Following is the Asian Games schedule of Indian athletes on Friday, September 25, 2026. All timings are in IST.
5.10 a.m. Rowing: Balraj Panwar (Men’s Singles Sculls Final A — Medal event) 5.30 a.m. Rowing: Satnam Singh & Salman Khan (Men’s Doubles Sculls Final A — Medal event) 6.10 a.m. Wushu: Roshibina Devi vs Xiaoyu Zhang of China (Women’s Sanda 60kg Final — Medal event) 6.15 a.m. The quartet of Poovamma Raju, Vishal Thennarasu, Vithya Ramraj and Manu TS claimed the silver medal with a timing of 3:14.46, successfully defending the medal they won in the last edition in 2023 in Hangzhou. Bahrain won the gold with Games record of 3:12.87. – PTI Indian track and field athlete Seema won a landmark bronze medal for the country in women’s 10,000m final at the Asian Games. Seema finished with a time of 32:50.05. Seema has won a medal for India in the event after 16 years, a remarkable feat after overcoming an intense duel. This is only the third ever medal for India at this event in the continental games. – PTI Kujur clocked 10.36 seconds to finish third in his heat and secure a place in the semifinals. Thailand’s Puripol Boonson won the heat in 9.95 seconds, while China’s Zeng Keli finished second with a time of 10.22 seconds. Kujur recorded a reaction time of 0.140 seconds and maintained his position inside the qualification spots to progress to the next round. Gurindervir, meanwhile, finished second in Heat 4 of Round 1 with a time of 10.38 seconds. Oman’s Malham Al Balushi won the heat in 10.29 seconds, while Iran’s Hassan Taftian finished third in 10.46 seconds. Gurindervir registered a reaction time of 0.142 seconds and finished 0.09 seconds behind the heat winner. – ANI Celebrations broke out in Amethi after 28-year-old Salman Khan, a farmer’s son from the district’s Tiloi area, won a historic bronze medal in rowing at the Asian Games in Nagoya, becoming part of India’s first-ever men’s double sculls podium finish at the continental Games. Salman, a resident of Pure Singai Kherouna village and son of Kasim Khan and Jaburunnisha, teamed up with Satnam Singh to clock 6:13.25 in the men’s double sculls at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course. The Indian pair had remained second until the 1,500-metre mark before finishing third. China’s Yi Xudi and Yide Nie won gold in 6:09.37, while Uzbekistan’s Pavel Sorin and Mekhrojbek Mamatkulov took silver in 6:10.49. Salman’s journey to the Asian Games podium began in 2018 after he joined the Bombay Engineering Group of the Indian Army. Salman won gold at the 2022 National Games and the indoor national championships before claiming gold at the Senior Nationals and Open Sprint Nationals in 2023. The 31-year-old, the lone gymnast from India at the quadrennial event, scored identical 12.900 on her first and second vault to aggregate 13.100 with a 0.20 bonus added to her total. -PTI Indian boxer Parveen progressed to the quarterfinals of women’s 65kg after getting a walkover from Tajikistan’s Malika Nozimova but it was curtains for compatriots Sakshi Chaudhary (51kg) and Sumit (70kg). Sakshi bowed out following a 2-3 pre-quarterfinal loss to Kazakhstan’s Alua Balkibekova in the women’s 51kg category. The Indian pair finished third with a score of 44 in the final. The bronze medal swells India’s shooting tally to eight — four silver and four bronze — at the ongoing Asian Games. -PTI The trio of Kamaljeet, Balakrishna Kedarling Uchaganve and Aakash Bharadwaj finished with a score of 1730 across six series. China won the gold on account of a higher inner 10 count (1743-70x), ahead of silver-medallists Indonesia (1743-57x) and bronze-winners Japan (1730). – PTI The Asian Championships bronze-medal winning Indian pair defeated Suraj-Shameena 11-7 11-10 in the all-Indian last-16 clash. The Indian duo will next face the Philippines’ David Pelino and Jemyca Aribado in the quarterfinals on Friday.- PTI India qualified for the final of the mixed 4x400m relay at the Asian Games after finishing second in Heat 2. It is third Asian Games medal for Roshibina, who won a silver at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games and a bronze at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games. PTI Indian rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan win bronze in the men’s double sculls event. – PTI Mirabai Chanu expresses joy and fulfillment after winning silver at the Asian Games 2026, feeling like life is complete. Tajinderpal aims for a historic third gold at the Asian Games as India targets over 20 athletics medals.
India won a silver medal in the mixed 4x400m relay at the Asian Games. The achievement was particularly significant for Salman as it was his maiden Asian Games medal and the first-ever medal won by India in the men’s double sculls event. Coaches Satywan, Satish Siraat and Prabhat Mishra introduced him to rowing, after which he represented his battalion and competed in inter-centre championships. Sumit also suffered a heartbreak as he was forced to concede his men’s 70kg pre-quarterfinal bout against Iraq’s Al Sarray Ali Qasim Hamdan following an injury. -PTI Anant Jeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal won the bronze medal in the mixed team skeet event.
It was an excellent final leg from Vithya Ramraj that paved the way for India’s silver. He hails from a family that is engaged in agriculture. Salman’s achievement brought pride to his native Amethi, where district officials, players and coaches congratulated him. He later joined the Army Rowing Node, where he trained under senior coach Kudrat Ali.
District Sports Officer Arvind Singh Kushwaha said, “Salman’s success would inspire young athletes in the district and encourage greater interest in rowing. District Information Officer Shiv Darshan Yadav said, “Salman had brought honour to Amethi and the country. “His success is an inspiration for the young sportspersons of Amethi,” Mr. Kushwaha said, expressing hope that the achievement would encourage more athletes from the district to pursue rowing at the national and international levels. – PTI Pranati Nayak finished at the sixth spot in eight-women vault final in Artistic gymnastics event.
Japan’s 17-year-old wunderkind Shin Ohashi set the men’s 200 metres breaststroke world record on the way to Asian Games gold, soaking up the moment in front of a thrilled home crowd. Ohashi’s blistering time of 2:04.83 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre eclipsed the previous mark (2:05.48) set by China’s Qin Haiyang at the 2023 world championships in Fukuoka. -Reuters
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Shooting: Akash Bharadwaj, Kamaljeet & Kedarling Balakrishna Uchaganve (Men’s 10m Air Pistol Individual Qualification & Team Final — Medal event) 6.30 a.m. Athletics: Anamika Aneesh & Pooja (Women’s Heptathlon Heats) Canoe Sprint: Megha Pradeep (Women’s Canoe Single 200m Semifinal 1) Shooting: Parinaaz Dhaliwal & Anant Jeet Singh Naruka (Skeet Mixed Team Qualification & Final) Kabaddi: Men’s Team vs Chinese Taipei (Group A) 10.30 a.m. Boxing: Sumit vs Al-Sarray Ali Qasim of Iraq (Men’s 70kg Round of 16) Squash: Tanvi Khanna vs Au Yeong Wai Yhann of Singapore & Anahat Singh vs Au Yeong Wai Iynn of 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 of Sri Lanka & Veer Chotrani vs Sanjay Jeeva of Malaysia (Men’s Singles Round of 16) 11.30 a.m. Esports: Paritosh vs Munkhzorig Ganbold of Mongolia (Puyo Puyo Champions Group Game 1) Hockey: Men’s Team vs South Korea (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 Doubles Sculls Final A — Medal event) 12.10 p.m. Esports: Paritosh vs Mun June Justin Koh of Singapore (Puyo Puyo Champions Group Game 2) 12.15 p.m. Shooting: Akash Bharadwaj, Kamaljeet & Kedarling Balakrishna Uchaganve (Men’s 10m Air Pistol Individual Final — subject to qualification) 1.00 p.m. Esports: Paritosh vs Tzu-ang Kuo of Chinese Taipei (Puyo Puyo Champions Group Game 3) Rowing: Arvind Singh, Kulwinder Singh, Navdeep Singh & Jakar Khan (Men’s Quadruple Sculls Final A — Medal event) 1.35 p.m. Swimming: Benedicton Beniston (Men’s 50m Butterfly Final — subject to qualification) 2.10 p.m. Esports: Paritosh vs Tanarak Wongkitikun of Thailand (Puyo Puyo Champions Group Game 4) 2.15 p.m. Boxing: Sakshi vs Alua Balkibekova of Kazakhstan (Women’s 65kg Round of 16) Swimming: Aryan Nehra (Men’s 800m Freestyle Final — subject to qualification) 2.45 p.m. Boxing: Parveen vs Malika Nozimova of Tajikistan (Women’s 65kg Round of 16) 2.48 p.m. Swimming: Benedicton Beniston, Aneesh Sunil, Akash Mani & Gitesh Shah (Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final — subject to qualification) 4.14 p.m. Athletics: Asha Ilango & Niharika Vashisht (Women’s Triple Jump Final — Medal event) 4.15 p.m. Kabaddi: Women’s Team vs Japan (Group A) 4.38 p.m. Athletics: Gurindervir Singh & Animesh Kujur (Men’s 100m Heats) 5.55 p.m. Athletics: Seema (Women’s 10,000m Final — Medal event) Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Seema Kumari for winning bronze in the women’s 10,000m event at the Asian Games, praising her determination, endurance, discipline and hard work. He also hailed the duo of Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Anantjeet Singh Naruka for securing the nation’s first-ever skeet team mixed event bronze at the ongoing Asian Games 2026. India will slip to Bronze if the protest is accepted. – Uthra Ganesan The Indian women’s Kabaddi team completed an unbeaten Group A campaign at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya with a commanding 50-25 victory over Japan. In their biggest win of the tournament so far, captain Pushpa Rana led from the front as India made a blistering start to the contest, taking a 32-13 lead at half-time. The Indian side accumulated 23 out points, five bonus points and executed two all-outs in the opening half, putting Japan under sustained pressure and establishing a 19-point advantage at the interval. – ANI Indian sprinters Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh advanced to the men’s 100m semifinals at the ongoing Asian Games after finishing third and second, respectively, in their opening-round heats. In-form striker Dilpreet Singh fired a hat-trick to hand the Indian men’s hockey team a comfortable 8-2 win over Korea and all but assure its place in the semifinal. India had earlier thrashed Indonesia 13-1 and Sri Lanka 16-1 in their opening two pool matches. -PTI Lakshya Sen and P.V. Things will not get any easier as the 25-year-old from Almora could then face world No. 1 Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the quarterfinals if he surpasses Loh. She could face Japan’s seventh seed Tomoka Miyazaki in the round of 16 and Tokyo Olympic champion Chen Yufei of China in the quarterfinals if she can continue a winning run. -PTI Indian squash stars Abhay Singh and Veer Chotrani reached the quarterfinals of the men’s singles competition. Abhay secured a win over Sri Lanka’s Ravindu Laksiri with a clean scoreline of 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-6). The World Cup winner beat Yeong 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-7) to book a quarterfinal slot. Tanvi Khanna outclassed Singapore’s Au Yeong Wai Yhann 3-1 (5-11, 11-4, 11-5, 13-11). -ANI The Indian men’s kabaddi team continued their dominant run, beating Chinese Taipei to advance to the semifinals on Thursday. They beat Chinese Taipei 37-21 in their Group A match. Manush Shah and Manav Thakkar also progressed in the men’s singles. -PTI The Indian men’s 10m air pistol team missed out on a bronze medal as it ended fourth while none managed to make the individual finals, adding to the country’s underwhelming shooting performance in the Asian Games here on Thursday (September 24, 2026). Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Thursday (September 24, 2026) congratulated Wushu player Naorem Roshibina Devi for winning the silver medal at the ongoing Asian Games in Japan. Veteran Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar advanced to the mixed doubles quarterfinals at the Asian Games after beating fellow Indians Suraj Chand and Shameena Riaz in straight games, on Thursday (September 24, 2026). The Indian team comprising TS Manu, MR Povamma, Jay Kumar, and Kiran clocked 3:16.23 to finish behind China. The Indian quartet’s timing was the fourth fastest time overall in the heats, behind Bahrain (3:15.73), China (3:15.97) and Vietnam (3:16.08). PTI Indian wushu player Roshibina Devi Naorem signed off with a silver medal in the women’s 60kg sanda event after losing 0-2 to China’s Zhang Xiaoyu in the final. Zhang dominated the title bout, winning both rounds 5-0 to take the contest 10-0 on aggregate. Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty faltered against higher-ranked opponents as the Indian men’s team signed off with a bronze medal after going down 1-3 to nemesis China in the semifinals of the Asian Games on Wednesday (September 23, 2026). The 24-year-old has had a couple of podium finishes in both the 10m and 25m pistol events, a far cry from her own high standards, but it’s the sudden death of coach, mentor and father figure Jaspal Rana earlier this year that really broke her. Jay Meena secured India’s first-ever soft tennis medal at the Asian Games, fetching a bronze after losing to Japan’s Takuya Kurosaka in the men’s singles semifinals in Nagoya on Wednesday (September 23, 2026). Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu finally completed her medal collection, winning the elusive Asian Games silver in the women’s 49kg event on Wednesday (September 23, 2026). Mirabai Chanu wins silver at the Asian Games, ending India’s weightlifting medal drought since 1998 with a historic performance. The 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games are underway in Japan. With 12 medals (1 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze), India is currently placed in 12th place in the medal tally which is topped by China. Discover the complete list of Indian medalists at the 2026 Asian Games, categorized by sport and achievement.
India managed to secure back-to-back medals at the Asian Games after the men’s team signed off with a bronze following a silver in the last edition at Hangzhou, China. He also congratulated the Indian men’s badminton team for their bronze medal at the Asian Games. – ANI UAE 4×400 mixed relay team’s protest over disqualification dismissed. India retains silver. The UAE 4×400 mixed relay team has been disqualified. The team is protesting the decision. The defending champions, who have now sealed their spot in the semi-final, produced a strong all-round performance to finish the group stage with three wins from three. It was India’s third consecutive win, keeping them at the top of pool A. Lakshya, who received a first-round bye, will open his campaign against former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the second round. Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu, like Lakshya, will begin in the second round after receiving a bye. Anahat, the third seed, started her campaign with a win over Au Yeong Wai Iynn of Singapore. The defending champions ended their group stage campaign with four wins in four matches. “Her historic third consecutive Asian Games medal is a moment of immense pride for Manipur and India. Singh. Ms. The Indian men’s badminton team wins bronze at the Asian Games after a semifinal loss to China, marking a historic achievement. Manu Bhaker has had a rough two years since the Paris high, both off the range and off the podium. Manu Bhaker reflects on Jaspal Rana’s legacy after a challenging fifth-place finish at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Jay Meena makes history by winning India’s first soft tennis bronze medal at the Asian Games in Nagoya.
May she continue to inspire our youth and bring greater glory to the nation,” said Mr.
Earlier, squash star Anahat Singh made it to the quarterfinals of the women’s singles event. Sindhu face a stern test after being handed challenging draws, while defending champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty got a relatively favourable route to the semifinals as the focus shifts to the individual competitions following the team championship, beginning on Friday. India stands one win away from defending their title. -ANI Indian paddlers enjoyed a successful day on Thursday, with women’s doubles pairs of Sreeja Akula-Syndrela Das and Yashaswini Ghorpade-Diya Chitale advancing to the pre-quarterfinals.
Table Tennis: Diya Chitale & Yashaswini Ghorpade vs Setayash Iloukhani & Mashid Ashtari of Iran (Women’s Doubles Round 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 1) 7.01 a.m. Athletics: Jay Kumar, Ansa Babu, Manu TS & Rashdeep Kaur (Men’s 4x400m Relay Mixed Round 1 Heats) 7.10 a.m. Rowing: Gurbani Kaur, Aleena Anto, Tendenthoi Haobijam & Poonam (Women’s Four Final A — Medal event) Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula & Syndrela Das vs Bolor-erdene Batmunkh & Burenjargal Sanjaa of Mongolia (Women’s Doubles Round 2) 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 (Mixed Doubles Round of 16) 8.10 a.m. Canoe Sprint: Naocha Laitonjam, Varinder Singh, Oinam Arun Singh & Harshawardhan Shaktawat (Men’s Kayak Four 500m Final A — Medal event) 8.30 a.m. Canoe Sprint: Raju Rawat & Gyaneshwor Singh (Men’s Canoe Double 500m Final A — Medal event) 8.35 a.m. Table Tennis: Manush Shah vs Wong Qi Shen of Malaysia (Men’s Singles Round 1) 9.45 a.m.