India won eight medals on Day 10 of the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, taking its total to 45. The country secured four silver and four bronze medals, with athletics contributing six. Yashvir Singh won silver and Rohit Yadav bronze in the men’s javelin throw, giving India a double podium. Gulveer Singh added silver in the 1,500m, while Murali Sreeshankar took silver in the long jump. Vithya Ramraj won bronze in the 400m hurdles, breaking PT Usha’s 42-year-old national record. Parul Chaudhary also claimed bronze in the women’s 5,000m. Shooter Esha Singh won silver, while Pincky Balhara secured bronze in kurash. (PC: X)

India’s medal tally crossed 40 at the Asian Games 2026 on Day 9, with strong performances in shooting and athletics. Esha Singh won silver in the women’s 25m pistol event, helping India recover from earlier shooting disappointments. Indian athletes added six medals in athletics, including three silver and three bronze. Pincky Balhara secured bronze in the women’s 78kg Kurash event. Boxers Lovlina Borgohain, Priya and Kapil Pokhariya also assured India of medals. Meanwhile, India’s men’s cricket team advanced to the semi-finals after rain washed out their quarter-final against Afghanistan. India’s tally stood at four gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze medals. (PC: NDTV Sports)

India secured a double podium in the men’s javelin throw at the 2026 Asian Games, with Yashvir Singh winning silver and Rohit Yadav taking bronze. Yashvir produced a personal-best throw of 85.72 metres on his sixth and final attempt, moving ahead of compatriot Rohit, whose best effort was 84.35m. Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage won gold with 88.55m, extending his strong 2026 season. Pakistan’s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem finished fourth with a season-best 80.29m. The Indian duo entered the competition as leading medal contenders after defending champion Neeraj Chopra withdrew because of a ligament injury. Yashvir had also won bronze at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow earlier.

India’s Vithya Ramraj broke PT Usha’s 42-year-old national record in the women’s 400m hurdles, winning bronze at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya on Monday. The 28-year-old clocked a personal best of 54.75 seconds, improving Usha’s 55.42-second mark set at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics by 0.67 seconds. Ramraj also became the first Indian woman to finish the event in under 55 seconds. This was her second medal at the Games, following silver in the mixed 4x400m relay. Mariam Kareem of the UAE won gold, while Kazakhstan’s Adelina Zems took silver. (PC: India Today)

India’s Pincky Balhara won bronze in the women’s under-78kg kurash event at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday. She lost 0-5 to South Korea’s Sumin Mo in the semifinals after defeating Lim Garam 3-0 in the quarterfinals. The victory in the quarterfinals had secured her a medal. With this bronze, Balhara became the only Indian athlete to win two kurash medals at the Asian Games. She had previously won silver in the women’s under-52kg category at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, where she lost to Uzbekistan’s Gulnor Sulaymanova in the final. (PC: X)

India won five medals in athletics at the Asian Games on Sunday. Ancy Sojan secured silver in the women’s long jump with an effort of 6.53 metres, while Sarvesh Kushare won silver in the men’s high jump after clearing 2.25 metres. Tejaswin Shankar claimed bronze in the men’s decathlon, and Parul Chaudhary finished third in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase. Harita Bhadra added another bronze in the women’s 200m. These results strengthened India’s athletics medal tally at the continental event, with Indian athletes continuing to compete across track and field disciplines.

India’s Esha Singh won the silver medal in the women’s 25m pistol individual event at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday. The shooter qualified eighth for the final but fought back strongly, surviving five shoot-offs to challenge China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan. The contest was tied 38-38 in regulation before Esha narrowly missed gold by one hit. Her medal came after India missed out on a podium finish in the team event. Elsewhere, Pincky Balhara won bronze in women’s 78kg kurash, while Lovlina Borgohain reached the women’s 75kg boxing semi-finals, assuring India another medal. (PC: NDTV)

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has announced a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh for Indian squash player Abhay Singh after his silver medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan. Abhay lost 9-11, 5-11, 5-11 to Malaysia’s defending champion Ng Eain Yow in the men’s singles final on September 27. Congratulating the player, Vijay said the achievement had brought pride to Tamil Nadu and India. He also expressed hope that Abhay’s success would inspire young athletes. Abhay became only the second Indian man to win an Asian Games singles silver in squash. (PC: India Today)

India missed out on a shooting medal at the Asian Games 2026 on September 28 after finishing fifth in the women's 25m air pistol team event. Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat failed to qualify for the individual final, while Esha Singh secured her place by finishing eighth in the qualification round. India also received a medal boost in Kurash, as Pincky Balhara reached the women's 78kg semi-finals to assure at least a bronze. Elsewhere, India defeated Hong Kong in men's volleyball and China in women's team squash, while the men's cricket team began its campaign against Afghanistan. (PC: NDTV)

India faces a busy day at the Asian Games on September 28, with Manu Bhaker, Avinash Sable and the men’s cricket team in focus. Bhaker, along with Esha Singh and Rahi Sarnobat, will compete in the women’s 25m pistol event, with the individual final scheduled for 10:45 AM IST, subject to qualification. Avinash Sable will begin his title defence in the men’s 3000m steeplechase final at 4:17 PM. India’s men will face Afghanistan in a cricket quarter-final at 10 AM, with a place in the semi-finals at stake. Murali Sreeshankar and Parul Chaudhary will also compete in athletics finals. (PC: NDTV)