Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 5: As the Asian Games 2026 move into the fifth day of action, India have made a strong start with Naorem Roshibina Devi securing a silver medal in the women’s 60kg wushu event following a hard-fought final against China’s Xiaoyu Zhang, earning her third consecutive Asian Games podium. Adding to the morning’s success, Satnam Singh and Salman Khan bagged a bronze medal in the men’s double sculls, giving India a double podium boost early on. Building on the momentum of a historic Day 4, highlighted by a long-awaited weightlifting medal, Thursday also sees India eyeing more medals in shooting, particularly in the men’s 10m air pistol event. (Medals Tally)
Results So Far:
Rowing: Balraj Panwar finished fourth in men’s singles sculls final.
Rowing: Satnam Singh and Salman Khan clinched bronze medal in in men’s doubles sculls final
Wushu: Roshibina Devi lost the women’s 60kg final to settle for a silver medal.
Canoe Sprint: Megha Pradeep’s campaign finished fourth in the women’s canoe single 200m semi-final, missing out on qualification for the final.
Athletics: Following the 100m hurdles event in the heptathlon, India’s Pooja sits in eighth place, while Anamika Aneesh is currently tenth.
Swimming: Benedicton Beniston finished fifth in his heat and 12th overall in the men’s 50m butterfly heats.
Table Tennis: Diya Chitale and Yashaswini Ghorpade beat Iran’s Setayash Iloukhani and Mashid Ashtari in their Round of 32 women’s doubles match.
Canoe Sprint: Soniya Devi and Parvathy Geetha were eliminated after finishing last in the women’s kayak double 500m semi-final.
Athletics: India qualify for Mixed 4x400m relay final with second place finish in heat 2.
Rowing: The quartet of Gurbani Kaur, Aleena Anto, Tendenthoi Haobijam, and Poonam finished last in the women’s four final.
Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula and Syndrela Das enjoyed a smooth start to their women’s doubles campaign, beating Mongolia’s Bolor-Erdene Batmunkh and Burenjargal Sanjaa to advance from the Round of 32.
Here are the LIVE Scores and Updates of India’s action from Day 5 of the Asian Games 2026:
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