Asian Games 2026: Double podium for India in men's 10m air rifle, Suchika Tariyal wins MMA bronze – Highlights

Sepak Takraw, Men's Team Regu: India take first set 15-13

What a turnaround for India!

Trailing 5-10, they mounted a stunning fightback to win the opening set 15-13 against the hosts. 

Shooting, Men's 10m Air Rifle Qualification: Rudrankksh, Parth and Himanshu in action at 6:15 AM IST

Indian men's air rifle shooters Parth Mane, Rudrankksh Patil and Himanshu Dhillon will begin their campaign at the Asian Games 

They will compete in the 60-shot qualification stage, and the best eight shooters based on their cumulative scores will qualify for the final.

The combined scores of the trio will also be counted for the team event, and the best three teams after the qualification stage will earn the medals.

Soft Tennis, Mixed Doubles Group Stage: India starts with a win

Indian pair Jay Meena and Aadhya Tiwari start their group stage campaign with a straight game 5-0 (4-1, 4-0, 4-2, 4-1, 4-2) win against Cambodia.

They fully dominated the match and didn't let the Cambodian pair Viva Chao and Chanroseka Khun win more than two points in any of the five games.

India's group has four teams, with Mongolia and South Korea next. The top two teams will advance to the round of 16.

Sepak Takraw, Men's Team Regu Group Stage: India fights back

India have looked like a different team since the timeout. They ahve been impressive with all the right shots, winning five points on the trot to pull off an equalise. The score 10-all have brought India right back under control.

Sepak Takraw, Men's Team Regu Group Stage: India on backfoot

The hosts are running away with the first set. India are trailing by five points as the home crowd roars behind Japan.

India trail Japan 5-10 and are under pressure early on.

Sepak Takraw, Men's Team Regu Group Stage: India Vs Japan

The teams are here. India turned out in all white for their opening group stage match.

Wushu, Women's Changquan Final: Nyeman Wangsu in action

The action at Aichi Nagoya has already kicked off. India's Nyeman Wangsu will be in action in women's Changquan final. 

Watch Elavenil Valarivan's parents celebrate her win!

Elavenil Valarivan won the Asian Games silver. let's hear what her family had to say after her performance. Her father calls it the result of 12 years of hard work! 

India is in 10th place on medal tally after the first day of action

India clinched two medals on the opening day of the Asian Games 2026, with Elavenil Valarivan winning the women's air rifle silver and the Indian women's air rifle team winning the silver.

Here is the medal tally after the first day:

SEPT 20 RECAP

It was a the Indian women's day in Aichi-Nagoya on Sunday with two silver medals in women's 10m air rifle led by Elavenil Valarivan.

Suchika Tariyal assured a MMA medal, as did the women's cricket team led by Harmanpreet Kaur, moving into the gold medal match.

The Indian women's hockey team, led by Deepika Sehrawat's eight goals, obliterated Uzbekistan 19-0, while the women's badminton team blanked Kazakhstan 8-0.

The table tennis team also registered twin wins, including a 3-2 thriller over Singapore, thanks to the heroics of reigning national champ Yashaswini Ghorpade.

There was a heartbreak in teqball with Quimcy D'Souza losing both singles and mixed doubles bronze medal matches.

Among the men, the Indian hockey team recorded a 13-1 win over Indonesia, while Rishabh Das finished 6th in 100m backstroke swimming.