage 2 and progressed to the final. In archery, Ganesh had reached the men’s compound individual semifinal after defeating Chen Chieh-lun but lost to Kim Jongho, and Chikitha Taniparthi was defeated 143-144 by Indonesia’s Nurisa Dian Ashrifah in the women’s compound individual quarterfinal.

In canoe slalom, Shikha Chaouhan finished seventh in the women’s kayak single final after placing 10th in the semifinal. India’s rugby sevens team lost 7-33 to Hong Kong and will next face China in the group stage.

Tennis player Sumit Nagal was eliminated in the men’s singles quarterfinal after a straight sets loss to China’s Wu Yibing. In women’s individual stroke play golf, Pranavi Sharath Urs was in second place after Round 2, with Diksha Dagar tied for 21st and Aditi Ashok tied for 25th.

In cycling, Harshveer Singh Sekhon was tenth in the men’s omnium scratch race with 22 points and three races remaining. Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka and Celestina were eliminated in the women’s sprint 1/16. In judo, Yamini Mourya lost her repechage bout to Japan’s Shirakane. Inunganbi Takhellambam was defeated in the women’s 70kg quarterfinal but advanced by walkover in the repechage round.

Taekwondo competitor Rupa Bayor finished 15th in the women’s individual poomsae semifinal and was eliminated. In volleyball, India lost to Pakistan in the men’s quarterfinal. Wrestlers Aman and Sumit were defeated in the Greco-Roman 77kg and 60kg quarterfinals, respectively, and did not enter the repechage round.