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Asian Games 2026 LIVE: Indian hockey women eye gold, Sujeet, Ankush, Lovlina, Parveen win GOLD – Updates, Results
India chase hockey gold against China, while Lovlina Borgohain, Parveen Hooda and Ankush Panghal fight for boxing gold on October 2.
Asian Games 2026 LIVE: India will have several major medal opportunities on Friday, with the women's hockey final against China at 3:30 PM the headline event of the day.
The defending champions will look to retain their Asian Games title, while three Indian boxers will also fight for gold. Lovlina Borgohain takes on China's Ziyi Bao in the women's 75kg final, Parveen Hooda faces Chinese Taipei's Chen Nien-chin in the women's 65kg final, and Ankush Panghal meets South Korea's Kim Jin-ho in the men's 80kg final.
India's recurve archers will also be in medal action across the women's team, mixed team and men's team events. Wrestling and cycling will provide further opportunities, while India will also compete in volleyball, sepak takraw, rugby and canoeing.
LIVE Updates:
Live Updates
- 2 Oct 2026 9:29 AM IST
Archery, Recurve Mixed Team Final: INDIA WIN SILVER
A 9 from Kumkum to start Set 4. Dhiraj comes up with a 9 as well. Takes total to 18.
An 8-10 from China as they level up at 18-18.
India has to win this to force a shoot-off.
Kumkum Mohod steps up. A 10 under pressure. The Indian coach is elated! Dhiraj adds nine more to take India's tally to 37.
19 or more needed for China once again to secure the gold medal.
A nine and a ten for China. THEY LEVEL AT 37-37!
INDIA TAKE HOME THE SILVER MEDAL.
- 2 Oct 2026 9:25 AM IST
Archery, Recurve Mixed Team Final: India fight back!
India need to win this third set if they are to keep their gold medal hopes alive. Anything less and they return with a silver.
An eight once again from Kumkum and she is way off. Seems to have failed to regroup after that gold medal in women's team. Dhiraj hits a ten.
China shoots 9-10 to take an 19-18 lead.
Kumkum comes alive. FINALLY. A 10 from her. Can Dhiraj replicate? He shoots a 9, takes India's total to 37.
China need an 18 or more to clinch the gold medal.
They shoot 9-7. That is not good enough!
India win the set 37-36!
IND 2-4 CHN
- 2 Oct 2026 9:21 AM IST
Archery, Recurve Mixed Team Final: India sink further as Kumkum struggles
An 8 to start the second series from Kumkum, while Dhiraj improves to 9.
A 9 and an 8 from China as well and India have a reprieve to fight back.
Kumkum strays into an eight again. She needs some readjustment in the next set. Dhiraj shoots a ten to take India's total to 35.
A perfect 20 from China and the Indians have been sent to the brink!
IND 0-4 CHN
- 2 Oct 2026 9:18 AM IST
Archery, Recurve Mixed Team Final: Not a good start for India
A nine from Kumkum before Dhiraj strays into an eight. "Shot hai bhaiyya," cries Kumkum from behind for Dhiraj. But it wasn't really that good.
A ten and an eight for China, who open up a one-point lead after two arrows.
Kumkum with a seven now as India sink further. Dhiraj ends with a ten to take India's total to 34.
China needed just 17 or more to win the first set with final two arrows and they shoot a 20.
China win the first set 38-34.
IND 0-2 CHN
- 2 Oct 2026 9:15 AM IST
Archery, Recurve Mixed Team Final: Dhiraj-Kumkum v/s China
Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Mohod are on the podium for the mixed recurve team final.
The discipline was included at the Asian Games for the first time in 2018 and India has never finished on the podium. That has changed today. But can the tally be opened with a gold?
- 2 Oct 2026 9:13 AM IST
Sailing: Vishnu Saravanan finishes 4th in men’s dinghy; misses out on medal
The Olympian had a strong outing in the final series, finishing second in both races, but it was not enough for a podium finish as he finished 4th with net points of 21.
He was seventh after a poor qualification series of 9 races, which left him with too much ground to make up in the final series, which he couldn't cover.
The qualification series leader, South Korea's Jeemin Ha, takes the gold medal with 9 points. Hong Kong (11) and Malaysia (14) won the silver and bronze medals.
- 2 Oct 2026 8:57 AM IST
Volleyball: Indian men's team stuns world No.25 South Korea in placement match
After losing their quarterfinal match to Pakistan, India bounced back strongly in the 5th-8th placement match against South Korea.
The Indian team showed much better blocking and stunned the world No.25 South Korea in a four-set match, 25-16, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23.
They will next face the winner of Qatar and Thailand in the 5th-place match on Saturday.
