Asian Games
Asian Games 2026: Manu Baker finishes 5th; Mirabai Chanu wins silver – Highlights
Get all the Highlights from the Asian Games 2026 on September 23, with plenty of action across weightlifting, shooting, badminton, hockey, kabaddi and more.
Asian Games 2026 LIVE: Mirabai Chanu headlines India’s medal hunt – Blog, updates (Photo credit: PTI)
India built on its first medal tally of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, adding five more medals from the day with Mirabai Chanu winning the weightlifting silver.
The country has now collected twelve medals, including one gold, five silver and six bronze, but has slipped down to 13th in the medal tally.
Mirabai Chanu won silver in the women’s 49kg category with a 198kg total, securing her maiden Asian Games medal. The Olympic silver medallist won an Asian Games weightlifting medal for India since Karnam Malleswari’s silver in 1998.
Manu Bhaker finished fifth in the women’s 10m air pistol final as India finished the women's air pistol event without any medal.
However, India won bronze in both the men’s and women’s skeet team events, and Jay Meena secured India’s first-ever Asian Games medal in soft tennis with a men’s singles bronze.
India lost 1-3 to China in the men’s team semifinal and settled for bronze. Indian Kabaddi teams continued their winning streak and advanced to the semis to confirm medals.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 23 Sept 2026 8:47 AM IST
Kabaddi, Women's Team Group Stage: India 4-7 Iran
A strong start for the Iranian women's team, stopping Indian raiders with their gutsy defence and the Indian team is down to 3 athletes early in the match.
The Indian team isn't looking that strong in defence as well, leaking some easy points. They will now aim for a quick recovery before the match slips away from their hands.
- 23 Sept 2026 8:46 AM IST
Sepak Takraw, Men's Team Regu: India out of semi contention
India win 2-1 against Philippines. India was on course for making the semifinals after leading 2-0 but their performance in the third match mattered.
India lost 0-2 in straight games 15-17, 11-15, allowing Japan to advance to the semis on the basis of set difference. Both India and Japan had won 1 of three group matches.
- 23 Sept 2026 8:30 AM IST
Fencing, Women's Foil: Mina Devi Naorem, Ashitha in R32
Indain fencers Naorem Devi Mina and Ashitha Joys Stalinraj advanced to the Round of 32 in women's Foil.
Naorem will play Jihee Park of Korea while Ashitha will be up against Kazakhstan's Alyona Gnoyeva.
In the pool matches, both Naorem and Ashitha won only 1 out of 5 matches.
- 23 Sept 2026 8:14 AM IST
Sepak Takraw, Men's Team Regu: India throws away set point
India had set points but fail to capitalise in the first set of the third match to concede 15-17. India is leading the tie against Philippines 2-0.
- 23 Sept 2026 7:59 AM IST
Table Tennis, Mixed Doubles: India start on winning note
The Indian paddlers start their mixed doubles campaign on a winning note.
Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade beat the pair from Maldives 3-2 in Round 2, whereas world No 5 Manush Shah and Diya Chitale blank Sri Lanka 3-0.
Both the pairs will be in action in the Round of 16 later today!
- 23 Sept 2026 7:55 AM IST
Canoeing, Women's Kayak Double 500m Heats: Parvathy, Soniya in semis
Indian pair of Parvathy Geetha and Soniya Devi Phairembam advanced to the semifinals of the Women's Kayak Double 500m. They clocked 2:02.538 to finish last in their heat.
- 23 Sept 2026 7:46 AM IST
Shooting, Women's 10m air rifle: INDIA FINISH OUTSIDE PODIUM
Massive, massive disappointment this for India. They started as gold medal favourites in women's 10m air pistol, but won't even feature on the podium by the end of it.
Manu Bhaker shot a good 579 to finish third in the qualification round to qualify for the individual final.
But, Esha Singh and Suruchi Phogat do not recover from their poor start. Esha (572) finished 15th, while Suruchi finished (568) finished 26th.
- 23 Sept 2026 7:44 AM IST
Sepak Takraw, Men's Team Regu: India assured of a medal!!!!
India's sepak takraw team confirms a medal at the Asian Games. They lead Philippines 2-0 in their last Group B match to confirm their place in the semifinals. The third and final match is in progress.
From Group B, Malaysia with three win from as many matches and India with 1 win and two loses will make the finals.
Scores in the matches:
Match 1: India 2-0 (15-7, 15-10)
Match 2: India 2-1 (15-9, 10-15, 15-8)
Match 3: underway
- 23 Sept 2026 7:33 AM IST
Rowing, Men's Pair: Nitin-Jaswinder miss out on medal
Jaswinder Singh and Nitin Kumar fail to advance to medal final in Rowing.
Singh and Kumar, who were moved to men's pair from coxless four, finish last in their heats, clocking 6:36.90!
