Asian Games 2026: Suruchi-Kamaljeet clinch gold; Baranica Elangovan wins India's first-ever pole vault medal- Highlights

Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw Final: Damneet Singh and Praveen Kumar miss out on the top 8

Damneet Singh recorded a best of 67.56 m on his first attempt, followed by 67.30 m and 65.42 m, and was unable to improve and missed out on the top eight.

Meanwhile, Praveen Kumar’s best throw was 65.24 m on his opening attempt, followed by 64.30 m and 64.74 m, leaving him in 11th place.

The cut-off for the final eight was 68.10m, a distance both Indian hammer throwers have achieved in the past and one that was well within their reach.

Athletics, Women's 400m Round 1: Prachi and Kiran Pahal advance to the final

Kiran Pahal earned a direct spot for the final, finishing second in heat 2 with a time of 53.44s. Meanwhile, Prachi clocked 53.46s and earned one of the non-automatic qualifying spots after finishing third in heat 3.

Overall, Kiran earned fifth place, and Prachi ended in 6th place in round 1. Iran's Zahra Zarei finished at the top with 52.00s.

Athletics, Women's Pole Vault: Bronze for Baranica Elangovan; India's first-ever pole vault medal

Baranica Elangovan cleared a best of 4.15m to secure India’s first-ever pole vault medal at the Asian Games, claiming bronze. She finished tied with Kazakhstan’s Polina Ivanov at the same height.

With both athletes taking an equal number of attempts to clear 4.15 m, both will be awarded a bronze medal.

Baranica started with two first-time clearances at 3.85m and 4.00m and then took two attempts to clear the 4.15m mark to confirm a top-4 finish.

She also tried the 4.25m mark but failed all three attempts, but secured a historic bronze medal.

Athletics, Men's 10,000m: Gulveer Singh wins a silver medal with a time of 28:29.38s

Indian star distance runner Gulveer Singh clocked 28:29.38s to finish second behind Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew, who won gold in 28:27.51s.

He claimed back-to-back Asian Games medals, improving on his bronze from Hangzhou 2022, and became the first Indian to win two medals in the 10,000m at the Asian Games.

The two Bahraini athletes ran a tactically brilliant race, putting Gulveer under pressure with one runner ahead of him and the other chasing from behind.

In the final stages, Gulveer surged ahead alongside Balew to secure a top-two finish. However, Balew produced a magnificent kick and pulled clear, leaving Gulveer to settle for the silver medal.

Athletics, Women's Pole Vault Final: National record holder Sindhushree Ganesh fails to land a valid attempt.

Sindhushree Ganesh had a poor outing at her Asian Games debut as she couldn't find a valid attempt.

She started at a height of 3.85m but failed her first two attempts, and then she decided to skip to the next height of 4m but failed that also, finishing with no mark.

Meanwhile, Baranica Elangovan touched the 4m mark on her first attempt; she had earlier also cleared the 3.85m mark on her first attempt.

Athletics, Women's Heptathlon: Pooja finishes 6th with 5368 points; Anamika 8th with 5234

Pooja and Anamika finished the 800m in 2nd and 3rd place, but it was not enough for them to reach the podium, and they finished in 6th and 8th positions, respectively.

Pooja ended with 5368 points from the seven events, while Anamika ended with 5234 points. Japan's Yuri Tanaka won the gold medal with 5920 points.

Athletics, Women's Shot Put Final: Manpreet Kaur wins bronze medal with the best of 17.17m

Manpreet Kaur wins India's third athletics medal in Japan, bagging a bronze medal with a best of 17.17m on her 4th attempt.

Manpreet started slow with a 16.32m throw on her first attempt and then improved it to 16.80m on her third to enter the top 3 and then find her best of the day in her 4th to confirm the medal.

The 36-year-old is now the third Indian female shot putter to win an Asian Games medal, followed by Barbara Webster (1951) and Kiran Baliyan (2023)

Krishna Jayashankar finished 5th with a best of 16.57 from her first attempt.

Athletics, Men's 100m Semi-final: Animesh Kujur clocks 10.38s; misses out on final

Animesh Kujur finished 7th in heat 3 and missed out on a final, clocking a poor 10.38s.

He had a slow start from the blocks, which he tried to make up for, but was not able to do so, and hence had a disappointing 7th-place finish in the heat.

Overall, Gurindervir Singh (10.32s) and Animesh Kujur (10.38s) finished in 11th and 18th positions, respectively and missed out on a place in the final.

Athletics, Women's Shot Put Final: Manpreet Kaur crosses the 17m mark; stays in third

The 36-year-old touched 17.17m on her 4th attempt and is still in third place behind the two Chinese.

With just one more attempt to go for each of the eight athletes, she is on the cusp of a bronze medal.

Meanwhile, Krishna is still in 5th place, with her best of 16.57m from her first attempt.

Athletics, Men's 100m Semi-Final: Gurindervir Singh clocks 10.32s; misses out on final

A poor outing for Gurindervir Singh, who clocked a subpar 10.32s in the second semi-final heat, finishing 5th.

There were only two automatic spots for the final and two non-automatic qualifiers and Gurindervir misses out on both.