Asian Games 2026 Day 2 Highlights: Elavenil stars with 2 silvers; women's cricket team reaches final; MMA medal assured

Asian Games 2026 Day 2 Highlights: India opened their account with two silver medals - both in shooting. On the other hand, Suchika Tariyal assured India of a medal in MMA. The Indian women's cricket team too reached the final.

Elavenil Valarivan was the star of the show for India on Day 2 of the Asian Games, winning two silver medals. (PTI)

Asian Games 2026 Day 2 Highlights: It was an eventful Day 2 at the Asian Games, with India winning two silver medals, both in shooting. Elavenil Valarivan finished second in the Women's 10m Air Rifle Individual Final, and then won the silver with Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod in the Women's 10m Air Rifle Team event. Earlier, Suchika Tariyal assured India of a medal in MMA, while Quimcy DSouza suffered a double heartbreak, losing out on a teqball bronze twice....Read More

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• 24 Sept 2026, 02:42:48 PM IST

  Sakshi Chaudhary out

  Sakshi loses her 51kg Round of 16 bout to Alua Balkibekova of Kazakhstan 2-3. Bad result for India. There were high expectations of her. Pranati Nayak is now going to participate in the vault final.

• 20 Sept 2026, 05:25:52 PM IST

  That's the end of India's campaign on Day 2!!!

  India's campaign at the Asian Games 2026 on Day 2 comes to an end. Elavenil Valarivan was the star of the day, as she won two silver medals - one in the women's 10m individual air rifle event, and one alongside Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod in the women's 10m team air-rifle event. India will look to add more to their medal tally in Day 3.

• 20 Sept 2026, 05:22:28 PM IST

  Another Indian bows out in Wushu

  Vikrant Baliyan was the second Indian star to bow out from Wushu on Day 2 of the Asian Games 2026. He suffered a 0-2 defeat at the hands of Iran's Soheil Mosavi in the Round of 16 match of the men's 75kg category of the event.

• 20 Sept 2026, 05:19:07 PM IST

  A disappointing show vs Iran

  India ended a disappointing run against Iran, losing three matches on the trot, and going down 0-3 in the men's table tennis team Group E match. Harmeet Desai was the latest Indian star to face defeat at the hands of Nima Alamian.

• 20 Sept 2026, 04:23:16 PM IST

  India lose two games on the trot

  The Indian men's table tennis team have gotten off to a very poor start, as they have now lost two games on the trot - both in straight sets. Manav Thakkar fell in the second game to 17-year-old Benyamin Farraji.

• 20 Sept 2026, 03:58:11 PM IST

  Poor start for India by Manush Shah

  In the table tennis men's team event, India got off to a poor start against Iran, as Manush Shah fell in three straight sets by a margin of 3-11, 8-11, 10-12. India thus trail 0-1 in this contest.

• 20 Sept 2026, 03:55:42 PM IST

  Shooting silver opens India's account in Aichi-Nagoya

  Earlier today, India opened their medal tally at the Asian Games 2022, when the trio of Sonam Maskar, Elavenil Valarivan and Vidarsa Vinod K clinched silver in the women’s 10m air rifle team event.

• 20 Sept 2026, 03:52:45 PM IST

  Aparna Dahiya bows out of Round of 16

  In the women's 52 kg Wushu event, India's campaign ends in the Round of 16, as Aparna Dahiya faced defeat at the hands of Iran's Sinkaeichetan Sogand by a margin of 0-2.

• 20 Sept 2026, 03:35:11 PM IST

  India defeat Singapore in Women's TT

  Yashaswini Ghorpade produced a stellar show in a tightly contested final game of the women's team event Group F match, as she defeated Loy Ming by winning 5-11, 11-8, 12-10, 4-11, 11-9. India won the contest by a margin of 3-2.

• 20 Sept 2026, 03:25:17 PM IST

  India vs Iran begins!!

  The Group E match of the Men's team event of table tennis between India and Iran has officially begun. For India, it is Manush Shah who has begun proceedings.

• 20 Sept 2026, 03:11:58 PM IST

  Rishabh Das fails to get medal

  Swimmer Rishabh Das ends 6th in the men's 100m backstroke final, with a timing of 54.77s. The 19-year-old betters his own personal best for a second time in the day, going past 54.85s in the heats earlier in the day. His previous personal best in the event was 55.44s. It is a creditable feat for the youngster in his first Asian Games. Rishabh has been training in Australia for some time now, and is looked at as a bright prospect in Indian swimming.

• 20 Sept 2026, 02:51:43 PM IST

  Akula brings India back

  Fantastic show by Sreeja Akula. It's 2-2 now after her 6-11, 11-3, 11-7 and 11-4 win against Singapore's Jian Zeng. It goes down to the fifth encounter now. It's Yashaswini Ghorpade vs Ming Loy. It was Ming Loy who had beaten Akula earlier.

• 20 Sept 2026, 02:27:31 PM IST

  Women's team TT match

  Diya Chitale also loses against Singapore's Tan Zhao. 11-7, 11-4, 7-11, 11-5 is the result in Zhao's favour. India are trailing 1-2. All eyes now on Sreeja Akula who is playing Jian Zeng.

• 20 Sept 2026, 01:43:42 PM IST

  Women's team TT match

  India lose the second tie as Sreeja Akula falls short in the final game against Loy Ming to go down 8-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4, 6-11. Can Diya Chitale rescue India in the third tie? She is up against Tan Zhao.

• 20 Sept 2026, 01:27:12 PM IST

  Women's team TT

  India face Singapore in their second Group F match. Yashaswini Ghorpade beat Zeng Jian in the opening tie 11-7, 11-3, 8-11, 11-9. Sreeja Akula is currently up against Loy Ming in the second tie

• 20 Sept 2026, 01:21:42 PM IST

  India Women win

  Deepti Sharma takes the final two wickets as Bangladesh fold for 81 runs in 15.4 overs. India Women are through to the final after a win by 114 runs, and will now face Sri Lanka, in a repeat of the Asia Cup finale.

• 20 Sept 2026, 01:17:06 PM IST

  India beat Indonesia!

  13-1 is the final score. Three goals came in the final quarter for India, all in a space of just three minutes. India will next face Sri Lanka on Tuesday in Pool A fixture.

• 20 Sept 2026, 01:08:46 PM IST

  Bangladesh 7 down

  Nandini Sharma has three wickets as Bangladesh lose 3 more wickets, chasing 196. India inch closer to the final, where they will face Sri Lanka.

• 20 Sept 2026, 01:05:18 PM IST

  It's 13-1!

  The fourth quarter is still underway. 10 minutes left on the clock, and India lead 13-1 against Indonesia. Dilpreet has four goals in all. The only goal scored by Indonesia came from Al Arsh Aulia and remains the only goal the nation has ever scored against India in all hockey meetings.

• 20 Sept 2026, 01:02:52 PM IST

  India beat Kazakhstan 3-0 in women's team badminton

  Tanvi Sharma defeated Diana Namenova 21-5, 21-10 as India beat Kazakhstan without dropping a game.

  With the win, India march to the quarters, where they will now face Japan on September 22 to secure a medal in the Women's Team event.

• 20 Sept 2026, 12:48:26 PM IST

  Bangladesh 4 down

  Two for the spinners and two for the pacers and Bangladesh find themselves four down in the semifinal clash against India. Nandini Sharma picked up the first wicket in the seventh ball of the innings, dismissing opener Juairiya Ferdous for a golden duck. Kranti Gaud picked up the second in the third over while Shree Charani got the better of Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana to send Bangladesh three down inside the powerplay. Shreyanka Patil picked up the fourth, dismissing Shorna Akter in the seventh over.

  Bangladesh 48/4 in 9 overs.

• 20 Sept 2026, 12:33:54 PM IST

  Women's team badminton

  India are up against Kazakhstan in the first round of women's team event. PV Sindhu beat Kamila Smagulova 21-7, 21-9 in the first tie. Unnati Hooda won the second tie 21-7, 21-10 against Alissa Kulseshova. Tanvi Sharma is up next against Diana Namenova.

• 20 Sept 2026, 12:30:21 PM IST

  Another goal-fest in hockey!

  It's time for the men's team now. They slotted in seven goals past Indonesia in Men's Pool A match at halftime. Dilpreet struck twice, while Harmanpreet converted one from the penalty corner.

  Historically, India have enjoyed playing against Indonesia. At the 2018 Asian Games, India won 17-0 while at the 2022 Asia Cup a second string Indian team had hammered Indonesia 16-0. Like this match, the last two were also round robin matches.

• 20 Sept 2026, 12:14:35 PM IST

  Shafali Verma smashes 100!

  That's a 49-ball century from the India opener as Shafali becomes the first batter to score a hundred in the Asian Games. She smashed three boundaries and nine sixes as India amassed 195 for four in 20 overs against Bangladesh. The right-hander is now India third centurion in T2OI cricket after Mandhana (two) and Harmanpreet.

  Shafali has been dominating this format all throughout 2026 thus far, scoring 35 sixes, the most by any batter, and amassing 815 runs, which is just 10 runs short of Laura Wolvaardt (824), who holds the top spot.

• 20 Sept 2026, 12:04:47 PM IST

  Varun Sanyal out of danger

  MMA fighter Varun Sanyal, son of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council member Sanjiv Sanyal, who was India's medal hope at the Asian Games, is out of trouble now according to MMA Sports Federation of India president Nikhil Kundera.

  "Fortunately, he was found in that state by an athlete from Nepal who woke him up. Varun was able to call me and we took him to hospital. There was not much to be worried about, so he was brought back to the cruise around 3:00am. He is now stable and out of trouble," he told PTI.

• 20 Sept 2026, 11:45:34 AM IST

  Shafali Verma nears 100

  India have dominated the proceedings in women's cricket semifinal against Bangladesh with Shafali batting on 95 as the defending champions score 175 for 2 in 17 overs.

• 20 Sept 2026, 11:40:14 AM IST

  SILVER for Elavenil!

  Elavenil foes for 10.4, that's 0.2 less than what Taichi shot and the gap widens to 0.5 ahead of the final shot. She is taking her time to regroup and re-focus. She was in pole position for much of the competition. She goes for 10.1 and the home favourite shoots 10.2. That's enough for the Japanese to secure the gold.

  It's SILVER for Elavenil! Another SILVER for India in shooting.

  This is her first Games medal, coming on the back of a terrific recent run: Gold at the Asian Championships 2025, Bronze at the World Championships in 2025, Gold at the Asian Championships 2026. Elavenil becomes the 2nd Indian after Gagan Narang in 2010 to win an individual silver in 10m air rifle at the Asian Games.

• 20 Sept 2026, 11:36:41 AM IST

  Elavenil in SILVER-MEDAL spot!

  She slips to the second spot after 22 shots, with 231.9 points. Its a face-off now with Japan's Taichi for the gold medal.

• 20 Sept 2026, 11:33:36 AM IST

  Elavenil ASSURED OF A MEDAL!

  She is in the top three after the end of Stage 2 - Series 5. She has 211.1 points and stands in the gold-medal spot.

• 20 Sept 2026, 11:29:31 AM IST

  Sonam Maskar ELIMINATED!

  Sonam Maskar, who ranked third in the qualifiers, finishes sixth in the final and has to bow out. China's Wang gets eliminated in the next round of shot. Elavenil still stands atop with 190.3 points.

• 20 Sept 2026, 11:26:43 AM IST

  Varun Sanyal declared medically unfit, campaign ends

  Varun Sanyal’s Asian Games campaign came to an abrupt end on Sunday after the Indian MMA fighter was declared medically unfit and ruled out of his bout in the traditional 77kg category.

  Sanyal, India’s only male representative in MMA in Aichi-Nagoya, was assessed after experiencing dizziness and muscle cramps following a sauna session. According to his medical report, the two-time national champion had been restricting food and water intake while trying to cut weight ahead of his bout. About 30 minutes after using the sauna, he developed dizziness, light-headedness and muscle cramps.

  According to his report, blood tests showed that his Blood Urea Nitrogen was at the upper limit of normal, but no electrolyte abnormalities were detected. He was diagnosed with mild dehydration. The report also showed that no intravenous fluids or medication were administered, with doctors instead advising him to take fluids and salt orally. The medical report listed no further treatment plan.

  Sanyal’s exit brings an early end to what was his biggest international assignment. The 28-year-old, who trains between London and India, had earned his Asian Games place after winning bronze at the Asian Championship in China and was ranked fifth in Asia by the Asian Mixed Martial Arts Association.

  Earlier, Suchika Tariyal Hooda, India’s only other entry at the Games, was assured of a medal with a win over Mongolia’s Altanchimeg Baigalmaa in the women’s traditional 60kg event.

  (with inputs from correspondent Samreen Razzaqui)

• 20 Sept 2026, 11:24:12 AM IST

  Elavenil on fire!

  After 15 shots, Elavenil continues to hold the pole position with 159.1 points. Sonam is in the fifth spot. Is this looking like a confirmed medal for India?

• 20 Sept 2026, 11:18:34 AM IST

  Okay…there was a handshake this time!

  For the unversed, Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana did not shake hands with Harmanpreet Kaur during the Asia Cup meeting earlier this month, for reasons still unknown. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) did not back it, saying it was her own call. She later did not clarify her stance. But today she shook hands with the Indian captain.

• 20 Sept 2026, 11:16:04 AM IST

  What is the rule for the shooting final?

  It is divided into six series, with five shots each. The eliminations will start after two series.

  Elavenil has made a strong start. She stands at the top of the table with 106 points after 10 shots. Sonam has 104.2 after 10 shots and stands fifth.

• 20 Sept 2026, 11:04:52 AM IST

  Shooting final begins!

  Two Indians -- Elevenil and Soman -- are among the eight participants vying for the three medals. Elevenil, the veteran, had finished seventh in the qualification round, four places below Sonam.

• 20 Sept 2026, 10:48:49 AM IST

  India win Men's TT clash

  Manush Shah defeats Pratama Affan in the third tie 11-9, 11-9, 12-10 as India script a 3-0 win against Indonesia in Men's team Group F clash. India will take in Iran in their next match, tomorrow, followed by a clash against Pakistan on Monday.

• 20 Sept 2026, 10:45:02 AM IST

  Record for Smriti Mandhana

• 20 Sept 2026, 10:32:59 AM IST

  Did you see this?

• 20 Sept 2026, 10:12:37 AM IST

  India win toss

  Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat against Bangladesh in women's cricket semifinal.

  India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Bharti Fulmali, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Gunalan Kamalini, Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma, Kranti Gaud

• 20 Sept 2026, 10:04:36 AM IST

  Repeat of Asia Cup final in cricket?

  India’s women’s semifinal will start in another half an hour against Bangladesh. The winner will take on Sri Lanka, who beat Pakistan by eight wickets, chasing down 178 with 13 balls to spare. Should India beat Bangladesh, just like they did in the Asia Cup earlier this month in Dubai, we could get a repeat of the final, albeit without all the Mohsin Naqvi drama. The ACC chief is reportedly not flying to Japan, so there should be no awkwardness for the Indian team.

• 20 Sept 2026, 09:50:18 AM IST

  Men's team TT

  Indian team, comprising G Sathiyan, Manav Thakkar, Manush Shah, is up against Indonesia in Men's team Group F clash. Sathiyan won the opening tie 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 against Negara Muhammad. Manav is up against Junindra Muhammad in the second tie.

• 20 Sept 2026, 09:32:05 AM IST

  India's RECORD hockey win!

  The final scoreline of 19-0 against Uzbekistan in the Asian Games is India's third biggest win in the Asian Games, after 22-0 against Hong Kong in 1982 and 21-0 against Kazakhstan in 2018. Those 19 goals include eight from Deepika, three from Ishika, two each from Neha and Lalthantluangi, and one apiece from Lalremsiami, Baljeet, Sakshi Rana, Navneet Kaur.

• 20 Sept 2026, 09:26:27 AM IST

  INDIA WIN SILVER!

  India -- Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod -- amass 1898 points to win the SILVER medal in 10m Air Rifle Women Team.

  China won the gold medal with a record-breaking world record score of 1904.2. The previous best was 1902. Not to forget, there are three Chinese shooters in the individual final.

• 20 Sept 2026, 09:20:03 AM IST

  Women's shooting qualification

  Elavenil Valarivan wraps up her campaign with 633.5 points and finished seventh on the list. She will be through to the final, alongside Sonam Uttam Maskar, who stands third.

• 20 Sept 2026, 09:18:16 AM IST

  Record for Deepika Sherawat!

  Eight goals! You read it right. That's a record -- most goals by an individual in Asian Games hockey. And five of those came from penalty corners. For India, the score reads 19-0 with less than five minutes remaining.

• 20 Sept 2026, 09:01:14 AM IST

  India's biggest hockey win loading?

  India have scored 16 goals past Uzbekistan already. And we have one more quarter left in this group-stage match. For the record, India's biggest-ever win at the Asiad in women's hockey is 22-0, dating back to 1982 in New Delhi against Hong Kong. India had finished with the silver medal in that edition of the Games.

• 20 Sept 2026, 08:53:03 AM IST

  India's first medal CONFIRMED!

  That comes in Mixed Martial Arts, the sport that has made its debut at the Asian Games!

  Suchika Tariyal storms into Traditional 60kg Semis, defeating Mongolian athlete Altanchimeg Baigalmaa in QF.

• 20 Sept 2026, 08:41:49 AM IST

  10 goals for India…and still counting!

  That's an absolute demolition job. 10 goals for India! Five from Deepika. The last one came from a penalty corner. What a start this has been for India to their Asiad women's hockey campaign.

• 20 Sept 2026, 08:36:33 AM IST

  It's time for MMA action!

  Suchika Tariyal, who represented India in Judo at the 2022 CWG and in kurash in the last Asiad, comes onto the mat. She is up against Mongolia's Altanchimeg Baigalmaa for a place in the semifinal.

• 20 Sept 2026, 08:20:27 AM IST

  Rishabh Das storms into 100m backstroke final

  Meanwhile, in the pool, Rishabh Das has qualified for the final of the men's 100m backstroke with an impressive timing of 54.85s, the fifth fastest overall from the heats. It is young Rishabh's personal best in the event, previously 55.44s, set at this year's national championships.