Asian Games 2026: India sign off Aichi-Nagoya with historic hockey, cricket gold doubles - Highlights
Archery: Neeraj Chauhan advances to men's recurve semi-final
Neeraj Chauhan reaches the semi-finals in men’s individual recurve archery at the Asian Games
Neeraj defeated Bhutan’s Lam Dorji 7-1 in the quarter-final to join Dhiraj Bommadevara in the semi-finals, confirming a medal for India.
He will now face Japan’s Junya Nakanishi in the semi-final.
Wrestling: Sagar Jaglan stuns Paris Olympic champion to reach 74kg bronze bout
Sagar Jaglan defeats reigning Olympic champion to reach the bronze medal bout in men’s 74kg wrestling at the Asian Games
He defeated Razambek Zhamalov of Uzbekistan by 7-3 in the repechage and will now fight for a bronze medal in the evening session.
Wrestling: Aman Sehrawat and Antim Panghal advance to respective finals
India confirmed two more wrestling medals as Aman and Antim progress to the final.
Aman Sehrawat made a brilliant comeback from 2-6 down in the first half to claim a 14-8 win against Tajikistan's Aiaal Beloloubskii in men's 57kg freestyle and reach the final.
Two-time world medalist Antim Panghal also advanced to the final with a 6-1 win over China's Zhang Jin in the Women's 53 kg semi-final.
Wrestling: Deepak Punia loses in 97kg semi-final; will fight for bronze
A close 8-9 defeat for the former world medalist Deepak Punia against Uzbekistan's Sherzod Poyonov in the semi-final.
Deepak made a comeback in the second half from a 4-8 deficit but couldn't overtake Sherzod and finished second-best in the bout.
He will now return for the bronze medal bout in the evening session.
Archery: Dhiraj Bommadevera advances to men's recurve individual semi-final
Dhiraj got the better of Uzbekistan's Amirkhon Sadikov 6-2 in the first quarterfinal.
He won the first two sets, 29-27, 29-27, but then had two low sets of 28; Sadikov also shot 28, and hence he tied the sets with him and won 6-2.
Wrestling: Deepak Punia, Aman Sehrawat and Antim Panghal advance to the semi-finals
Antim Panghal registered a victory by fall against Uzbekistan's Sakibjamal Esbosynovam, while Deepak Punia got a walkover in the men's 97kg freestyle quarterfinal.
On the other hand, Aman Sehrawat claimed a 12-1 technical superiority win over Nurdanat Aitanov of Kazakhstan in the men's 57kg freestyle.
Golf: Pranavi Urs wins first-ever women's golf GOLD; Silver for Indian women's team
Pranavi Urs is the 2026 Asian Games women's individual golf champion, taking the gold medal with a score of 15-under par.
Pranavi, who led after Day 3, fell briefly to second place but climbed back up with a birdie on Hole 13 to bag the gold medal
This is India's first-ever women's gold medal at the Asian Games, bettering Aditi Ashok's silver from last edition.
Meanwhile, the Indian team of Pranavi Urs, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar finished with the first-ever women's team medal with a silver in Aichi-Nagoya.
The women's team finished with 14-under-par to win the historic medal, just behind China, who topped the standings at 22-under-par.
Wrestling: Sagar Jaglan and Manisha Bhanwala face defeats in quarterfinals; will hope for repechage
Sagar Jaglan lost out in the quarterfinals to two-time world medalist Iran's Younes Emami, who put a quick end to the bout with a first-round 10-0 technical superiority win in men's 74kg.
Meanwhile, Manisha Bhanwala lost to Paris Olympic champion, unbeaten Japanese wrestler Akari Fujinami, 0-3 in the women's 57kg quarterfinal.
Golf: Pranavi Urs keeps her sole lead with just two more holes to go
Pranavi had three more on-par clearances and is still in the sole lead with a lead of one stroke over the Chinese and Singapore golfers, who have 14-under-card each.
Indian women's team is also likey to finish in silver medal position behind China.
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