Indian players react after winning the women’s kabaddi final at the Asian Games in Tokai City, Japan, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) India beat Iran 37-33 to clinch the gold medal in the women’s kabaddi event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, adding another gold to the country’s medal tally.The victory marks…
Manush Shah and Diya Chitale (File photo) NEW DELHI: For Diya Chitale, the last seven days have been an emotional roller coaster. Exactly a week after losing Peter Engel, her coach since 2015, Diya stood on the Asian Games podium in Nagoya with the bronze medal around her neck, alongside Manush Shah. The duo had…
India’s Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa Vinod Kochalumkal and Ashi Chouksey secured the silver medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event at the Asian Games 2026. (Image: IANS) India’s shooters continued their medal-winning run at the Asian Games as Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa K. Vinod and Ashi Chouksey combined to clinch silver in the women’s…
Suruchi Singh, right, and Kamaljeet celebrate after winning Gold medal. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: “Bas reset button dabaya maine,” Suruchi Inder Singh said after turning her disappointment into an Asian Games gold medal for India within two days. Suruchi and her teammate Kamaljeet won gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event, finishing on…
Asian Games 2026 Day 7 Live Updates: Sawan Barwal delivered a landmark performance for India at the Asian Games 2026, winning silver in the men’s marathon final and ending a long wait for an Indian medal in the event. Barwal’s podium finish is India’s first marathon medal at the Asian Games since the 1982 Delhi…
Krishna Jaisankar (Image credit: Agencies) Whenever Krishna Jayasankar gets some time, she opens her kit bag and looks at the badge on her T-shirt.It has one word written on it: INDIA.Every time she looks at it, her eyes get moist. But there is also a sense of confidence that builds within her. After waiting for…
Anahat Singh and Joshna Chinappa (PTI/ANI Photos) NEW DELHI: India assured themselves of three squash medals at the Asian Games 2026 on Friday as Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar entered the mixed doubles semifinals, while Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh advanced to the last four in the women’s and men’s singles respectively.For Joshna, the semifinal…
India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (IANS image) NEW DELHI: India suffered a major setback in badminton at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on Friday as defending men’s doubles champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were knocked out in the opening round.The fourth-seeded Indian pair, who were among the country’s leading medal hopes, were…
Uttar Pradesh’s Shaili Singh competes in women’s long jump event at the Indian Grand Prix-1 track and field competition, at Kanteerava stadium in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) NEW DELHI: The first thing Shaili Singh sees on the runway isn’t the crowd, the jumping board or even her rivals. It is a jump that has already…
Gulveer Singh, of India, reacts after crossing the finish line to win the silver medal in the men’s 10,000 meters final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP File Photo) Indian long-distance runner Gulveer Singh won the men’s 10,000m silver medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya on Friday,…
