Asian Games Highlights, Day 4: India Win Women’s Cricket Gold, Men’s Badminton Assure Medal, Hockey And Kabaddi Impress

• 6:15 a.m. — Shooting: Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Mane — 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team qualification and medal matches.

• 6:29 a.m. — Wushu: Langlentombi Devi Hanjabam — Women’s Nanquan final.

• 6:30 a.m. — Shooting: Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Khan and Bhavtegh Singh Gill — Men’s Skeet individual qualification and team final, Day 2.

• 6:30 a.m. — Shooting: Raiza Dhillon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Maheshwari Chauhan — Women’s Skeet individual qualification and team final, Day 2.

• 6:30 a.m. — Table Tennis: India vs Thailand — Women’s team Round of 16.

• 6:30 a.m. onwards — Fencing: Sachin and Hemash Singh — Men’s Foil; Mitva Chaudhari and Tanishka Khatri — Women’s Epee. Later rounds if qualified.

• 7 a.m. — Soft Tennis: Jay Meena vs Hussain Arain (Pakistan) — Men’s Singles Group D.

• 7:15 a.m. — Kabaddi: India vs South Korea — Men’s Group A.

• 7:29 a.m. — Swimming: Aryan Nehra — Men’s 1500m Freestyle Final B.

• 7:35 a.m. — Karate: Chetan Bhatt — Men’s Kumite -84kg Semifinals.

• 8:05 a.m. — Swimming: Rishabh Das, Akash Mani, Benediction Beniston and Dhanush Suresh — Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay Heats.

• 9 a.m. — Boxing: Sakshi Chaudhary vs Aira Villegas (Philippines) — Women’s 51kg Round of 32.

• 9:20 a.m. — Karate: Alisha Choudhary vs Cok Istri Agung Sanistyarani (Indonesia) — Women’s Kumite -55kg Round of 16.

• 9:30 a.m. — Soft Tennis: Aryan Thakur vs Bold-erdene Altangerel (Mongolia) — Men’s Singles Group C.

• 10:30 a.m. — Boxing: Jadumani Singh vs Chandra Bahadur Thapa (Nepal) — Men’s 55kg Round of 32.

• 10:30 a.m. — Soft Tennis: Aadhya Tiwari vs Kainaat Shallwani (Pakistan) — Women’s Singles Group D.

• 10:30 a.m. — Cricket: India vs Sri Lanka — Women’s Gold Medal Match.

• 10:04 a.m. onwards — Karate: Alisha Choudhary — Women’s Kumite -55kg, later rounds if qualified.

• 10:35 a.m. onwards — Karate: Chetan Bhatt — Men’s Kumite -84kg, final if qualified.

• 11:30 a.m. — Badminton: India vs Japan — Men’s Team Quarterfinal.

• 11:59 a.m. — Wushu: Langlentombi Devi Hanjabam — Women’s Nandao final.

• 12 p.m. — Equestrian: Fouaad Mirza, Arjan Nagra and Ashish Limaye — Eventing Jumping.

• 12 p.m. — Soft Tennis: Aryan Thakur vs Chen Po-Yi (Chinese Taipei) — Men’s Singles Group C.

• 12:40 p.m. onwards — Karate: Chetan Bhatt — Men’s Kumite -84kg final if qualified.

• 12:50 p.m. onwards — Karate: Alisha Choudhary — Women’s Kumite -55kg final if qualified.

• 2 p.m. — Esports: India vs Mongolia — eFootball Group F.

• Around 3:15 p.m. — Wushu: Roshibina Devi vs Man Sin Chu (Macao, China) — Women’s 60kg Quarterfinal.

• 3:30 p.m. — Hockey: India vs Sri Lanka — Men’s Pool A.

• Around 3:45 p.m. — Wushu: Aryan vs Saydullo Abdurashitov (Uzbekistan) — Men’s 56kg Quarterfinal.

Hello, we’re back with another live blog as India enters a packed Day 4 at the Asian Games 2026. The women’s cricket final, badminton quarter-finals and several medal events headline the day. Stay tuned for all the live updates.

• Swimming

  • 7:29 a.m. — Men’s 1500m Freestyle Final B — Aryan Nehra

  • 8:05 a.m. — Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay Heats — India

  • 2:55 p.m. — Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay Final — India (subject to qualification)

• Badminton

  • 6 a.m. — Women’s Team Quarterfinals — India vs Japan

  • 11:30 a.m. — Men’s Team Quarterfinals — India vs Japan

• Boxing

  • 8:30 a.m. onwards — Women’s 51kg Round of 32 — Sakshi Chaudhary vs Aira Villegas

  • 1:30 p.m. onwards — Men’s 55kg Round of 32 — Jadumani Singh Mandengbam vs Chandra Bahadur Thapa

• Cricket

  • 10:30 a.m. — Women’s Final — India vs Sri Lanka

• Equestrian

  • 5:45 a.m. — Eventing Team & Individual Dressage — Fouaad Mirza, Arjan Singh Nagra, Ashish Limaye

  • 12 p.m. — Eventing Team & Individual Jumping — Fouaad Mirza, Arjan Singh Nagra, Ashish Limaye

• Fencing

  • 6:30 a.m. onwards — Men’s Foil Individual, Pool Stage — Sachin, Hemash Singh Sanasam

  • 8:15 a.m. onwards — Women’s Epee Individual, Pool Stage — Mitva Chaudhari, Taniksha Khatri

  • 10 a.m. onwards — Men’s Foil Round of 32 (subject to qualification)

  • 10:20 a.m. onwards — Women’s Epee Round of 32 (subject to qualification)

  • 11:20 a.m. onwards — Men’s Foil Round of 16 (subject to qualification)

  • 11:20 a.m. onwards — Women’s Epee Round of 16 (subject to qualification)

  • 12 p.m. onwards — Men’s Foil & Women’s Epee Quarterfinals (subject to qualification)

  • 1:50 p.m. onwards — Men’s Foil Semifinals (subject to qualification)

  • 2:30 p.m. onwards — Women’s Epee Semifinals (subject to qualification)

  • 3:10 p.m. onwards — Men’s Foil Final (subject to qualification)

  • 3:30 p.m. onwards — Women’s Epee Final (subject to qualification)

• Artistic Gymnastics

  • 10:30 a.m. onwards — Women’s Qualification — Pranati Nayak

• Esports

  • 5:30 a.m. onwards — eFootball Group F — India vs Uzbekistan

  • 2 p.m. onwards — eFootball Group F — India vs Mongolia

• Hockey

  • 3:30 p.m. — Men’s Pool B — India vs Sri Lanka

• Kabaddi

  • 7:15 a.m. — Men’s Group A — India vs Republic of Korea

• Karate

  • 7:35 a.m. — Men’s Kumite -84kg Semifinals — Chetan Bhatt

  • 7:50 a.m. — Men’s Kumite -84kg Bronze Medal Bout (subject to qualification)

  • 8:52 a.m. onwards — Women’s Kumite -55kg Round of 16 — Alisha

  • 10:04 a.m. onwards — Women’s Kumite -55kg Quarterfinals (subject to qualification)

  • 10:40 a.m. onwards — Women’s Kumite -55kg Semifinals (subject to qualification)

  • 11:04 a.m. onwards — Women’s Kumite -55kg Repechage (subject to qualification)

  • 12:04 p.m. onwards — Women’s Kumite -55kg Bronze Medal Bout (subject to qualification)

  • 12:40 p.m. — Men’s Kumite -84kg Final (subject to qualification)

  • 12:52 p.m. onwards — Women’s Kumite -55kg Final (subject to qualification)

• Sepak Takraw

  • 5:30 a.m. — Men’s Regu Team, Group B — India vs Malaysia

• Shooting

  • 6:15 a.m. onwards — 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Qualification — Parth Mane & Elavenil Valarivan

  • 6:30 a.m. — Men’s Skeet Individual Qualification & Team Final Day 2 — Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka

  • 6:30 a.m. — Women’s Skeet Individual Qualification & Team Final Day 2 — Maheshwari Chauhan, Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon

  • 8:25 a.m. onwards — 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Final (subject to qualification)

• Table Tennis

  • 6:30 a.m. — Women’s Team Round of 16 — India vs Thailand

  • 9 a.m. — Men’s Team Round of 16 — India vs South Korea

• Soft Tennis

  • 5:30 a.m. — Women’s Singles Group D — Aadhya Tiwari vs Alisha Ziegler

  • 7 a.m. — Men’s Singles Group D — Jay Meena vs Hussain Arain

  • 9:30 a.m. — Men’s Singles Group C — Aryan Thakur vs Bold-erdene Altangerel

  • 10:30 a.m. — Women’s Singles Group D — Aadhya Tiwari vs Kainaat Shallwani

  • 12 p.m. — Men’s Singles Group C — Aryan Thakur vs Chen Po-yi

• Wushu

  • 6:29 a.m. onwards — Women’s Nanquan & Nandao Final (Nanquan) — Langlentombi Devi Hanjabam

  • 11:59 a.m. onwards — Women’s Nanquan & Nandao Final (Nandao) — Langlentombi Devi Hanjabam

  • 3:30 p.m. onwards — Women’s 60kg Quarterfinals — Roshibina Devi vs Man Sin Chu

  • 4 p.m. onwards — Men’s 56kg Quarterfinals — Aryan vs Saydullo Abdurashitov

The 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team qualification is underway, and India have made a strong start. Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Mane lead China’s Wang Zifei and Sheng Lihao after the opening series, posting 211.9 to China’s 211.7, with South Korea third on 211.1.

China hit back in the second series with 213.8, while India scored 211.3, leaving just four points between the top two with one shot remaining for each shooter. China are also on course for a potential world record.

The Indian women's badminton team, led by PV Sindhu, are up against Japan in the team quarterfinal, with a semifinal spot at stake. Sindhu has made a brilliant start in the opening singles, recovering from 13-17 down to edge World No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi 23-21 in a tense first game.

Yamaguchi had a chance to lead 21-20 but put her return into the net, before Sindhu converted her second game point. The Japanese shuttler has hit back in the second game, though, leading Sindhu 11-10 at the interval.

China have rewritten the qualification world record with a stunning 638.9, bettering the previous mark by 2.0 points. India’s Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Mane also delivered a strong performance, finishing second in qualification with a combined score of 634.6 to make the mixed team final. South Korea and Vietnam are expected to join China and India in the four-team final.

The 10m air rifle mixed team final will take place today at 8:25 am IST.

Akane Yamaguchi holds her nerve to take the second game 21-18 and force a decider against PV Sindhu. The Japanese shuttler weathered Sindhu’s comeback attempt to level the first women’s singles match of the team quarterfinal.

India’s fencing campaign has begun with contrasting results in the men’s foil individual pool stage. Hemash Singh Sanasam went down 2-5 to Singapore’s Raphael Juan Kang Tan, while Sachin opened his campaign on a winning note, beating Pakistan’s Baryal Khan 5-0.

The defending champions have made a strong start against South Korea. Devank Dalal opens the scoring with a successful raid, and India soon inflict the first All Out of the match, with Sunil and Jaideep combining to send Jang Kun Lee out. India lead 15-9.

Akane Yamaguchi gets the better of PV Sindhu in a gripping decider, winning 21-23, 21-18, 21-11 in an hour and 12 minutes. The victory gives Japan a 1-0 lead over India in the women's team quarterfinal, leaving the Indian team with ground to make up.

Unnati Hooda has a tough task on her hands as she looks to bring India back into the contest after PV Sindhu’s loss to Akane Yamaguchi. The youngster is up against Tomoka Miyazaki in the second women’s singles and, after trailing 8-9 early on, now finds herself 15-19 behind in the opening game. Japan remain in control, but Unnati are still fighting.

Unnati Hooda looked firmly in control after falling 16-21 in the opening game, racing to an 11-4 lead in the second. But Tomoka Miyazaki has fought her way back into the contest and now leads 16-14. Unnati need to steady the nerves and find a way to force a decider.

A good update for India in the men’s foil individual as both Hemash Singh Sanasam and Sachin have made it through to the Round of 32. Hemash will face Kazakhstan’s Galim Nurumov at 10 a.m. IST, while Sachin takes on another Kazakh fencer, Timofey Semyonov, at 10:20 a.m. IST.

Two more bouts, two more chances to push deeper into the competition.

Chetan Bhatt’s gold-medal hopes are over after he went down 0-8 to Jordan’s Mohammad Alja’Fari in the men’s Kumite -84kg semifinal. But his Asian Games campaign is not done yet, Chetan will return to the mat with a bronze medal on the line.

Heartbreak for Chetan Bhatt as his Asian Games campaign ends without a medal. The Indian lost the men’s Kumite -84kg bronze medal bout to Chinese Taipei’s Chung Meng-yu after the contest ended 1-1.

Both karatekas scored one yuko each, but Chung took the bronze by virtue of scoring the first point.

India’s men’s 4x100m medley relay team are through to the final. Rishabh Das, Danush Suresh, Benedicton Rohit and Akash Mani clocked 3:40.41s to finish seventh among 16 teams in the heats. The final is scheduled for 2:55 p.m. IST, giving the Indian quartet another shot at the medals.

A tough one for Unnati Hooda, who will rue letting a seven-point advantage slip away in the second game. The Indian went down 16-21, 18-21 to Tomoka Miyazaki, leaving Japan just one win away from a place in the semifinals.

It is now do-or-die for India, with World Championships bronze medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand next up in the first doubles. They face Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto, with India needing a win to keep the quarterfinal alive.

A disappointing finish for Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Mane in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team final. After finishing second in qualification, the Indian pair could not carry that momentum into the medal round, scoring 376.3 points to finish fourth.

India miss out on a medal, with the duo's strong qualification effort ultimately not translating into a podium finish.

India continued their winning run in the men’s kabaddi competition at the Asian Games 2026, beating South Korea 63-31 at the Tokai Citizen Gymnasium on Tuesday. The defending champions, led by Sunil Kumar, followed up their 49-24 victory over hosts Japan with another dominant group-stage win.

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sakshi Chaudhary makes a winning start to her Asian Games campaign, comfortably beating the Philippines’ Aira Villegas 5-0 in the women’s 51kg Round of 32. Sakshi will face Kazakhstan’s Alua Balkibekova in the Round of 16 on Thursday.

World Championships bronze medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand have kept India’s semifinal hopes alive with a straight-games win over Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto. The Indian pair prevailed 21-17, 21-16 in the first doubles rubber to make it India 1-2 Japan.

Now, all eyes turn to the third singles, where Tanvi Sharma will take on Nozomi Okuhara.

It is a must-win third singles for India, but Tanvi Sharma have been unable to trouble former World Champion Nozomi Okuhara so far.

The Japanese shuttler takes the opening game 21-12, leaving the Indian youngster needing a strong fightback to keep India’s semifinal hopes alive.

India’s women’s badminton team bow out of the Asian Games after a 1-3 defeat to Japan in the quarterfinals. PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda lost their singles rubbers, while Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela gave India a lifeline with a straight-games win in the first doubles.

Nozomi Okuhara then sealed Japan’s semifinal spot with a win over Tanvi Sharma in the third singles.

India have won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the Asian Games women’s cricket final. The Women in Blue will look to put a strong total on the board in the gold-medal clash.

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India are now 0-2 down to South Korea in the men’s team Round of 16. Manush Shah fought through a closely contested second singles but went down 2-3 (4-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-13, 6-11) to Oh Junsung. With their backs against the wall, India need a win in the third singles, where Manav Thakkar takes on An Jaehyun.

Taniksha Khatri has become the first Indian fencer today to win a knockout bout, beating Thailand’s Natpapat Sangngio 15-10 in the women’s epee individual. She now faces reigning World Champion Song Sera of South Korea in the Round of 16.

Mitva Chaudhari is also in action, taking on China’s Yang Jingwen in her Round of 32 clash.

India’s men’s team campaign comes to an end in the Round of 16 after South Korea swept them 3-0. An Jaehyun sealed the tie with a 3-1 (12-10, 11-6, 7-11, 12-10) win over Manav Thakkar, sending the two-time bronze medallists out of the Asian Games.

India’s men’s badminton team begin their quarterfinal clash against Japan, with Lakshya Sen leading the charge. He gets the tie underway against Kodai Naraoka in the opening men’s singles, with a semifinal spot at stake.

Lakshya Sen has bounced back brilliantly, taking the second game 21-5 against Kodai Naraoka. After dropping the opener 11-21, the Indian has forced a decider in the opening match of India’s men’s team clash against Japan.

Aryan Thakur’s Asian Games campaign in the men’s singles comes to an end after a 0-4 defeat to Chinese Taipei’s Chen Po-Yi in Group C. Aryan went down 1-4, 2-4, 2-4, 1-4 and finishes second in the group, missing out on a place in the final eight.

Hanjabam Langlentombi Devi finishes ninth in the women’s Nanquan & Nandao final with a combined score of 18.839. She scored 9.403 in Nanquan to finish ninth, before adding 9.436 in Nandao to finish eighth in the second discipline.

What a comeback from Lakshya Sen! Five points down in the decider, the Indian kept his nerve to beat Japan’s Kodai Naraoka 11-21, 21-5, 21-19 and win the opening match of the men’s team quarterfinal. India now lead Japan 1-0, with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty up next against Hoki Takashi and Kobayashi Yugo, looking to extend India’s lead in the tie.

India have their first gold medal of the Asian Games! Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. have beaten Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the women’s cricket final to successfully defend their title.

Smriti Mandhana led the way with the bat, while the spinners finished the job as India dominated a one-sided final to make it two gold medals in two editions of the Asian Games.

The women’s epee individual knockout draw is out, with both Indian fencers set for Round of 32 clashes. Taniksha Khatri will face Thailand’s Natpapat Sangngio, while Mitva Chaudhari will take on China’s Yang Jingwen.

Things have gone from bad to worse for India in the men’s team Round of 16. Manush Shah fought hard but went down 2-3 (4-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-13, 6-11) to Oh Junsung in the second singles. India now need a win in the third singles, where Manav Thakkar takes on An Jaehyun in a must-win clash.

India's men's badminton team has confirmed at least a bronze medal at the Asian Games after sealing a dominant 3-0 victory over Japan. Lakshya Sen set the tone with a stellar win. Satwik-Chirag followed with an incredible win, while the Ayush Shetty sealed the tie. With a semifinal clash scheduled for tomorrow, the team will now eye an upgrade to the medal color.

India has assured another medal at the Asian Games as wushu star Naorem Roshibina Devi delivered a stellar performance in the women's 60kg division. She defeated Chu Man Sin to book her place in the semifinals, guaranteeing at least a bronze medal.

Action is heating up in the table tennis arena as the Indian women's team locks horns with North Korea in a high-stakes quarterfinal clash. A spot in the semifinals and a major step toward the podium are on the line as the paddlers battle it out.

India has faced an early setback in the women's team table tennis quarterfinal against North Korea, falling behind 0-1. Sreeja Akula suffered a 0-3 defeat at the hands of Olympic medalist Kim Kum Yong.

The Indian men's hockey team has put on a masterclass in Pool A at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium, completely dismantling Sri Lanka to secure a commanding 8-0 lead by half-time.

The pressure mounts for the Indian women's table tennis team at Sky Hall Toyota, as North Korea extends their lead to 2-0 in the quarterfinals. The Indian paddlers now face a steep uphill battle to turn the tie around and keep their medal hopes alive.

The Indian men's hockey team continues its relentless goal fest in Pool A, extending their commanding lead to a staggering 13-0 against Sri Lanka.

The Indian women's table tennis team is facing an imminent exit from the quarterfinals as North Korea pulls further ahead. Diya Chitale is currently trailing 0-2 in her match against Cha Su Yong.

India's journey in the women's team table tennis event has come to an end at the quarterfinal stage. The Indian paddlers fought hard but ultimately suffered a 0-3 defeat at the hands of a formidable North Korean side at Sky Hall Toyota, wrapping up their campaign after a tough battle.

What a dominant performance from India! The men’s hockey team have thrashed Sri Lanka 17-1, making it back-to-back big wins after their 13-1 victory over Indonesia. Jugraj Singh led the charge with four goals, while Abhishek and Dilpreet Singh also completed their hat-tricks, with eight different Indian players finding the net. Sri Lanka did manage a historic consolation goal through Suresh Rathnayake, their first-ever goal against India in Asian Games history. India’s next challenge will be much tougher, with four-time Asian Games champions South Korea awaiting them on Thursday.

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