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Asian Games Updates: India's season-best 4x100m eun ends without medal

 Mon, 28 September 2026
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18:40

India's season-best 4x100m eun ends without medal

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India missed out on a medal in the women's 4x100m relay after a costly error during the second-to-third handover.

China raced to gold, while India finished with a season-best time. 

Abhinaya Rajarajan produced another strong anchor leg, making up ground after receiving the baton in sixth/seventh, but the deficit was too large to overcome and India narrowly missed the podium.
18:20

Yash Vir, Rohit win silver and bronze in javelin

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Yash Vir Singh and Rohit Yadav won silver and bronze respectively as India finished with two medals in the men's javelin final.

Yash Vir saved his best for last, producing a personal best of 85.72m with his final throw to move into silver. 

Rohit, who had already thrown 84.35m, finished with a foul but held on for bronze.

Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage sealed gold in style, improving his Games-leading mark to 88.55m with his final throw.
18:10

India storm into 4x400m final


India stormed into the men's 4x400m relay final with a stunning finish, winning Heat 2 in 3:01.49.

Dharamveer, Rajesh, Manu and Jay held their nerve to comfortably seal a place in Tuesday's final.
17:59

India slip to 2-3 as Pathirage fires 88.33m throw


Rumesh Pathirage has produced a huge 88.33m throw to take the lead in the men's javelin final, ending India's 1-2 at the top.

Rohit Yadav is now second with 84.35m, while Yash Vir Singh remains third at 83.56m. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem is fourth with 80.29m.
17:57

Sreeshankar battles pain to win long jump silver


Sreeshankar Murali battled through pain to win silver in the men's long jump at the Asian Games.

His 8.07m effort on his second attempt proved enough for the Indian to finish runner-up.

China's Shu Yuhao won gold with 8.17m, while Uzbekistan's Anvar Anvarov took bronze with 8.06m.
17:51

Sreeshankar hurt after fourth jump


Sreeshankar Murali remains second in the men's long jump with one round to go, but the Indian is battling through serious pain.

China's Shi leads with 8.17m, while Sreeshankar's 8.07m keeps him ahead of Uzbekistan's Anvarov (8.06m) and Taiwan's Lin (8.05m).

Sreeshankar skipped his fifth attempt because of the pain. 
17:49

Sreeshankar hurt after fourth jump

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Sreeshankar Murali is in serious pain after a heavy landing on his fourth jump in the men's long jump final.

The Indian slipped on the take-off and landed awkwardly, prompting medics to rush in and advise him to leave the track in a wheelchair. But Sreeshankar, the reigning Asiad silver medallist, is refusing to give up and wants to continue.

He still has two jumps left, but it remains unclear if he will be able to take them.

17:31

Parul Chaudhary wins 5000m bronze

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Parul Chaudhary clinched a bronze medal for India in the women's 5000m final at the Asian Games, with Seema also putting up a strong fight.

Winfred Yavi broke away from the pack and produced a powerful finish to win gold, her second of the Games. 

Parul moved into third on the final lap and held on to secure the bronze, while the Japanese runner took the silver.
17:24

No Neeraj, Yash Vir leads Asiad javelin final after R2

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Neeraj Chopra's absence is being felt in the men's javelin final, with the Tokyo Olympics champion ruled out of the Asian Games after suffering an ankle ligament injury.

Yash Vir Singh leads after the opening round with 83.56m, followed by compatriot Rohit Yadav at 77.25m. 

Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem is third with 76.69m.

After two rounds, Yash Vir Singh continues to lead the men's javelin final with 83.56m, but Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage has moved into second with 83.34m. Rohit Yadav is third at 82.40m, followed by Sumedha Ranasinghe (78.08m) and Arshad Nadeem (76.69m).

Persistent rain is making conditions difficult for the throwers, with the wet runway adding to the challenge.

17:04

Sreeshankar jumps into medal contention

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Sreeshankar Murali has moved into second place in the men's long jump final with a strong 8.07m effort in his second attempt.

China's Shi leads with a season-best 8.17m, while Sreeshankar sits second with four jumps still to come. 

The Indian had opened with 7.66m before responding with a big second jump.
16:44

Gulveer wins second silver in Nagoya

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Gulveer Singh added another silver to his Asian Games tally, finishing runner-up in the men's 1500m final in Nagoya.

Gulveer led for much of the race and looked on course for gold, but a strong finish from Japan's runner saw him overtaken in the closing stages. 

Gulveer, who had already won silver in the 10,000m, settled for his second silver of the Games. 

Yoonus Shah also competed in the final.
16:34

Sable misses medal, finishes 4th

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Avinash Sable's title defence ended in disappointment as he finished fourth in the men's 3000m steeplechase at the Asian Games in Nagoya.

Japan's Ryoma Aoki won silver, while Miura raced away from the field to set a new Games Record. 

Sable, who was in contention for a medal late in the race, could not produce his trademark finishing kick and missed out on the podium.
16:19

Boxer Kapil storms into semis, medal assured


Boxer Kapil Pokhariya stormed into the Asian Games 90kg semifinals with a commanding 5-0 unanimous-decision win over South Korea's Kim Gichae, assuring himself a medal.

Kapil used his height and reach to good effect, landing clean left hooks and controlling the bout from the opening round. He won all three rounds on the judges' cards, despite Kim showing more aggression in the final round.
14:56

Boxing: Priya Ghanghas enters semis; assured of medal

Priya Ghanghas
Priya Ghanghas

Commonwealth Games champion Priya Ghanghas came from behind to also register a unanimous decision victory against Samadova Mijgona of Tajikistan in the 60kg quarter-final of the women's boxing event at the Asian Games on Tuesday.

Earlier, Lovlina Borgohain assured herself of a second consecutive Asian Games podium finish by moving to the semi-finals.

Lovlina notched a commanding 5-0  win over South Korea's Seong Suyeon in the women's middleweight (75kg).
13:27

Tennis: Ankita-Rutuja pair bow out in first round

Ankita Raina
Ankita Raina

India's women's doubles campaign in tennis at the Asian Games came to an early end after Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale suffered a hard-fought first-round defeat against Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva and Anna Danilina.

The Indian pair lost 7-5, 3-6, 5-10 to the Kazakh duo in a contest that went down to the deciding match tie-break.

In men's singles, India's Sumit Nagal was locked at 3-2 in the opening set against South Korea's Hong Seongchan when rain brought the match to a halt.

The match will resume on Tuesday.

Nagal had lost both his singles to Korean players at the recent Davis Cup tie in Seoul.

12:24

Lovlina Enters Boxing Semis; Assured Of Medal

Lovlina Borgohain
Lovlina Borgohain

Olympic bronze-medallist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) assured herself of a second consecutive medal at the Asian Games boxing competition after securing a facile quarter-final win over South Korea's Seong Suyeon.

Competing in her first bout of the tournament, Lovlina out-punched Seong 5-0 to move into the last four stage and be assured of at least a bronze medal.

The Assam boxer had won the silver in the previous edition.

Lovlina joined Parveen Hooda (65kg), Ankush Panghal (80kg) and Narender Berwal (+90kg), who all cruised into the semifinals on Sunday.
11:33

Esha Singh wins silver in 25m pistol event

Esha Singh
Esha Singh

India's Esha Singh won the silver medal in the women's 25m pistol individual event at the Asian Games on Monday.

Esha narrowly lost out on the gold medal after suffering a narrow defeat to  China's Xiao Jiaruixian in the shot-off in a nail-biting finish.
09:54

India advance to cricket semis after match abandoned

Team India
Team India

The Indian men's cricket team have advanced to the semi-finals of the Asian Games after their match against Afghanistan was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain.

The tournament rules state that in case of abandonment then the team with the higher seeding based on the latest ICC T20 Internationals rankings will advance.

In the second semi-final on Thursday, India will face the winner of the quater-final match between Sri Lanka and Nepal.

Shreyas Iyer's men and back-to-back T20 World Cup champions India will be eyeing the successful defence of their Asian Games gold medal and a double medal in cricket for India at the second successive Asian Games edition.

India completed their title defence in women's cricket, with the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side beating Sri Lanka by 147 runs to clinch the gold medal.
09:16

Asian Games Cricket: India vs Afghanistan set to be washed out

Team India
Team India

Indian men's cricket team's Asian Games quarter-final match against Afghanistan in Nagoya is likely to be washed out because of rain in Nagoya.

If there is no play then India will progress to the semi-finals. The tournament rules state that in case of abandonment then the team with the higher seeding based on the latest ICC T20 Internationals rankings will advance.

Earlier, Pakistan's quarter-final against Hong Kong was abandoned because of rain. Pakistan also advanced to the semis because of their higher T20I ranking.
08:44

India outclass Hong Kong in volleyball

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India men's volleyball team recorded its second consecutive win at the Asian Games campaign with a 3-0 victory over Hong Kong China in a Pool C preliminary round match on Monday.

The straight-set scoreline hardly reflected the contest as the opponents repeatedly pushed them in the three sets.

India prevailed 25-22, 25-19, 25-21, raising their level at crucial moments to close out a match in which Hong Kong stayed within touching distance for long periods.

Hong Kong frequently kept the gap to just one or two points, putting pressure on India to maintain their intensity and execute cleanly in the closing stages.

Hong Kong were particularly effective with their attacking play from the right flank, finding ways to trouble the Indian defence and remain in contention despite India holding the lead for much of the contest.

India, who began with a 3-0 win over Vietnam will, next taken on Qatar on Tuesday.
08:05

Ganesh edges Sahil in all-Indian archery clash

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Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru prevailed in an exciting all-Indian clash against Sahil Jadhav winning 149-148 and progressed to the quarter-finals of the men's compound event at the Asian Games on Monday.

In the all-Indian 1/8 round, it was Jadhav who took the first set but Ganesh drew parity immediately. They split the next two sets.

In the deciding fifth set, Ganesh prevailed with two 10s and an 'X' while Jadhav managed an 'X' and a 10 followed by a poor 9.

Ganesh will next take on Chinese Taipei's Chieh-lun Chen on October 1, 2026 (9.45am IST).

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