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India eye medals in shooting, kabaddi, squash and athletics on September 25
India return to action on September 25 with another packed day at the Asian Games, with several medal opportunities spread across shooting, kabaddi, squash, weightlifting and athletics.
The day begins before sunrise with surfing, while India’s shooting contingent gets its first major medal opportunity in the mixed team 10m air pistol event. The qualification round starts at 6:15 AM, followed by the final at 8:30 AM. The men’s 50m rifle 3P competition also takes centre stage, with the qualification at 7:15 AM and the final scheduled for 10:30 AM.
Kabaddi will be another major focus. India’s women face Nepal in the semifinal at 9:30 AM, before the men take on Thailand at 10:45 AM. Both teams entered the knockout stage unbeaten and will be targeting places in the finals.
Squash has an all-Indian women’s singles quarterfinal as Anahat Singh faces Tanvi Khanna at 10 AM. Abhay Singh takes on Japan in the men’s quarterfinal at 9:15 AM, while Veer Chotrani faces Pakistan at 10:45 AM.
In athletics, the women’s heptathlon continues with the long jump and javelin, while the evening session features the men’s 100m semifinals and final, men’s 10,000m and hammer throw finals, and the women’s 400m.
Weightlifting also offers a medal opportunity, with the women’s 61kg final scheduled for 1:30 PM.
Highlights:
Live Updates
- 25 Sept 2026 6:37 AM IST
Badminton, Mixed Doubles R32: Comfortable start for Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto
A very solid start to their mixed doubles campaign for India's highest ranked pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto.
They were never really challenged by the pair from Maldives, registering a 21-8, 21-7 victory in just 19 minutes.
- 25 Sept 2026 5:58 AM IST
Surfing, Women's Shortboard: Not a good start for India
There's surfing's official debut at the Asian Games. India are represented in both women's shortboard and men's shortboard with the former starting off the campaign.
Sugar Shanti Gayen, surfing in Heat 3, finished last of the three competitors. She recorded a total score of 3.84, earning 2.67 points with her first wave before falling to an even poorer 1.17 in her second. It has left her 6.51 point behind the heat leader.
Kamali Prakash, meanwhile, has had an even more disappointing outing in two-surfer Heat 5. She gets 2.67 points with her first wave before going down to 1.07 with her second. The other surfer in her heat has a total of 10.93, making the Indian's 3.74 look even more bad.
- 25 Sept 2026 5:36 AM IST
Rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan save the day for Indian rowers!
The Indain rowers could only collect ONE medal, a bronze in men's double scull. Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won the only bronze as controversy surrounded the Indian rowing up in the lead up to their events. Read here.
- 25 Sept 2026 5:33 AM IST
Good Morninggg!
Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of the 2026 Asian Games.
The Indian contingent added five medals (two silver and three bronze) yesterday, taking its overall tally to 17 medals (1 gold, 7 silver, 9 bronze). India currently sits 15th in the medal standings.
There are multiple medal events lined up today, with action in shooting, athletics, squash, swimming and several other sports.
Stay tuned as we bring you all the latest from Aichi-Nagoya.
