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 6:17 AM IST
Canoeing, Men's Kayak Four 500m Heats: India in Heat 1
Canoeing action begins at 6:30 AM. Let's have a look at the Indian team in men's Kayak Four 500m Heats. India will be in Heat 1.
Naocha Singh Laitonjam
Varinder Singh
Arun Oinam Singh
Harshwardhan Singh Shaktawat
- 23 Sept 2026 5:58 AM IST
Rowing, Men's Singles Sculls: Balraj Panwar makes FINAL A!
India's Balraj Panwar, after all that drama about event switch, is through to the medal final in men's singles sculls.
He clocks 6:52.84 to finish third in Heat 2 and advance to the final!
- 23 Sept 2026 5:38 AM IST
Rowing, Men's Singles Sculls: Olympian Balraj Panwar to get India's campaign started
The delayed rowing action, thanks to the typhoon warning in Japan, is set to get underway today. Starting off India's campaign will be 2024 Paris Olympian Balraj Panwar.
Panwar will be in action in men's singles sculls after the events switch controversy, which broke out two days ago. He was earlier slated to compete in quadruple sculls.
The rowers had first threatened to pull out from the Asian Games after the last-minute switch, but they have decided to compete. Read full story here.
- 23 Sept 2026 5:33 AM IST
Sepak Takraw, Men's Team Regu: India vs Philippines
India is at the bottom of their group. They play their last group match against Philippines. Top two teams advance to the quarterfinals.
Group B standing so far:
- 23 Sept 2026 5:23 AM IST
Rowers take field in shuffled events!
Indian rowers will be in action after a major event shuffle by the Rowing Federation and the coaches.
- 23 Sept 2026 5:21 AM IST
September 22 RECAP
India's women’s cricket team defeated Sri Lanka to successfully defend their Asian Games title. And the men's badminton team are assured of the medal, they face China for a place in teh final.
- 23 Sept 2026 5:16 AM IST
Good Morning!!
Hello and a warm welcome to the LIVE coverage of the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games. India's women's cricket team won country's first gold yesterday. Today, two of Indian women sports's biggest names — Mirabai Chau and Manu Bhaker — will be in action in their respoective sport. The men's badminton team will take on China for a place in the finals. There's plenty more action coming along.
Stay Tuned!
