Asian Games
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 women’s 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 women’s cricket.
Elavenil Valarivan was at the centre of India’s medal haul, winning silver in the women’s 10m air rifle individual event and then helping the Indian women’s team secure another silver alongside Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod. Elavenil scored 252.4 in the individual final, finishing behind Japan’s Hinata Taichi.
India also made history in MMA as Suchika Tariyal defeated Mongolia’s Altanchimeg Baigalmaa 2-0 in the women’s Traditional 60kg quarterfinal, assuring India its first-ever Asian Games MMA medal.
In cricket, the Indian women’s 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, India’s women’s hockey team thrashed Uzbekistan 19-0, while the men defeated Indonesia 13-1. The women’s 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 6:39 AM IST
Teqball, Women's Singles Bronze Medal Match: Quimcy D'Souza in action
Quimcy is taking on the top-seeded Yuina Sakamoto of Japan in the bronze medal match.
The Indian youngster had defeated her in the group stage and will be hoping to repeat the heroics and confirm India's first medal at these games.
As Teqball is making its debut at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, she could also be India's first-ever medalist in this sport.
- 20 Sept 2026 6:36 AM IST
Wushu, Men's Changquan Final: Suraj finishes 11th
India's Suraj Singh Mayanglambam finished 11th overall in the men's changquan final. He registered a score of 9.683 points.
Macau’s Kuong Chi Hin finished on top of the standings with 9.723 points.
- 20 Sept 2026 6:35 AM IST
Shooting, women's 10m Air Rifle Qualification: Sonam, Elavenil, Vidarsha in action
Indian women's air rifle shooters in action at the qualification round, where all the shooters will take 60 shots and the top 8 with the best cumulative score will qualify for the final.
There are 60 shooters in this round; hence, the qualification is divided into two relays, with the first 29 shooters in relay-1 and the remaining in relay-2.
Two Indian Shooters, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsha Vinod, are currently shooting in relay-1, and the Olympian Elavaenil Valrivan will come out in relay-2.
The three shooters' combined scores will also be India's air rifle women's team score, and they will fight for medals right from the qualification round, as there is no final.
- 20 Sept 2026 6:27 AM IST
Table Tennis, Women's Team: LINE UPs
Match 1: Sreeja Akula v/s Ni Maharani
Match 2: Diya Chitale v/s Almaira Nebuchadnezzar
Match 3: Yashaswini Ghorpade v/s Citra Rasmi
Match 4: Sreeja Akula v/s Almaira Nebuchadnezzar
Match 5: Diya Chitale v/s Ni Maharani
- 20 Sept 2026 6:26 AM IST
Wushu, Men's Changquan Final: Suraj scores 9.683 points
Suraj Singh registered a score of 9.683 points to sit eighth for now. The final position will be decided after all athletes have finished performing. Macau’s Kuong Chi Hin currently leads the standings with 9.723 points.
- 20 Sept 2026 6:24 AM IST
Table Tennis, Women's Team: India v/s Indonesia
The Indian women's table tennis team is all set to commence their campaign at the 2026 Asian Games in minutes from now.
They go up against Indonesia in Group F.
In the absence of the experienced Manika Batra, who has been named as a reserve for the Games, Sreeja Akula will have to shoulder the responsibility of anchoring the Indian team.
Read complete preview here.
- 20 Sept 2026 5:41 AM IST
Wushu, Men's Changquan Final: Suraj Singh in action
India's Suraj Singh Mayanglambam is in action in the men's Changquan final. He is employed with Indian Army's 7 Assam as a sepoy.
The wushu events currently underway at the Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall.
- 20 Sept 2026 5:33 AM IST
A glimpse of the Indian contingent at the Opening ceremony
The Indian contingent looked fresh and strong at the Opening Ceremony yesterday. Here's a glimpse...
- 20 Sept 2026 5:15 AM IST
Goood Morninggg!
Hello and welcome to The Bridge's LIVE coverage of the 2026 Asian Games. The opening ceremony is done and dusted and action will begin thick and fast.
Multiple medal events lined up for the day for India, starting at 5:30 am IST in wushu. There'll also be medals in offer on sports like shooting, and swimming, while teqball action continue with Quimcy D'Souza vying for a bronze in women's singles.
Also opening their Asian Games campaign will be India's table tennis, swimming, hockey, and badminton contingents.
Stay tuned for all the LIVE updates as the madness begins!
