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Asian Games 2026 LIVE: After a double-medal opening day, India’s campaign at the Asian Games gathers pace on Monday, September 21, with athletes competing across a packed schedule featuring several team events and individual medal hopefuls. The day begins early with shooting, swimming, soft tennis and women’s table tennis. The Indian women’s table tennis team…
Asian Games is called Olympics of Asia. Players from 45 countries participate in these. But why do Russia, Turkey and Israel, which are present on the map of Asia, not play in these games? The answer to this question cannot be found in geography alone. A country’s participation in the Asian Games is also determined…
Last Updated:September 20, 2026, 8:25 PM IST Yu Zidi, 13, won gold in the women’s 200m butterfly at the Asian Games, setting a new Games record of 2:05.08. She broke Zhang Yufei’s record and aims for faster times. Gold medalist China’s Yu Zidi. (AFP, AP) Thirteen-year-old Chinese swimming sensation Yu Zidi announced herself on the…
Elavenil Valarivan anchored India’s shooting campaign on the opening day, combining with Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa K Vinod to win silver in the women’s 10m air rifle team event with a score of 1898.0, behind China’s world-record 1904.2. Valarivan then added a second silver in the individual final, finishing on 252.4 points, narrowly behind Japan’s…
News sports other-sports Asian Games 2026, Day 1 Wrap: Elavenil Valarivan’s Two Silver Medals Headline India’s Impressive Start Last Updated:September 20, 2026, 5:33 PM IST India won two medals on the opening day and assured two more with Elavenil Valarivan ending her wait for an Asiad medal in style. (From left) Vidarsa Vinod, Sonam Maskar…
Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor, a two-time Asian Games gold medalist, was initially supposed to be India’s flagbearer alongside Manu Bhaker, but was replaced last-minute. “Technical issues” was cited as the official reason by the IOA. A PTI report suggested that Toor had to be replaced as he did not receive his official kit in…
Last Updated:September 18, 2026, 6:36 PM IST At the last edition in Hangzhou, Indian women boxers returned with one silver and three bronze medals. Santiago Nieva brands the current batch of women boxer as “best” India has ever had. (PTI Photo) Winning an elusive women’s boxing gold will be the main target for the India…
Japan XI vs India: Haruna Iwasaki, Akari Nishimura Kano (wk), Mai Yanagida (c), Erika Oda, Ahilya Chandel, Shimako Kato, Ayaka Kato-Stafford, Ayumi Fujikawa, Hinase Goto, Erika Toguchi Quinn, Nonoha Yasumoto. Watch out for 23-year-old left-arm pacer Ahilya Chandel, who had joined Delhi Capitals as a net bowler during WPL 2025! Source link [ad_3]
When the Indian hockey teams head into the Asian Games, the expectations will be sky-high. And, really, there is little surprise in that. The Indian men’s team have been the dominant force in Asian hockey for quite some time, and the record backs it up. They have won four Asian Games gold medals, four Asia…
Last Updated:September 17, 2026, 9:19 PM IST India’s Declan Marshall Gonsalves and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg lost both Teqball group matches at the Asian Games, bowing out of medal contention. Declan Marshall Gonsalves and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg lost both the matches. (Picture Credit: IG) India’s Declan Marshall Gonsalves and Mohamed Anas Imran Beg bowed…