Asian Games 2026: Roshibina wins silver; Bronze in rowing, two medals in Athletics – Highlights

Athletics, Women's Heptathlon Shot Put: Anamika K is in 9th place after the first three events

Anamika finished the shot put competition with a best of 11.15m on her final attempt, finishing 8th in this event.

She collected 605 points from the event and is now in 9th place after the first three events with a total of 2376 points.

Iran's Fatemeh Mohitizadeh is leading the chart with 2614 points, followed by Chen Cai Jun of Chinese Taipei at 2478 points and Japan's Nanaka Kajiki with 2458 points.

Athletics, Women's Heptathlon Shot Put: Pooja is in 8th place after 3 events

Pooja finished the shot put competition with a best of 11.44m on her final attempt to finish in 4th place.

She collected 624 points from the event and is now in 8th place after the first three events with a total of 2385 points.

Kabaddi: Women’s Group Stage – India vs Japan!

India’s women’s kabaddi team takes on Japan in their Group Stage clash at the Asian Games. The match is scheduled for 4:15 PM.

Esports, Puzzle (Puyo Puyo Champions): Paritosh advances to the quarterfinals

He registered two wins out of four matches in the group stage to finish third in the group and book his spot in the last 8.

He claimed wins against Mongolian and Singaporean athletes but lost the other two matches to Thai and Chinese Taipei athletes.

He will next take on South Korea's Dongshin Kang in the quarterfinals on Saturday.

Gymnastics, Women's Vault Final: Pranati Nayak scores 13.100 points; Misses out on a medal

Pranati Nayak put in a decent performance in the vault final, producing two clean landings. Although the difficulty of her routines was not of the highest standard, she did not score highly on the difficulty chart.

She recorded 12.900 on both vaults, which, combined with a 0.200-point bonus, took her average score to 13.100.

She finished the competition in 6th place, ending India's gymnastics campaign, as she was the lone Gymnast for the nation at these Games.

Boxing: Women’s 65kg Round of 16 – Parveen vs Tajikistan!

Walkover: Parveen advances to the quarterfinals after receiving a walkover against her Tajikistan opponent. She moves into the last eight without having to box.

Boxing: Women’s 51kg Round of 16 – Sakshi's campaign ends!

Sakshi loses 2-3. Balkibekova takes the third round 3-2 on the judges' cards and wins the bout by a 3-2 split decision. Sakshi exits the Asian Games in the Round of 16.

Boxing: Women’s 51kg Round of 16 – Sakshi vs Alua Balkibekova

Round 2: Balkibekova takes the second round 3-2 on the judges' cards, with three judges scoring it 10-9 in her favour. The Kazakh boxer now leads 2-0 on rounds, with one round remaining.

Boxing: Women’s 51kg Round of 16 – Sakshi vs Alua Balkibekova

Round 1: Balkibekova takes the opening round 3-2 on the judges' cards. Three judges score it 10-9 in favour of the Kazakh boxer, while two give Sakshi the round.

Boxing: Women’s 51kg Round of 16 – India vs Kazakhstan

India’s 51kg boxer Sakshi takes on Kazakhstan in the Round of 16 as her Asian Games campaign continues.