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 4:51 PM IST
End of Q3 Hockey: India 6-0 Singapore
India remain in complete control after adding one more goal through Nikki Pradhan in the third quarter. Singapore have been unable to find a way back into the contest.
India 6-0 Singapore
- 27 Sept 2026 4:38 PM IST
37' Hockey: GOAL INDIA! Nikki Pradhan adds another!
Nikki Pradhan gets on the scoresheet as India continue their dominant display against Singapore.
India 6-0 Singapore

- 27 Sept 2026 4:34 PM IST
Athletics, Women's Long Jump Final: Ancy Sojan stays at top after three attempts
Ancy jumped 6.46m on her third attempt, but her first attempt of 6.49m remains the best in the field as the competition now heads into the second phase with 8 best jumpers.
Meanwhile, Shaili Singh has been dropped to 4th place behind the two Chinese jumpers, with a best of 6.34m and confirms a place in the top 8.

- 27 Sept 2026 4:21 PM IST
End of first half: India 5-0 Singapore!
India have been completely dominant, scoring five goals in the second quarter after Singapore held firm in the opening 15 minutes.
India 5-0 Singapore
- 27 Sept 2026 4:19 PM IST
29' Hockey: GOAL INDIA! Rutuja Pisal scores!
India add another goal just before the half-time break, with Rutuja Pisal finding the net to cap a dominant second quarter.
India 5-0 Singapore

- 27 Sept 2026 4:15 PM IST
26' Hockey: GOAL INDIA! Lalremsiami converts!
India win a penalty corner and Lalremsiami makes no mistake, adding another goal as Singapore struggle to contain India’s attacking pressure.
India 4-0 Singapore

- 27 Sept 2026 4:13 PM IST
Athletics, Men's 200m Final: Animesh Kujur clocks 20.80s to finish 5th
Animesh once again failed to find his best and finished fifth with a subpar time of 20.80s, while Thailand's Puripol Boonson equalled the new Asian Record with 19.88s.
India's quest for a men's 200m medal continued, as the last time an Indian sprinter was on the podium in the men's 200m was in 1978, with Ramaswamy Gnanasekharan winning gold.

- 27 Sept 2026 4:11 PM IST
24' Hockey: GOAL INDIA! Sunelita strikes again!
A brilliantly executed penalty corner tears open the Singapore defence, with Sunelita finishing the move to score her second of the match.
India 3-0 Singapore

- 27 Sept 2026 4:07 PM IST
22' Hockey: GOAL INDIA! Sunelita scores!

Sunelita Tete finds the net from a penalty corner after India scramble for the rebound and eventually force it home.
India 2-0 Singapore
- 27 Sept 2026 4:00 PM IST
Athletics, Women's 200m Final: Harita Bhadra wins bronze with 23.20s
A very quick dash in the last 50m from Harita as she pipped Japan's Abigeirufuka Ido by 0.01s at the finish line to snatch a bronze medal with 23.20s.
Harita had a poor start at the bend, but her dash in the home straight pushed her onto the podium and won India's first women's 200m medal in 8 years, since the silver medal of Dutee Chand in 2018.
Meanwhile, Unnathi Bolland finished 6th with a time of 23.46s.

