Asian Games
Asian Games 2026 LIVE: Kabaddi delivers twin gold, Tajinderpal wins silver – Highlights
Highlights from Asian Games 2026 on September 26, with India chasing kabaddi gold, while Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu, Anahat Singh and other Indian athletes compete across sports.
Indian women kabaddi team after winning gold. (Photo credit: PTI)
Asian Games 2026: India will have two major opportunities to add gold medals to its Asian Games 2026 tally on Saturday, with both the men’s and women’s kabaddi teams featuring in their respective finals against Iran.
The women’s team takes on Iran at 9:30 AM IST, followed by the men’s final at 2:30 PM, giving India a chance to finish the day with two kabaddi titles.
There is plenty more medal action on the cards. India’s women’s 50m rifle 3P final is scheduled for 9:30 AM, while squash has two major semifinal clashes. Anahat Singh faces Japan’s S. Watanabe at 10:30 AM, while Abhay Singh takes on Pakistan’s M. Irfan at 11:15 AM.
The badminton singles events also enter a crucial stage, with Lakshya Sen facing Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew at 6:00 AM. Unnati Hooda and PV Sindhu are also in women’s singles action, while Ayush Shetty and the Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand pair feature later in the morning.
India’s hockey team takes on Japan at 1:30 PM, while Indian boxers and fencers will also be in action.
The athletics programme features several finals, including the men’s shot put, men’s triple jump, women’s 400m and men’s 400m, alongside the continuing decathlon.
Highlights:
Live Updates
- 26 Sept 2026 9:25 PM IST
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- 26 Sept 2026 9:22 PM IST
Badminton: Sindhu through to the quarterfinals!
PV Sindhu beats Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki 21-9, 21-13 to win the match in straight games. She books her place in the quarterfinals.
Sindhu 2-0 Miyazaki
- 26 Sept 2026 9:15 PM IST
Badminton: Sindhu stretches her lead
PV Sindhu has opened up a 15-11 lead in the second game, moving four points clear of Tomoka Miyazaki as she looks to close out the match in straight games.
Sindhu 15-11 Miyazaki
- 26 Sept 2026 9:09 PM IST
Badminton: Sindhu edges ahead in Game 2
PV Sindhu has moved ahead 9-6, but this is a much tighter game. Miyazaki has arguably looked the sharper player so far in the second game, keeping Sindhu under pressure.
Sindhu 7-6 Miyazaki
- 26 Sept 2026 9:04 PM IST
Badminton: Sindhu trails early in Game 2
Tomoka Miyazaki has made a quick start to the second game, with Sindhu trailing 3-5 after taking the opening game 21-9.
Sindhu 3-5 Miyazaki
- 26 Sept 2026 8:58 PM IST
Badminton: Sindhu takes the first game!
PV Sindhu comfortably closes out the opening game 21-9 against Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki, taking a 1-0 lead in the quarterfinal clash.
Sindhu 21-9 Miyazaki
- 26 Sept 2026 8:51 PM IST
Badminton: Sindhu in control!
PV Sindhu has opened up a commanding 12-5 lead against Tomoka Miyazaki, dictating the rallies and keeping the Japanese shuttler under pressure.
Sindhu 12-5 Miyazaki
- 26 Sept 2026 8:43 PM IST
Badminton: Sindhu leads 4-3
PV Sindhu has made the early lead against Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki in the women’s singles third round.
Sindhu 4-3 Miyazaki
- 26 Sept 2026 8:41 PM IST
Badminton: It’s past midnight in Japan, but the action continues!
It is already 12:10 AM in Japan, with PV Sindhu’s third-round women’s singles clash against Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki still to come.
