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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 11:09 AM IST
Shooting, Men's 50m 3P Rifle Final: Niraj Kumar finishes 8th; Aishwary in top 5
Niraj Kumar had another poor series of 48.3 and he finished the competition with a total of 299, trailing 6 points behind the Okada of Japan, who is in 6th place.
Meanwhile, Aishwary Tomar shot a low series of 50 but is still in fifth place, with a score of 306.5, and he is 2.3 points behind the podium positions right now.
- 25 Sept 2026 11:05 AM IST
Shooting, Men's 50m Rifle 3p Final: Aishwary jumps to 5th place; Niraj remains at 8th
Aishwary Tomar shot 51.2 in the first five-shot series in Standing, which pushed him up by a place to fifth, with a score of 256.5, and he is 1.6 points behind the podium positions right now.
Meanwhile, Niraj Kumar had another poor series of 49.8 and now has a total of 250.7 and is 3.7 points behind the Okada of Japan, who is in 7th place.
- 25 Sept 2026 10:54 AM IST
Shooting, Men's 50m Rifle 3p Final: Aishwary drops to 6th place after Prone position; Niraj remains at 8th
Aishwary Tomar had a series of 102.4 in the prone position, which pushed him down to sixth place, and he is 1.1 points behind the podium positions right now.
Meanwhile, Niraj Kumar came back with a solid 103.8 in prone. However, he is still in last place but has reduced his deficit to 2.1 points to the Okada of Japan, who is in 7th place.
Next up will be the standing position, which can turn things around drastically, but Niraj will need to be his best to come up in the medal positions.
After the first 10 standing shots, the two athletes will be eliminated and then one athlete each in the next five single-shot eliminations.
- 25 Sept 2026 10:49 AM IST
Boxing, men's 60kg R16: Sachin Siwach registers an easy win
Commonwealth Games gold medalsit Sachin Siwach started off his Asian Games campagn with a win in the Men's 60kg category.
The Indian boxer defeated Jordan’s Mohammad Abu Jajeh 4-1 in a split decision in his opening bout of the Games.
- 25 Sept 2026 10:43 AM IST
Shooting, Men's 50m Rifle 3p Final: Aishwary at third after Kneeling, Niraj sitting in 8th
Aishwary Tomar starts with a good series of 102.9 and is currently in third place, behind Mongolian and Chinese shooters.
Meanwhile, Niraj Kumar had a poor 97.1 after the Kneeling and is currently in last place, trailing by 4 points to the Okada of Japan, who is in 7th place.
- 25 Sept 2026 10:30 AM IST
Kabaddi, Women's Team Semi-finals: India in FINAL!!
Indian Women Kabaddi team reached the final at the Asian Games, and are now assured for a silver. They best Nepal 41-23 in the final.
- 25 Sept 2026 10:27 AM IST
Squash, Women's Singles Quarterfinals: Anahat Singh beats Tanvi Khanna in an all-Indian matchup
Anahat made the light work of her senior compatriot, winning the quarterfinals with a straight game, 11-2, 11-5, 11-3 win in just 13 minutes.
She will now face a tough Japanese opponent, Satomi Watanabe, in the semi-final tomorrow.
- 25 Sept 2026 10:27 AM IST
Esports, Pokemon Unite Group Stage: India lose to South Korea
Adnan Badshah and Rudra Nayak were in action for India.
- 25 Sept 2026 10:08 AM IST
Kabaddi, Women's Team Semi-finals: India leads 35-21
Nepal, the underdogs, have been the surprise package in this semifinal. They have produced some excellent raids, catching the Indian defence off guard on several occasions.
India, however, has maintained control and leads Nepal 34-20 in the second half.
But some tremendous play by Nepal!
