Asian Games 2026 Day 14 Highlights: India women’s hockey team wins country’s 6th gold medal of the day

Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey, who had won gold at the 1998 Asian Games and silver at Busan 2002, has announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh for each player and Rs 5 lakh for each member of the support staff.

Also. Where the clearances went from Navneet and Sushila and Shilpi -- it was so low-key, and invisible for want of a word. Like stubbing out a flame. Clean. Very clean clearances to the side.

That's a lot of running. A lot of moments of high pressure on them. Ice cool nerves from all.

Also, here's one way to show off the hockey dribble: run down the clock and deny the Chinese. Beautifully done. re: Rutuja Pisal, Lalremsiami, Salima, Ishika.

Not every dribble has to be dazzling. Some were just to defensively frustrate.

India's historic Tokyo Olympics finish had seen them dump out Australia 1-0. Goals will goal-away, but the defense has been titanic for this golden triumph. Let's deal is adjectives and adverbs.

Navneet was dependable, technical, fearless, unyielding, relentless and an absolute defensive lynchpin for India.

Sushila Chanu. A nightmare for China, right down centre but also fluid after Chinese circle entries. Trapping that was invisible, looked effortless, a hamstring that refused to give way.

Indians eventually got a Chinese to go crash into their defenders literally.

Also, Shilpi Dabas, who made a very late entry into the Indian team but made some line clearances look calm, collected.

Ofcourse, goalkeeper Savita with that strike defended going to her left in a split second. And Bichoo who followed the lines diligently and could overturn the second stroke after a referral.

But also, Salima Tete as first rusher and Topo.

Like they say in NBA, Defense, Defense, Dazzling, Deadly, Daringly Defense.

Pritish Raj: 44 years ago, India's gold medal in hockey came under the legendary Olympian Balkishan Singh when the women's hockey was introduced in the continental showpiece.

They defend and they defend and they defend. And that's that! India beat China 1-0 to win their first gold since 1982. And they are through to the 2028 LA Olympics as well!

About 3 mins to go in the match now, China have taken out their goalkeeper. THIS. IS. IT.

Nitin Sharma: India had a circle entry but the Chinese defenders cleared it before they make a counter. Savita make a save and now less than two minutes remain in the match

53rd min: China's attacks have been somewhat concentrated on the right hand side. India have been flawless in defence in this quarter. The orange shirts now charge forward but their attack fizzles out when they concede a foul.

India 1-0 China

India 1-0 China at the end of the third quarter

A herculean effort from the Indians to keep their lead intact.Encouragingly for them, they went on the attack more often towards the last two minutes of it. There were no clear cut chances from it though.

37th min: Relentless from China at the moment and the Indians are starting to look tired now. Repeated circle entries from the Chinese but the Indians are absorbing it all. How long can India keep this up though...

33rd min: A PC for China that India keep out but it is only a retake. The second time around, Navneet with a goal-line save. And the ref gives another penalty stroke! This time, though, India go for the referral. It is succesfull, the decision is rolled down to another PC. Navneet put her body on the line there, first with the goal line save and then literally going down on all fours to block the shot on rebound. It hit Navneet's body but there as the goalkeeper behind her, which is why it is a PC and not a penalty stroke. This time, once again, bodies on the line by the Indians. Salima Tete as the first rusher takes the full blow of the drag flick on her hand. It goes out for a long corner. Salima is winded by that, she has to go off for a while to get some medical attention. This is gritty stuff from the Indians. Baljeet comes in for Salima.

A delay to take that long corner because there is Salima's blood on the pitch.

HALF TIME! India 1-0 China

A lot of pressure from China in the second quarter but India somehow absorb it all. The highlight of the match is probably going to be Savita's save from the penalty stroke. Astonishing from the former captain.

22nd min: China on the charge now, and the ref blows the whistle for a penalty stroke! Susheela Chanu with a slight push on He Jianxin. India decide to not refer it.

AND SAVITA SAVES IT! COMETH THE HOUR, COMETH THE LEGEND!

It was a low hit to her left by Zhang Ying and Savita goes the right way. Remember the ball takes microseconds to reach goal during a penalty stroke and so it is impossible for goalkeepers to make their save based on its trajectory. They have to predict where it is going to go based on the movements of the taker and that takes experience. Savita has tons of it and she used all of it. That is as good as a second goal for India.

India 1-0 China in 2nd quarter

19th min: China win a PC a few mins into the start of the second quarter. They go for a variation that India block but there was a foul by Susheela Chanu. Another PC, this time it is a vicious drag flick, but Navneet Kaur take a bow! She is standing near the right post and stays there seeing the ball coming in, deflects it away almost in front of her face. Astonishing stuff and India's lead is intact.

India 1-0 China in 2nd quarter

India 1-0 China at the end of the 1st quarter

The last time India won the women's hockey gold medal was back when the women's event was first introduced at the Asiad in 1982. China are the reigning gold medallists, with India winning bronze last time around. China are also chasing their fifth gold, which would let them equal South Korea as the most succesfull team in the history of the Asian Games.

13th min: The ball hits the body of a Chinese defender and India have a PC. Navneet with the flick, it goes inches wide. China are still having more possession, they are hardly making any errors in their passes. But India are holding strong and looking very incisive whenever they come forward. High quality hockey on display at the moment.

10th min: GOAL! Lalremsiami puts India ahead in her 200th appearance! Brilliant from captain Salima Tete to work the ball forward into the D from the left, a pass to Sakshi who then gives the ball to Lalremsiami. The latter with a thunderous hit into the roof of goal.

Shivani Naik: Field goal. Power in that reverse from Lalremsiami for India's 1-0

India 1-0 China

6th min: A green card for a rather silly moment for Baljeet. She had touched the ball after the whistle went off. A strict no-no hockey and she will have to be on the naughty bench for two minutes. China have been all over India early in this match.

All right then, pushback at long last from India. Here we go! This is how India are lining up:

K-popped?

India is chasing a higher medal standing, hoping to move up from 5th.

It'll do what it needs to do.

Could it go to third? Unlikely this time.

Korea is on 33 gold.

A total of 133 (33G + 39S + 61B).

What will go unnoticed however is the massive drop for South Korea, though late surges can help them go past Hangzhou gold.

They are on 42 Gold. Total of 190. (42 G + 59 S + 89 B).

That's 9 gold, 20 silvers and 28 bronzes adrift. Though last stretch has lot of finals.

Economic realities always reflect on sport.

In case you are wondering why the India vs China women's hockey final has not begun yet, as our correspondent Mihir Vasavda, noted earlier, the Indian team was delayed by an accident on the way that has caused traffic jam.

While we wait for another 40 minutes for the India vs China showdown to begin, just a revision about the India coach

Sjorde Marijne (pronounced: Show-rdd.... Mareen)

Ankush (TOPS Development) defeats Kim Minseong of the Republic of Korea 4–0 via unanimous decision to win India’s 3rd 🥇 Gold Medal!

With this victory, India’s boxing campaign at the Asian Games comes to an end.

🇮🇳 India finishes with 6 boxing medals:

🥇 3 Gold

🥉 3 Bronze

This makes it India’s most successful Asian Games boxing campaign in terms of gold medals won, surpassing the 2022 edition, where India won 4 medals (1 Silver, 3 Bronze).

📊 India’s Boxing Medal Tally:

2022: 4 medals —

1🥈, 3🥉

2010: 9 medals —

2🥇, 3🥈, 4🥉

2026 edition: 6 medals —

3🥇, 3🥉

While the 2010 Asian Games remain India’s highest medal haul by total medals (9), this campaign stands out for India’s 3 gold medals in boxing.

Can India go by China's World Cup 2-2 draw or will China go ballistic like they do, when an Olympic quota and gold are at stake?

5th place at WC is quite stunning. But China don't let go of Asiad golds.

Viren Rasquinha reckons China is on the down(turn) since last Asiad.

🍿 Up ahead.

Indian women's hockey scripts the most amazing fairytales. Chak de! and etcetra

Sujeet Kalkal pulled a gold medal out of nowhere for India on the wrestling mat after prevailing over Tajikistan's Abdulmazhid Kudiev in the men's 65kg final on Friday. Sujeet was down 2-9 in the second period of the gold medal bout, but turned it around to win by a 10-9 margin.

Here's a brief profile of Sujeet Kalkal:

From the modest village akhada of Imlota, Haryana, Sujeet Kalkal has steadily risen to become one of India’s promising freestyle wrestlers in the fiercely contested 65kg category.

Born on 5 November 2002, Sujeet was introduced to wrestling by his father, Dayanand Kalkal, a former national-level wrestler. He began his training in the village akhada, where limited facilities and access to specialised coaching tested his early development. His move to Sonipat in 2021, where he trained alongside experienced wrestlers, marked an important turning point in his career. Success soon followed. In 2022, Sujeet won a Gold medal in U23 & U20 Asian Championships, before making his mark on the senior circuit with a gold at the UWW Ranking Series in Tunis. His journey has not been without setbacks.

In 2024, he missed the Asian Olympic Qualifier after being stranded in Dubai due to flight disruptions caused by flooding, reaching Bishkek only after the weigh-in had begun. Rather than allowing the setback to define him, Sujeet responded with greater determination. His biggest senior breakthrough came with the 2026 Asian Championships title in the 65kg category, a victory that propelled him to World No. 1 in the UWW rankings. Having already overcome limited beginnings and difficult setbacks, Sujeet now steps onto the Asian Games stage for the first time in 2026—ready to turn his growing promise into a defining performance.

Meanwhile, Mihir Vasavda, The Indian Express' reporter on the ground in Nagoya to cover the Asian Games is reporting:

Hockey final has been delayed by 45 minutes because the Indian team hasn’t reached the stadium yet. Apparently an accident on the way that has caused traffic jam.

India moved to fifth in the medal tally after three quick gold medal.

Nitin Sharma: For those of you wondering whether Ankush Panghal is related to 2018 Asian games champion Amit Panghal, whose feat he matched. No, he is not. They share the same surname but are not related.

Shivani Naik: Like the comms are saying, ground wrestling could be a problem for Sujeet Kalkal against Tajik Abdul Mazid. He is trailing 2-9 with a Phitle unleashed on him

The Tajik is absolutely going for leg laces, albeit with a variation -- from the side. Abdul is defensively sturdy, but Sujeet snuck in a takedown for 4-9, and a second for 6-9.

He has triple doubled for epic comeback for 8-9

Sujeet finds himself a strong inroad from standing position. And drags Mazid down for a final gold-winning takedown if 11-9

Nitin Sharma: Ankush Panghal scored a split 4-0 win over South Korea's Kim Minseong to become the first Indian male boxer after Amit Panghal to win an Asian games gold medal since 2018 Asian Games.

Pritish Raj: What a gold medal!

Sujeet comes back from 2-9 down to win 10-9 against Kudiev and claimed the gold medal in the men's 65 kg category.

That was an insane comeback.

In the second round, Sujeet affected four take downs and didn't give an inch to his opponent.

Ankush can smell a gold medal now. He thoroughly dominated the second round against the Korean.

Nitin Sharma: Ankush Panghal leads 5-0 now after the second round

Pritish Raj: Sujeet is trailing 2-9 at the end of the first half.

Kudiev got two takedowns to lead 4-0 before Sujeet effected one to make 2-4.

However, after that Sujeet lost an attacking position was pushed out making it 2-5.

Kudiev later took him down again and also flipped him once to make it 9-2 in his favour.

Ankush took an early lead after winning the first round with a split 4-1 decision. Good signs for India.

Nitin Sharma: Ankush Panghal leads 10-8 on four judges cards and won the first round 4-0 against South Korea's Kim Minseong

Pritish Raj: The gold medal bout between Sujeet and Kudiev is next.

Head-to-head:

Sujeet defeated Kudiev earlier this year in the Asian Championships and holds the upper hand.

Another Indian boxer will vie for gold as Ankush takes on South Korean Kim Minseong in the men's 80kg final.

Shivani Naik: It might have happened before, but merely aligned at the Asian Games. But three Indian celebrations saw the winning athlete/coach immediately react with glee, by slapping the top of their heads repeatedly. First Anahat Singh, after she beat the Japanese World No 5 in Individual squash semis, was photographed patting her own head in disbelief. Then Neeru Dhanda reacted after her first of two golds. And today, right after Lovlina Borgahain win gold, the Indian coach in her corner alongwith Nieva, offered the same celly.

Very original. Very very Indian -- which can be translated as "Aaishapath" or "Baba re" or "Oodibaba" or simply "OMG". Fun to watch.

Both pugilist gave their all in the all-important third and final round. It running tight. And here comes the confirmation from our correspondent Nitin Sharma. He pings, "the Indian takes the win with a split 3-2 decision and its a gold meddal for India!"

ANOTHER GOLD FOR INDIA! SECOND GOLD FROM BOXING FOR INDIA!

Looks like a second gold is coming for India from the boxing ring. Parveen has connected a couple of hooks and a jab to ensure she stays ahead. But hold on, Chen has changed the course of the fight by winning the second round unanimously! All to play for in the final round.

Nitin Sharma: Chen Nien-chin of Chinese Taipei wins the second round 5-0 and now it's levelled 19-19 on all the five judges score card. All to go for Parveen Hooda in this final round.

Parveen has been a dominant boxer and has outright outboxed her Tiepei boxer. A 5-0 lead after the first round.

Nitin Sharma: Parveen Hooda wins the first round 5-0 against Chen Nien-chin of Chinese Taipei in the women's 65kg final.

We have another boxing final coming in. India's Parveen Hooda takes on Chen Nien-Chen in the women's 65kg final for a gold.

India has won six medals on Day 14. Two gold, two silver and two bronze, taking their count to 72. 6th in the medals table.

Sepaktakraw is a Southeast Asian indoor team sport played with a rattan or rubberised plastic ball. Also known as kick volleyball, the rules and regulations of the sport are similar to volleyball, with the obvious exception of using hands to touch the ball, and instead using one’s feet, head, chest or knee. A match is played between two teams of 2-4 players each.

The game is extremely popular and widely played in countries like Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar and Indonesia. Although the sport has never featured in the Olympics, it has been a regular competitive sport at the Asian Games since 1990, where the Thai National Team has dominated the competition.

Tushar Bhaduri: India has won seven medals in golf in the history of the Asian Games - three gold and four silver. Lakshman Singh won the individual gold when the sport made its debut at the 1982 edition in Delhi, with compatriot Rajiv Mohta taking silver. They were part of the combination that triumphed in the team event as well. Shiv Kapur was the last Indian gold medallist in golf, winning in Busan in 2002. The men's team took silver at Doha 2006 and Guangzhou 2010. Aditi Ashok won a silver in the individual event at the last edition in Hangzhou.

Another medal in India's kitty after the men's quadrant team of Malemnganba Singh Sorokhaibam, Ram Kumar Sharma, Bobby Kumar and Akash Yumnam won a bronze in Sepaktakraw. India lost 0-2 (12-15, 13-15) to Japan in the semis to settle for a bronze for their third medal at the Asiad. India have won two bronze medals previously in men's team regu in 2018 Jakarta and women's team regu in 2022 Hangzhou.

India is well placed for a podium finish in the women's team event as well. With Pranavi doing all the heavy lifting, the trio comprising her, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar is currently placed second with an aggregate of 11-under, four behind China and two better than third-placed Hong Kong. Fourth-placed Chinese Taipei is at 6-under.

Lovlina Borgohain - Boxing - Women's 75kg - Gold

Ankita Bhakat, Kirti, Kumkum Anil Mohod - Women's Team Recurve - Gold

Kumkum Anil Mohod, Dhiraj Bommadevara - Mixed Team Recurve - Silver

Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan and Yashdeep Bhoge - Men's Recurve Team - Silver

Nethra Kumanan - Sailing - Women's Dinghy - Bronze

Tushar Bhaduri: Pranavi Urs is potentially one round away from a gold medal in the women's individual golf event. A third round of 66 - with five birdies and one bogey - has put her three ahead of Singapore's Shannon Xuan Yin Tan. A closing birdie on Friday gave the 23-year-old Indian the added cushion going into probably the biggest day in her young career.

India are placed 6th at the moment but with more gold medal matches coming, expect them to climb upto fifth.

Post the interview with Lovlina Borgohain, the host commentator aplogised for not bringing a cake to celebrate her birthday and offers her a pudding from the food section to get the Indian boxer enjoy her win!!

Dhiraj Bommadevara (who was part of India's silver medal winning recurve archery men's team), born on 9 February 2000 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, is one of India's leading recurve archers. He began archery at the Volga Archery Academy in 2006 before joining the Army Sports Institute, Pune in 2016 for advanced training. He made his international debut in 2017 and has since established himself as a key member of the Indian recurve team. Dhiraj represented India at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where he finished fourth in the mixed team event, narrowly missing an Olympic medal. Throughout his international career, Dhiraj has won 20 international medals — 8 Gold, 5 Silver, and 7 Bronze — highlighting his consistency at the highest level of international archery. He continues to be among India's top recurve archers and remains a strong contender at major international competitions.

Neeraj Chauhan (who was part of India's silver medal winning recurve archery men's team) was born in Uttar Pradesh and developed an interest in archery after watching the sport being played at a stadium near his home. He began his journey using basic local equipment and overcame financial hardships, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, when his family faced severe economic difficulties. He earned his place in the national team through the 2022 selection trials and made his senior international debut the same year, representing India at the Archery World Cup stages, the World Games, and the Asian Games. Since his international debut, Neeraj has represented India at multiple Archery World Cup stages, the World Archery Championships, and the Asian Games. He has established himself as a consistent member of India's men's recurve squad, contributing to the team's performances at major international events.

Yashdeep Bhoge (who was part of India's silver medal winning recurve archery men's team) was born in Maharashtra and began his archery journey in 2013 from his School under the guidance of Physical Director and his first coach, Ganesh Vishwakarma. He quickly established himself on the Indian domestic archery circuit, competing at several national championships and winning medals. After taking a three-year break from competitive archery between 2016 and 2018 to focus on his studies, Yashdeep returned to the sport in 2019. His comeback year marked an important milestone in his career, as he was selected for the Asia Cup, where he won the Gold Medal in the Recurve Mixed Team event alongside Ankita Bhagat. Yashdeep continued to make his presence felt in India's senior archery system. In 2020, during the Olympic selection process, he finished sixth in the Indian selection trials following the national camp. The 2024 Olympic cycle brought another strong performance in the national selection trials, where Yashdeep again finished sixth in India. His persistence and consistent performances eventually led to a major breakthrough in 2025, when he was selected to the Senior Indian National Team for the Asian Archery Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At the championships, he won the Gold Medal in the Men's Recurve Team event, contributing to India's victory over the Republic of Korea in the final. Following his breakthrough at the Asian Championships, Yashdeep was selected to represent India in the Archery World Cup Series. He competed for India in the Archery World Cup Series in 2026, further establishing himself at the international level. Throughout his international career, Yashdeep Bhoge has won two international medals—2 Gold medals. His selection for the 2026 Asian Games marks the latest milestone in his progression as a member of India's men's recurve archery team.

Nethra Kumanan (who won a sailing bronze medal today) is one of India’s leading women sailors, competing in the ILCA 6 (formerly Laser Radial) class. She hails from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and began sailing at the age of 15 after attending a summer camp organised by the Tamil Nadu Sailing Association. Before taking up sailing, she participated in several sports and activities, including tennis, basketball, skating and Bharatanatyam. As her interest in sailing developed, Nethra progressed through the national and international sailing circuit. To further develop her skills, she moved her training base to Gran Canaria, Spain, where she trained under experienced international coaches while continuing her education. Nethra created history in 2021 by becoming the first Indian woman sailor to qualify for the Olympic Games, securing her berth for the Tokyo Olympics through the Mussanah Open Championship in Oman. She subsequently represented India at Tokyo 2020 and qualified again for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, establishing herself as India's first woman sailor to compete at two Olympic Games. Her journey from a young sailor in Chennai to an Olympic athlete reflects her consistent development and pioneering contribution to women's sailing in India.

Major Achievements:

● Bronze Medal at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series, Miami, becoming the first Indian woman sailor to win a medal at a Sailing World Cup.

● Silver Medal at the 2021 Mussanah Open Championship, Oman, securing an Olympic quota for India and becoming the first Indian woman sailor to qualify for the Olympic Games.

● Represented India at two consecutive Olympic Games — Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024. Finishing 35 in Tokyo and 21 in Paris. ● Qualified for Paris 2024 through the Last Chance Regatta in Hyères, France, finishing fifth and securing an Olympic quota place for India.

● 12 time National champion.

● Gold medal Asian championship THA 2022

● Gold medal Olympic format Test event POR 2026

● Highest Rank in Asia

Nitin Sharma adds: Neeraj Chauhan hits a seven followed by Yashdeep hitting a nine before Dhiraj hits a ten. India have a total of 54. Korea needs 27 to win the set and match. Korea starts with a ten and nine and almost certain of gold. Another nine and Korea win the gold medal. India has to contend with a silver.

Shivani Naik adds: Neeraj seemed to indicate something went amiss around the shoulder for that 7.

Nitin Sharma writes: Third set sees Indians shooting a 10, 9 and 9 at mid-way. Koreans reply with a 10, 9 and 9. Both teams tied 28-28 at mid way in third set.

Nitin Sharma writes: A nine by Lee Woo-seok followed by another ten by Kim Je-deok and an eight byKim Woojin. Korea finish with 57 and India cannot surpass Korea in the second set. Koreans have 3-1 lead in the bag

Korea start the second set with three arrows of 10-10-10! And Indians have 9-8-8 in their response. A difference of five points at the halfway mark of the second set

Nitin Sharma writes: Korea start with a 10 with a ten by Lee Woo-seok followed by another ten by Kim Je-deok. Kim Woojin shoots a ten, Korea has 30 at midway of the second set, Neeraj Chauhan hits a nine followed by Yashdeep hitting an eight. Dhiraj shoots an eight. Korea had five points lead at mid way of the second set.

Quick explainer of the rules:

If you win a set, you get two points. If the set is tied, both teams get a point each. Each set is of six arrows from both teams. A set has each of the three archers shooting two arrows.

Nitin Sharma writes: Korea ends the first with a total of 56. India had shot 29 at midway stage and needs atleast one ten and twi nine to win the set. India starts with a ten before an eight. India needs a ten by Dhiraj to win the set and Dhiraj hits a 9. First set is tied 56-56 and the score is now 1-1.

After the first set, both teams are tied 1-1

Quick explainer of the rules:

If you win a set, you get two points. If the set is tied, both teams get a point each. Each set is of six arrows from both teams. A set has each of the three archers shooting two arrows.

The men's team final begins with India taking on mighty South Korea! The Koreans are firing first. They shoot 8, 10, 9 with their first threes.

Neeraj for India shoots a 9, then Yashdeep hits a 10 as does Dhiraj! India lead by 2 points at the halfway stage of the first end.

Quick explainer of the rules:

If you win a set, you get two points. If the set is tied, both teams get a point each. Each set is of six arrows from both teams. A set has each of the three archers shooting two arrows.

Tushar Bhaduri: The highest-placed Indian men's player after three days is Veer Ahlawat at 6-under after a round of 5-under 65 to be 10th. He is one ahead of compatriot Saptak Talwar - who had been the best performer among the three over the first two days. He carded one-over 71 on Friday. The third Indian in the competition, Yuvraj Sandhu carded 71 to be tied 23rd at one-over. The Indian men's team is sixth after three days at 11-under, nine behind leaders Korea, who are one ahead of Japan and two ahead of China.

Tushar Bhaduri: With Pranavi doing all the heavy lifting for the team, India is currently second at -10 - after the youngster dropped a shot on the 14th, bringing Shannon to within one - four behind China.

Tushar Bhaduri: Aditi had a flawless round going till her final two holes. She had made three birdies but a bogey on the 17th and a double bogey on 18 ruined all her good work as she finished with an even par round of 70 and a total of 5-over.

Tushar Bhaduri: The other two Indians in the event - Diksha Dagar and Aditi Ashok - are tied 18th after completing their third rounds. Diksha's round was a day of two halves. She had a forgettable front nine of 4-over 39 before making three birdies on her way home to salvage some ground and finish with a round of 1-over 71 to be 5-over after three days.

Nitin Sharma: Indian recurve men's team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan and Yashdeep Bhoge will face the Korean team of three-time Olympic medallist Kim Je-deok, Paris Olympics bronze medallist and team gold medallist Lee Woo-seok and five-time Olympic gold medallist Kim Woojin in the men’s recurve team final. The Indian women’s team ended Korea’s seven gold-medal streak in Asian games earlier. Can the men repeat the same?

South Korea are the defending champions and Indian had won the silver in Hangzhou

Tushar Bhaduri: Shannon had a very iffy start to her round at the Kasugai Country Club East Course and had made three bogeys in her first 10 holes, without any birdies, handing Pranavi a much bigger advantage. But the Singaporean has bounced back with three consecutive birdies since, and has five holes left to play.

Tushar Bhaduri: As she goes into the last few holes of her third round, India's Pranavi Urs has taken the top spot in the Individual Women's Golf leaderboard. With five holes left, her ongoing round of 4-under has taken her to an aggregate of 15-under, two shots ahead of overnight leader Shannon Xuan Yin Tan of Singapore.

The men's recurve team has brushed aside Iran 6-0 to enter the final of the men's team event. They will be looking to replicate the women's team who won gold earlier in the day.

Indian team wins the third set 56-55

Indian team wins the second set 56-53 against Iran to take a 4-0 lead in the men's recurve team semi-final.

Indian recurve men's team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan and Yashdeep Bhoge will face Iran in the semi-finals. Korea have reached the final with a win over Indonesia in the other semi-final.

India starts with a nine and two ten's in the first set. Iran starts with a nine followed by a nine and nine. India leads 29-27 midway in the first set. Indian team wins the first set 58-53 to take a 2-0 lead in the men's recurve team semi-final.

Star Indian pugilist Lovlina Borgohain won her maiden Asian Games gold after beating China’s Ziyi Bao in a nervy final of the women’s 75kg at the Nishio Gymnasium on Friday, becoming only the second Indian woman after the legendary Mary Kom to win an Asiad gold.

Lovlina, who had earlier defeated Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova to enter the final, went one better than her silver at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou to finally change the colour of her medal at the continental event.

The 28-year-old has already won medals at the Olympic Games, World Championships, Asian Games, and Asian Championships, and the gold in Nagoya adds another significant chapter to an already decorated career.

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It’s the 12th gold for India. Lovlina becomes only the second Indian woman after Mary Kom to win the Asian Games with a unanimous 5-0 win over Chinese Bao Ziyi in the women’s 75 kg final.

Two more finals coming up:

Women's 65kg: Parveen vs Chen Nien-chin (Taiwan) 1:45 PM IST

Men's 80kg: Ankush vs Minseong Kim (South Korea) 2:15 PM IST

Lovlina leads 2-0 against the Chinese after the second round with the Indian tied with the Chinese on three judges score cards.

Shivani Naik adds: Sony Hindi comms: "Yaha wrestling bhi chal raha hai...aap waha jaaiye na Bao"

As the Chinese goes too clinchy

Lovlina takes the first round with a split 3-2 decision against the Chinese.

It's Abbas Mohammadreza Ebrahimzadehsavadkouhi.

Massive, regal-sounding name. But Sujeet was all over him, with speed.

Bajrang, the Tank, used to dominate this category with strength & stamina. But he was notoriously a slow starter - which used to make his late comebacks dramatic and exciting. He was a phenom.

But Sujeet takes that out of the equation. His fleeting speed ensures he gets cracking from the start. That first points should have been 4, not 2. But no matter. He races to 10-0.

Props to Hindi commentary of Sony. They are actually decent here.

Sujeet roller-skates (or should we say, drones forth), where Bajrang used to tank-roll.

The Indians will have another chance for Olympic quota when Dhiraj Bommadevara and Neeraj Chauhan compete in the men's quarter-finals on Saturday and Kumkum Mohod competes in the women’s quarters. The two finalists in each category will get the LA Quota

From Shivani Naik: Sujeet Kalkal Tech- sup's Iranian Abbas 10-0 in 65 kg FS wrestling

from Pritish Raj: Sujeet Kalkal shows why he is one of the best in the men's 65 kg category. He takes down Iranian wrestler Abbas 10-0 in the quarter-finals and will set up the semis with Olympic champion Kotaro Kiyooka

Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain will face Bao Ziyi of China in women's 75kg final in a few minutes.

Kumkum shoots a nine followed by a nine by Dhiraj in fourth set. Zhu hits an eight and Li hits a ten. Teams are tied 18-18. remember India needs to win this set to force tie-break. Kumkum hits a ten and Dhiraj hits a nine. Zhu hits a nine. Li needs to win a ten to win. Li hits a ten.

India ends with a silver with a 6-2 loss. But no LA 2028 Olympics quota. India made a comeback in the semi-final but it was not enough in the final.

from Nitin Sharma

From Nitin Sharma

Kumkum starts with an eight in the third set followed by Dhiraj hitting a ten. Zhu starts with a nine followed by a ten by Li. At midway in this set, China leads 19-18.

Kumkum hits a ten followed by Dhiraj hitting a nine. India ends at 37. Zhu hits a ten and Li hits a seven. Well India sigh a breather or so? A tense wait before scores are being seen again by Judges!

Indian won the third set 37-36.

Shivani Naik adds:

Chinese Archer shoots 7.

He needed 8 to get gold

Thala for a reason

In the second set, Kumkum starts with an eight. Dhiraj follows that with a nine. Zhu hits a nine followed by Li hitting a 8. Teams are tied 17-17 mid way in the second set.

Kumkum starts with an eight before Dhiraj shoots a ten. India ends with 33. Zhu hits a ten followed by Li hitting a ten, China takes the second set and take a 4-0 lead in the match.

from Nitin Sharma.

China win the second set as well to pocket the two set points. They need 4-0 in the gold medal match. India need to win both the next sets. Even a tie will give China the gold and India the silver.

The India vs China final starts in the mixed recurve team event. Kumkum Mohod and Dhiraj Dommadevara are on the cusp of another gold. They face the Chinese pair of Jingyi Zhu and Mengqi Li.

Kumkum shoots 9. Dhiraj shoots 8. China's first shot is 10. And then a 8. So China have a one-point lead after the four archers have shot an arrow each.

China shoot 38 in the first set to claim the two set points.

Nitin Sharma adds: Remember there is an Olympics Quota on offer for the the winning team.

A brilliant performance by the Indian men's volleyball team.

They upset world rank 25 South Korea 3-1 (25-16, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23) in the 5th-8th qualification match.

India will now play in the 5th-6th qualification match.

Kumkum starts with a nine in the fourth set followed by a nine by Dhiraj. Japan begins with a ten followed by a nine. Japan has a one pint lead at halfway stage in this set. Kumkum hits a nine followed by a ten by Dhiraj. India ends with 37. Japan hits a 7 and India wins the semi-finals with a 5-3 win.

Indian mixed recurve team of Kumkum Mohod and Dhiraj Dommadevara sneak their way into the final with a close 5-3 win over Japan in the semi-finals.

From Nitin Sharma

third set starts with Kumkum hitting a ten. Dhiraj hits an eight. Japan follows with a seven and nine. Kumkum hits a ten and Dhiraj hits a ten, Japan hits a nine followed by a ten. India wins the set and are now tied 3-3.

from Nitin Sharma

After the second set in recurve mixed team semi-final, Japan leads 3-1 after the second set was tied. The second set was tied 36-36.

from Nitin Sharma

Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Mohod start their mixed recurve team semi-final against Japan.

The Japanese win the first set 38-37 to pocket the two points.

Here's a quick look at the medals tally and a list of India's medallists at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya so far.

In the men's 65kg weight class, Sujeet Kalkal is taking on Aghan wrestler Sazai and the Indian is 3-0 down inside the first 30 seconds of the first round.

But he immediately bounced back with a couple of takedowns, that put him 5-3 up from a 0-3 deficit.

at the end of the first period, Sujeet had a 9-3 lead. He wrapped it up soon enough to enter the quarter-final.

In the first recurve mixed team semi-final, Chinese team had edged out the mighty Koreans in the mixed recurve mixed team in the semi-finals with a 6-0 win over the Koreans.

Indian team of Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Mohod will face Japan in the other semi-final in a few minutes. remeber an Olympic quota awaits the title winning team here in Japan.

From Nitin Sharma

Yui Susaki makes light work of India's Dipanshi in a pre-quarterfinal bout of the 50kg Women’s Wrestling event. The bout went into the second period, but the Indian didn't register a single point. She's not eliminated yet, remember there is still repechage chance to win a bronze if Yui Susaki makes it to the final.

thanks to the women's recurve archery team, the Indian contingent goes ahead of Bahrain into seventh spot in the medals standings. At the previous Asian Games, the Indians were 4th!

Since 1978, South Korea have never lost a recurve archery final. The Indian women's archery team had never been in the final, taking bronze medal twice before.

All of that history rewritten today!

From Nitin Sharma: India needs to hit two nine and a ten. Kirti hits a nine. Ankita hits a nine and Kumkum needs a ten to tie the set and land India the gold. Kumkum hits an ten and is it a gold?

India wins the gold after one arrow was checked.

Gold medal alert. First time in finals in Asian Games history and India womens compound team of Ankita Bhakat, Kirti and Kumkum Mohod win the title

From Nitin Sharma: Korea begins with an eight in the third set followed by a ten and a nine. Kirti hits a ten followed by Ankita hitting a nine and Kumkum hitting a nine. One point lead for India at halfway stage of third set.

India leads 4-2 now. If India ties this fourth set, they win the final

GOLD MEDAL LOADING? India women's team lead Korea 4-2 in archery gold medal match

Quick explainer of the rules:

If you win a set, you get two points. If the set if tied, both teams get a point each. Each set is of six arrows from both teams. A set has each of the three archers shooting two arrows.

Koreans finished with 56 in this set. Indians are at 28 with Ankita Bhakat hitting a ten. Kirti follows up with an 8 and Kumkum needs to hit a ten tie the set. Kumkum hits a ten and the second set too is tied. It's 2-2 now after the second set.

From Nitin Sharma

54-54 after 1st set

56-56 after 2nd set

Both sets were ties, so both teams have two points each at the start of the third set.

Quick explainer of the rules:

If you win a set, you get two points. If the set if tied, both teams get a point each. Each set is of six arrows from both teams. A set has each of the three archers shooting two arrows.

Nitin Sharma writes: In Second set, Koreans have started with a 10,9,9. Indians with 10,8,10. 28-28 mid way in the second set

India and Korea split the first set points after a 54-54 tie. Korea started the first set with a arrow that landed in the seven ring. India had an early lead, but with the 5th arrow of the six arrows in that first set, India's Keerti also hit a seven. India needed a final arrow of 10, and India got that! Close call for the Indians there.

Nitin Sharma writes: 54-54. Thats the score after the first set. The Indian and Korean team are tied 1-1 at present.

In the Korean trials, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion An San failed to make the team, finishing fifth in the final trial, while Paris 2024 Olympic triple gold medallist and Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games Champion Lim Sihyeon was eliminated in an earlier round.

from Nitin Sharma

Oh Ye-jin in Korean team is not the 10m air pistol Paris Olympics champion Oh Ye-Jin. This one is a world youth champion and a rising star in Korean archery.

The second Korean in the team Kang Chae-young is a Tokyo Olympics women’s team gold medallist and reigning world champion.

Rookie Lee Yunji is the third Korean in the team

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India vs South Korea in the final coming up shortly. India are already in the history-made territory after making it to their first ever final of the women's recurve archery team event.

All eyes on Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Anil Mohod and Kirti Sharma!

The Indian women’s recurve team of Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Mohod and Kirti have scored a 5-1 win over China in the semifinals to assure India atleast a silver medal. They face the mighty Koreans in the final in a few minutes.

from Nitin Sharma

A seven from China with a spot in the final on the line!

And that's almost settling the issue. India tie the third set 51-51. and that single set point is enough for the Indian women's recurve archers to create history!

For the first time in women's recurve archery team event, India will be heading to the final!

In 2010 and 2022, they had bronze medal after losing in the semi-final. Not this time!

INDIA FACE THE MIGHTY KOREANS IN THE FINAL

After the first two sets, India have a 4-0 lead over China. The third set is crunch time for the Chinese.

Sitting in the stands are members of hte Indian women's compound archery team who won a gold themselves earlier in this Asian Games.

here we go! after the compound archers, our recurve archers are in contention next. The Recurve Women’s Team featuring Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Anil Mohod and Kirti Sharma are up against China in the semi-finals.

Good morning, sports fans. We're in the home stretch of these Asian Games with multiple Indian teams or athletes fighting for gold medals over the next two days.

The question is how close to the 2023 Asian Games medals tally of 106 (and the 28 golds) the Indians can get. At the end of day 13, the Indians were at 64 medals with 10 golds, which put them in the 8th spot.

Just three quick gold medals, and they could jump from 8th spot in the standings t0o 5th spot.