Asian Games 2026: Compound archers win 3 gold; Neeru-Kynan follow – Highlights

R16 Tennis: India’s mixed doubles title defence ends!

Rutuja Bhosale and Yuki Bhambri bowed out in the Round of 16 after losing to Chinese Taipei’s Hsieh Su-wei and Tseng Chun-hsin.

Hsieh/Tseng 6-3, 6-4 Bhosale/Bhambri

Speed Climbing: Deepu Mallesh into quarterfinals!

India's Deepu Mallesh advanced to the men's speed climbing quarterfinals after finishing 11th in qualification with a best time of 5.09s.

Mallesh, making his Asian Games debut, clocked his best time on lane B of the 15m wall. The top 16 climbers advance to the quarterfinals.

Sports Climbing, Women's Speed: Joga Purty bows out after a fall in the quarterfinal

Joga Purty had an unfortunate fall in the quarterfinal heat 1 as she failed to record a time and bowed out of the competition.

She had earlier clocked a national record time of 7.28s to qualify for the last 16, but then couldn't move further ahead and was knocked out after the fall.

FT Hockey: INDIA ARE INTO THE FINAL!

India beat South Korea 2-0 after goals from Ishika and Sunelita Toppo to book their place in the Asian Games final. After eight years, India are back in the final and will face China for gold.

India 2-0 South Korea

48' Hockey: INDIA DOUBLE THE LEAD!

Sunelita Toppo finds the back of the net in the fourth quarter to put India firmly in control against South Korea.

India 2-0 South Korea

44' Hockey: INDIA TAKE THE LEAD!

Ishika converts from a penalty corner late in the third quarter to put India ahead against South Korea.

India 1-0 South Korea

Tennis: Yuki-Dhakshineshwar loses as India ends men's doubles campaign without a medal after 28 years

India's last remaining pair Yuki Bhambri and Dhakshineswar Suresh bow out in the quarterfinals, losing in straight games, 6(5)-7, 3-6, to Chinese Taipei's Ho Chenjui and Hsu Yu-hsiou.

The duo lost the first set, which went to a tie-break, before the Taipei duo pulled away in the second with an early break, ending India's men's doubles campaign.

Earlier, the Indian pair of Anirudh Chandrasekar and N. Sriram Balaji had also faced a quarterfinal exit, meaning that India will not have a men's doubles medal since 1998.

Men's Doubles has always been a strong suit of India and has won eight medals in the last 6 editions, with four Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze.

Golf, Women's Round 1: Pranavi Urs finishes the first day in second place with 4 under par

Pranavi Urs finished Day 1 at four-under par with a score of 66 and is in second position in the standings, three shots behind the leader, Shannon Tan of Singapore.

The other two Indians, Aditi Ashok (+1) and Diksha Dagar (+1), had a disappointing day, both carding 71 and finishing the day in tied 18th position.

Meanwhile, the Indian team is in place with a combined total of -3 from their top two golfers. Singapore leads the team tally as well with -8, followed by four teams tied at -4.

30' Hockey: Half-time!

It remains goalless at the break, with neither India nor South Korea able to find a breakthrough in the first half.

India 0-0 South Korea

15' Hockey: End of the first quarter!

A cagey opening quarter ends goalless, with both India and South Korea unable to break the deadlock.

India 0-0 South Korea