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 9:46 AM IST
Shooting, Women's 50m Rifle 3P Final: Prone position underway
- 26 Sept 2026 9:45 AM IST
Kabaddi, Women's final: India ALL OUT Iran, leads 13-9
All out opportunity for India, but the Iranian found a touch and managed to revive one player. At 9-all, Iran left with only one player.
And that an ALL OUT for Iran.
Score: India 13-9 Iran
- 26 Sept 2026 9:42 AM IST
Kabaddi, Women's Team Final: Match poised at 7-all
India has SEVEN players on the mat, while Iran is down to just THREE! The score remains locked at 7-all.
Pooja claims she got a touch, but Iran says no touch. India challenges the call and the decision has gone for a video referral.
A crucial moment in this tightly contested contest!
India gets the point!.
Score: India 8-8 Iran
- 26 Sept 2026 9:41 AM IST
Shooting, Women's 50m Rifle 3P: Not an ideal start for the Indians
The gold medal position is with Kazakhstan at 103.4. It is within reach but the Indians would need a good outing in the prone position, which comes up next after a brief changeover time.
- 26 Sept 2026 9:37 AM IST
Kabaddi, Women's Team Final: India takes on Iran
Indian women's kabaddi team has started their campaign for gold in the final against Iran.
This is going to be a tough one for the players but a delight for the fans!
A SUPER tackle by Iran turns the game. India had the advantage at 5-3, but Iran's brilliant defensive effort brings them level at 5-all.
The momentum has shifted again!
Score: India 7-7 Iran
- 26 Sept 2026 9:36 AM IST
Shooting, Women's 50m Rifle 3P Final: Competition underway...
The Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final is underway with the kneeling position.
- 26 Sept 2026 9:29 AM IST
Shooting, Women's 50m Rifle 3P Final: Sighting shots start
The sighting time for shooters has started in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions final. India is represented by the young Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa Vinod, who had won a silver in women's 10m air rifle team.
Stay tuned!
- 26 Sept 2026 9:26 AM IST
Squash, Mixed Doubles Semi-final: Joshna-Velavan loses 1-2; Settles for Bronze
Heartbreak for Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar
The duo had to settle for a bronze medal, losing in a three-game thriller, 10-11, 11-2, 10-11, against the Hong Kong pair of Lee Ka Yi and Tang Ming Hong.
Indian pair had a very close, topsy-turvy first game, which eventually ended against them with Lee and Tang winning the deciding point, but then the duo made a strong start with an 11-2 win in the second.
In the decider, the Indian pair again had to make a big comeback from 2-5 to 6-6, and then they pushed it to a 10-7 lead.
But then came the twist as they lost three match point opportunities and then conceded the deciding point and lost the match.
This meant India were unable to defend another gold medal from the previous edition, which Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Sandhu had won in 2023.
- 26 Sept 2026 9:19 AM IST
Table Tennis, Men's Singles: Manush Shah EXITS!
End of the road for Manush Shah. A sad way to go out. He had five game points at 10-5, but Lin Shi Dong wins seven points in a row to knock him out.
Manush goes down 4-11, 4-11, 9-11, 10-12 in straight games!
It also brings an end to India's table tennis campaign at Aichi-Nagoya.
- 26 Sept 2026 9:14 AM IST
Squash, Mixed Doubles Semi-final: Joshna-Velavan levels the score at 6-6 in decider
A good comeback from the Indian pair, who were put under pressure by the Hong Kong pair early in the deciding game.
After trailing 2-5, Joshna and Velavan made a good comeback, levelled the score at 6-6 and kept their hopes alive.
