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 2:19 PM IST
Start of the third quarter!
It is raining heavily, and play resumes with the wet conditions making the surface slippery.
- 26 Sept 2026 2:11 PM IST
Badminton, Women's Doubles: Unnati Hooda stuns world no.6
Another Major win for Indian Shuttlers
19-year-old Unnati Hooda got the better of Putri Wardani of Indonesia in the women's singles round of 16 in straight games, 21-19, 21-13.
She will next face the winner of the quarterfinal between Akane Yamaguchi and Pui Chi Wa of Macau.
- 26 Sept 2026 2:09 PM IST
Half-time: India 1-0 Japan!
India take a 1-0 lead into the break, with Abhishek’s 14th-minute goal the difference between the sides. Japan have created chances, but India’s defence and goalkeeper Suraj have stood firm.
- 26 Sept 2026 2:06 PM IST
28' Hockey: Tempers flare!
The match is getting heated as both sides clash, with tempers beginning to fly on the field.
India 1-0 Japan
- 26 Sept 2026 2:00 PM IST
Badminton, Women's Doubles: Treesa-Gaytri upset world no.3 to reach quarters
The reigning world medalist Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand continued their solid form and stunned the home favourites Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto, 24-22, 21-18.
- 26 Sept 2026 2:00 PM IST
21' Hockey: India win another penalty corner!
Abhishek injects, and Jugraj takes the shot, but it is saved. The rebound is also kept out by the Japanese defence.
India 1-0 Japan
- 26 Sept 2026 1:55 PM IST
17' Hockey: Japan earn a penalty corner!
Japan’s first shot is defended without danger, but the rebound is fired back towards goal. Suraj clears it to keep India’s lead intact.
India 1-0 Japan
- 26 Sept 2026 1:50 PM IST
14' Hockey: GOAL INDIA! What a finish!
India strike through a brilliant move right in front of the Japanese goal. Abhishek gets a second to pause and pick his spot before the Japanese defence closes in, firing home with his third shot of the match.
India 1-0 Japan
- 26 Sept 2026 1:44 PM IST
10' Hockey: Japan’s goal ruled out after a foul!
Japan find the back of the net, but the goal is disallowed after a foul in the build-up. Japan are awarded a penalty corner instead, but India defend it successfully.
India 0-0 Japan
- 26 Sept 2026 1:39 PM IST
7' Hockey: Japan threaten on the counter!
Japan break forward with numbers in the D and create a good shooting opportunity, but Suraj makes an excellent save to keep India level.
India 0-0 Japan
