Tokai, Sep 26 (IANS) India women's Kabaddi team captain Pushpa Rana called for the inclusion of Kabaddi in the Commonwealth Games and in the Olympic Games after India won a record-extending fourth gold medal at the Asian Games 2026.
Nagoya, Sep 26 (IANS) India’s Anahat Singh staged a stunning comeback against world No. 6 Satomi Watanabe of Japan to win 3-2 (9-11, 11-13, 12-10, 11-6, 11-3) and storm into the women’s singles squash final at the Asian Games, assuring herself a maiden medal in the event.
Aichi (Japan), Sep 26 (IANS) India's Canoe Sprint campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 ended without a medal on Saturday as the duo of Raju Rawat and Neha Devi Leichonbam finished eighth amongst nine pairs with a timing of 2:00.891s in Mixed Canoe Double 500m Final A.
Aichi, Sep 26 (IANS) Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa K. Vinod came agonisingly close to adding individual medals to India’s shooting tally at the Asian Games 2026, but both narrowly missed the podium after a dramatic women’s 50m rifle 3 positions final on Saturday.
Ichinomiya City, Sep 26 (IANS) Ayush Shetty and Unnati Hooda kept India’s singles campaign alive at the Asian Games 2026, advancing to the Round of 16 with contrasting victories on Saturday.
Tokai, Sep 26 (IANS) India women's team defended its Kabaddi gold medal with a strong performance against an impressive Iranian side in the Asian Games 2026 final at the Tokai Citizen Gymnasium here on Saturday.
Nagoya, Sep 26 (IANS) When Baranica Elangovan took up pole vault, people in her village questioned whether the sport was worth the risk and even told her parents that “no one will marry her” if she got injured. Years later, the 24-year-old Indian athlete stood on the Asian Games podium in Nagoya, winning a bronze medal in the women’s pole vault after clearing 4.20m.
Okazaki, Sep 26 (IANS) India's Dhiraj Bommadevara smashed the Asian Games record to top the recurve individual archery qualification event on Saturday at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Sq here on Saturday.
Nisshin, Sep 26 (IANS) India will face Afghanistan in the men’s cricket quarter-finals at the Asian Games 2026 after Nepal topped Pool A following a rain-affected washout between Nepal and Japan in Nisshin on Saturday.
Nagoya, Sep 26 (IANS) India's mixed doubles pair Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar secured a bronze medal after losing to Hong Kong, China pair Lee Ka Yi and Tang Ming Hong in the semifinal at the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena on Saturday.
