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Bronze medalists Pincky Balhara of India (AP Photo) Three family deaths in quick succession could have brought Pincky Balhara’s sporting journey to a halt. Instead, the Delhi athlete carried her grief into the competition arena, turned her father’s dream into motivation and went on to win an Asian Games medal.Eight years after her historic silver…

NEW DELHI: Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker will return from the Asian Games 2026 without a medal after competing in four events in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan — an unexpected outcome for one of India’s biggest medal hopes and another indication of the shooting contingent’s struggles to match its record haul from the previous edition.India had won…

India’s Rahi Sarnobat competes during the rapid stage of the women’s 25m pistol qualification event. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India were left ruing a costly and extraordinary lapse by experienced shooter Rahi Sarnobat after a rare miss in the women’s 25m pistol team event derailed their medal hopes at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya…

Esha Singh battled through multiple shoot-offs before finishing with a silver medal in the women’s 25m pistol at the 2026 Asian Games, adding another individual medal to her Asian Games record.The world No. 1 and world-record holder finished the final with 38 hits, the same score as China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan, who won gold. Esha’s 4+2…

India’s Pincky Balhara, right, competes against South Korea’s Mo Sumin in the women’s 78kg kurash semifinal. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Pincky Balhara secured her second Asian Games medal in kurash, clinching bronze in the women’s -78kg category after losing 0-5 to South Korea’s Sumin Mo in the semifinals at Aichi-Nagoya on Monday.The 27-year-old thus…

India continued its medal charge at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, adding seven medals on September 27 before Esha Singh opened India’s medal account on September 28 with a silver in the women’s 25m pistol. The latest additions have taken India’s overall tally to 38 medals: 4 gold, 17 silver and 17 bronze. India entered…

Nagoya: Ground staff cover the pitch due to rain (PTI Photo) India’s men’s cricket team advanced to the semi-finals of the 2026 Asian Games without taking the field after persistent rain forced their quarter-final against Afghanistan to be abandoned in Nisshin, Japan.With dark clouds and steady rain keeping the covers firmly in place and conditions…

NEW DELHI: Yashvir Singh was lying on his bed at his home in Jaipur after a rigorous training session with his father, Rai Singh, when his phone rang.It was Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra.Yashvir had no idea why Chopra was calling. He picked up the phone, unaware that the conversation would bring him an opportunity he…

Esha Singh qualified for the women’s 25m pistol individual final at the 2026 Asian Games, while India finished fifth in the team event. India slipped from second place to fifth in the women’s 25m pistol team event at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, turning a promising start into another near-miss for the shooting contingent….

Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: India’s campaign at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, enters another busy day on Monday, September 28, with athletes from several disciplines in action. The day features a mix of medal events, knockout contests, qualification rounds and team matches, giving the Indian contingent plenty to look forward to. Athletics…