Asian Games 2026 Day 7 Live Updates: India women's kabaddi team clinches gold

Asian Games 2026 Live: Tilottama Sen finishes fourth, India miss out on medal Another heartbreak for India as Tilottama Sen finishes fourth in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions individual final. Vidarsa Vinod had earlier been eliminated after finishing fifth, leaving Tilottama as India’s last medal hope. However, she also falls short of the podium, meaning India finish the individual final without a medal..Asian Games 2026 Live: Vidarsa Vinod finishes fifth in 50m rifle 3P final Vidarsa Vinod has been eliminated from the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions individual final. The Indian shooter finishes fifth in the competition..Asian Games 2026 Live: Tilottama Sen moves to top after five standing shots The 10-shot standing series is now underway in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final. Tilottama Sen makes a strong start with a 10.7, while Vidarsa Vinod opens with a 10.2. After five standing shots, Tilottama has scored 51.7 to take her overall tally to 257.6, moving into first place. Vidarsa has added 50.7 from her last five shots and now has 256.0 overall, keeping her in seventh position..Asian Games 2026 Live: Tilottama, Vidarsa remain in medal hunt after 20 shots The women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final remains incredibly tight after the prone stage, with just 0.6 points separating first from fifth and 1.2 points between first and seventh. Tilottama Sen shot 103.6 in prone, while Vidarsa Vinod managed 103.2. After 20 shots, Tilottama sits fifth on 205.9, with Vidarsa seventh on 205.3. Zhang Liyuan leads with 206.5, followed by Kim Jieun (206.3), Arina Malinovskaya (206.2) and Misake Nobata (206.0)..Asian Games 2026 Live: Badminton - Unnati Hooda pushed into decider by Wong Ling Ching Unnati Hooda has been taken the distance by Malaysia’s Wong Ling Ching in their women’s singles Round 2 clash. The Indian teenager won the opening game 21-14, but the Malaysian fought back to take the second 22-20, forcing a decider. The contest now goes down to the final game..Asian Games 2026 Live: Vidarsa Vinod and Tilottama Sen begin 50m rifle 3P final The women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final is underway, with India’s Vidarsa Vinod and Tilottama Sen in action. The duo are currently completing their sighting shots in the kneeling position. Vidarsa qualified in sixth place, while Tilottama made the final after finishing third in qualifying. The final begins with 10 shots each in kneeling, followed by 10 in prone and 10 in standing. After 30 shots, the bottom two shooters are eliminated. Five more shots follow, with the lowest-ranked shooter eliminated after each shot..Asian Games 2026 Live: India women face Iran in gold medal clash It’s time for the gold medal match as India’s women take on Iran in the final. India have won all their matches so far and will look to complete an unbeaten campaign with one more victory and seal the gold medal..Asian Games 2026 Live: Velavan-Joshna settle for bronze A heartbreaking finish for India's Velavan Senthilkumar and Joshna Chinappa as they missed out on a place in the final after a dramatic loss to Hong Kong, China's Lee Ka Yi and Tang Ming Hong. The Indian pair led 10-7 in the deciding game and had four match points but could not close out the contest. There was also controversy at 10-10 when the Indians appeared to have won the point. However, officials ordered a replay, indicating that the Indian pair had started celebrating early, which may have distracted their opponents as they struggled to reach the ball. Lee and Tang eventually prevailed 2-1 (11-10, 2-11, 11-10), leaving Velavan and Joshna with the bronze medal..Asian Games 2026 Live: Table tennis- Manush Shah knocked out Manush Shah's men's singles campaign came to an end after a 0-4 defeat to China's Lin Shidong in Round 3. Lin, a former world No. 1, raced through the opening two games 11-4, 11-4. Manush fought back in the third and led, but Lin edged it 11-9. The Indian then led 10-5 in the fourth game, only for Lin to produce a stunning comeback, reel off seven straight points and close out the match 12-10..Asian Games 2026 Live: Fencing- Indian women's foil, men's sabre teams exit in quarterfinals India's women's foil and men's sabre teams suffered one-sided defeats in their respective quarterfinals. The men's sabre team went down 25-45 against the Republic of Korea, while the women's foil team were beaten 14-45 by Japan..Asian Games 2026 Live: Squash - Joshna and Velavan force decider What a response from Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar! The Indian pair stormed through the second game 11-2 to level the contest and force a decider. They came out aggressively, picking up quick points and avoiding long rallies. After racing to a 3-0 lead, the Indians extended it to 7-2 and then won the next four points without reply. It all comes down to the decider now..Asian Games 2026 Live: Canoe sprint - India end campaign without a medal India’s canoe sprint campaign ends without a medal at the Asian Games. Harshwardhan Singh Shaktawat won the men’s kayak single 500m Final B, finishing first among three competitors with a time of 1:52.458s. In the mixed canoe double 500m Final A, Raju Rawat and Neha Devi Leichonbam finished eighth among nine pairs in 2:00.891s. Parvathy Geetha and Prasanna Kumar Chempadiyil Sathyaprakash finished ninth and last in the mixed kayak double 500m Final A, clocking 1:53.994s..Asian Games 2026 Live: Athletics - Animesh Kujur cruises into 200m semifinals Animesh Kujur comfortably wins his men’s 200m heat, clocking 21.10s. The Indian sprinter eased off slightly towards the finish but still crossed the line first to secure his place in the semifinals. The 200m semifinals are scheduled from 4:54 pm IST..Asian Games 2026 Live: Athletics - Tejaswin Shankar moves to third after decathlon shot put Tejaswin Shankar finishes his shot put event with a best effort of 13.16m, earning 677 points. His overall tally now stands at 2,484 points, placing him third. He is just four points behind Japan’s Yuma Maruyama in second and 40 points adrift of leader Chen Xinghua of China. N Thowfeeq, meanwhile, manages a best of 10.76m for 531 points. His overall tally of 2,290 points leaves him ninth in the standings..Asian Games 2026 Live: Squash - Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar in mixed doubles semifinal India’s Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar are up against Hong Kong’s Tang Ming Hong and Lee Ka Yi in the mixed doubles semifinal. The match is underway..Asian Games 2026 Live: India win silver in women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event India added another shooting medal to its Asian Games tally, securing silver in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event. The trio of Tilottama Sen (590), Vidarsa K. Vinod (588) and Ashi Chouksey (585) combined for 1,763 points to finish second. China claimed gold with 1,773 points, equalling its own Games Record from Hangzhou 2023. Tilottama and Vidarsa also qualified for the individual final after finishing third and sixth respectively. Tilottama posted standing series of 97 and 98, while Vidarsa produced 98 and 98 after recovering from 193 in kneeling. Ashi finished 15th with 585 points, with a 93 in her opening standing series leaving her unable to make the individual final despite closing with a 97. The individual final begins at 9:30 am IST, with India represented by Tilottama and Vidarsa..Asian Games 2026 Live: Shooting - Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa Vinod qualify for 50m rifle 3P final India will have two shooters in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final, with Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa Vinod qualifying in third and sixth place respectively. Tilottama finished with 590 points, posting standing series of 97 and 98. She trailed the two Chinese shooters, who scored 594 and 591. Vidarsa produced an excellent 98 and 98 in her standing series. After scoring 193 in kneeling, she recovered strongly to finish with 588 points and secure sixth place. Ashi Chouksey was unable to make the final after a 93 in her opening standing series left her playing catch-up. She finished with 585 points, despite closing with a 97 in her final standing series..Asian Games 2026 Live: Archery - Chikitha tops qualification as India finish second in team standings The 72-arrow qualification round in the women’s compound event is complete, with Chikitha Tanipathi finishing at the top with 705 points, just one point short of the Games Record. Jyothi Surekha Vennam ended the round in 13th place with 699 points, while teenager Prithika Pradeep finished 20th with 695. In the team standings, India’s trio accumulated 2,099 points, matching China’s score. However, the tie-break criteria placed India second. The individual and team draws will determine the next stage, but the Indian archers have made a strong start to their campaign..Asian Games 2026 Live: Archery - Dhiraj, Chikitha lead after 60 arrows India’s archers are well placed in the qualification rounds with 12 arrows still to be shot. In the men’s recurve, Dhiraj Bommadevara leads the standings with 581 points, including 11 inner 10s. Neeraj Chauhand is 13th with 566 points, while Yashdeep Bhoge sits 26th with 554. In the women’s compound, Chikitha Taniparthi is on top with 591 points, including 25 inner 10s. Jyothi Surekha Vennam is 17th on 581, while Prithika Pradeep is 23rd with 577 points..Asian Games 2026 Live: Fencing - Indian women's foil and men's sabre teams enter quarterfinals India's fencing campaign gets a boost as both the women's foil and men's sabre teams advance to the quarterfinals at the Asian Games. The women's foil team of Joys Ashitha Stalinraj, Mina Devi Naorem, Kanupriya Chawla and Sonia Devi Waikhom defeated Indonesia 45-24 in the round of 16. The men's sabre team, comprising Vishal Thapar, Gisho Nidhi Kumaresan Padma, Karan Singh and Lakshay Badser, also progressed after beating the Philippines 45-27. Both teams return to action at 8 am IST, with a place on the podium guaranteed if they win their quarterfinal bouts. The Indian men will face the Republic of Korea, while the women take on Japan..Asian Games 2026 Live: Canoe sprint - Parvathy-Prasanna qualify for final, Harshwardhan to race Final B India’s Harshwardhan Singh Shaktawat finished fourth in the men’s kayak single 500m semifinal, clocking 1:50.543s. He will now compete in Final B, the classification race, at 7:50 am IST. In the mixed kayak double 500m, Parvathy Geetha and Prasanna Kumar Chempadiyil Sathyaprakash secured second place among the four pairs in Semifinal 1 with a time of 1:53.031s. The Indian pair has advanced to the final, scheduled for 8:30 am IST..Asian Games 2026 Live: Yashaswini Ghorpade exits after fighting hard against Harimoto Yashaswini Ghorpade’s campaign comes to an end after she goes down 1-4 (9-11, 5-11, 11-4, 4-11, 5-11) to Japan’s world No. 3 Miwa Harimoto. Yashaswini managed to fight back by taking the third game, but Harimoto closed out the contest in four games to seal her progress. With Yashaswini’s exit, Manush Shah is the only Indian paddler left across the categories. He faces China’s Lin Shidong in the men’s singles round of 16 at 8:45 am IST..Asian Games 2026 Live: Tejaswin remains second after long jump as Thowfeeq records personal best Tejaswin Shankar fails to improve on his long jump mark, finishing his event with an X on the final attempt. N Thowfeeq, meanwhile, ends the event on a high, recording a personal best of 7.37m with his final jump, worth 904 points. As the decathlon moves on to the shot put at 7:55 am, Tejaswin sits second with 1,807 points, while Thowfeeq is joint-fourth on 1,759 points..Asian Games 2026 Live: Lakshya Sen knocked out as India suffer another setback Lakshya Sen is out of the Asian Games after losing the deciding game 14-21 to Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew. It is another setback for India’s badminton campaign after Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were knocked out in the first round yesterday..Asian Games 2026 Live: Loh Kean Yew takes lead in decider against Lakshya Sen Loh Kean Yew holds a 14-10 advantage over Lakshya Sen at the final change of ends in the deciding game. Lakshya now needs a strong finish to keep his campaign alive against Singapore’s former world champion..Asian Games 2026 Live: Table tennis - Yashaswini Ghorpade trails Miwa Harimoto 0-2 Yashaswini Ghorpade faces a tough challenge against home favourite and world No. 3 Miwa Harimoto. The Indian fought back impressively from 3-8 down in the opening game, but Harimoto held her nerve to take it 11-9. The Japanese star then claimed the second game 11-5 to move 2-0 ahead. Yashaswini still has time to turn things around, with the contest being played in a best-of-seven format..Asian Games 2026 Live: Lakshya Sen fights back to force decider against Loh Kean Yew Lakshya Sen responds strongly to his first-game loss, taking the second game 21-15 against Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew to force a decider. It was a tight contest early on, with neither player able to establish a clear lead. Lakshya then stepped up his attacking game in the closing stages, finding the winners he needed to pull away and keep himself alive in the match..Asian Games 2026 Live: Tejaswin Shankar makes solid start in long jump Tejaswin Shankar opens his decathlon long jump campaign with a 7.39m effort, earning 908 points. The mark is still short of his personal best of 7.82m, set at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games earlier this year. N Thowfeeq, meanwhile, registers an X with his first attempt..Asian Games 2026 Live: Lakshya Sen drops opening game against Loh Kean Yew Lakshya Sen has lost the first game 12-21 to Singapore’s former world champion Loh Kean Yew. With Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffering a shock exit yesterday, another early elimination for India could add to the team’s setbacks in badminton..Asian Games 2026 Live: Lakshya Sen vs Loh Kean Yew in Round 1 The day’s badminton action is underway, with Lakshya Sen taking on Singapore’s former world champion Loh Kean Yew in the opening round. A challenging first-round battle awaits Lakshya..Asian Games 2026 Live: SILVER FOR INDIA! Sawan Barwal has clinched the silver medal in the men's marathon, clocking a new national record and personal best of 2:11:37. Barwal's achievement ends a 44-year wait for India in the marathon at the Asian Games. It is India's first medal in the event since Hosur Kukkappa Seetharan won bronze at the 1982 Asiad..Asian Games 2026 Day 7 Live Updates: Why India’s six-medal haul fails to improve ranking as China races towards 100 gold India enjoyed a six-medal haul on a packed Friday at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, but the surge was not enough to improve its position in the overall medal standings as the competition at the top intensified. India added one gold, two silver and three bronze medals to take its tally to 23 — two gold, nine silver and 12 bronze. Yet India remained 12th in the medal table after Day 6..Asian Games 2026 Day 7 Live Updates: India's full schedule on September 26 India's campaign at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, continues on Saturday, September 26, with athletes competing across multiple disciplines. The men's and women's kabaddi teams will have a chance to win gold medals as both teams face Iran in their respective finals. In athletics, two-time Asian Games gold medallist Tajinderpal Singh Toor will compete in the men's shot put final, while Praveen Chitravel will aim for a medal in the men's triple jump final. .Asian Games 2026 Day 7 Live Updates: Gulveer Singh races into 10,000m Indian long-distance runner Gulveer Singh won the men's 10,000m silver medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya on Friday, improving on the bronze he won in the same event at the 2023 Hangzhou Games. Gulveer clocked 28:29.38 to complete the run, 1.87 seconds behind the gold medalist Birhanu Balew of Bahrain..Asian Games 2026 Day 7 Live Updates: Golden hopes in Kabaddi The men's and women's kabaddi teams will have a chance to win gold medals as both teams face Iran in their respective finals..Asian Games 2026 Day 7 Live Updates: Hello and welcome Hello, and welcome to live coverage of the Asian Games 2026 Day 7. India’s campaign at the 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026, continues on Saturday, with athletes competing across several sports. India will compete in shooting, Kabaddi, Table Tennis, athletics, squash, and many other events. There will also be medal opportunities for the Indian contingent.