The women's shot put final has started and India has two competitors. While gold looks out of reach due to Chinese putters being miles ahead, Krishna Jayshankar is placed third after first round with 16.57m throw

from Pritish Raj

From Bhuvan Gupta

Forceful flicks and drives early from the Chinese pair push Manush-Diya down 0-4 in Game 3. The Indians take a timeout and though they lose two more points after, Diya breaks the rut with a superb crosscourt winner. She goes on attacking low balls and Manush holds firm to mount a fab comeback: 0-6 to 6-6!

After a bit more resistance, Manush's forehand goes long and the Chinese duo takes the third game too, 11-8. It leads the best-of-seven clash 3-0 and is one game away from the final.

From Bhuvan Gupta

Short exchanges is where Diya-Manush have their best chance. As the rallies go longer, the Chinese prove simply unstoppable. They are counterlooping machines of sorts and the Indians can only circumvent that with short-smart returns and flat kill shots. Fail to get enough of those and you're doomed.

That's exactly what happens in Game 2 as Wang-Sun run away with it, 11-5.

In the women's 61kg weightlifting event, Nirupama Devi fails at her third clean and jerk attempt of 127 kg, so she will stay at 124kg, which she lifted in her second attempt. She's ranked outside the medal places with a total of 217 kgs. She had a snatch of 93kg, which was again lifted with her second attempt.

It’s all curtains for Preeti Pawar in this Asian games. The Asian champion and world number three suffers a unanimous 0-5 loss against Paris Olympics bronze medallist and defending champion Pang Chol-mi of North Korea in the women’s 54kg round of 16. It was a tough draw and a stacked field her in this category in Asian games and Pawar should held her head high. The Korean’s straight punches as well crosses were the difference.

Pang Chol-mi of North Korea takes the first round by a unanimous 5-0 verdict and all five judges favouring the Korean 10-9. Pawar needs to step up her game in the second round. The Korean utilising her hooks and cross to keep Preeti at bay.

Here's a quick glance at what's coming up in the next hour or so:

Starting now: Preeti Pawar in the Women’s 54kg round of 16 against Pang Chol Mi (DPR Korea) in boxing

2:50PM: Sajan Prakash in the final of Men’s 200m Butterfly

3:35PM: Manpreet Kaur and Krishna Jayasankar Menon in Women’s Shot Put final

3:45PM: Manush Shah and Diya Chitale in the Mixed Doubles semi-finals in Table Tennis

India's Rishabh Das has finished 6th (time of 1:58.77) while Utkarsh Patil was 7th (time of 2:00.94) in the 200 metres backstroke final!

Former India hockey player, who is a commentator on SonyLIV for the Asian Games, provides some context into the Indian women's team's win over Japan.

The Thai pairing of Sukphun Peeratchai and Teeraratsakul Pakkapan doing all the attacking at the moment in the decider and they lead 17-11 against Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty!

The Indians won the first game, then lost the second. Now they are a few points away from being upset in the first round!

Satwik and Chirag win three straight points --- the final one with a thunderpous body smash from Satwik --- to cut the Thai pair's lead to just a single point in the second game after they had won the first game! Sukphun Peeratchai and Teeraratsakul Pakkapan need to win this game to push the matter into a decider!

If Satwik and Chirag beat the Thai pairing in Round 1 (or Round of 32), they will potentially play Indonesian upstarts Leo Carnando and Daniel Marthin next is their pathway to semis.

How India won a silver medal in shooting on Friday

India's shooting trio of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Niraj Kumar, and Rudrankksh Patil secured team silver in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions, posting a total of 1762-94x to finish just four points behind gold medallists China's 1766-95x. South Korea took bronze on 1751-87x at the 2026 Asian Games on Friday morning.

India built their total steadily across the three positions: 294 in the first kneeling series and 587 after the second took them through the halfway stage, before 297 in the first prone series lifted the team to 884, and a second prone series carried them to 1180. Two matching standing series of 291 apiece rounded out the final tally. It was a strong team effort led by individual performances from Tomar and Niraj, who finished third (589-34x) and fourth (588-34x) respectively in the qualification standings, while Patil's ninth-place score (585-26x) still counted in full towards the team's total.

The Indian women’s hockey team continued its impressive run at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, defeating hosts Japan 3-1 in their Pool B match in Kakamigahara on Friday. The victory, India’s fourth in as many games, confirmed their place in the semi-finals with one pool match against Singapore still to play.

India had earlier opened their campaign with a thumping 19-0 win over Uzbekistan, followed by a 17-1 dominant victory against Indonesia and then a 20-1 demolition of Thailand. The hard-fought win over Japan on Friday saw Lalremsiami, Ishika and Navneet Kaur scoring for India.

The Indian men's kabaddi team dominated Thailand 66-28 to book their berth into the final. Thailand was the surprise package of this tournament qualifying at the expense of Pakistan but the Indian team was unstoppable.

From Pritish Raj

From Nitin Sharma

Paris Olympics champion Liu Yukun edges out Tokyo Olympics champion Chinese Zhang Changhong off the final shot with a score of 360.5 to win the men's 50m rifle 3P title. Changhong was having a lead of 0.7 points before the last shot but Yukun shot a 10.7 with Changhong shooting a 9.7.

Veer Chorani's play has been affected ever since he argued with the ref in the second game about that interference!

He's currently trailing 2-9 in the third game! Plenty of unforced errors. There are shots from Irfan that Veer is not even making an attempt to reach.

Veer played a five-game marathon in the previous round.

Irfan levels the clash by winning the second game! it was a fiery game, where there were a few arguments with the ref about calls made about interference. The one big one was where the ref ruled in favour of the Pakistan player.

After Abhay won the first game 11-6, Irfan hits back with a 11-8 win

Mihir Vasavda writes from Nagoya

Tomar’s grouping in the sighting shots for standing series was dead centre, unlike everyone else’s whose shots were peppered everywhere on the target. But he shoots first at 8.9, means he has a mountain to climb now.

Sachin (60kg) won by 4-1 against Mohammad Adnan Abu Jajeh (JOR) in the Round of 16. The Jordanian boxer looked a little flummoxed at the refs favouring the Indian pugilist. But he can do little than to accept the result.

After the prone position, Hangzhou Asian Games silver medallist Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar is placed sixth with a score of 205.3. Paris Olympics champion Chinese Liu Yukun tops the chart with a score of 208.5. Mongolian Erkhembayar Batbayar is placed second with a score of 208.3. Kazakh Islam Satyadev is placed third with score of 206.4 while Tokyo Olympics champion Chinese Zhang Changhong is placed fourth with a score of 206.2. Another Indian Niraj Kumar is placed eighth with a score of 200.9. Korean Joung Seung-woo is placed fifth with a score of 205.6. Two shooters will be eliminated after the third series, which is standing position.

from Nitin Sharma

Tanisha-Dhruv Badminton Individual XD | Mixed Double Round of 32 Result

Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto bt Ahmed Nibal/Abdul Razzaq (MDV) 21-8, 21-7

They will play Lai Shevon Jemie and Goh Soon Huat of Malaysia in pre-quarterfinals.

After the kneeling position, Hangzhou Asian Games silver medallist Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar is placed third with a score of 102.9. Mongolian Erkhembayar Batbayar leads the pack with a score of 103.9 while Chinese Yukun Liu is placed second with a score of 103.3. Another Indian Niraj Kumar is placed eighth with a score of 97.1.

Shooting update from Nitin Sharma

The men’s 50m Rifle 3P final would see the eight shooters shooting in a kneeling series of ten shots first followed by a series of ten shots in prone position and standing with two shooters eliminated after the third series. Post that, it's a single shot elimination in standing position till the fight to the gold.

India suffered a double setback in the fencing events at the Asian Games on Friday, with both the men's foil and women's epee teams knocked out in the round of 16.

The men's foil team suffered a 27-45 defeat to Hong Kong, while the women's epee side went down 29-45 to Uzbekistan.

The Indian trio of Aditya, Hemash Singh Sanasam and Sachin fell behind early and could not close the gap as Hong Kong opened up an 18-point gap by the end of the seventh relay to seal it in their favour at the Aichi Sky Expo Hall F.

However, the Indian women's team of Taniksha Khatri, Yashkeerat Kaur Hayer and Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari stayed within striking distance at 14-17 after relay four but they struggled to keep pace as Uzbekistan pulled away from the fifth relay to seal the win.

In the men's event, the score after the first relay was 2-5, with Sachin scoring two touches against Choi Chun Yin Ryan's five.

Sanasam added three touches in the second relay, but Hong Kong extended its lead to 10-5 through Ho Shing Him Harris.

Aditya then produced India's strongest early effort, scoring six touches in the third relay, but Cheung Ka Long added five for Hong Kong, leaving India 11-15 behind.

Sachin added one touch in the fourth relay, while Ho scored five as Hong Kong moved 20-12 ahead.

The fifth relay saw Aditya score one and Choi add five, taking the score to 25-13 Sanasam hit one in the sixth relay, while Cheung added five to make it 30-14.

Aditya scored three in the seventh relay, but Ho again scored five, leaving Hong Kong 35-17 ahead.

India mounted its biggest fightback in the eighth relay when Sachin scored seven touches, while Leung Chin Yu added five for Hong Kong, reducing the deficit to 40-24.

However, Hong Kong closed out the match in the final relay, with Choi scoring five against Sanasam's three.

Team foil is a relay-style event involving three fencers from each team. The match consists of nine bouts and the scores are carried forward from one bout to the next, and the first team to reach 45 touches wins.

In foil, fencers score by hitting their opponent with the tip of the weapon on the valid target area, mainly the torso.

In epee, fencers can score a touch by hitting any part of the opponent's body, including the head, arms, legs and feet.

Unlike foil, there is no right-of-way rule in epee, so if both fencers score at almost the same time, both can be awarded a touch.

In team event, three fencers compete in nine relay bouts, with the target score rising from 5 to 45.

(Via Press Trust of India)

From Pritish Raj

Abhay Singh defeats Ryunosuke Tsukue of Japan in straight games to enter the semis of the men's singles. Next up on the squash court is the all Indian women's clash between Anahat Singh and Tanvi Khanna

Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil (born 16 December 2003) is an Indian rifle shooter from Thane, Maharashtra, specializing in the 10m Air Rifle event. One of India's finest rifle shooters, he rose to international prominence after winning the gold medal in the Men's 10m Air Rifle at the 2022 ISSF World Championships in Cairo, becoming only the second Indian after Abhinav Bindra to win the individual world title in the event. The victory also secured India an Olympic quota for the Paris 2024 Games. Rudrankksh has represented India in the ISSF World Championships, ISSF World Cups, Asian Championships, Asian Games, and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. A multiple-time ISSF medallist, Rudrankksh has won two World Championship gold medals, one Junior World Championship medal, one ISSF Presidents Cup title, three ISSF World Cup gold medals, along with several medals at the Asian Championships. He was ranked World No. 1 in the Men's 10m Air Rifle event following his breakthrough performances in 2022 and has remained among the world's leading rifle shooters. Known for his consistency and composure under pressure, Rudrankksh continues to be a key member of the Indian shooting team and one of the country's strongest medal prospects at major international competitions.

Achievements

Unnati Hooda starts her singles campaign with a straight games win over Yu Mi Song of North Korea. The Indian shuttler won 21-9, 21-10.

From Pritish Raj

Kamaljeet, from Sulkha, Rewari, Haryana, is an Indian pistol shooter specialising in 10m Air Pistol and 50m Pistol. He started shooting in 2019 after an injury forced him to give up his track-and-field athletics career. Coming from a middle-class family, Kamaljeet faced financial challenges during the early stages of his shooting career. He managed his own expenses for coaching, course fees and competitions, and there were times when he considered quitting the sport. Despite these difficulties, his parents consistently supported him and provided whatever was needed for him to continue. Over the next two to three years, his persistence helped him overcome the financial and sporting challenges and establish himself as a competitive shooter. Kamaljeet made a strong mark in the junior international circuit, winning gold in the 50m Pistol Junior Men event at the 2023 ISSF Junior World Championships in Changwon, Korea. He subsequently progressed into the senior international circuit, competing in both 10m Air Pistol and 50m Pistol.

Achievements

India’s shooting range offered contrasting fortunes on Friday, with Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet winning gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event even as Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil and Niraj Kumar endured a costly standing series in the 50m rifle 3 positions team event to narrowly miss out on the title.

Suruchi and Kamaljeet, paired at the last minute, converted a second opportunity into India’s shooting gold of the day after both had endured disappointment in their individual events.

Read Mihir Vasavda's piece

Indian trio of Niraj Kumar, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, and Rudrankksh Patil win silver in 50m 3P men's team event.

Indian team scored a total of 1762 while China won gold with 1766

Nitin Sharma writes:

After the second elimination series, the Indian pair of Suruchi Singh Phogat and Kamaljeet are placed at the top with a score of 424.9 while the Korean pair stands at the second spot with a score of 416.5. Iran win the bronze medal with a score of 415.8. The Indian pair now have a lead of 8.4 going into the final series.

Pritish Raj on 50m 3P qualification:

A solid 100 in the last standing series brings Niraj into the top five and he along with Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar qualify for the final. Rudrankksh Patil finished ninth with 585. In the men's team event, it looks like India has confirmed silver behind China.

Nitin Sharma writes:

3.2 lead is what the Indian pair have over Korea before the elimination series

Nitin Sharma writes:

After the first series, the Indian pair of Suruchi Singh Phogat and Kamaljeet are placed at the top with a score of 103.0. The Korean pair is at the second spot with a score of 981 while Iran is placed third with a score of 98.0. Indonesia lies a distant fourth with a score of 95.2. Suruchi shot a score of 52.3 while Kamaljeet shot a score of 50.7.

Insight from Nitin: The teams will shoot three series before the elimination series begins. The eliminations series will see a total of six shots from a team in place of ten shots in the first three series.

Born and raised in Mumbai, Diya Chitale started playing Table Tennis at the age of 8. Apart from her coach and support staff, Diya is accompanied by her mother during her 5-6 hours of training sessions daily, providing her with added motivation. She often travels to Germany to train and play league matches under the guidance of Mr. Peter Engel, her Table Tennis international coach. Diya has been awarded the Shiv Chhatrapati Award, the highest prestigious sports award presented by the Government of Maharashtra. In Dec 2025, Diya with her Mixed Doubles partner Manush became the first Indian ever to qualify for WTT Finals in Mixed Doubles.

Major Achievements: ● Winner - WTT Contender Lagos - 2026 ● Winner - WTT Contender Tunis - 2026 ● Winner - WTT Contender Muscat - 2026 ● Finalist - WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu - 2025 ● Bronze - Asian Championships, Astana - 2024 ● Represented India at Asian Games 2022

Sajan Prakash, Rishabh Das and Utkarsh Patil qualified for the finals of their respective events at the Asian Games here on Friday.

Prakash, competing in his last Asian Games, clocked 2:00.94 to qualify for the men's 200m butterfly final in sixth place.

The duo of Das and Patil, on the other hand, made the 200m backstroke final.

Das was particularly fast, finishing the heats in overall fourth place with a time 2:00.53 while Patil, who clocked 2:02.13, was ninth.

The top 10 swimmers across heats move to the final.

However, there was disappointment in the men's 400, freestyle event with both Dhanshan Shashikumar and Aneesh Gowda failing to make the final.

While Gowda finished 17th with a time of 3:58.08, Shashikumar signed off in 18th place, clocking 3:58.73.

Dhanush Suresh too failed to make the final's cut finishing a disappointing 21st (28.40) in the 50m breaststroke heats.

(Via Press Trust of India)

Bhuvan Gupta writes:

Manush and Diya run away with the fourth game 11-5 and with that, the match too. Medal assured!

This would be India's second mixed doubles medal at the Asiad after Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra bagged bronze in Jakarta eight years back, and only Indian TT's fourth overall at the Games.

Manush and Diya will take on Chinese world No. 2 Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha in the mixed doubles semifinals at 3:45 pm IST. They would aim to go where no Indian paddler has gone before: the final of an Asian Games TT event.

From Nagoya, Mihir Vasavda writes:

Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet have comeback from individual disappointments to shoot a brilliant 587 (29x) to top the qualification of 10m air pistol mixed team event. They have qualified for the finals. In doing so, they have also equalled the Asian record, also held by India

Bhuvan Gupta writes:

The two mixed doubles quarterfinals featuring Indians have begun in Toyota. Manush Shah-Diya Chitale face world No. 4 Wong Chun-Ting and Doo Hoi Kem from Hong Kong, while Harmeet Desai-Yashaswini Ghorpade are up against No. 6 Lin Shidong-Kuai Man from China.

Tough asks for both Indian duos, but don't count them out, especially not Manush and Diya who have had some very good results on the circuit and are themselves ranked world No. 8.

Remember that the winners from here on are assured a medal. Neither match being shown on TV or live stream, however.

Quick and easy from Dhruv and Tanisha. India's mixed doubles pairing of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto have brushed aside the Maldives pairing of Aminath Abdul Razzaq and NIbal Ahmed 21-8, 21-7 in the first round.

Horses have played an important role in human history with their involvement in transportation, trade, agriculture, and warfare. It is estimated that the animals were being ridden by around 3500 BC, and among the first ancient peoples to use horses for fighting and hunting were the Hittites, the Assyrians, and the Babylonians in the second millennium BC. Horse sport events such as chariot racing featured at the ancient Olympic Games.

Dressage has its roots in the writings of Greek military leader and philosopher Xenophon, who discouraged the use of force in horse training. In 1733, French riding master Francois Robichon de La Gueriniere’s ‘Ecole de Cavalerie’ [School of Cavalry] also detailed how a horse could be trained without being forced into submission, and helped to lay the foundations of modern dressage.

Jumping’s origins can be traced to the 18th century. The Inclosure Acts of England and Wales saw the introduction of more fences to the landscape, and any riders going across country became required to clear such fences on a regular basis. The earliest jumping competitions were steeplechases over natural obstacles, with formal showjumping introduced at the 1865 Royal Dublin Society Show.

Eventing was originally a test of all the skills required by a horse and rider in battle, encompassing the obedience of dressage, the agility of jumping, and the stamina, endurance and speed of cross country.

Equestrian sport was first included at the modern Olympic Games in Paris in 1900, with jumping and driving events contested. The 1912 Games in Stockholm was the first Olympic Games to feature dressage and eventing. The establishment of the International Equestrian Federation [FEI] followed in 1921.

Good morning sports fans, we are back with live updates of another day of Asian Games. We're now into the seventh day of action from Aichi-Nagoya and India is still chasing their second gold medal at the continental games. India's overall medals tally rose to 17. China, by comparison, are on 130 medals, 80 of them golds.