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Asian Games 2026: Double podium for India in men's 10m air rifle, Suchika Tariyal wins MMA bronze – Highlights
Get all the highlights from Asian Games 2026 on September 21, including Suchika Tariyal’s MMA semifinal, India’s shooting, hockey, badminton, table tennis, kabaddi and more.
Asian Games 2026 LIVE: Suchika Tariyal eyes MMA final, hockey & shooting action – Blog, updates
Asian Games 2026: India enjoyed another strong day at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, winning four shooting medals while continuing their impressive run across hockey, kabaddi, table tennis and badminton.
Himanshu Dhillon won silver and Rudrankksh Patil bronze in the men’s 10m air rifle individual event, giving India their first-ever double podium in the event at the Asian Games. India also won silver in the team event through Rudrankksh, Himanshu and Parth Mane.
Suchika Tariyal created history by winning India’s first-ever Asian Games MMA medal, taking bronze in the women’s Traditional 60kg category.
The hockey teams continued their dominance, with the women thrashing Indonesia 17-1 and the men winning 13-1. India’s kabaddi teams also impressed, with the women beating Bangladesh 42-21 and the men defeating Japan 49-24.
The men’s and women’s table tennis teams both beat Pakistan 3-0, while the men’s badminton team defeated Bangladesh 3-0. Boxer Sumit Kundu and wushu fighters Roshibina Devi and Aryan also advanced in their respective events.
India will return on Tuesday with more medal opportunities, including the women’s cricket gold-medal match against Sri Lanka and the women’s badminton quarterfinal against Japan.
Highlights:
Live Updates
- 21 Sept 2026 3:42 PM IST
Table Tennis: Men’s Team Group Stage: Harmeet Desai vs Muhammad Khan
Harmeet Desai leads 8-3 in Game 2 against Pakistan’s Muhammad Khan. Having already taken the opening game 11-4, the Indian paddler is now three points away from taking a 2-0 lead in the match.
- 21 Sept 2026 3:38 PM IST
Match 1: Harmeet Desai vs Muhammad Khan: Harmeet wins Game 1
Harmeet Desai takes Game 1, beating Pakistan’s Muhammad Khan 11-4. The Indian paddler made a strong start and comfortably closed out the opening game to put India ahead in the first match of the tie.
- 21 Sept 2026 3:35 PM IST
Match 1: Harmeet Desai vs Muhammad Khan!
Harmeet Desai has made a strong start against Pakistan’s Muhammad Khan, racing into a 4-1 lead in Game 1. The Indian paddler is looking to put India ahead early in the opening match of the team tie.
- 21 Sept 2026 3:32 PM IST
Table Tennis: Men’s Team Group Stage: India vs Pakistan!
Match 1: Harmeet Desai vs Muhammad Khan
The first match of the tie is set to get underway, with Harmeet Desai taking on Pakistan’s Muhammad Khan.
- 21 Sept 2026 3:28 PM IST
Up Next: Table Tennis!
India’s men’s team will face Pakistan in their Group F clash, with Harmeet Desai, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Manav Thakkar, Manush Shah and Payas Jain named in the Indian lineup.
- 21 Sept 2026 2:50 PM IST
Up Next: Wushu!
India’s Roshibina Devi will take on Bangladesh’s Khatun Most Shika in the women’s 60kg Sanda Round of 16 at the Asian Games.
- 21 Sept 2026 1:38 PM IST
Swimming, Men's 50m Backstroke Final: Srihari Nataraj fails to impress
Srihari Nataraj fails to improve on his heat timings. He's finished dead last in the men's 50m backstroke final, clocking 25.52s.
India's wait for a swimming medal continues...
- 21 Sept 2026 1:29 PM IST
Swimming, Men's 50m Backstroke Final: Srihari Nataraj in action
India's Srihari Nataraj will take to the swimming pool at 1:30pm IST. He will battle for a podium in men's 50m backstroke.
He had clocked 25.37s to qualify for the final and will have to shave off nearly a second to stand a chance of winning a medal.
Remember, India has not won a swimming medal in the last two editions. India's last medal win in the pool at the Asian Games was way back in 2014, when Sandeep Sejwal stood on the podium.
- 21 Sept 2026 1:21 PM IST
Badminton, Men's Team: Kidambi Srikanth wins it for India!
Kidambi Srikanth struggled to get into the rhythm early on, but takes down Al Amin Jumar 21-15, 21-9 to close off the tie for India.
India's campaign starts with a 3-0 win over Bangladesh.
IND 3-0 BAN
- 21 Sept 2026 12:37 PM IST
Badminton, Men's Team: Ayush Shetty doubles India's lead
Ayush Shetty, as expected, takes down Bangladesh's Gourab Singa 21-4, 21-13 in straight games.
Former world No 1, Kidambi Srikanth will be up next for India, hoping to close off this tie in three matches.
IND 2-0 BAN
