Asian Games
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 5:13 AM IST
Rowing, Men's Sculls Final: Balraj in control
Balraj Panwar is off to a good start. He's in the second spot behind the Chinese rower after the first 500m.
- 24 Sept 2026 5:09 AM IST
Rowing, Men's Singles Sculls Final: Balraj Panwar in action
Olympian Balraj Panwar, who was moved from quadruple sculls to singles sculls at the last minute, has made it to the medal final in the latter.
Can Panwar, with barely any training, push through for a podium? Answers in about 7-8 minutes from now.
- 24 Sept 2026 5:05 AM IST
MEDAL TALLY
India have slipped down to 13th spot in the medal tally and there's some catching up to do with just a solitary gold medal win in cricket so far.
- 24 Sept 2026 5:03 AM IST
Gooood Morninggg!
Hello and warm welcome to The Bridge's LIVE coverage of the 2026 Asian Games.
The action continues to roll thick and fast for India. As for today, the focus will be on the medal on offer in rowing.
After the drama of events switch and pull out threats, a handful of rowers have made the medal finals in events they have barely trained in. Can they end with medals?
Also in focus will be Roshibina Devi in women's 60kg sanda final. Her second consecutive final at the Asian Games. Is a gold coming home?
There'll be action across sports like shooting, hockey, gymnastics, canoeing, and others as we move through the day.
Stay tuned!
