Tag: Asian Games 2026

Thane honours shooter Rudrankksh Patil for Asian Games medals

October 1, 2026 admin

Celebration for Rudrankksh Patil’s Asian Games medals. | Photo Credit: Screenshot via X/@PTI_News. Shooter Rudrankksh Patil, who won medals at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, was received by the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) at an event on Monday (September 28, 2026). The TMC Sports Department organised the event at Dharmaveer Anand Dighe Thane Entry Gate…

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Vithya happy to go past Usha three years after equalling her record

September 28, 2026 admin

Vithya clinched the 400m hurdles bronze with a National record. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy For close to four decades, P.T. Usha remained the undisputed queen of the Indian track, no one able to better her in clearing hurdles, both literally and figuratively. On a wet and humid Monday (September 28, 2026) evening at the Asian…

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Asian Games 2026: Yashvir, Gulveer, and Sreeshankar capture silver

September 28, 2026 admin

Yashvir won the second spot in javelin. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy A National record was broken and some personal marks were bested at the Paloma Mizuho Athletics Stadium as the Indians added more medals to their kitty on Monday (September 28, 2026), of both hues except the golden one the country desperately craved. Three…

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Asian Games 2026 India’s medallists: Full list of winners

September 28, 2026 admin

The 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games are underway in Japan. India is currently placed at the 12th spot on the medals’ table with 39 medals. China is leading the table with 221 medals. Japan is second with 164 medals and Republic of Korea is third with 90 medals. On September 28, 2026, Vithya Ramraj won a…

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Asian Games 2026: Ankita-Rutuja pair bow out; rain pushes Nagal’s match to September 29

September 28, 2026 admin

Sumit Nagal returns the ball to South Korea’s Kwon Soonwoo during a Davis Cup second-round qualifier. File | Photo Credit: AP India’s women’s doubles campaign in tennis at the Asian Games came to an early end after Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale suffered a hard-fought first-round defeat against Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva and Anna Danilina on…

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Asian Games 2026: Indian cricket team advance to semis after Afghanistan QF abandoned

September 28, 2026 admin

Team India arrives at Korogi Athletic Park in Nagoya ahead of their abandoned clash against Afghanistan due to inclement weather on September 28, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian men’s cricket team entered the Asian Games semi-final without even taking the field after its quarter-final against Afghanistan was abandoned due to inclement weather on…

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Asian Games 2026: Ancy misses gold by a whisker; Sarvesh wins silver

September 27, 2026 admin

Ancy Sojan bagged a silver for the second successive Asian Games. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy For five jumps on a wet Sunday (September 27, 2026), Ancy Sojan was sitting pretty at the top. She was on the verge of clinching India’s first athletics gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. She also had compatriot Shaili…

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Harita Bhadra wins bronze in women’s 200m at Asian Games

September 27, 2026 admin

India’s Harita Bhadra, centre, and others compete in the women’s 200m heat 2 race during the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan on September 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI India’s Harita Bhadra clinched the bronze medal in the women’s 200m at the Asian Games, clocking 23.20 seconds in the final in Nagoya on Sunday…

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Asian Games 2026: Full-strength India to face inexperienced Afghanistan in opener

September 27, 2026 admin

The players reached Nagoya from Tokyo via the iconic bullet train and expectedly enjoyed the journey. (Photo: X/@BCCI) India will face an inexperienced Afghanistan in their Asian Games opener on Monday (September 28, 2026), with the overwhelming favourites looking to quickly acclimatise to the unfamiliar conditions in Japan. India would not know what to expect…

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Asian Games 2026: Sawan clinches marathon silver; Tajinderpal settles for second spot; Prachi pulls off a surprise

September 26, 2026 admin

Sawan Barwal came second in the marathon by bettering his own national record. | Photo Credit: ANI A day that began with the longest competitive distance in athletics, producing one of the most precious medals for India, ended with questions around selections and accountability of absentee athletes that overshadowed the impressive performances of those who…

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