Gulveer Singh, Parul Chaudhary, and Murali Sreeshankar (PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: India enjoyed another medal-rich day at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, winning eight medals across athletics, shooting and kurash while also securing more medals in boxing. Yet the haul came with a familiar mix of celebration and disappointment, as several Indian athletes came…
Yashvir Singh, Rohit Yadav, and Esha Singh NEW DELHI: India produced another strong medal haul at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, winning eight medals across athletics, shooting and kurash. However, the impressive collection did not bring any change in the overall standings, with India remaining 12th as the country continued to wait for another…
India’s Murali Sreeshankar competes in the men’s long jump final. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Murali Sreeshankar secured a silver medal in the men’s long jump at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, producing a best effort of 8.07m despite an injury that forced him to pull out of his final two attempts.Sreeshankar was in…
Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage, center, India’s Yashvir Singh, left, and Rohit Yadav pose after the javelin throw final. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav stepped up in the absence of defending champion Neeraj Chopra to win silver and bronze respectively in the men’s javelin throw at the Asian Games 2026 on…
India’s Gulveer Singh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian distance runner Gulveer Singh continued his impressive campaign at the Asian Games 2026, winning his second silver medal in Japan with a personal best performance in the men’s 1500m final on Monday.Gulveer clocked 3:36.72 to finish second behind Japan’s Kazuto Iizawa, who clinched gold, while another Japanese…
India’s Parul Chaudhary (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Parul Chaudhary added another medal to her Asian Games 2026 tally, clinching bronze in the women’s 5000m final with a time of 15:14.61.Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi claimed gold in 15:10.18, while Japan’s Nozomi Tanaka took silver with a timing of 15:11.65.The experienced Indian long-distance runner secured her second…
India’s Avinash Sable (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India suffered a major disappointment in the athletics competition at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday as defending champion and Games record holder Avinash Sable finished fourth in the men’s 3000m steeplechase final, despite producing his season-best performance.Sable clocked 8:21.67 but could not reproduce the performance that had…
India’s Vithya Ramraj celebrates with the national flag after winning bronze in the women’s 400m hurdles at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya. Ramraj clocked a personal best of 54.75 seconds to claim her second medal of the Games, after winning silver in the mixed 4x400m relay. Vithya Ramraj added a bronze medal to her…
Pakistan volleyball team (Pic credit: Murad Jehan’s Instagram post) Pakistan’s volleyball team was taken to the wrong venue ahead of its crucial Pool A match against Uzbekistan at the Asian Games 2026, adding to growing complaints over logistical arrangements at the multi-sport event in Aichi-Nagoya.Pakistan captain Murad Jehan took to Instagram to express his frustration…
Varun Sanyal (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: By the time Varun Sanyal finally reached his room in Nagoya, nearly 12 hours had passed since landing in Japan. He had flown from London to Mumbai, collected his Asian Games accreditation card, travelled via Singapore, spent hours proving he was a registered athlete, and then found himself sharing…
