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 10:31 AM IST
Archery: Neeraj Chauhan advances to men's recurve semi-final
Neeraj Chauhan reaches the semi-finals in men’s individual recurve archery at the Asian Games
Neeraj defeated Bhutan’s Lam Dorji 7-1 in the quarter-final to join Dhiraj Bommadevara in the semi-finals, confirming a medal for India.
He will now face Japan’s Junya Nakanishi in the semi-final.
- 3 Oct 2026 10:29 AM IST
Wrestling: Sagar Jaglan stuns Paris Olympic champion to reach 74kg bronze bout
Sagar Jaglan defeats reigning Olympic champion to reach the bronze medal bout in men’s 74kg wrestling at the Asian Games
He defeated Razambek Zhamalov of Uzbekistan by 7-3 in the repechage and will now fight for a bronze medal in the evening session.
- 3 Oct 2026 10:05 AM IST
Wrestling: Aman Sehrawat and Antim Panghal advance to respective finals
India confirmed two more wrestling medals as Aman and Antim progress to the final.
Aman Sehrawat made a brilliant comeback from 2-6 down in the first half to claim a 14-8 win against Tajikistan's Aiaal Beloloubskii in men's 57kg freestyle and reach the final.
Two-time world medalist Antim Panghal also advanced to the final with a 6-1 win over China's Zhang Jin in the Women's 53 kg semi-final.
- 3 Oct 2026 9:50 AM IST
Wrestling: Deepak Punia loses in 97kg semi-final; will fight for bronze
A close 8-9 defeat for the former world medalist Deepak Punia against Uzbekistan's Sherzod Poyonov in the semi-final.
Deepak made a comeback in the second half from a 4-8 deficit but couldn't overtake Sherzod and finished second-best in the bout.
He will now return for the bronze medal bout in the evening session.
- 3 Oct 2026 9:44 AM IST
Archery: Dhiraj Bommadevera advances to men's recurve individual semi-final
Dhiraj got the better of Uzbekistan's Amirkhon Sadikov 6-2 in the first quarterfinal.
He won the first two sets, 29-27, 29-27, but then had two low sets of 28; Sadikov also shot 28, and hence he tied the sets with him and won 6-2.
- 3 Oct 2026 9:33 AM IST
Wrestling: Deepak Punia, Aman Sehrawat and Antim Panghal advance to the semi-finals
Antim Panghal registered a victory by fall against Uzbekistan's Sakibjamal Esbosynovam, while Deepak Punia got a walkover in the men's 97kg freestyle quarterfinal.
On the other hand, Aman Sehrawat claimed a 12-1 technical superiority win over Nurdanat Aitanov of Kazakhstan in the men's 57kg freestyle.
- 3 Oct 2026 9:26 AM IST
Golf: Pranavi Urs wins first-ever women's golf GOLD; Silver for Indian women's team
Pranavi Urs is the 2026 Asian Games women's individual golf champion, taking the gold medal with a score of 15-under par.
Pranavi, who led after Day 3, fell briefly to second place but climbed back up with a birdie on Hole 13 to bag the gold medal
This is India's first-ever women's gold medal at the Asian Games, bettering Aditi Ashok's silver from last edition.
Meanwhile, the Indian team of Pranavi Urs, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar finished with the first-ever women's team medal with a silver in Aichi-Nagoya.
The women's team finished with 14-under-par to win the historic medal, just behind China, who topped the standings at 22-under-par.
- 3 Oct 2026 9:00 AM IST
Wrestling: Sagar Jaglan and Manisha Bhanwala face defeats in quarterfinals; will hope for repechage
Sagar Jaglan lost out in the quarterfinals to two-time world medalist Iran's Younes Emami, who put a quick end to the bout with a first-round 10-0 technical superiority win in men's 74kg.
Meanwhile, Manisha Bhanwala lost to Paris Olympic champion, unbeaten Japanese wrestler Akari Fujinami, 0-3 in the women's 57kg quarterfinal.
- 3 Oct 2026 8:50 AM IST
Golf: Pranavi Urs keeps her sole lead with just two more holes to go
Pranavi had three more on-par clearances and is still in the sole lead with a lead of one stroke over the Chinese and Singapore golfers, who have 14-under-card each.
Indian women's team is also likey to finish in silver medal position behind China.
