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India’s 12-member archery contingent won nine medals at the Asian Games 2026, including five gold, two silver and two bronze. Kumkum Mohod led the historic recurve campaign with two golds and a silver, while India also secured two LA 2028 Olympic quota places. The nine-medal haul matched India’s archery record from Hangzhou 2023. Check full archery results inside. The post Asian Games 2026 Archery: India Wins 9 Medals, Check Full List of Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal Winners and LA 2028 Qualification appeared first on The Sunday Guardian .

Shai Hope’s 162 not out off 143, with 17 fours and three sixes, equalled the highest individual score in a West Indies ODI chase. It was also the visitors’ first ODI win against India since 2023.

India had a stellar day at the Asian Games, securing gold medals in men’s hockey, T20 cricket, wrestling, golf, and archery. The overall medal tally rose to 85, including 21 golds, with the men's hockey team defending their title.

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The Indian men's hockey team clinched the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games after defeating Malaysia 5-1. The win secures their direct qualification to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and marks a back-to-back gold at the continental event.

Captain Shai Hope's magnificent 162 off 143 balls powered West Indies to their highest-ever successful ODI run-chase, as they overhauled India's target of 352 with five wickets and 10 balls to spare in the third and final ODI.

Reliance Foundation's Nita Ambani hailed archer Chikitha Taniparthi for winning two historic gold medals in compound archery at the Asian Games 2026, calling her an inspiration for girls across the country and the world.

NAGOYA, Japan, 3 Oct: India made hockey history on October 3, becoming the first men’s team to successfully defend the Asian Games title with a commanding 5-1 victory over Malaysia in the final at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium. The victory gave India its fifth Asian Games men’s hockey gold, after earlier triumphs in 1966, 1998, 2014 and 2023, and marked the country’s first back-to-back titles in the competition. “We are happy with India’s overall medal position among the participating nations, even though the number of medals has fallen short of the last Asian Games,” said an official of a sports association affiliated to the Indian Olympic Association. Read More: “Crew were asking us to untie the terrorist”: Israeli passengers recall second threat during Flydubai hijack chaos! The final was closely contested in the opening phase. Captain Harmanpreet Singh opened the scoring from a penalty corner before Malaysia equalised. Jugraj Singh restored India’s lead before half-time. India then took firm control. Hardik Singh converted a penalty stroke in the third quarter, while Shilanand Lakra and Harmanpreet added two more goals in the final quarter to seal the 5-1 win. The title also earned India a direct qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, avoiding the Olympic qualification tournament route. India had reached the final after a thrilling 4-3 win over Pakistan in the semi-final, while Malaysia defeated South Korea 2-1. The men’s triumph added another landmark to Indian hockey’s campaign in Aichi-Nagoya. For the first time at an Asian Games, India’s men’s and women’s teams won hockey gold at the same edition. The women’s team defeated China 1-0 on Friday to end a 44-year wait for the Asian Games title and also secure direct qualification for the 2028 Olympics. The men’s hockey gold came a day before the closing ceremony and capped a significant day for Indian sport, with the men’s cricket team also winning gold earlier on Saturday. India’s overall medal tally, however, remained below its haul at the previous Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Westin scored a 25-run win over Regency in the final of the RPL 6.0 – Regency Premier League, a three-day inter-collegiate cricket tournament which was held from September 29 to October 1 at BSR cricket grounds, Nagole, Hyderabad. Regency won the toss and invited Westin to bat first. Westin grabbed the opportunity and scored 74 […]

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Antim Panghal won silver in the women’s 53kg wrestling at the 2026 Asian Games after losing 1-9 to Japan’s Moe Kiyooka in the final.

Pranavi Urs won India's first women's individual golf gold at the Asian Games on Saturday, holding off two rivals by one stroke after a final round that began with a costly stumble. The 23-year-old from Mysuru also won a silver medal in the women's team event, for a two-medal haul. Pranavi began the day three strokes clear, but a triple bogey on the third hole quickly erased much of that cushion. She steadied herself with three birdies and kept the pressure on the field. Her finish was the most telling part of the round. She saved par with key putts on the 17th and the 18th, and ended on 15-under 265. China's Yin Ruoning and Singapore's Shannon Tan both finished a shot behind, on 14-under. The victory is India's first golf gold at the Games since Shiv Kapur won the men's individual title in 2002. In the team event, Pranavi played alongside Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar, with the best two scores from the three golfers counting each day. India finished on 14-under 546, behind China's winning 22-under 538. Aditi returned a 67 in the final round, while Diksha carded a 77. The golf medals came on the penultimate day of the Games, which also brought India an archery gold. Seventeen-year-old Kumkum Mohod beat South Korea's Oh Yejin in a shoot-off in the women's individual recurve final. India's tally now stands at 79 medals, including 18 gold, 26 silver and 35 bronze. The men's trio of Veer Ahlawat, Saptak Talwar and Yuvraj Sandhu will play on the final day of the individual and team stroke play events. Also Read: India Bat Against Pakistan in Asian Games Cricket Final; Teenager Kumkum Mohod Wins Archery Gold