Asian Games Highlights, Day 6: Team India Wins Silver In 4x400m Relay; Seema Kumari Bags Bronze In Women's 10,000m

• 5:30 a.m. — Sepaktakraw: India vs Philippines, Men’s Regu Team Group B

• 6:30 a.m. — Table Tennis: Diya Chitale/Yashaswini Ghorpade vs Setayash Iloukhani/Mashid Ashtari (Iran), Women’s Doubles Round 2

• 6:30 a.m. — Shooting: Parinaaz Dhaliwal/Anant Jeet Singh Naruka, Skeet Mixed Team Qualification & Final

• 6:30 a.m. — Canoe Sprint: Megha Pradeep, Women’s Canoe Single 200m Semifinal

• 6:30 a.m. — Athletics: Anamika Aneesh, Heptathlon Heat 1

• 6:38 a.m. — Athletics: Pooja, Heptathlon Heat 2

• 6:46 a.m. — Swimming: Benedicton Beniston, Men’s 50m Butterfly Heats

• 6:50 a.m. — Canoe Sprint: Soniya Devi/Parvathy Geetha, Women’s Kayak Double 500m Semifinal

• 7:01 a.m. — Athletics: Jay Kumar, Ansa Babu, Manu TS, Rashdeep Kaur, Mixed 4x400m Relay Heat 2

• 7:10 a.m. — Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula/Syndrela Das vs Bolor-erdene Batmunkh/Burenjargal Sanjaa, Women’s Doubles Round 2

• 7:10 a.m. — Athletics: Anamika Aneesh/Pooja, Heptathlon High Jump

• 7:10 a.m. — Rowing: Gurbani Kaur, Aleena Anto, Tendenthoi Haobijam, Poonam, Women’s Four Final

• 7:21 a.m. — Swimming: Aryan Nehra, Men’s 800m Freestyle Heats

• 7:32 a.m. — Swimming: Benedicton Beniston, Aneesh Sunil, Akash Mani, Gitesh Shah, Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay Heats

• 8:00 a.m. — Squash: Suraj Chand/Shameena Riaz vs Joshana Chinappa/Velavan Senthilkumar

• 8:05 a.m. — Table Tennis: Manush Shah vs Wong Qi Shen (Malaysia), Men’s Singles Round 1

• 8:10 a.m. — Canoe Sprint: Naocha Laitonjam, Varinder Singh, Oinam Arun Singh, Harshawardhan Shaktawat, Men’s Kayak Four 500m Final A

• 8:30 a.m. — Canoe Sprint: Raju Rawat/Gyaneshwor Singh, Men’s Canoe Double 500m Final A

• 9:40 a.m. — Kabaddi: India vs Chinese Taipei, Men’s Group A

• 10:30 a.m. — Squash: Tanvi Khanna vs Au Yeong Wai Yhann (Singapore), Women’s Singles Round of 16

• 10:30 a.m. — Squash: Anahat Singh vs Au Yeong Wai Iynn (Singapore), Women’s Singles Round of 16

• 11:10 a.m. — Canoe Sprint: Harshawardhan Shaktawat, Men’s Kayak Single 500m Heat 2

• 11:15 a.m. — Squash: Abhay Singh vs Ravindu Laksiri (Sri Lanka), Men’s Singles Round of 16

• 11:15 a.m. — Squash: Veer Chotrani vs Sanjay Jeeva (Malaysia), Men’s Singles Round of 16

• 11:30 a.m.–2:10 p.m. — Esports: Paritosh, Puyo Puyo Champions Group Games

• 11:30 a.m. — Hockey: India vs South Korea, Men’s Pool A

• 11:40 a.m. — Canoe Sprint: Parvathy Geetha/Prasanna Kumar Sathyaprakash, Mixed Kayak Double 500m Heat 2

• 12:00 p.m. — Rowing: Ujjwal Kumar Singh/Rohit, Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls Final

• 12:15 p.m. — Shooting: Akash Bharadwaj, Kamaljeet, Kedarling Balakrishna Uchaganve, Men’s 10m Air Pistol Final, if qualified

• 1:00 p.m. — Rowing: Arvind Singh, Kulwinder Singh, Navdeep Singh, Jakar Khan, Men’s Quadruple Sculls Final

• 1:35 p.m. — Swimming: Benedicton Beniston, Men’s 50m Butterfly Final, if qualified

• 2:15 p.m. — Swimming: Aryan Nehra, Men’s 800m Freestyle Final, if qualified

• 2:48 p.m. — Swimming: Benedicton Beniston, Aneesh Sunil, Akash Mani, Gitesh Shah, Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Final, if qualified

• 3:15 p.m. — Boxing: Parveen vs Malika Nozimova (Tajikistan), Women’s Round of 32

• 3:35 p.m. — Athletics: Anamika Aneesh/Pooja, Heptathlon Shot Put

• 4:14 p.m. — Athletics: Asha Ilango/Niharika Vashisht, Women’s Triple Jump Final

• 4:14 p.m. — Kabaddi: India vs Japan, Women’s Group A

• 4:38 p.m. — Athletics: Animesh Kujur, Men’s 100m Heat 1

• 5:02 p.m. — Athletics: Gurindervir Singh, Men’s 100m Heat 4

• 5:30 p.m. — Athletics: Anamika Aneesh, Heptathlon 200m

• 5:40 p.m. — Athletics: Pooja, Heptathlon 200m

• 5:55 p.m. — Athletics: Seema, Women’s 10,000m Final

Hello and welcome to another exciting day of the Asian Games 2026! Day 6 brings plenty of action for India, with major medal events, crucial semifinals and key fixtures lined up across the day. Stay tuned as we bring you all the LIVE updates, results and developments from Aichi-Nagoya. Let’s get started!

Shooting

• 6:15 a.m. — 10m Air Pistol Men’s Individual Qualification: Aakash Bharadwaj, Kamaljeet, Kedarling Uchaganve

• 6:15 a.m. — 10m Air Pistol Men’s Team Final: Aakash Bharadwaj, Kamaljeet, Kedarling Uchaganve

• 6:30 a.m. — Skeet Mixed Team Qualification: Anant Jeet Singh Naruka, Parinaaz Dhaliwal

• 11:15 a.m. — Skeet Mixed Team Final, subject to qualification

• 12:15 p.m. — 10m Air Pistol Men’s Individual Final, subject to qualification

Athletics

• 6:30 a.m. onwards — Women’s Heptathlon 100m Hurdles: Pooja, Anamika Kozhinjaparambil Aneesh

• 7:01 a.m. onwards — Mixed 4x400m Relay Round 1: Jay Kumar, Manu Thekkinalil Saji, Rashdeep Kaur, Ansa Babu

• 7:10 a.m. onwards — Women’s Heptathlon High Jump: Pooja, Anamika Kozhinjaparambil Aneesh

• 3:35 p.m. onwards — Women’s Heptathlon Shot Put: Pooja, Anamika Kozhinjaparambil Aneesh

• 4:14 p.m. onwards — Women’s Triple Jump Final: Niharika Vashisht, Asha Ilango

• 4:38 p.m. onwards — Men’s 100m Round 1: Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur

• 5:30 p.m. onwards — Women’s Heptathlon 200m: Pooja, Anamika Kozhinjaparambil Aneesh

• 5:55 p.m. onwards — Women’s 10,000m Final: Seema

• 6:45 p.m. onwards — Mixed 4x400m Relay Final, subject to qualification

Boxing

• 10:30 a.m. — Men’s 70kg Round of 16: Sumit vs Ali Qasim Hamdan Al-Sarray (Iraq)

• 2:15 p.m. — Women’s 65kg Round of 16: Sakshi vs Alua Balkibekova (Kazakhstan)

• 2:45 p.m. — Women’s 65kg Round of 16: Parveen vs Malika Nozimova (Tajikistan)

Artistic Gymnastics

• 2:25 p.m. onwards — Women’s Vault Final: Pranati Nayak

Hockey

• 11:30 a.m. onwards — Men’s Pool A: India vs Korea

Kabaddi

• 9:45 a.m. — Men’s Group A: India vs Chinese Taipei

• 4:15 p.m. — Women’s Group A: India vs Japan

Rowing

• 5:10 a.m. — Men’s Single Sculls Final: Balraj Panwar

• 5:30 a.m. — Men’s Double Sculls Final A: Satnam Singh, Salman Khan

• 6:30 a.m. — Men’s Pair Final B: Jaswinder Singh, Nitin Kumar

• 7:10 a.m. — Women’s Four Final A: Gurbani Kaur, Aleena Anto, Tendenthoi Devi Haobijam, Poonam

• 11:20 a.m. — Lightweight Men’s Single Sculls Final B: Ajay Tyagi

• 12:00 p.m. — Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls Final A: Rohit, Ujjwal Kumar Singh

• 1:00 p.m. — Men’s Quadruple Sculls Final A: Kulwinder Singh, Navdeep Singh, Arvind Singh, Jakar Khan

Squash

• 8:00 a.m. — Mixed Doubles Round of 16: Velavan Senthilkumar/Joshna Chinappa vs Suraj Kumar Chand/Shameena Riaz

• 10:30 a.m. — Women’s Singles Round of 16: Anahat Singh vs Wai Iynn Au Yeong (Singapore); Tanvi Khanna vs Wai Yhann Au Yeong (Singapore)

• 11:15 a.m. — Men’s Singles Round of 16: Abhay Singh vs Ravindu Laksiri (Sri Lanka); Veer Chotrani vs Sanjay Jeeva (Malaysia)

Swimming

• 6:46 a.m. — Men’s 50m Butterfly Heats: Benedicton Rohit

• 7:21 a.m. — Men’s 800m Freestyle Final B: Aryan Nehra

• 7:32 a.m. — Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay Heats: Aneesh Sunil, Benedicton Rohit, Akash Mani, Heer Gitesh Shah

• 1:35 p.m. — Men’s 50m Butterfly Final, subject to qualification

• 2:48 p.m. — Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final, subject to qualification

Esports

• 11:30 a.m. — Puyo Puyo Champions Group B: Paritosh vs Munkhzorig Ganbold (Mongolia)

• 12:10 p.m. — Puyo Puyo Champions Group B: Paritosh vs Mun June Justin Koh (Singapore)

• 1:10 p.m. — Puyo Puyo Champions Group B: Paritosh vs Tzu-Ang Kuo (Chinese Taipei)

• 2:10 p.m. — Puyo Puyo Champions Group B: Paritosh vs Tanarak Wongkitikun (Thailand)

Canoe Sprint

• 6:30 a.m. — Women’s Canoe Single 200m Semifinal: Megha Pradeep

• 6:50 a.m. — Women’s Kayak Double 500m Semifinal: Soniya Devi Phairembam, Parvathy Geetha

• 8:00 a.m. — Women’s Canoe Single 200m Final A, subject to qualification

• 8:10 a.m. — Men’s Kayak Four 500m Final: Naocha Singh Laitonjam, Varinder Singh, Oinam Arun Singh, Harshwardhan Singh Shaktawat

• 8:20 a.m. — Women’s Kayak Double 500m Final A, subject to qualification

• 8:30 a.m. — Men’s Canoe Double 500m Final: Raju Rawat, Gyaneshwor Singh Philem

• 11:10 a.m. — Men’s Kayak Single 500m Heats: Harshwardhan Singh Shaktawat

• 11:40 a.m. — Mixed Kayak Double 500m Heats: Parvathy Geetha, Prasanna Kumar Chempadiyil Sathyaprakash

Fencing

• 8:15 a.m. — Women’s Sabre Individual Pool Round: Shreya Gupta, S. Bhavani Devi

• 10:10 a.m. — Women’s Sabre Individual Table of 32, subject to qualification

• 10:45 a.m. — Women’s Sabre Individual Table of 16, subject to qualification

• 11:35 a.m. — Women’s Sabre Individual Table of 8, subject to qualification

• 2:10 p.m. onwards — Women’s Sabre Individual Semifinal, subject to qualification

• 3:10 p.m. onwards — Women’s Sabre Individual Gold Medal Bout, subject to qualification

Table Tennis

• 6:30 a.m. — Women’s Doubles Round 2: Yashaswini Ghorpade/Diya Chitale vs Setayesh Iloukhani/Mahshid Ashtari (Iran)

• 7:10 a.m. — Women’s Doubles Round 2: Sreeja Akula/Syndrela Das vs Bolor-Erdene Batmrukh/Burenjargal Sanjaa (Mongolia)

• 8:35 a.m. — Men’s Singles Round 1: Manush Shah vs Qi Shen Wong (Malaysia)

Wushu

• 6:10 a.m. — Women’s 60kg Final: Roshibina Devi vs Xiaoyu Zhang (China)

India are off the mark on Day 5! Satnam Singh and Salman Khan have won the bronze medal in the men’s double sculls, clocking 6:13.25 in the final. The Indian duo were in second place at the 500m, 1000m, and 1500m marks, staying within half a second of China’s Yi Xudi and Nie Yide, but were edged out in the final stretch.

China won gold, while Uzbekistan’s Mekhrojbek Mamatkulov and Pavel Sorin took silver. Satnam also adds a second Asian Games bronze to his collection after being part of India’s bronze-winning men’s quadruple sculls team at Hangzhou 2022.

Another silver for India! Naorem Roshibina Devi has gone down 0-2 to China’s Zhang Xiaoyu in the women’s sanda 60kg final, with the Indian losing both rounds 0-5.

It is Roshibina’s third Asian Games medal and her second consecutive silver, following her silver at Hangzhou 2022 and bronze at Jakarta 2018. Zhang came into the final after an impressive run that included a win over 2023 world champion Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy of Vietnam.

Roshibina had also lost her previous Asian Games final in Hangzhou to another Chinese opponent, Wu Xiaowei.

India are through to the 4x400m mixed relay final! The quartet of Kiran, Jay Kumar, Poovamma Raju Machettira and Manu TS put together a strong run in Heat 2, clocking 3:16.23s to finish second and secure their place in the medal race.

The job isn't done yet, though. The big one is coming later today, with the 4x400m mixed relay final scheduled for 6:45 p.m. IST. Can the Indian quartet turn this qualification into a medal? We'll find out.

It’s the end of the road for India in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay. The quartet of Aneesh Gowda, Akash Mani, Benedicton Rohit and Heer Gitesh Shah could not find the pace needed to make it through.

India finished last in their heat with a time of 3:23.51s, ending their campaign in 12th place overall among 13 teams. A disappointing outing for the Indian quartet, who will now bow out at the heats stage.

The 60-shot qualification round is done for Kamaljeet and Aakash, and the wait begins to see where they finish once the remaining shooters take aim.

Kamaljeet signs off with a score of 580 and is currently seventh, leaving him right on the edge of the qualification spots for the men’s 10m air pistol final. Aakash finishes with 579 and is ninth, meaning he is currently outside the final qualification places.

There’s still plenty to unfold, though. Thirty shooters, including India’s Kedarling Balakrishna Uchaganve, are yet to begin their qualification rounds.

In the team event, India are currently third, behind Indonesia and China.

India’s tough outing in canoe sprint continues as Raju Rawat and Gyaneshwor Singh Philem finish last in the men’s canoe double 500m final, clocking 1:56.121s.

China’s Wu Shengyue and Ji Bowen take gold in 1:40.741s, followed by Uzbekistan’s Artur Guliev and Vladlen Denisov with silver in 1:42.878s. Kazakhstan’s Sergey Yemelyanov and Timofey Yemelyanov complete the podium with bronze in 1:44.972s.

An all-Indian mixed doubles clash ends with Joshana Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar advancing to the quarterfinals. They beat fellow Indians Suraj Kumar Chand and Shameena Riaz 2-0 (11-7, 11-10) in the round of 16.

It was a tight second game, but Joshana and Velavan held their nerve to seal the win. They will now face the Filipino pair of David Pelino and Jemyca Aribado in the quarterfinals tomorrow.

Round of 64

Men’s Singles

• Lakshya Sen — Bye

• Ayush Shetty — Bye

Women’s Singles

• PV Sindhu — Bye

• Unnati Hooda vs Yu Mi Song (PRK)

Round of 32

Men’s Doubles

• Satwik/Chirag vs Sukpun/Teeraratsakul (THA)

• Hariharan/Arjun vs Alfian/Fikri (INA)

Women’s Doubles

• Treesa/Gayatri vs Lui/Tsang (HKG)

• Kavipriya/Simran vs Kusuma/Puspitasari (INA)

Mixed Doubles

• Dhruv/Tanisha vs Nibal/Abdul (MDV)

Into the final they go! Anant Jeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal have booked their place in the skeet mixed team final, finishing fourth in qualification with a combined score of 138.

They will now battle it out for the medals alongside Qatar’s Rashid Saleh M A Al-Athba and Reem Ghanem A H Al-Sharshani (145), Republic of Korea’s Lee Jongjun and Jang Kookhee (143) and China’s Lyu Jianlin and Jiang Yiting (140).

The medal showdown is set for 11:15 am IST, so there’s another shooting medal to keep an eye on this morning.

India have stretched their lead against Chinese Taipei, with the score now 23-11. The raiders are making the most of their opportunities, keeping the scoreboard ticking and putting India firmly in control.

There are still plenty of minutes left, but India have built a healthy cushion as they look to carry this momentum through the contest.

Time to get the gloves on! India’s Sumit is set to enter the ring in the men’s 70kg round of 16, where he will face Iraq’s Ali Qasim Hamdan Al-Sarray.

The bout is just minutes away. Stay tuned as Sumit begins his Asian Games campaign in the 70kg category.

Full-time, and it’s four out of four for India! They beat Chinese Taipei 37-21 to complete a perfect group-stage campaign and finish top of the group.

India now turn their attention to the business end of the tournament. The semifinal awaits.

Ali Al-Sarray needed a much stronger second round, but Sumit continued to control the exchanges. The Iraqi boxer started cautiously, landed a good punch early, but was soon tagged by a solid shot from Sumit.

Sumit took his time before finding his mark with a clean right hand and did enough to edge another round. It was close, though, with the judges giving Sumit the second round 3-2. He now has the advantage heading into the final round.

And we are underway! India take on South Korea in their third group game of the men’s hockey competition.

India have made a flying start to their campaign, hammering Indonesia 13-1 and Sri Lanka 16-1 in their opening two matches. South Korea should provide a much tougher test, though, and the Indian team will be looking to maintain their winning run.

India make their first move into the circle, but the cut-back has no Indian player on the end of it. South Korea deal with the danger and clear the ball away as India are pushed back into their own half.

What a first quarter for India! They head into the break with a commanding 4-0 lead over South Korea.

Abhishek opened the scoring before Harmanpreet Singh, Lakhra and Dilpreet Singh added to the tally. South Korea have been unable to contain India’s attacking pressure, and the Indian side have made a flying start to the contest.

A medal for India in shooting! Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal have won bronze in the skeet mixed team event after a thrilling final.

The Indian pair missed just four of their 48 shots, putting together a high-quality performance in a tightly contested medal round. They finished level with the Republic of Korea, but were eliminated on the tie-breaker.

China finished ahead of the field, while India ended the final just one point behind the leaders. A brilliant fight from Naruka and Parinaaz, who add a shooting bronze to India’s medal tally.

Half-time, and India head into the break with a commanding 5-0 lead over South Korea. There was just one goal in the second quarter, but India had enough chances to add more to their tally.

South Korea have barely managed to create anything going forward, while India continue to dominate the game. A short break now before the action resumes.

South Korea have their second. Kim Yongbok makes a diagonal run, finds the space and absolutely smashes the ball past the Indian goalkeeper.

A rare lapse at the back from Jarmanpreet Singh and Jugraj Singh allows South Korea to break through. India still lead 7-2.

Full-time!

India finally get their penalty-corner routine right, and Rajinder Singh makes no mistake with the drag flick. He keeps it low and sends it past the goalkeeper to make it 8-2.

That’s the final whistle, and India secure their third consecutive win in the group stage with a comfortable victory over South Korea.

What a battle! Veer Chotrani has fought his way into the squash quarterfinals after a gruelling five-game contest against Malaysia’s Sanjay Jeeva. Veer eventually comes through 3-2 (11-9, 8-11, 11-6, 15-17, 11-6), holding his nerve after the fourth game went all the way to 17-15.

India's Sakshi is set take on Kazakhstan's Alua Balkibekova in the women's 51kg Round of 16 bout. Sakshi will need to bring her best as she looks to secure a crucial win and advance deeper into the tournament.

Kazak boxer just won the first round 3-2 in a split decision by judge. Sakshi will need to work a lot to win this tie.

More agony for Sakshi as she loses yet another round in a split decision. The gap has widened between the two boxers.

India boxer Sakshi has lost the match against Kazakhstan's Alua Balkibekova, getting knocked out of the medal race. Reigning world champion Alua Balkibekova won the match 3-2.

India boxer Parveen in action soon against Tajikistan's Malika Nozimova in the pre-quarterfinals of the women's 65 kg category at the Nishio Gymnasium.

Indian boxer Praveen Hooda gets a walkover and reaches the quarterfinals of the women's 65 kg category. She will be fighting Uzbekistan's Navbakhor Khamidova in the Round Of 8. A win in the tie will assure a medal for India.

Pranati Nayak is placed fourth after her performance. She has scored 13.450 in her attempt. She is out of the medal contention.

India men's cricket team prepares for Asian Games!

Get ready for a lot of Atletics action!

• 3:35 p.m. onwards — Women’s Heptathlon Shot Put: Pooja, Anamika Kozhinjaparambil Aneesh

• 4:14 p.m. onwards — Women’s Triple Jump Final: Niharika Vashisht, Asha Ilango

• 4:38 p.m. onwards — Men’s 100m Round 1: Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur

• 5:30 p.m. onwards — Women’s Heptathlon 200m: Pooja, Anamika Kozhinjaparambil Aneesh

• 5:55 p.m. onwards — Women’s 10,000m Final: Seema

• 6:45 p.m. onwards — Mixed 4x400m Relay Final, subject to qualification

Pooja and Anamika Kozhinjaparambil are representing India in the women's heptathlon. They will soon be in action in the shot put event.

Pooja recorded a throw of 11.20 meters on her first attempt, while Anamika cleared 10.62 meters.

Pooja has bettered her throw, clearing 11.44 on the third attempt.

Pooja improved her throw, clearing 11.44 meters on her third attempt, while Anamika cleared 11.15 meters on her third. With this, Pooja climbs up to the fourth position.

Pooja finished fourth in the shot put event of the women's heptathlon with a throw of 11.44 meters on her third attempt, earning 624 points. Anamika placed eighth with a best throw of 11.15 meters, adding 605 points.

Despite these efforts, the performances did not improve their standing on the overall points table. Pooja sits in eighth position with 2,385 points, while Anamika is ninth with 2,376 points.

India's speed sensation Animesh Kujur is participating in men's 100 meters hear-1. He is standing at the lane number six.

Animesh Kujur has qualified for the semi-finals of the 100-meter dash after finishing third in Heat 1. The Indian sprinter crossed the finish line in 10.36 seconds, well off his personal or season best.

Thailand's Puripol Boonson topped the heat with a sub-10 performance. National record holder Gurindervir Singh will next be in action in Heat 6.

The Indian women's kabaddi team has stamped its authority early in the Group A fixture against Japan at the Tokai Citizen Gymnasium, establishing a comfortable 32-13 lead by the end of the first half.

India's national record holder Gurindervir Singh has successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the men's 100m event.

Running in the heats, Gurindervir clocked a solid time of 10.38 seconds to finish second in his race behind Oman's Al Balushi Malham (10.29s), safely sealing his qualification for the next round

The Indian women's kabaddi team powered to a dominant 50-25 victory over Japan to qualify for the semifinal. Building on a strong 32-13 half-time lead, India maintained complete control throughout the match to seal a comprehensive win.

India’s Asha Ilango missed a medal in Women's Triple Jump Final by whiskers, after finishing 4th with a best jump of 13.83m. Although both Li Yi of China (Bronze) and Ilango recorded identical distances in the final, the latter was forced to take 4th position because her next-best jump was less than that of Li Yi.

India's Seema Kumari clinches the Bronze Medal in the Women's 10000m final after finishing the race in 32:50.05.

Seema's Achievement

● 2025 FISU World University Games – 5000m - Silver

● 2024 Asian Cross Country Championships, Hong Kong – Senior Women’s Race - Gold

● 2026 65th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships – 10,000m - Gold

India continued its strong tradition in the quarter-mile discipline at the Asian Games 2026, successfully retaining the silver medal in the mixed 4x400m relay final at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.

The Indian quartet of Machettira Poovamma, Vishal Thennarasu, Ramraj Vithya and Thekkinalil Manu, put up a stellar fight on the track, clocking an impressive 3:14.46 to finish second behind Bahrain, who clinched the gold with a Games Record time of 3:12.87. Vietnam rounded out the podium by taking the bronze with a time of 3:14.54.

India's campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 gained momentum as the contingent surpassed the 15-medal milestone following a successful day across multiple disciplines.

The medal tally saw notable additions from wushu, rowing, shooting, and athletics, bringing India's overall count to 1 gold, 7 silver, and 9 bronze medals.

Naorem Roshibina Devi secured a silver medal in the women's 60kg sanda category following a competitive final against China's Xiaoyu Zhang, marking her third consecutive podium finish at the Asian Games.

Satnam Singh and Salman Khan earned a bronze medal in the men's double sculls final at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course with a timing of 6:13.25.

Anant Jeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal captured a bronze medal in the mixed skeet team event, delivering India's first-ever podium finish in this category at the Games.

Seema Kumari clinched a bronze medal in the women's 10,000m event, ending a 16-year drought for an Indian podium finish in the discipline. Capping off the day, the mixed 4x400m relay team successfully defended their silver medal from the previous edition.