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 5:01 AM IST
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It'll be a super Sunday for India in Aichi-Nagoya with multiple events lined up, none more important than the twin finals in Squash with Olympic quota on the line and Tejaswin Shankar in Day 2 of Decathlon.
Through out the course of the day, Indian shuttlers like PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Treesa-Gayatri, Tanisha-Dhruv all off whom have pulled off some higher ranked wins will also look to assure themselves of a medal.
Archery action will also continue, while sailing and surfing action which couldn't take place yesterday due to rough weather will also take place.
Stay tuned for all the latest updates!
