Asian Games
Asian Games 2026: Ancy, Sarvesh win silver medals; Tejaswin, Parul Chaudhary bag bronze – Highlights
Catch all the Highlights from the Asian Games on September 27 as Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh win squash silver, while PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda exit in badminton quarters.
The Asian Games 2026 enters another crucial day on Sunday, September 27, with India set for a packed schedule across multiple sports.
The biggest medal opportunities will come in squash, where Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh battled for gold in the women’s and men’s singles finals.
Abhay faced Malaysia’s Ng Eain Yow at 12:30 PM, followed by Anahat’s final against Malaysia’s S. Subramaniam at 1:30 PM.
In badminton, PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda exited in the women’s singles quarterfinal. Sindhu, who beat Japan’s World No. 7 Tomoka Miyazaki 21-9, 21-13 in the third round, faced China’s Chen Yufei, while Unnati was up against Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi.
Indian boxers were in action in four quarterfinal bouts, including Ankush Panghal in the men’s 80kg category, while the women’s 65kg and men’s 60kg and +90kg categories also featured Indian boxers.
The athletics programme included several finals, including the women’s and men’s 200m, women’s long jump, men’s high jump and women’s 100m hurdles. Tejaswin Shankar also concluded his decathlon campaign.
India’s women’s hockey team faced Singapore at 3:30 PM, while the women’s sepak takraw team took on South Korea and Japan in the group stage.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 27 Sept 2026 6:27 AM IST
Sepak Takraw, Women's Double Group Stage: India lose 0-2 to South Korea
India finally concede their group match against South Korea in straight sets 8-15, 3-15. Team India will return to play Philippines in the next group match in a short while.
- 27 Sept 2026 6:20 AM IST
Shooting, Women's 25m Pistol Qualification: Manu, Esha back in action
India's Manu Bhaker and Esha Singh are back in action at the 2026 Asian Games. They look to put the 10m air pistol disappointment behind them as they take to the range for 25m pistol, where India had won team gold and Esha had bagged an individual silver.
Teaming up with Manu and Esha for the event will be the veteran Rahi Sarnobat!
- 27 Sept 2026 6:10 AM IST
Sepak Takraw, Women's Double Group Stage: India start slow against South Korea
India's women's sepak takraw team is in action against South Korea. The team hasn't had the best of starts in their group-stage clash so far, having lost the opening set 8-15 and will need to find their rhythm quickly.
Score: India 8-15 South Korea
- 27 Sept 2026 5:55 AM IST
Archery, Compound Teams: India move to semi-finals!
A much closer fight in the quarter-finals for the Indian men's and women's compound teams, but both of them do just enough to book their spot in the semi-finals.
While the men edge past Bhutan 235-232, the women take down Kazakhstan 233-230.
The Indians will need to be a lot more consistent, if they are to defend their gold medals from the last edition.
- 27 Sept 2026 5:25 AM IST
Archery, Compound Women's Team R16: India beat Mongolia
The Indian women's compound archery team follows suit right after as they beat Mongolia 238-228 in Round of 16.
India are represented in the event by qualification topper Chikitha Taniparthi, Prithikha Pradeep, and veteran Jyothi Surekha Vennam.
- 27 Sept 2026 5:23 AM IST
Archery, Compound Men's Team R16: India take down UAE
A comfortable start to the campaign for India's men's compound team archery campaign as they trio of Sahil Jadhav, Kushal Dalal, and Ganesh Thirimuru take down the UAE 235-215 in a lop sided contest.
- 27 Sept 2026 5:07 AM IST
Athletics, Women's Marathon Race Walk: Priyanka Goswami DISQUALIFIED!
Ummm, not an ideal start for India's day in Aichi-Nagoya. Priyanka Goswami, India's medal hopeful in women's marathon racewalk, has been disqualified.
She has been disqualified under rule TR54.75, for too many technical infractions. Extremely unfortunate for India.
Now India's hopes in the events rest on the shoulders of Manu Rani, the national record holder.
