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India’s star long jumper Ancy Sojan settled for a silver medal at the 2026 Asian Games after China’s Yingying Huang overtook her with a 6.55m jump. Ancy said fatigue, wet conditions and lack of luck denied her a maiden Asian Games gold.

India defeated South Korea 2-0 in the Asian Games women’s hockey semifinal to assure themselves of a medal. Ishika opened the scoring in the 44th minute before an own goal doubled India’s lead as they booked a final against China

India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson said the team used rain-enforced indoor sessions to work on combinations and stay mentally prepared ahead of their Asian Games semifinal against Sri Lanka. He said players are eager for competitive action after the weather disruptions.

India’s men’s and women’s squash teams advanced to the semifinals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after beating Kuwait and Singapore 2-0 respectively. The results assured India of two more medals, adding to the country’s singles and mixed-doubles squash haul.

India’s Deepu Mallesh entered the Asian Games men’s speed climbing quarterfinals after finishing 11th in qualification with a best time of 5.09 seconds. Debutant Joga Purty also reached the women’s quarterfinals but exited after a false start

Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai won the mixed team trap gold at the Asian Games, giving Neeru her third medal of the Games. She had earlier won individual gold and team silver, becoming India’s most successful athlete in Nagoya

Telangana’s Chikitha Taniparthi capped a remarkable journey by winning two compound archery gold medals at the Asian Games. Backed by her farmer father and mentor Abhishek Verma, the 21-year-old has overcome financial and training challenges and secured India a quota place for LA 2028

Indian judoka Ashmita Dey lost her women’s 48kg bronze medal bout to Mongolia’s Narantsetseg Ganbaatar at the Asian Games in Nagoya. The reigning Commonwealth Games champion had reached the bronze medal contest after winning her repechage bout against Hong Kong China’s Ka Lee Wong

Sunil Kumar defeated the Philippines’ Callum Johnston Roberts 9-0 by technical superiority to win bronze in the men’s 87kg Greco-Roman wrestling event at Asian Games 2026. He became the first Indian wrestler to win two Greco-Roman medals at the Games

The Election Commission will review decisions taken last week on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The changes include dropping mandatory hearings over discrepancies in SIR forms and removing the parents’ declaration from online Form 6 in completed-SIR states

India completed a clean sweep of the three compound archery team gold medals at the Asian Games, winning the women’s, mixed and men’s events. The victories included a world-record-equalling performance, a shoot-off thriller and a dramatic comeback

Sanju Samson has described India as “very, very fortunate” to have Virat Kohli, praising the former captain’s influence and performances. Samson also credited India’s strong domestic cricket structure and IPL for helping produce talent and maintain the team’s depth

India face Pakistan in the Asian Games 2026 men’s volleyball quarter-final on Thursday, with a semifinal berth at stake. India enter unbeaten but Pakistan have won their previous two Asian Games meetings, adding significance to the high-stakes contest

Lovlina Borgohain reached the Asian Games 75kg boxing final after beating Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova, while Kapil Pokhariya secured bronze after losing his 90kg semifinal to Uzbekistan’s Turabek Khabibullaev. Lovlina will face China’s Bao Ziyi for the gold medal.

India’s Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Rajesh Jadhav edged Thailand 156-155 in the mixed compound semifinal to enter the Asian Games final. Chikitha will bid for her second gold after winning the women’s team event alongside Prithika Pradeep and Jyothi Surekha Vennam.

India’s women’s compound archery team edged South Korea 234-233 in a tense Asian Games semifinal in Okazaki. Chikitha Taniparthi, Prithika Pradeep and Jyothi Surekha Vennam held their nerve to secure a gold-medal clash with China.

Baranica Elangovan’s historic bronze medal in pole vault at the Asian Games 2026 has opened a new chapter for Indian athletics. Her coach Milber Bertrand Russell believes the achievement will inspire young athletes and boost support for the event

Andhra Kabaddi Association General Secretary Srikanth Yalamanchili received a warm welcome from association office-bearers at Gannavaram airport on his return from the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. He served as a jury member for kabaddi, his second such international assignment after the Asian Youth Games in Bahrain in 2025.

India’s women’s trap team of Neeru Dhanda, Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer won the silver medal at the Asian Games 2026, helping take India’s shooting medal tally to 13. Neeru also qualified for the individual final after finishing joint-top in qualification.

India will face Sri Lanka in the Asian Games men's cricket semifinal after Sri Lanka advanced on the basis of a higher ranking when their rain-hit quarterfinal against Nepal was abandoned. All four quarterfinals were washed out due to persistent rain in Nagoya.