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Asian Games 2026: Elavenil wins two silvers as India assures more medals in MMA, cricket - Highlights
All the highlights from the 2026 Asian Games as Suchika Tariyal, Deepika Sehrawat make history.
Elavenil Valarivan scored 200.9 points in womenâs 10m Air Rifle final. (Photo credit: PTI)
India enjoyed a productive day at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, September 20, winning two silver medals in shooting and assuring medals in MMA and womenâs cricket.
Elavenil Valarivan was at the centre of Indiaâs medal haul, winning silver in the womenâs 10m air rifle individual event and then helping the Indian womenâs team secure another silver alongside Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod. Elavenil scored 252.4 in the individual final, finishing behind Japanâs Hinata Taichi.
India also made history in MMA as Suchika Tariyal defeated Mongoliaâs Altanchimeg Baigalmaa 2-0 in the womenâs Traditional 60kg quarterfinal, assuring India its first-ever Asian Games MMA medal.
In cricket, the Indian womenâs team stormed into the gold medal match with a 114-run win over Bangladesh. Shafali Verma smashed an unbeaten 100 off 49 balls as India posted 195/4 before bowling Bangladesh out for 81.
Elsewhere, Indiaâs womenâs hockey team thrashed Uzbekistan 19-0, while the men defeated Indonesia 13-1. The womenâs badminton team also advanced with a 3-0 win over Kazakhstan.
India will return to action on Monday with more medal opportunities.
Highlights:
Live Updates
- 20 Sept 2026 10:22 AM IST
Table Tennis, Men's Team: Manav holds nerve in a five setter
Manav Thakkar pulled off a thrilling decider to beat Muhammad Junindra 3-2 (11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8).
The World No. 48 made a strong start in the decider, racing to a 5-1 lead, but Junindra fought back to level at 7-all. Manav held his nerve from there to close out the game 11-8.
India now lead Indonesia 2-0 in their Group F team match.
- 20 Sept 2026 10:09 AM IST
Table Tennis, Men's Team: Manav, Junindra in decider
Manav Thakkar turned it around in the third game after briefly trailing 4-5, racing to a 10-5 lead before closing it out 11-6.
But Muhammad Junindra hit back in the fourth, maintaining at least a three-point cushion from the start. Manav tried to narrow the gap but eventually went down 6-11.
The match is now headed into the decider, with the score tied at 2-all.
- 20 Sept 2026 9:55 AM IST
Table Tennis, Men's Team: Manav, Junindra level
Manav Thakkar picked up where Sathiyan left off, winning the opening game 11-7. But Muhammad Junindra bounced back strongly to take the second game 11-8, levelling the match at 1-1.
India leads 1-0 agaisnt Indonesia in group match.
- 20 Sept 2026 9:53 AM IST
Exceptional start to the campaign for Indian women's hockey team
They register their third biggest victory in Asian Games history!
- 20 Sept 2026 9:41 AM IST
Table Tennis, Men's Team: Sathiyan puts India 1-0 ahead
An easy outing for Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, who beat Muhammad Negara 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-9) in straight games.
India now leads 1-0 against Indonesia in their Group F team match.
- 20 Sept 2026 9:35 AM IST
Shooting, 10m Air Rifle Women's Qualification: Silver for Indian team; Sonam & Elavenil into final
Indian women's team of Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod bagged the silver medal in the 10m air rifle women's team.
The team scored a total of 1898, finishing second just behind the Chinese team's 1904.2. Meanwhile, Japan won the bronze medal with 1897.1
Sonam (634.1) and Elavenil (633.5) also progressed to the individual final, and Vidarsa (630.4) finished in 12th place. The final is set to take place at 11:00 AM IST.
- 20 Sept 2026 9:26 AM IST
Hockey, India W v/s Uzbekistan: INDIA WINNNN!
There's the inevitable. India fell just short of their 22-0 win record, but in what is their first ever clash against Uzbekistan they've scored 19 goals!
Deepika Sehrawat was the absolute star of the show for India, pumping 8 goals. It is the most a woman has scored in a hockey match ever!
What an incredible start to the campaign for Sjoerd Marijne and co!
IND 19-0 UZB
- 20 Sept 2026 9:25 AM IST
Table Tennis, Men's Team: Solid start from Sathiyan
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran has made a strong start for India, winning the opening two games 11-8, 11-7 to take a solid lead in the opening match.
