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 7:03 AM IST
Table Tennis, Women's Singles: Yashaswini on the backfoot
The third game seems to be just a small blip for Harimoto. She fights back to win the fourth game as Ghorpade surrenders 4-11.
- 26 Sept 2026 6:56 AM IST
Badminton, Men's Singles R32: Sen trailing
Oh boy! This doesn't look very cool for India's leading men's singles shuttler Lakshya Sen.
The match is poised at 1-all with Loh Kean Yew taking the opening game 21-12 and the Indian stepping up in the second 21-15. Sen had forced the decider by initiating long rallies in the second game.
But Sen is clearly under pressure in the decider, trailing 3-8. He briefly fought back to make it 5-9, but Loh Kean Yew continues to hold the advantage.
Score: Sen 12-21, 21-15, 6-11 Loh
- 26 Sept 2026 6:56 AM IST
Table Tennis, Women's Singles: Yashaswini Ghorpade wins Game 3
Much, much better from the Indian national champion. She has taken the third game against Harimoto rather comfortably. Had six game points and required just one to convert. 11-4.
- 26 Sept 2026 6:54 AM IST
Table Tennis, Women's Singles: Yashaswini Ghorpade under pressure
Yashaswini Ghorpade is up against Japan's Miwa Harimoto in Round 3 of women's singles.
It hasn't been a good start for the Indian, who has lost the opening two games 9-11, 5-11 and has a mountain to climb against the world No 3.
- 26 Sept 2026 6:50 AM IST
Fencing, Women's Foil Team R16: India in quarters
Some good news coming in from Fencing for India.
Indian women's foil team of Kanupriya Chawla, Ashitha Stalinraj and Mina Devi Naorem beat Indonesia 45-24 in teh round of 16. They will play hosts Japan in the quarterfinals.
- 26 Sept 2026 6:50 AM IST
Canoeing, Men's Kayak Single 500m Semi-final: India's struggle continues
India's struggles in canoe sprint continues. Harshwardhan Shaktawat finishes fourth in men's kayak single semi-final 1 with a timing of 1:50.543.
It is not good enough for the medal rounds and sends him to Final B.
- 26 Sept 2026 6:46 AM IST
Athletics, Decathlon: Tejaswin Shankar in action
The gruelling two-day, ten events action is underway in Aichi-Nagoya. Tejaswin Shankar, the reigning silver medallist, is in action alongside Thowfeeq Naushad are in action for India.
The first event, 100m sprint, is done.
Naushad pockets 856 points with a timing of 11.02s run, while Tejaswin clocks 10.98s for 865 points.
The long jump action is currently underway.
- 26 Sept 2026 6:36 AM IST
Equestrian, Dressage Individual second Qualifier: Indians in action
The second qualifier for Dressage Individual is underway. All four Indians who finished fourth in the team event, Jai Sud, Hriday Chheda, Shruti Vora, and Gaurav Pundir, will be in action.
There's still a long way to go before they take the centre stage.
- 26 Sept 2026 6:32 AM IST
Badminton, Men's Singles R32: Lakshya Sen in action
Lakshya Sen hasn't had the best of starts to his men's singles campaign, going a game down against Singapore's Loh Kean Yew 12-21.
But Lakshya, known for finding his rhythm as matches progress, is level at 9-all in the second game.
