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 1:07 PM IST
Volleyball, Men's Group Stage: India 1-0 Vietnam
A nervous start for the Indian men's volleyball team as they just edged past Vietnam in the first set by 25-23.
Vietnam showed better blocking than the Indian team but still was not able to take the game, as the Indian spikers showed better compsure.
- 27 Sept 2026 12:59 PM IST
Squash, Men's Singles Final: Abhay Singh 0-1 Eain Yow Ng
In a tiring, long 21-minute opening game, both players were going for long rallies and weren't taking many risks, just playing with each other's endurance.
As this match is not only for a gold medal but also a straight shoot-off for the first-ever Squash quota at the Olympics, the two players were trying to hold their nerves.
Abhay's one or two more errors were the only difference in the otherwise even first game, and this match is set for a long, gruelling fight.
- 27 Sept 2026 12:33 PM IST
Squash, Men's Singles Final: Abhay Singh in quest for India's first-ever men's singles title
Abhay is up against top-seeded and defending champion Eain Yow Ng of Malaysia in the final, fighting for the Asian Games gold medal.
- 27 Sept 2026 12:26 PM IST
Weightlifting, Women's 69Kg Final: Indian campaign ends as Harjinder Kaur finishes 9th
A below-par performance from Harjinder Kaur in the women's 69kg final as she could manage to lift 204kg total (94 Kg Snatch + 110 kg C&J).
She had just two valid attempts in the competition, as after a 94kg snatch she failed to lift the next two attempts at 97 kg and then in the clean & jerk skipped her last two attempts after a 110kg lift.
- 27 Sept 2026 12:17 PM IST
Surfing, Women's Shortboard Round 3: Both Kamali Prakash and Sugar Gayen bow out
Indian campaign ends in women's shortboard event as Kamali Prakash and Sugar Shanti Gayen lost their respective last-16 heats.
Kamali (5.93 points) faced a defeat to Indonesia's Jasmine Studer (11.64 points), while Sugar (5.17 points) bowed out to Japan's Minam Nonaka (14.60 points).
The two Indian male surfers will be in action tomorrow in their respective round 3 heats.
- 27 Sept 2026 11:44 AM IST
Archery, Recurve Teams: More semi-finals for India!
A perfect 6/6 for India as the recurve men and women's teams also make it to the semi-finals.
While the men beat China 5-1 in a close contest, the women breezed past Chinese Taipei 6-0.
Earlier, the compound men's, women's and mixed teams along with the recurve mixed team had also reached semi-finals!
- 27 Sept 2026 11:25 AM IST
Athletics, Decathlon: As expected, Tejaswin Shankar falls further behind
Pole vault has been an area of concern for Tejaswin Shankar and it continues to trouble him. He manages to clear 4.30m for 702 points, but Yuma Maruyama (5.10m) bags 941 and Chen Xinghua (4.60m) bags 790 points as the extend the gap to the Indian.
With javelin throw and 1500m left, Tejaswin continues to occupy both of them and has a 225-point lead over the fourth-place Nodir Norbaev.
Can Tejaswin better his medal colour from three years ago, when he returns to action this evening?
- 27 Sept 2026 11:18 AM IST
Archery, Recurve Team: India men and women reach quarters
The Indian men's and women's recurve teams move into the quarter-finals. While the men beat Philippines 5-1, the women blanked Mongolia 6-0 to move to the 1/4 stage.
The Indian men's team comprises of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Niraj Chauhan, and Yashdeep Bhoge, while the women's team include Kumkum Mohod, Ankita Bhakat, and Kirti.
- 27 Sept 2026 11:17 AM IST
Badminton: Indian campaign ends as PV Sindhu loses in quarterfinals to world No. 4
The former medalist PV Sindhu had a very good start against the world No.4 Chen Yufei of China, winning the first game dominantly at 21-11.
In the second game, Yufei fought back strongly and troubled Sindhu and then, in a close game, edged her 21-18 with four straight points after trailing 17-18.
Sindhu couldn't recover from this missed opportunity and bowed out in the third game, 10-21, bringing an end to her and India's campaign in badminton.
India will end the individual badminton competition without a medal after 12 years. However, the men's team had earlier won a bronze and proved to be the only badminton medal in Japan.
- 27 Sept 2026 11:13 AM IST
Shooting, Women's 25m Pistol: Rahi Sarnobat shoots 287
Nothing extra ordinary from Rahi Sarnobat either, who also shoots 287; the same score as Manu Bhaker.
Esha Singh's 290 remains India's best score of the day and she is placed sixth at the end of precision stage. Rahi and Manu Bhaker are placed 15th and 16th respectively.
Their combined score puts India third and in contention for a team medal!
Lots of heavy lifting to do for all three tomorrow when they return for the rapid stage.
