Gulveer Singh and Vithya Ramraj each won three medals at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, producing historic hat-tricks for India’s track and field contingent. Gulveer won silver in the 10,000m with 28:29.38, silver in the 1,500m with a personal-best 3:36.72, and bronze in the 5,000m with 13:32.75. He became the first Indian track athlete since P.T. Usha in 1986 to win three individual medals at one Asian Games. Vithya won bronze in the 400m hurdles, breaking Usha’s 55.42-second national record with 54.75, silver in mixed 4x400m relay, and gold in women’s 4x400m relay. She also completed a medal hat-trick for the second consecutive Asian Games in succession at the Games. (PC: India Today)

India won two gold medals on Day 11 of the 2026 Asian Games on September 29, taking its medal tally past the 50-mark in Nagoya. Neeru Dhanda made history by winning gold in the women’s individual trap shooting event, becoming the first Indian woman to claim individual Asian Games gold in the discipline. India’s women’s 4x400m relay team, comprising Kiran Pahal, Machettira Poovamma, Prachi and Vithya Ramraj, won the second gold in 3:29.69. Gulveer Singh and Pooja Singh added athletics bronzes. India also secured two more boxing medals after Parveen Hooda and Ankush Panghal reached their finals. (PC: India Today)

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) will approach the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over a disputed measurement of Shaili Singh’s jump at the 2026 Asian Games. Singh finished fourth in the women’s long jump final on September 27, with an official best jump of 6.42 metres. Her fourth attempt was measured at 6.41 metres. Her mentor, Anju Bobby George, alleged that officials measured the jump from the wrong landing mark. Singh’s protest was rejected after a review. Anju said the disputed measurement may have cost Singh a medal, possibly even gold. China’s Huang Yingying won gold, while India’s Ancy Sojan took silver.

Neeru Dhanda won the women’s individual trap shooting gold at the Asian Games 2026, following the success of her cousin Lakshay Sheoran, who won silver in the same event at the 2018 Games. Inspired by Lakshay’s achievement, Neeru switched from kabaddi to shooting in 2019. Despite financial challenges, she pursued the sport and trained at the Madhya Pradesh Shooting Academy. On Tuesday, the 26-year-old scored 28 in the final, setting a new Asian Games record and defeating China’s Sun Yunong, who scored 26. Neeru also helped India win silver in the women’s team event alongside Manisha Keer and Aashima Ahlawat. (PC: The Indian Express)

PT Usha celebrated India’s women’s 4x400m relay gold at the Asian Games 2026, saying the victory brought back memories of her own success in the event. Usha was part of India’s gold-winning relay team at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul. On Tuesday, Kiran Pahal, M R Poovamma, Prachi Chaudhary and Vithya Ramraj won gold in 3:29.69, beating Bahrain and China. Usha praised the quartet for carrying forward the legacy of Indian women’s athletics. In a post on X, she wrote, “The legacy of Indian athletics is in safe, fierce hands.” (PC: India Today)

Indian boxer Parveen Hooda moved within one win of Asian Games gold after defeating China’s Li Shu 4-1 in the women’s 65kg semi-final at the Aichi-Nagoya Games on Tuesday. She will face Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien-chin, a Paris Olympics bronze medallist, in Friday’s final. Parveen’s achievement comes after a difficult period in her career. She was stripped of her 2022 Asian Games bronze medal following a suspension for whereabouts failures, which also prevented her from competing at the Paris Olympics. After returning to boxing, she won gold at the 2025 World Boxing Cup Finals and has now reached the Asian Games final. (PC: India Today)

India enjoyed a strong Day 11 at the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday, September 29, winning medals across shooting, athletics and boxing. Shooter Neeru Dhanda won gold in the women’s trap event, while India’s women’s 4x400m relay team claimed the country’s first athletics gold of the Games. The quartet of Kiran Pahal, Machettira Poovamma, Prachi and Vithya Ramraj clocked 3:29.69. Gulveer Singh added a bronze in the men’s 5,000m, while India also won bronze in the men’s 4x400m relay and women’s high jump. Boxers Parveen and Ankush reached their finals. (PC: X)

India ended its wait for an athletics gold medal at the Asian Games 2026 as the women’s 4x400m relay team won the final in Aichi-Nagoya on Tuesday, September 29. The quartet of Vithya Ramraj, Kiran Pahal, Machettira Poovamma and Prachi clocked 3 minutes 29.69 seconds to secure the gold medal. Bahrain finished second in 3:30.21 to take silver, while China claimed bronze in 3:31.02. The victory ended India’s run of silver and bronze medals in athletics at the Games and marked a significant achievement for the country’s track and field contingent. (PC: India Today)

Indian para-shooter Avani Lekhara, 24, is preparing for the Asian Para Games in Japan after another strong season. She has won two Paralympic gold medals and holds a world record. She recently won bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle SH1 event at the World Shooting Para Sport Championships in South Korea. Lekhara won gold at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Paralympics. She started shooting in 2015 after a car accident left her using a wheelchair. She says her main goal is to improve her own scores. Lekhara is also studying for an LLM and wants to support athletes with disabilities.

Indian shooter Neeru Dhanda won gold in the women’s trap event at the 2026 Asian Games. She scored 28 out of 30 in the final, missing only two shots. Her score set a new Asian record. China’s Sun Yungong won silver, while Kuwait’s Hajar Abdulmalik took bronze. Dhanda also became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games medal in the women’s trap event. The 26-year-old shooter is from Haryana. She started shooting after being inspired by her cousin Lakshya Sheron. Dhanda had earlier won gold at the ISSF World Cup and Asian Championships. This is India’s fifth gold at the Games.