Asian Games 2026: Manu Baker finishes 5th; Mirabai Chanu wins silver – Highlights

Swimming, Men's 200m Freestyle Heat: Aneesh first reserve, Vedaant out

Aneesh Gowda clocked 1:51.20s to finish fourth in his heat and 11th overall. He is the first reserve for the finals. 

Meanwhile, Vedaant Madhavan, also swimming in the same heat, clocked 1:52.01s to finish sixth and 13th overall. 

Canoeing, Women's Single 200m Heats: Megha Pradeep in semifinal

Megha Pradeep qualified for the semifinal with 49.675 in the Women's Single 200m Heats. Megha was competing in the Heat 1 and finished fifth +2.733 behind the leader.

Sepak Takraw, Men's Team Regu: India goes up 1-0

Indian team won their first match to go 1-0 (15-7, 15-10) up in the tie. They are leading 1-0 in the second match (15-9) against Philippines.

If India wins from here they will have a strong chance to make it to the semifinals as the second best team from Group B. 

Shooting, Women's 10m air pistol: Esha, Suruchi struggling

Manu Bhaker is off to a good start and is among the top shooters in the qualification rounds. Debutant Suruchi Phogat and Esha Singh seem to be struggling for rhythm.

The two series both of them have shot so far have been underwhelming. And they have been much slower than the rest of the pack as well.

Not encouraging signs for India, this.

Swimming, Men's 100m Butterfly: Rohit Benediction finish 13th

Rohit Benediction finished fourth in his heat and 13th overall. he clocked 53.08s in the morning heats.

Sajan Prakash did not swim the event.

Shooting, Men's & Women's Skeet: Naruka, Dhillon in focus

It is the D-day of skeet qualification & the final. In men's skeet Anantjeet Singh Naruka climbed up the standings exceptionally on Tuesday and is now the joint leader. If he maintains the form, he has a good chance of making the final.

Elsewhere, in women's skeet Raiza Dhillon is placed fifth and seems poised to reach final. In the women's team event, India are placed well ahead of the fourth-placed team before the start of days play. 

So, a medal might just be in the horizon with Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan, and Parinaaz Dhaliwal.

Fencing, Women's Foil: Naorem Mina Devi, Ashitha in action

Naorem Mina Devi and Ashitha Joys Stalinraj will be in action in women's Foil.

Naorem will be in Pool 1 while Ashitha is in Pool 2

Shooting, Women's 10m air pistol: Manu's ceremonial kit controversy

Manu Bhaker was persuaded to be India's flag bearer in the opening ceremony, a role she wasn't very keen on, as per reports.

Then struck the drama with the ceremonial kit allotted to her not fitting her body size. She eventually had to borrow a jacket from the shooting team masseuse and shoes from someone else as she strode out that evening.

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Shooting, Women's 10m air pistol: Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, Suruchi start campaign

India's double Olympic medallist, Manu Bhaker, is in action at the Aichi Prefectural Shooting Gallery. Accompanying her are former medallist Esha Singh, and the fast rising Suruchi Phogat, who has taken the ISSF circuit by storm since her debut.

After the gold medals which India left behind in rifle events, this could very well be where the country shoots its first yellow metal.

Stay tuned! 

Rowing, Men's Doubles Sculls: Satnam-Salman reach Final A!

Satnam and Salman, who were moved from quadruple sculls to doubles sculls, have also made the final A for medals.

They finish second in Heat 2, clocking 6:15.63s to row through!