Asian Games
Asian Games 2026: India sign off Aichi-Nagoya with historic hockey, cricket gold doubles - Highlights
India finish the sporting action in fourth place with 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze medals, for a total of 85.
Asian Games: India saved one of their busiest medal hauls for the final day of the Asian Games, finishing fourth overall with 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze medals.
The day began with Kumkum Mohod winning gold in the women’s individual recurve, becoming the first Indian woman to win the Asian Games title in the event and securing an Olympic quota for Los Angeles 2028. Pranavi Urs then became the first Indian woman to win individual Asian Games golf gold, while the women’s team took silver. Neeraj Chauhan added bronze in the men’s individual recurve.
On the wrestling mat, Aman Sehrawat won gold in the men’s 57kg freestyle, beating North Korea’s Han Chong Song 11-7. Antim Panghal took silver in the women’s 53kg category, while Deepak Punia won bronze in the men’s 97kg.
Then came the big team-sport finishes.
India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the men’s cricket final to retain their Asian Games title and complete a cricket gold double after the women’s triumph earlier in the Games.
And in the final Indian event of the Games, the men’s hockey team beat Malaysia 5-1 to retain their title, completing a historic hockey gold double after the women ended their 44-year wait for gold.
Highlights:
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- 3 Oct 2026 3:15 PM IST
Aman Sehrawat wins GOLD in Men's Freestyle 57kg at the Asian Games!
Aman Sehrawat beat reigning world champion Han Chong Song of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 11-7 in the final.
Aman led 4-1 after the first period before winning the second period 7-6 to seal India's first-ever men's 57kg gold medal at the Asian Games.
He had won bronze at the 2023 Asian Games and has now upgraded the colour of his medal.
- 3 Oct 2026 3:12 PM IST
Wrestling: AMAN SEHRAWAT WINS GOLD!
Aman Sehrawat beats North Korea’s Han Chong Song 11-7 to win the men’s freestyle 57kg gold medal at the Asian Games!
- 3 Oct 2026 3:00 PM IST
Wrestling: UP NEXT — AMAN SEHRAWAT!!
Aman Sehrawat takes on North Korea’s Han Chong Song in the men’s freestyle 57kg final, with an Asian Games gold medal on the line.
Aman Sehrawat vs Han Chong Song
- 3 Oct 2026 1:35 PM IST
Cricket: Indian men's team bags Gold medal with a 19-run win over Pakistan
Indian men's cricket team defended its gold medal with a 19-run win over Pakistan in the final.
Chasing 212, Pakistan had a poor start, losing three wickets for just 39 runs and making it much tougher for them to chase down this big total.
Hasan Nawaz tried his best with a blistering innings of 96 off 51 balls, but he didn't get any support from others as India successfully defended their total and won the gold medal.
Indian spinners Axar Patel and Washington Sundar had a brilliant outing with the ball, picking up two wickets each for just 29 runs. Shivam Dube also bagged two wickets.
Final Score: India 211/6; Pakistan (192/6)
- 3 Oct 2026 12:50 PM IST
Golf: Indian male golfers went medal-less for the fourth consecutive edition
Despite a late surge from Saptak Talwar and Veer Ahlawat, India missed out on a podium finish in men’s golf.
Both Saptak and Veer finished tied for sixth at 9-under-par after carding rounds of 4-under and 3-under, respectively, on the final day.
Yuvraj Sandhu ended 24th at 1-over-par, extending India’s individual medal drought for at least another four years.
In the team event, India finished sixth at 18-under-par and also missed out on a medal.
India last won an individual medal in 2002, when Shiv Kapur claimed gold, while the country’s last team medal came in 2010, when it won silver.
- 3 Oct 2026 11:50 AM IST
Men's Cricket Final: India posted a massive 211/6 against Pakistan
Batting first, India posted 211/6 in their 20 overs, with Abhishek Sharma’s 61 off 28 balls giving the team the start it needed.
India then struggled to build partnerships in the middle overs and were 133-5 at the start of the 15th over.
But late fireworks from Tilak Varma (51 off 22) and Shivam Dube (27 off 15) provided the finish India needed, and the team total went past 200.
Pakistan will now need 212 runs to win the match.
- 3 Oct 2026 11:25 AM IST
Archery: Neeraj Chuahan wins India's first recurve individual medal in 16 years
He defeated compatriot Dhiraj Bommadevara in the bronze medal match to confirm his bronze medal.
India ended its archery campaign at the top of the standings with 9 medals - 5 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze.
- 3 Oct 2026 11:17 AM IST
Archery: Neeraj Chauhan stuns Dhiraj Bommadevara to win the bronze medal
In an all-Indian bronze medal match, Neeraj Chauhan stunned top seed Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4 to claim the bronze.
Dhiraj made a poor start, shooting a 7 on his first arrow, which cost him the opening set as Neeraj took it 29-26.
Dhiraj began the second set with another low score of 8 but recovered with two consecutive 10s to edge Neeraj 28-27.
The third set went Dhiraj’s way as he posted a 29 to win by a single point and take a 4-2 lead in the match.
Neeraj bounced back strongly in the fourth set with a perfect 30, while Dhiraj managed only 28, levelling the score at 4-4.
In the deciding set, Neeraj once again edged Dhiraj 29-28 to secure the bronze medal.
This is India’s first men’s recurve individual medal in 16 years, since Tarundeep Rai’s silver in 2010
- 3 Oct 2026 10:55 AM IST
Archery: Recurve Men's Semi-finals: Neeraj Chauhan loses 1-7; To fight for bronze against Dhiraj
A bad start for Neeraj, having 9-9-10 in the first set in comparison to Japan's Junya Nakanishi who had a 10-10-9, edging Neeraj 29-28.
He had another poor set, with 8-10-9 and went down 0-4 to Junya after the two sets. The Indian earned his first point in the third set after a tie set at 29-29.
In the fourth set, he had another poor series of 9-9-8, and he conceded the set 26-29 and lost the match 1-7 and will fight for bronze against Dhiraj.
This also meant that India will miss out on the LA Olympic quota in men's recurve, as only the two best non-qualified archers earn a quota in singles.
- 3 Oct 2026 10:41 AM IST
Archery: Men's Recurve Semi-final: Dhiraj Bommadevara loses 3-7 to Lee Woo Seok; will fight for bronze
Dhiraj had a poor start, having two 8s in the first set, conceding it 26-28 to Lee Woo Seok of South Korea.
He then had a comparatively better start in the second with two 10s on the first shot, but then once shot an 8, and the second set was tied at 28-28.
In the third set, he found a perfect 30, but once again the South Korean showed his quality by matching him with his own perfect 30, taking a 4-2 lead in the match.
The fourth set repeated the same process, and both archers tied at 29-29, but then Dhiraj had yet another poor set of 27, and Lee took the match with a perfect 30 once again.
