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India secured a double podium in the men’s 10m air rifle at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with Himanshu Dhillon winning silver and Rudrankksh Patil bronze. China’s Sheng Lihao defended his title with a Games Record score of 254.2.

Suchika Tariyal created history by winning India’s first Asian Games medal in mixed martial arts, securing bronze in the women’s traditional -60kg event at Aichi-Nagoya. She lost narrowly to Singapore’s Hui Hoon Teo in the semifinals after overtime

India’s women’s table tennis team defeated Pakistan 3-0 to top Group F and qualify for the Asian Games quarterfinals with three wins from three. The men’s team beat Indonesia but lost to Iran and will face Pakistan in their final group match

India won its third silver medal at the Asian Games 2026 after Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Mane and Rudrankksh Patil secured second place in the men’s 10m air rifle team event. China won gold with a world-record score, while South Korea took bronze

India’s men’s and women’s kabaddi teams begin their Asian Games campaigns in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday, seeking to defend the gold medals won in Hangzhou. The men face Japan, while the women meet Bangladesh in their opening group matches

India’s women’s table tennis team fought back from 1-2 down to beat Singapore 3-2 in their Asian Games Group F match. The men’s team, however, suffered a 0-3 defeat against Iran after opening with wins over Indonesia

Indian swimmer Rishabh Das finished sixth in the men’s 100m backstroke final at the Asian Games after clocking 54.77 seconds. China’s Jiayu Xu won gold, while Das will next compete in the 50m backstroke and 4x100m medley relay

India began their Asian Games men’s hockey title defence with a 13-1 win over Indonesia in Pool A. Dilpreet Singh scored four goals, while Shilanand Lakra and Sukhjeet Singh struck twice each. India next face Sri Lanka on September 22.

Rifle shooter Sonam Maskar dedicated her Asian Games silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle team event to her parents, crediting their support for her rise in the sport. India finished second with 1,897 points in Nagoya

India swept Kazakhstan 3-0 in the women’s badminton team Round of 16 at the Asian Games, with PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda and Tanvi Sharma winning their singles matches. India will face Japan in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Elavenil Valarivan won silver in the women’s 10m air rifle individual event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after a tense final. Japan’s Hinata Taichi secured gold with an Asian Games record 253.0, while Elavenil finished on 252.4.

India won silver in the women’s 10m air rifle team event at the Asian Games 2026, with Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod scoring 1,898 points. China won gold with a world-record 1,904.2, while Japan took bronze.

Suchika Tariyal made history at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games by becoming India’s first MMA medallist, defeating Mongolia’s Altanchimeg Baigalmaa 2-0 in the women’s traditional -60kg quarterfinals. The 36-year-old now targets a place in the gold-medal bout.

India’s Quimcy Dsouza and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg finished fourth in the Asian Games Teqball mixed doubles after losing to Vietnam in the bronze-medal match. An injury to Quimcy further hampered India’s challenge in the second set.

India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer sees the Asian Games as an opportunity to adapt to unfamiliar conditions, build team synergy and carry momentum from the 3-0 Afghanistan series win. He also praised Abhishek Sharma and the team's positive dressing-room culture

The Indian men's cricket team is awaiting correctly sized kits ahead of its Asian Games departure, while the BCCI has made separate hotel arrangements in Nagoya amid accommodation concerns. The team will play Japan before beginning its Asian Games campaign.

India's men's and women's hockey teams begin their Asian Games campaigns on Sunday, with the men seeking redemption after a disappointing World Cup and the women carrying confidence from their fifth-place finish. Both teams need gold medals to secure direct Olympic berths

Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra wished Team India success at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya. Chopra, a two-time Asian Games gold medallist, will miss the event after suffering an ankle ligament tear that ended his season

Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker described leading India at the Asian Games opening ceremony as emotional, saying she missed late coach Jaspal Rana. Bhaker, who is competing at her third Asian Games, led the contingent alongside kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat

The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games opened with a colourful ceremony after athletes from India and other nations reported concerns over accommodation, transportation and communication. Organisers now face calls to resolve the early logistical issues as competition begins across multiple sporting disciplines