Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: Quimcy Dsouza’s bronze-medal Teqball clash underway; women shooters aim for glory

Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: Follow the latest updates from India's Asian Games campaign in Aichi-Nagoya.

Quimcy Dsouza will play the bronze medal match today in the Asian Games. (Quimcy Dsouza - Instagram)

Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: Asian Games 2026 was officially declared open on Saturday with India's double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker and Hangzhou Asian Games gold-winning kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat leading the Indian contingent as the flag-bearers. Day 2 of the Aichi-Nagoya Games will see Indian athletes in action in 19 events, with a focus on Quincy D'Souza in the bronze-medal Teqball match and the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian women's cricket team taking on Bangladesh in the semifinal....Read More

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• 20 Sept 2026, 06:55:27 AM IST

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: Solid comeback from Quimcy

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: The Maharashtrian has moved on from losing the opening set, as Quimcy surges to a 3-1 lead and extends it to 6-3.

• 20 Sept 2026, 06:51:01 AM IST

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: Quimcy trails in bronze-medal Teqball match

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: Oh, what a comeback from Quimcy. From trailing 7-9 against her Japanese opponent, she won the four of the next five points, before Sakamoto levelled the score at 11-all in Set 1. But sheer misfortune for the Indian as Sakamoto took the next two points. Quimcy trails by a set in the bronze-medal match.

• 20 Sept 2026, 06:50:07 AM IST

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: Sonam Uttam in 2nd spot

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: India's Sonam Uttam Maskar storms to the second spot in women's shooting after scoring 349.8 at end of Series 4, while Vidarsa stands eighth, with a score of 305.1 at the end of Series 3

• 20 Sept 2026, 06:38:24 AM IST

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: It's Teqball time!

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: The official push for India’s first medal at the Games begins. Quimcy, the girl from Maharashtra who had the entire country googling Teqball rules on Saturday, is in action right now in the women’s singles bronze-medal match against Japan’s Sakamoto Yuina.

• 20 Sept 2026, 06:31:11 AM IST

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: Wushu medal hopes fade

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: Suraj Singh scored 9.683 in men's Changquan. He got a perfect 5 in A Group and a perfect 2 in C Group, and managed 2.683 in B Group, to stand 10th in the list.

• 20 Sept 2026, 06:22:13 AM IST

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: Women's shooting event underway

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: India's next event begins. Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar, and Vidarsa Vinod are in action in Women's 10m Air Rifle qualifications. This event has 30 participants, each of whom will be given 10 shots in each series, with the highest score being 10.9 -- bulls eye. Top eight will qualify for the final.

• 20 Sept 2026, 06:11:23 AM IST

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: If you are still wondering what Wushu is…

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: It's a collection of Chinese martial arts, which is sometimes even called Kung-fu, and it dates back to thousands of years to the Qin Dynasty. Back to modern era, Wushu mainly comprises two disciplines -- taolu, or choreographed routines, and sanda, full-contact combat. Changquan falls under the taolu category.

  Wushu was first contested at the Asian Games in 1990, in China. This year, it has 15 events:

  Men's taolu:

  Changquan

  Nanquan & nangun

  Taijiquan & taijijian

  Daoshu & gunshu

  Men's sanda:

  Sanda 56kg

  Sanda 60kg

  Sanda 65kg

  Sanda 70kg

  Sanda 75kg

  Women's taolu:

  Changquan

  Nanquan & nandao

  Taijiquan & taijijian

  juanshu & qiangshu

  Women's sanda:

  Sanda 52kg

  Sanda 60kg

• 20 Sept 2026, 05:57:06 AM IST

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: Understanding Changquan

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: India's Suraj Singh is among the 20 participants in the men's Changquan final, which is underway right now. The participants will be scored out of 10, broken down into three parts: Quality of Movement (A Group), Overall Performance (B Group), and Degree of Difficulty (C Group, or Nandu). A group has a maximum of 5 points, 3 for B and 2 for C.

  Unfortunately, the discipline is not being aired at the moment. But stay tuned, Suraj will be up in action shortly.

• 20 Sept 2026, 05:51:15 AM IST

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: What is Changquan?

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: Changquan, which translates to ‘Long Fist’, is a form of Wushu that originated in northern China. It emphasises fully extended kicks and striking acrobatic techniques. The modern form involves greater flexibility and athleticism, comparable to that of gymnastics.

• 20 Sept 2026, 05:43:22 AM IST

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: Wushu underway

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: The first event for the day is underway in Japan, where Suraj Singh Mayanglambam is in action in Men's Changquan in Wushu. India previously won 10 medals - two silver and eight bronze - in this sport at the Asian Games.

• 20 Sept 2026, 05:33:52 AM IST

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: India's schedule for September 20

  Asian Games 2026 Day 2 LIVE Updates: Here's what India's schedule look like for September 20…

  5:30 a.m.: Wushu - Suraj Singh Mayanglambam in Men's Changquan Final.

  6:15 a.m.: Shooting - Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar, Vidarsa Vinod in Women's 10m Air Rifle Individual Qualifying and Team Final.

  6:30 a.m.: Teqball - Quimcy Dsouza vs Yuina Sakamoto (Japan) in Women's Singles Bronze Medal match.

  6:30 a.m.: Table Tennis - India vs Indonesia in Women's Team Group F match.

  7:00 a.m.: Teqball - Quimcy Dsouza/Mohamed Anas Beg vs Hoang Minh Tan Nguyen/Gia Ngih Trinh (Vietnam) in Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal match.

  7:10 a.m.: Mixed Martial Arts - Suchika Tariyal vs Altanchimeg Baigalmaa (Mongolia) in Women's Traditional 60kg Quarterfinal.

  7:22 a.m.: Swimming - Akash Mani in Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 5.

  7:30 a.m.: Hockey - India vs Uzbekistan in Women's Pool B match.

  7:37 a.m.: Swimming - Utkarsh Patil and Rishabh Das in Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 3.

  9:00 a.m.: Table Tennis - India vs Indonesia in Men's Team Group F match.

  10:30 a.m.: Cricket - India vs Bangladesh in Women's Semifinal.

  11 a.m.: Shooting - Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar, Vidarsa Vinod in Women's 10m Air Rifle Individual Final (subject to qualification).

  11 a.m.: Mixed Martial Arts: Varun Sanyal vs. TBC in Men's Traditional 77kg Quarterfinal.

  11:30 a.m.: Hockey - India vs Indonesia in Men's Pool A match.

  11:30 a.m.: Badminton - India vs Kazakhstan in Women's Team first round.

  12:30 p.m.: Table Tennis - India vs Singapore in Women's Team Group F match.

  3:00 p.m.: Table Tennis - India vs Iran in Men's Team Group F match.

  3:10 p.m.: Wushu - Aparna vs Sogand Sinkaeichetan (Iran) in Women's 52kg Sanda Round of 16.

  4:50 p.m.: Wushu - Vikrant Baliyan vs Soheil Mousavi (Iran) in Men's 75kg Sanda Round of 16.

• 20 Sept 2026, 05:12:56 AM IST

  Hello and welcome!

  Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of Day 1 of Asian Games in Japan. Stay tuned for more updates!