Asian Games 2026, Day 15: Hockey, cricket, and Pranavi Urs' historic golf gold take India's medal tally to 85

The Indian men's hockey team defends title and secures a place at the Los Angeles Olympics after beating Malaysia 5-1 in the final. With this, India's medal tally also swells to 85.

Lakhra gets on the scoring sheet now and India's lead increases to 4-1 in the fourth and final quarter. 5 minutes left in the contest and India are inching towards winning yet another gold medal at the Asian Games.

Antim Panghal loses the gold medal bout and takes home silver. The hopes were high from her, but in the end, it was not to be! Now, over to the hockey team to attain glory and secure the Los Angeles Olympics quota.

The gold medal is slowly slipping away from Antim's grasp as the Japanese has further increased her lead to 5-1. The Indian went for the takedown, but to no avail, as the Japanese did enough to score two points for her.

Antim continues to struggle the opening point and is still trailing 0-2 in the gold medal bout. 1 minute and 14 seconds left in the contest but one takedown is all the Indian needs to stage a comeback but the time is slowly running out.

The Japanese has her guard high and is showing impeccable defence to keep the Indian at bay. This is turning into a defensive masterclass, and she continues to hold a 2-0 lead. Antim continues to search for that elusive point for now.

Both Antim and Kiyooka Moe of Japan are quick off the blocks to try and get some points. The Japanese is awarded 1 point for the step-out. More than five minutes left in the contest.

Antim Panghal 's gold medal bout is about to start! She takes the mat and out comes her opponent! Let the bid for gold begin.

India further increase their lead to 3-1 in the men's hockey final against Malaysia. Hardik Singh gets on the scoring sheet, and India are now in cruise control of the final.

India 3-1 ahead in the third quarter

India take the lead in the men's hockey final and are 2-1 up in the summit clash against Malaysia. Jugraj scores through a penalty corner and India can breathe slightly easy.

India 2-1 ahead in 2nd quarter.

Deepak Punia brings another medal for India, wins bronze against Gankhuyag Ganbaatar of Mongolia in the men's freestyle 97kg category.

The first quarter has come to an end and the deadlock remains. Malaysia equalise in the dying seconds and it's 1-1. A thrilling start to the gold medal match.

Harmanpreet Singh gets the job done via a penalty corner and India take the lead in the final against Malaysia.

India leading 1-0 in the first quarter.

Sagar Jaglan loses the bronze medal bout to Nurkozha Kaipanov. He goes down 5-0 as Kaipanov won the bout by fall.

The men's hockey final between India and Malaysia has been delayed to 3:40. The Indian team was stuck in traffic and arrived late at the venue and hence the final has been pushed back by 10 minutes.

The gold medal bout began with Aman leading 4-1, but the North Korean fought back to take the lead 7-6. With just a minute left on the clock, Aman pulled out the decisive move, taking Chong Song down, turning the match around to extend his lead to 11-7 and eventually clinching the gold.

In the last Asian Games, Aman had won bronze and this time around, he upgraded the colour of his medal.

Aman Sehrawat brings fourth gold medal of the day for the Indian contingent. He defeats the Korean opponent, and India's medal tally goes beyond 75 now at the Asian Games. He wraps the flag around his shoulder and runs around the arena to soak the atmosphere in.

Let's go!! Aman nails the pin and takes the lead once again. He went for the roll and ended up adding more points to his total. Aman is now leading 10-7 and we have 31 seconds left on the clock.

The Korean takes the lead, and the pressure is now on Aman. However, the lead is slender, and Aman is just one point behind. Only 1 minute and 15 seconds left in the contest.

The Korean manages to get hold of Aman and go for the flip. He creates pressure and ends up getting a total of five points. The Indian in the lead but by the barest of margins.

Aman is showing his dominance now and gets two points to further extend his lead. The Korean opponent is now getting some medical attention. Aman is leading 6-1 and we have just a little more than 2 minutes left in the contest.

Aman Sehrawat got the opponent down and went for the flip and pin. However, the Korean just about evaded disaster. However, Aman takes a few more seconds to get the pin. Gets two more points to extend his lead to 4-1. The first half of the bout ends and it's Aman who is leading.

Aman finally does enough to go up 2-0 in the gold-medal bout; however, there's still a long way to go. The opening breakthrough will let Aman breathe slightly easier, and the pressure is now on the Korean opponent to put pressure on the Indian grappler. Aman's first two points were technical

Both wrestlers are showing great defence, and neither opponent has been able to take the lead for now. Scoreline remains at 0-0. Great defence from Aman, and he isn't giving an inch.

Aman Sehrawat and Han Chong Song are on the mat for their gold-medal bout in the men's freestyle 57kg. The action begins. The two grapplers are looking for an early lead but the deadlock remains for now.