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Asian Games 2026 : Vithya Ramraj sets NR to win bronze; Gulveer, Sreeshankar win silver - Highlights
India won six medals at the Asian Games on September 28, led by athletics silvers and bronzes from Murali Sreeshankar, Gulveer Singh and others.
Esha Singh. (Photo credit: PTI)
Asian Games 2026: India enjoyed another strong medal haul at the 2026 Asian Games on Monday, winning six medals across athletics, shooting and kurash while also advancing in boxing and several team sports.
Athletics produced five medals for India. Murali Sreeshankar won silver in the men's long jump, while Gulveer Singh took silver in the 1500m. Yashvir Singh, Vithya Ramraj and Parul Chaudhary added bronze medals in the javelin throw, 400m hurdles and 5000m, respectively. Yashvir also became the first Indian to qualify for the 2027 World Athletics Championships, while Vithya broke PT Usha's 42-year-old national record in the 400m hurdles.
Esha Singh added silver in the women's 25m pistol, while Pincky Balhara won bronze in the women's -78kg Kurash category.
India also secured three more boxing medals as Lovlina Borgohain, Priya Ghanghas and Kapil Pokhariya advanced to their respective semifinals.
Highlights:
Live Updates
- 28 Sept 2026 4:13 PM IST
Hockey: India vs Bangladesh up next!
India are set to face Bangladesh in their men’s Pool A clash at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium.
- 28 Sept 2026 4:10 PM IST
Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles: T Santhosh finishes in 7th place at 49.95s
Santhosh couldn't find his best timing and missed out on a medal at these Games, finishing 7th with a time of 49.95s.
- 28 Sept 2026 4:06 PM IST
Squash: India top Pool A, advance to quarterfinals!
India complete a 3-0 sweep of South Korea to finish top of Pool A and book their place in the quarterfinals. Velavan Senthilkumar, Abhay Singh and Veer Chotrani all won their matches.
- 28 Sept 2026 4:01 PM IST
Squash: India sweep South Korea 3-0!
India complete a 3-0 victory over South Korea in the men’s team Pool A tie.
Match 1: Velavan Senthilkumar beat Na Jooyoung 11-6, 11-4, 11-7
Match 2: Abhay Singh beat Ryu Jeongmin 11-4, 11-7, 11-1
Match 3: Veer Chotrani beat Oh Seojin 11-6, 11-4, 11-2
- 28 Sept 2026 3:59 PM IST
Athletics, Women's 400m Hurdles Final: Vithya Ramraj wins a bronze medal with a massive National Record
Vithya Ramraj broke P. T. Usha's 42-year-old record to become the first Indian to dip under 55s in the 400m hurdles and won a bronze with a time of 54.75s
She was a joint national record holder alongside P. T. Usha at 55.42s, but with this massive Personal Best she has now sole record.
She also defended her bronze medal from the 2023 Asian Games. Meanwhile, 2018 Asian Games bronze medalist Anu Raghavan finished 5th with a personal best of 55.88s.
- 28 Sept 2026 3:41 PM IST
Athletics, Women's Discus Throw Final: Seema misses out on a medal, finishing 4th with 59.88m
Seema finished with her new personal best of 59.88m but missed out on the podium, finishing 4th behind two Chinese and a Thai discus thrower.
Meanwhile, the second Indian in action, Sanya Yadav, finished 8th with a best of 49.90m.
This also ended India's medal streak in the women's discus throw event from the 1998 Asian Games to the 2023 Asian Games.
- 28 Sept 2026 3:32 PM IST
Squash: Abhay seals the match!
Abhay Singh beats South Korea’s Ryu Jeongmin 11-4, 11-7, 11-1 to win Match 2. India now leads the men’s team tie 2-0 and are one match away from victory.
Abhay 3-0 Ryu
- 28 Sept 2026 3:31 PM IST
Athletics, Women's Discus Throw Final: Seema sets a new personal best but still in 4th place
Seema registered a new personal best throw of 59.88m but is still in 4th place behind Thailand's Insaeng.
Seema has never touched the 60m mark and had a personal best of 59.73 before today.
- 28 Sept 2026 3:27 PM IST
Athletics, Women's Discus Throw Final: Seema slips to 4th; Sanya in 8th
Seema slips outside the podium place as China's Zhichao Jiang had a big 62.25m throw on her 4th attempt and toppled Seema.
Seema will now need a new personal best to find a medal, as third-placed Thailand's Insaeng had a good 61.43m throw, which Seema has never touched in her career.
Meanwhile, Sanya dropped to 8th as she couldn't improve her mark of 49.90m
