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)

India’s PV Sindhu criticised the badminton schedule at the 2026 Asian Games after playing three matches within 24 hours before losing her women’s singles quarter-final to China’s Chen Yufei. Sindhu lost 11-21, 21-18, 10-21 after returning to the court less than 12 hours after her previous match. She said players needed more time to recover physically. Sindhu also expressed disappointment over the absence of Hawk-Eye review cameras on Court 4, saying some line calls were close. India finished the individual badminton events without a medal for the first time in 12 years. (PC: India Today)

Virat Kohli became the second batter in men’s ODI cricket to score 15,000 runs during India’s first ODI against West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Kohli reached the milestone in his 303rd innings, 74 innings faster than Sachin Tendulkar, who achieved it in 377 innings in 2007. Kohli needed 59 runs to reach the landmark and completed it in just 46 balls. He raised both hands towards Tendulkar in a gesture of respect before acknowledging the crowd’s standing ovation. Tendulkar remains the leading ODI run-scorer with 18,426 runs, while Kohli has added another milestone to his career. (PC: X/BCCI)

India added two athletics medals at the 2026 Asian Games on September 27. Ancy Sojan won silver in the women’s long jump, while Tejaswin Shankar secured bronze in the men’s decathlon with 7,934 points. Sojan finished second after a closely contested final, while Shankar sealed his podium finish after completing all 10 decathlon events. In the men’s 800m, Mohammed Afsal advanced to the final, giving India another medal opportunity in athletics. The performances strengthened India’s athletics campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with several Indian athletes competing across track and field events. (PC: ANI)