Aichi: Neeru Dhanda produced a remarkable Asian record to clinch the first-ever Asian Games gold medal in the women’s trap event, overcoming challenging weather conditions to create history. Later, the women’s 4x400m relay team of Kiran Pahal, Prachi Choudhary, M.R. Poovamma and Vithya Ramraj added another brilliant gold medal for India. Neeru then delivered another impressive podium finish as she joined Manisha Keer and Aashima Ahlawat to secure the silver medal in the women’s team trap event. Athletics continued India’s medal charge and completed its campaign in style, with the mixed 4x100m relay team of Gurindervir Singh, Sneha Sathyanarayana, Animesh Kujur and Harita Bhadra securing bronze. The men’s 4x400m relay team of Vishal TK, Dharamveer Choudhary, Jay Kumar and Manu TS also finished with bronze, while Gulveer Singh added another bronze in the men’s 5000m to complete his stunning three-medal haul at the Asian Games. Pooja Singh further strengthened India’s athletics medal tally with a bronze in the women’s high jump. Meanwhile, Indian boxing also enjoyed another strong outing, with Narender Berwal claiming bronze in the men’s +90kg category after reaching the semi-final. With this impressive eight-medal haul, India enjoyed a successful and memorable Day 10 of the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday, September 29, in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
Surfing:
India’s surfing campaign, which made its debut at the Asian Games 2026, came to an end as Kishore Kumar bowed out in the quarter-finals of the men’s shortboard. He went down to the Philippines’ Toby Espejon 8.53 (5.50+3.03)-5.37 (3+2.37) in a closely contested encounter.
Archery:
India enjoyed a productive and impressive day in archery, with three archers advancing to the individual quarter-finals.
In the men’s event, Dhiraj Bommadevara produced a confident performance, defeating the Philippines’ Girvin Garcia 6-0 in the Round of 32 after winning all three sets. He then continued his strong run with a 6-2 victory over Chinese Taipei’s Cheng Hsiang-Hui in the Round of 16. Dhiraj advanced to the quarter-finals, where he will face Uzbekistan’s Amirkon Sadikov.
Neeraj Chauhan staged a remarkable comeback against Indonesia’s Riau Ega Agata Salsabilla, recovering from a 4-0 deficit to secure a 6-4 victory in the Round of 32. He then delivered one of the day’s standout performances in the Round of 16, defeating South Korea’s three-time Olympic gold medallist and reigning World Championship bronze medallist Kim Je-deok 6-4.
After taking a 3-1 lead, Neeraj was pegged back to 3-3, while a tied fourth set made it 4-4. However, he held his nerve under pressure to win the deciding set and book his place in the quarter-finals. He will face Bhutan’s Dorji Lam.
In the women’s recurve individual event, Kirti Sharma defeated Vietnam’s Phuong Thao Hoang 7-3, while Kumkum Mohod secured a convincing 6-0 victory over Mongolia’s Olympian Urantungalag Bishindee to advance to the pre-quarterfinals.
Kumkum continued her impressive campaign in the Round of 16, defeating Bangladesh’s 14-year-old Saima Salah Uddin 6-0. She won the three sets 29-26, 28-26 and 27-26 to book her place in the quarter-finals, where she will face South Korea’s world champion and Olympic medallist Kang Chae-young.
However, Kang Chae-young ended Kirti Sharma’s campaign with a 7-3 victory in the pre-quarterfinals.
The individual quarter-finals featuring Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan and Kumkum Mohod are scheduled for October 3.
Kurash:
India’s Kurash campaign came to an end after Vipin Kumar suffered a 3-0 defeat to South Korea’s Hyeon Yoon in the pre-quarterfinals of the men’s 66kg category.
Shooting:
Neeru Dhanda produced a stunning performance, setting a new record with 28 hits out of 30 to clinch the gold medal. She became the first Indian woman to win an individual Asian Games gold medal in trap shooting, achieving the historic feat despite competing in extremely challenging weather conditions and heavy rain.
In the women’s individual trap qualification, Neeru Dhanda finished joint-top with 118 points to advance to the final, while Aashima Ahlawat scored 106 and Manisha Keer 104, missing out on the individual final.
India added another shooting medal as Dhanda, Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer secured silver in the women’s team trap event with a combined score of 328 points. China won gold with 346 points, while Kuwait completed the podium with bronze after scoring 325 points.
In the men’s trap, Shapath Bharadwaj finished joint-seventh in qualification with 117 points and entered a three-way shoot-off with Qatar’s Mohammed Al-Rumaihi and Kazakhstan’s Alisher Aisalbayev for two final spots. Shapath held his nerve to win the shoot-off and reach the eight-shooter final, but was eliminated in the first stage after recording seven hits from 10 shots, finishing eighth.
Kynan Chenai finished 16th in the individual qualification with 115 points, while Ahvar Rizvi was 32nd with 107. India’s men’s trap team of Kynan Chenai, Ahvar Rizvi and Shapath Bharadwaj finished sixth in qualification with 339 points and narrowly missed out on a medal.
Cycling:
India endured a disappointing outing in cycling, with both the men’s and women’s teams failing to progress beyond the first round.
In the Women’s Team Sprint, Celestina Chelobroy, Sarita Kumari, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka and Triyasha Paul clocked 50.414 seconds in qualifying to finish sixth and last, 3.742 seconds behind top-seeded China. In the first-round heat against Chinese Taipei, India recorded 50.431 seconds, while Chinese Taipei clocked 49.504 seconds to advance to the bronze-medal final, bringing India’s campaign to an end.
In the Men’s Team Sprint, Rojit Singh Yanglem, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo, Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam and Jemsh Singh finished seventh in qualifying with a time of 44.895 seconds. They improved their time to 44.374 seconds in the first round against China but finished second in their heat and missed out on a place in the medal rounds.
In the Women’s Team Pursuit, Harshita Jakhar, Pooja Danole, Meenakshi Rohilla and Swasti Singh clocked 4:45.151 to finish fifth and last in qualifying. As per the competition rules, India had to start alone against the clock in the first round. They recorded 4:46.950, around two seconds slower than their qualifying time, and could not advance further.
Squash: India’s women’s squash team delivered a commanding performance, defeating Iran 3-0 in the Pool C final to complete a perfect Pool C campaign. Tanvi Khanna, Anahat Singh and Joshna Chinappa produced a clean sweep to seal the emphatic victory. India will now move into the quarter-finals tomorrow.
Tennis:
In men’s singles, Sumit Nagal produced a dominant performance to defeat South Korea’s Hong Seong-chan 6-4, 6-0 in the second round and book his place in the pre-quarterfinals. Dhakshineswar Suresh also advanced after overcoming Indonesia’s Gunawan Trismuwantara 7-5, 7(7)-6(2) in one hour and 25 minutes. Suresh claimed the opening set 7-5, converting one of his two break points, before sealing the match in straight sets.
In men’s doubles, Anirudh Chandrasekar and N. Sriram Balaji defeated Nepal’s Abhishek Bastola and Pradip Khadka 6-2, 6-1 to storm into the quarter-finals. Yuki Bhambri and Dhakshineswar Suresh also reached the last eight with a convincing 6-1, 7-5 victory over Kazakhstan’s Beibit Zhukayev and Denis Yevseyev.
However, India’s mixed doubles campaign ended in the first round, with Ankita Raina and N. Sriram Balaji suffering a 6-4, 6-4 defeat against Hong Kong China’s Eudice Chong and Kairan Thompson.
Canoe Slalom:
On the opening day of the canoe slalom events at the Asian Games 2026 on September 29, five Indian paddlers successfully advanced to the semi-finals.
In the men’s kayak single, Hitesh Kewat finished eighth with a score of 118.22, while Pradhyumna Singh Rathod placed 10th with 127.70. Both paddlers secured qualification for the semi-finals.
In the women’s canoe single, Pallavi Jagtap finished seventh with 224.20, while Rina Sen placed ninth with 342.72. Both paddlers also progressed to the semi-finals.
In the women’s kayak single, Shikha Chouhan recorded a score of 344.87 to finish 11th and secure her place in the semi-finals.
Sports Climbing:
India’s Joga Purty finished ninth in the women’s speed qualification, clocking 7.28 seconds to break her own national record of 7.37 seconds and reach the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are scheduled for tomorrow.
Boxing: Indian boxing enjoyed another impressive and action-packed day at the Asian Games 2026.
Narender Berwal secured the bronze medal after suffering a 0-5 defeat to Olympian and reigning world champion Aibek Oralbay of Kazakhstan in the +90kg semi-final. The result earned Berwal his second Asian Games bronze medal, after he also finished on the podium at Hangzhou in 2023. He had earlier won silver in the same category at the Commonwealth Games this year.
Parveen Hooda produced a stunning performance to storm into the final of the women’s 65kg category, securing a convincing unanimous 5-0 victory over China’s Shu Li Ni in the semi-final. She has now assured herself of at least a silver medal and will face Olympic bronze medallist Chen Nien-Chin of Chinese Taipei in the final on Friday.
Ankush Pangal also stormed into the final after defeating reigning world champion Fazliddin Erkinboev of Uzbekistan 4-1 in the men’s 80kg semi-final. The victory assured Ankush of at least a silver medal, with the Indian boxer now set to face South Korea’s Kim Minseong in the men’s 80kg gold-medal bout on Friday.
Volleyball:
The Indian men’s volleyball team staged a sensational comeback against Qatar after losing the opening two sets. India levelled the match 2-2 before defeating Qatar 3-2 (26-28, 25-27, 25-23, 25-20, 24-22) in a thrilling decider. Trailing 2-0, India saved multiple match points to seal the fifth set 24-22, finish on top of Pool C with three wins from three matches and advance to the quarter-finals.
Athletics:
Kiran Pahal, Machettira Raju Poovamma, Prachi Choudhary and Vithya Ramraj delivered a brilliant performance to clinch gold in the women’s 4x400m relay, clocking 3:29.69 to finish on top. Bahrain took silver in 3:30.21, while China secured bronze in 3:31.02. It was India’s first athletics gold medal at Aichi-Nagoya 2026.
Gulveer Singh continued his outstanding campaign by claiming another bronze in the men’s 5000m, completing a remarkable three-medal haul after winning silver in the 10,000m and 1500m. With this achievement, he became only the second Indian man to win three track-and-field medals at a single Asian Games after Lavy Pinto, who won gold in the 100m and 200m and silver in the 4x100m relay at the inaugural 1951 edition. In the men’s 5000m, Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew won gold in 13:30.79, Japan’s Tomonori Yamaguchi took silver in 13:31.43, while Gulveer Singh secured bronze in 13:32.75.
India added another bronze in the men’s 4x400m relay, with Dharmveer Choudhary, Manu TS, Jay Kumar and Vishal TK finishing third in a season-best 3:01.61. Japan won gold in 3:00.75, while Qatar claimed silver in 3:00.93. The mixed 4x100m relay team of Gurindervir Singh, Sneha Shanuvali, Animesh Kujur and Harita Bhadra also secured bronze, clocking a National Record of 41.06 seconds.
Pooja Singh further strengthened India’s athletics medal tally with bronze in the women’s high jump. She cleared 1.84m and secured the medal on countback after three failures at 1.87m, having cleared 1.70m, 1.75m, 1.80m and 1.84m on her first attempts. Supriya Sindigere Basavaraju finished 12th at 1.75m.
Dev Meena finished seventh in the men’s pole vault after clearing 5.50m, breaking his own national record of 5.46m while also setting a personal best. Kuldeep Kumar finished 10th with 5.35m. Pooja Olla placed seventh in the women’s 800m final in 2:06.72, while Mohammed Afsal finished eighth in the men’s 800m in 1:48.27.
In the women’s hammer throw, Tanya Chaudhary finished fourth with a personal best of 65.35m, while Anushka Yadav placed fifth with 64.56m. With these results, athletics brought their Asian Games 2026 campaign to a strong and memorable close.
