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ndia’s Asha Ilango missed out on a women’s triple jump medal at the Asian Games after finishing fourth on countback with a best effort of 13.83m. Niharika Vashisht finished 10th after failing to reach the final three rounds

India’s Sakshi Chaudhary exited the Asian Games after a 2-3 pre-quarterfinal loss to Kazakhstan’s Alua Balkibekova in the women’s 65kg category. Sumit also bowed out after conceding his men’s 70kg bout against Iraq’s Al Sarray Ali Qasim Hamdan

Defending champions India completed an unbeaten Group A campaign in women’s kabaddi at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a 50-25 win over Japan. Captain Pushpa Rana led the side to its third straight victory and a place in the semifinals

India remained unbeaten in the men’s kabaddi competition at the 2026 Asian Games, defeating Chinese Taipei 37-21 to top Group A. India had already secured a semi-final berth and a medal after beating Bangladesh on Wednesday

Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won India's maiden Asian Games medal in men's double sculls, claiming bronze in Nagoya. Their achievement provided a bright spot for an Indian rowing team that endured one of its poorest continental Games campaigns

Dilpreet Singh scored a hat-trick as defending champions India thrashed Korea 8-2 for their third straight win in the Asian Games men’s hockey competition. India remained atop Pool A and all but assured their place in the semifinals

India’s Asian Games campaign continues on September 24 with medal events in rowing, shooting and wushu, alongside fixtures in hockey, kabaddi, boxing, squash and table tennis. Indian athletes will also compete in athletics, canoe sprint, swimming and e-sports

India won two shooting bronzes at the Asian Games on Wednesday, with Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmed Khan and Bhavtegh Singh Gill prevailing in a shoot-off for the men’s skeet medal, while Maheshwari Chauhan, Raiza Dhillon and Parinaaz Dhaliwal won the women’s bronze

Mirabai Chanu ended a 12-year wait for an Asian Games medal by winning silver in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event in Nagoya. She totalled 198kg, while North Korea’s Ri Song Gum won gold with a record-breaking 215kg

Mirabai Chanu won a historic silver in the women’s 49kg category at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Wednesday. The medal fulfilled her long-standing dream and made her India’s first Asian Games weightlifting medallist since Karnam Malleswari’s 1998 silver

India’s women’s skeet team won bronze at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, combining for 331 hits. Raiza Dhillon and Parinaaz Dhaliwal contributed 111 each, while Maheshwari Chauhan added 109. Raiza later finished fourth in the individual final.

India’s Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Razia Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan won bronze in the women’s skeet team event at the Asian Games in Nagoya. Jay Meena also assured India of a soft tennis medal after reaching the men’s singles semifinals.

Mirabai Chanu won silver in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event at the Asian Games in Nagoya, ending India’s 28-year wait for a medal in the sport. She had finished fourth at the Hangzhou Games in 2023.

India overcame an early deficit to beat Iran 37-23 in their Asian Games women’s kabaddi Group A match in Nagoya. Pooja’s super raids helped turn the contest around as India led 19-15 at half-time before pulling away after the break.

Vinod Kumar Tiwari and Tejasvi Gehlot have been elected President and Secretary-General of the International Kabaddi Federation during the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. An 18-member Executive Board Committee was also formed to strengthen the sport’s global administration

India began their women's kabaddi title defence at the Asian Games with a 42-21 win over Bangladesh in their Group A opener. Sanju Devi led the attack as India maintained control throughout and secured a convincing victory in Aichi-Nagoya

Indian Wushu players Aryan and Roshibina Devi advanced to the Asian Games quarterfinals after winning their respective 1/8 finals in Nagoya. Both are now one victory away from securing medals, while Suraj Singh Mayanglambam narrowly missed the podium on Sunday

Suchika Tariyal won India's first Asian Games MMA medal after losing her semifinal to Singapore's Hui Hoon Teo on a weight criterion following a draw in arbitration. Coach Nikhil Kunder explained the rule and maintained that Suchika had won technically

India's Suchika Tariyal won bronze in the women's traditional 60kg MMA event at the Asian Games after her semifinal against Singapore's Hui Hoon Teo ended in a draw. Teo advanced to the final after the weight rule was applied

Indian swimmer Srihari Natraj finished 10th in the men's 50m backstroke final at the Asian Games, clocking 25.52 seconds. China's Xu Jiayu won gold in a Games-record 24.04 seconds, while Natraj's teammates also missed out on finals