Asian Games 2026 Day 15 LIVE updates: Kumkum Mahod storms into final; eyes historic gold

Asian Games 2026 Day 15 LIVE updates: Catch the latest India-related updates from the last day of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Asian Games 2026 Day 15 LIVE updates (PTI)

Asian Games 2026 Day 15 LIVE updates: Finally, the final day of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games is here today. The penultimate day of the Games was the most successful for the Indian contingent, having won six gold medals. The Indian women’s hockey gold after 44 years highlighted the day, it has to be said....Read More

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• 3 Oct 2026, 06:56:40 AM IST

  Taekwondo: Jyoti Yadav loses, India's campaign ends

  In the women's 67kg Round of 16 in taekwondo, Jyoti Yadav loses to Kannaluck Chuenchooklin 0-2 (15-4, 15-2). She has thus been knocked out, and India's campaign in the sport ends with this loss.

• 3 Oct 2026, 06:41:20 AM IST

  Kumkum Mahod into the final!!

  Kumkum Mahod has beaten Zhu Jingyi of China in the semi-final by a margin of 6-3. With this win, she has reached the final of the individual women's recurve arcery event. She is now the first Indian woman to do so. A historic moment for the 17-year-old.

• 3 Oct 2026, 06:36:38 AM IST

  Kumkum Mahod begins semi-final

  Kumkum Mahod has begun her semi-final campaign against Zhu Jingyi. She started off in spectacular fashion, but slightly lost her momentum. She is now drawing 3-3 with her opponent.

• 3 Oct 2026, 06:21:47 AM IST

  Golf: Pranavi Urs loses gold medal spot

  Pranavi Urs has not had a great start to the final round of the women;s individual strokeplay event in golf. She lost her comfortable lead in the final round. China's Yin Ruoning is playing brilliantly and has overtaken her in the gold medal spot. Pranavi is now in silver medal place. The race for the gold is still very tight.

• 3 Oct 2026, 06:10:33 AM IST

  Kumkum Mahod's semi-final opponent revealed

  Kumkum Mahod will be high on confidence after beating the reigning Olympic champion in the quarter-final of the women's recurve archery event at the Asian Games 2026. In the semi-final, she will face Zhu Jingyi of China. Two more wins, and the 17-year-old will take home her second Asian Games 2026 gold medal.

• 3 Oct 2026, 05:53:52 AM IST

  Taekwondo: Kashish Malik bows out

  Kashish Malik has bowed out of the women's 56kg Round of 16 event at the Asian Games 2026 in taekwondo. She was defeated by Kim Yujin of South Korea in this round. Jyoti Yadav now remains India's only hope in the sport as she gets ready for her Round of 16 match.

• 3 Oct 2026, 05:44:04 AM IST

  Kumkum through to semi-final!!

  Kumkum Mahod continues her impressive showing at the Asian Games. She faced a tough test in the quarter-final against Chaeyong Kang of South Korea, the reigning Olympic champion and top-seed. She passed this test with flying colours winning the match by 6-4, and qualifying foe the semi-final.

• 3 Oct 2026, 05:38:51 AM IST

  Kumkum leads after three sets

  In the women's recurve archery individual quarter-final, Kumkum Mahod is putting on a brilliant show against the South Korean. She has won two of the first three sets, with a lead of 4-2. One more set, and she will advance to the semi-final.

• 3 Oct 2026, 05:32:25 AM IST

  Archery to bring more medals?

  After winning three medals including one historic gold in recurve archery, India look set to win more medals in the sport on the final day of their campaign at the Asian Games 2026. In the women's individual recurve quarter-final, Kumkum Mahod is taking on South Korea's Chaeyong Kang. Kumkum was part of the women's team that won a historic gold medal on October 2. Can she win another gold here today?

• 3 Oct 2026, 05:27:59 AM IST

  Golf: Pranavi Urs in gold medal spot

  After the first two rounds of the women's individual strokeplay event, Pranavi Urs remains on the top spot among all the other golfers. Tied with China's Ruoning Yin on -14, the golfer might just make headlines as she is in the pole position to win one of the most unlikely gold medals for India at Aichi-Nagoya.

• 3 Oct 2026, 05:10:11 AM IST

  Here's the day's schedule

  2:40 a.m. onwards: Golf - Pranavi Urs (4:24 a.m), Aditi Ashok (3:24 a.m.) and Diksha Dagar (3:13 a.m.) in women's individual stroke play and team round 4 final day.

  4:45 a.m. onwards: Golf - Veer Ahlawat (6:51 a.m.), Saptak Talwar (6:40 a.m.) and Yuvraj Sandhu (5:51 a.m.) in men's individual stroke play and team round 4 final day.

  5:30 a.m.: Archery - Kumkum Mohod vs Kang Chaeyoung of South Korea in recurve women's individual quarterfinals, followed by semifinals, bronze medal and gold medal matches (if she qualifies).

  5:42 a.m. onwards: Taekwondo - Kashish Malik in women's 57kg and Jyoti Yadav in women's 67kg round of 16 bouts, followed by quarterfinals, semifinals and medal bouts (if they qualify).

  6:20 a.m.: Rugby Sevens - India vs Singapore in women's 5th-8th place match.

  7:10 a.m. onwards: Sailing - Mahi Verma in girls dinghy final races; Katya Ida Coelho in women's windsurfing final races.

  7:23 a.m.: Wrestling - Sagar Jaglan vs Tulga Tumur-Ochir of Mongolia in men's freestyle 74kg round of 16 bout, followed by repechage, quarterfinals, semifinals and final (if he qualifies).

  7:25 a.m.: Wrestling - Deepak Punia vs Junpeng Zhou of China in men's freestyle 97kg round of 16 bout, followed by repechage, quarterfinals, semifinals and final (if he qualifies).

  7:53 a.m.: Wrestling - Manisha vs Youngjin Kwon of South Korea in women's freestyle 57kg round of 16 bout, followed by repechage, quarterfinals, semifinals and final (if he qualifies).

  8:08 a.m.: Wrestling - Antim vs Shugyla Omirbek of Kazakhstan in women's freestyle 53kg round of 16 bout, followed by repechage, quarterfinals, semifinals and final (if she qualifies).

  8:29 a.m.: Wrestling - Aman Sehrawat vs TBD. in men's freestyle 57kg round of 16 bout, followed by repechage, quarterfinals, semifinals and final (if he qualifies).

  9:30 a.m.: Archery - Dhiraj Bommadevara vs Amirkhon Sadikov in recurve men's individual quarterfinals, followed by semifinals, bronze medal and gold medal matches (if he qualifies).

  9:30 a.m.: Volleyball - Inda vs Thailand in men's 5th-6th place match.

  10:00 a.m.: Cricket - India vs Pakistan in men's gold medal match.

  10:15 a.m.: Archery - Neeraj Chauhan vs Lam Dorji of Bhutan in recurve men's individual quarterfinals, followed by semifinals, bronze medal and gold medal matches (if he qualifies).

  3:30 p.m.: Hockey - India vs Malaysia in men's gold medal match.

• 2 Oct 2026, 07:09:24 PM IST

  Hello and welcome!

  To our final-day coverage of the 2026 Asian Games. India have a great opportunity to bolster their medal tally today. Stay tuned to keep abreast of all the happenings in Japan.