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Asian Games 2026: Roshibina wins silver; Bronze in rowing, two medals in Athletics – Highlights
Highlights from India’s Asian Games campaign on September 24 as Roshibina Devi fights for wushu gold, rowers chase medals and India faces South Korea in hockey.
Asian Games 2026, September 24: India return to action on Thursday with a busy medal schedule, led by Roshibina Devi’s women’s 60kg sanda final in wushu and a series of rowing finals in the morning.
Roshibina will be the first major medal contender in action when she takes on China’s Xiaoyu Zhang at 6:05 AM, with gold at stake. The Indian had reached the final with a 2-0 semifinal win over Indonesia’s Thania Kusumaningtyas and will now look to move up from her bronze-medal finishes at the 2018 and 2022 Asian Games.
Rowing will also be a major focus, with the men’s single sculls and double sculls finals scheduled from 5:10 AM. Balraj Panwar will be among India’s medal hopefuls after progressing to the men’s singles sculls final on Wednesday. India will also feature in the women’s four and men’s quadruple sculls finals.
The day will also feature Indian athletes across boxing, squash, table tennis, fencing, canoeing, swimming, gymnastics and athletics.
Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh will compete in the men’s 100m heats, while the evening athletics programme includes the women’s 10,000m final and mixed 4x400m relay final.
Highlights:
Live Updates
- 24 Sept 2026 6:42 AM IST
Rowing, Men's Pair: Jaswinder-Nitin win Final B
India's Jaswinder Singh and Nitin Kumar win the Men's Pair Final B, clocking 6:46.84. They were over 20s faster than the second placed team in the race.
But it is not a medal final, so it doesn't really count.
Jaswinder and Nitin, who were moved from men's coxless fours to men's pair, will finish 7th overall in the latter.
- 24 Sept 2026 6:37 AM IST
Canoeing, Women's Canoe Single 200m: Megha Pradeep out of contention
India's Megha Pradeep has bowed out of contention from women's canoe single 200m. The Indian finishes fourth in the first semi-final, clocking 51.093s.
But it is not enough for her to advance to the final.
- 24 Sept 2026 6:20 AM IST
Wushu, Women’s 60kg Sanda Final: Roshibina settles for silver
Roshibina Devi completes a hat-trick of medals at the Asian Games!
The Indian Wushu player setelled for a SILVER after losing 0-2 to China’s Xiaoyu Zhang in the women’s 60kg Sanda final.
Roshibina had won silver at the 2022 Asian Games and a bronze in 2018 edition.
- 24 Sept 2026 6:13 AM IST
Shooting, Men’s 10m Air Pistol Qualification: Aakash Bhardwaj, Kamaljeet, Kedarling Uchaganve will be in action
Three Indian shooters Aakash Bhardwaj, Kamaljeet, Kedarling Uchaganve will be in action in Men's 10m Air Pistol qualification.
Two Indians — Aakash Bhardwaj and Kamaljeet — will begin in Pool A while Kedarling Uchaganve will begin in Pool B. They will hope to better the performances by their women counterpart yesterday.
- 24 Sept 2026 5:49 AM IST
Wushu, Women’s 60kg Sanda Final: Roshibina eyes hat-trick vs China
Roshibina Devi Naorem takes on China’s Xiaoyu Zhang in the women’s 60kg wushu event shortly.
The Indian has already won silver at the 2022 Asian Games and bronze in 2018. She is now chasing gold and a third successive Asian Games medal.
- 24 Sept 2026 5:39 AM IST
Rowing, Men's Doubles Sculls: Satnam Singh-Salman Khan win BRONZEEE!
Satnam Singh and Salman Singh keep alive India's streak of rowing medals at the Asiad, dating back to 1990!
They finished third in men's doubles sculls, clocking 6:13.25.
Satnam and Salman, booted out of quadruple sculls to doubles sculls three days ago, were second until 1500m before crossing the line of a bronze!
- 24 Sept 2026 5:28 AM IST
Rowing, Men's Doubles Sculls: Salman-Satnam in action!
Up next in action for India will be Salman Khan and Satnam Singh in men's doubles sculls. They were brought into this event on Monday from quadruple sculls.
Their former teammate Balraj just put up a brave fight to finish fourth. Can they go better?
- 24 Sept 2026 5:21 AM IST
Rowing, Men's Singles Sculls: Balraj Panwar finishes fourth!
Balraj Panwar was in for the longest time. He was second after 500m. He was second after 1000m. He was second after 1500m. But, the Indian is overtaken but Uzbekistan and hosts Japan in the final 500m.
Panwar drops down to finish fourth, with a timing of 6:54.80s.
Lack of training in the event, the reason? We'll wait for wat Panwar has to say officially. But for now, a medal missed for India.
