Asian Games 2026 Day 3: Himanshu, Rudrankksh and Suchika deliver medals; India dominate team events

Asian Games 2026 Day 3: The Indian contingent added four medals to its tally, with shooting and MMA bringing glory for the country at the Asian Games.

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Asian Games 2026 Day 3: It turned out to be another productive day for India, with four medals coming early through shooting and MMA. Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane won silver in the 10m air rifle team event, while Suchika Tariyal secured India’s first MMA medal at the Games. Rudrankksh and Himanshu then added a bronze and silver in the individual event. India also ended the day strongly in the team events, with the women’s hockey, badminton, table tennis and kabaddi teams producing dominant performances to round off an action-packed day.

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• 21 Sept 2026, 05:47:40 PM IST

  A successful day for India!

  Asian Games 2026 Day 3 proved to be another successful outing for India, with the contingent adding four medals to its tally. Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane won silver in the 10m air rifle team event, while Suchika Tariyal secured India’s first MMA medal at the Games. Rudrankksh and Himanshu followed that up with bronze and silver medals, respectively, in the individual event. India also enjoyed dominant performances across team events, with the women’s hockey, badminton, table tennis and kabaddi teams making their presence felt. It was a strong all-round day for India as the medal count continued to rise.

• 21 Sept 2026, 05:35:12 PM IST

  India dominate Bangladesh to start title defence!

  The Indian women's kabaddi team turned the screws on Bangladesh in the second half, eventually getting their campaign off to a positive start with a 42-21 win.

  Given the comfortable lead, India's coaches decided to make a few substitutes to ensure every player gets some game time. It could help them going forward in the tournament, with the crucial tie against Iran coming up on Wednesday.

• 21 Sept 2026, 05:22:35 PM IST

  India continue to control second half!

  India continue to dominate in the second half, stretching their lead to 33-15 in the opening phase. They are in a comfortable position and remain firmly in control of the contest.

• 21 Sept 2026, 05:07:40 PM IST

  India lead 21-10 at half time!

  The defending champions India got off to a quick start, with the defence in particular looking solid. At halftime, India led Bangladesh 21-10 at the Tokai Citizen Gymnasium.

• 21 Sept 2026, 04:50:31 PM IST

  India dominate early in Kabaddi!

  India take a 12-3 lead early in the game, underlining their dominance in the contest. The Indian players are firmly in control and will look to maintain the same tempo as the match progresses.

• 21 Sept 2026, 04:48:54 PM IST

  India - Defending champions in Kabaddi!

  The Indian women's kabaddi team won gold at the Asian Games in Hangzhou with a narrow 1-point win in the final against Chinese Taipei. The defending champions open their campaign against Bangladesh, as they look to win a fourth Asian Games gold medal.

• 21 Sept 2026, 04:40:58 PM IST

  India vs Bangladesh in Kabaddi!

  It's time for Kabaddi as India women's team takes on Bangladesh in the Group A match

• 21 Sept 2026, 04:31:50 PM IST

  India dominate Pakistan in TT!

  The Indian men's TT team has little trouble in blanking Pakistan 3-0 on Monday. They are likely to enter the knockouts, but the upset to Iran a day earlier leaves a lot to be desired and hangs a cloud over their team prowess. The women's team earlier booked their knockouts spot after brushing aside Pakistan 3-0. They were coming off an upbeat tight victory over Singapore. In the Round of 16 on Tuesday, the women will play Thailand, who beat them 3-2 in the previous Asian Games enroute to bronze.

• 21 Sept 2026, 04:28:16 PM IST

  India seal the tie vs Pakistan!

  Payas Jain wraps up the third game 11-5 as India seal the tie with two matches still to play. Muhammad Khan struggled to put up a fight, making it a largely one-sided contest, with Abbas Khan the only Pakistan player to offer some resistance.

• 21 Sept 2026, 04:20:35 PM IST

  Payas stamps authority!

  Payas Jain gives Muhammad Khan no room to settle, cruising through the first game 11-2. He continues the dominance in the second, taking it 11-5 as India maintain complete control of the tie.

• 21 Sept 2026, 04:08:31 PM IST

  Sathiyan wins the nail-biter!

  The third game turned into a nail-biter, with Abbas Khan showing plenty of fighting spirit. But Sathiyan Gnanasekaran held his nerve in the closing stages to clinch it 11-9 and seal the match for India.

• 21 Sept 2026, 04:01:05 PM IST

  Pakistan struggle vs India in TT!

  Abbas Khan showed some fight in the second game, but Sathiyan Gnanasekaran quickly picked up the pace in the second half to regain control and eventually claim the game 11-8.

• 21 Sept 2026, 03:54:07 PM IST

  Sathiyan extends India's domination!

  Sathiyan Gnanasekaran takes on Abbas Khan in the second match of the tie and has made a dominant start, racing to a 5-0 lead early in the game. Pakistan are struggling to match India’s intensity as the Indian paddlers continue to dominate the contest. He wins the first game 11-1.

• 21 Sept 2026, 03:47:43 PM IST

  Harmeet outclasses Khan!

  Harmeet Desai makes it a clean sweep by winning it 11-4, 11-3 and 11-5 to give India an early advantage in the first match of the tie. A dominant show which was expected from Harmeet here, as Muhammad Khan was no match for him.

• 21 Sept 2026, 03:45:36 PM IST

  Harmeet continues to dominate!

  Harmeet Desai takes the second game 11-3, continuing his dominance over Mohammad Khan. He carries that momentum into the third, where he leads 6-3 and is closing in on victory.

• 21 Sept 2026, 03:44:34 PM IST

  Aryan beat Shahzada in Wushu!

  India's Aryan secured a 2-0 win over Afghanistan's Shahzada Safi in the men's 56kg Round of 16 Wushu bout, advancing to the next round of the event.

• 21 Sept 2026, 03:41:04 PM IST

  Harmeet dominating in first match!

  Harmeet Desai takes the first game 11-4 and continues his dominance in the second, racing to an early 5-3 lead as he looks to maintain his control at the table.

• 21 Sept 2026, 03:37:25 PM IST

  Harmeet takes early lead!

  Harmeet Desai takes the lead and starts dominating the game early, opening up a 9-3 advantage over Mohammad Khan. He is keeping his opponent guessing, making Mohammad doubt whether Harmeet will attack with a banana shot or go for the top spin.

• 21 Sept 2026, 03:33:26 PM IST

  India vs Pakistan in table tennis begins!

  The India vs Pakistan men’s team Group F clash is underway at the Asian Games, with Harmeet Desai taking on Mohammad Khan in the opening match of the tie. India will look to make a strong start as the two sides begin their battle at the table.

• 21 Sept 2026, 03:13:15 PM IST

  Roshibina wins in Wushu 60kg Round of 16!

  Roshibina Devi beats Shika Khatun by Point Difference, with the Indian claiming the decisive point after Shika fell off in the women's 60kg Round of 16.

• 21 Sept 2026, 03:02:40 PM IST

  A moment to cherish!

  A moment to cherish for Himanshu Dhillon, Rudrankksh Patil and Parth Mane as they clinch the silver medal for India in the men's 10m Air Rifle Team event.

• 21 Sept 2026, 02:42:49 PM IST

  Equestrian events postponed due to Typhoon!

  Asian Games 2026 has been hit by the impact of Typhoon Dujuan, with the equestrian events postponed as organisers take precautionary measures amid concerns over the weather conditions.

• 21 Sept 2026, 02:35:30 PM IST

  Wushu next for India!

  WUSHU: The women's 60kg Round of 16 is up next, with 2022 Asian Games silver medallist Naorem Roshibina Devi set to face Bangladesh's Most Shika Khatun.

• 21 Sept 2026, 02:02:52 PM IST

  Next events for the day!

  Here are the events coming up for India next:

  3:15 p.m.: Wushu – Roshbina Devi vs Most Khatun in the women's 60kg Round of 16

  3:30 p.m.: Table tennis – India vs Pakistan in the men's team Group F match

  3:50 p.m.: Wushu – Aryan vs Shahzada Safi in the men's 56kg Round of 16

  4:15 p.m.: Kabaddi – India vs Bangladesh in the women's Group A match

• 21 Sept 2026, 01:37:05 PM IST

  Nataraj finishes last!

  India's swimming ace Srihari Nataraj finishes 10th and last in the men's 50m backstroke final, with a timing of 25.52s. He had earlier qualified from the heats with a timing of 25.37s, as the only Indian. With his personal best of 25.18s in the event, which is also the national record set in 2021, the 2025 Asian Championships silver medallist is bound to be disappointed with this timing. Into his third Asian Games, the 25-year-old is still searching for his big-stage continental breakthrough competing against the Chinese, Koreans and Japanese.

• 21 Sept 2026, 01:33:41 PM IST

  Srihari Nataraj in action!

  The men's 50m backstroke final is underway, with Srihari Nataraj carrying India's medal hopes in the event.

• 21 Sept 2026, 01:17:49 PM IST

  Suchika Tariyal explains her controversial MMA semifinal

  Suchika Tariyal had already done the hard part. She had taken her women’s traditional 60kg semifinal against Singapore’s Tiffany Teo Hui Hoon into overtime, fought through a closely-contested bout and believed she had done enough to reach the Asian Games final. (Read Full Story)

• 21 Sept 2026, 01:16:34 PM IST

  India dominate Bangladesh in badminton!

  India began their badminton team event campaign with a 3-0 win over Bangladesh in the first round. Lakshya Sen got India off to a strong start, beating Ayman Jaman 21-4, 21-12 in the opening match. Ayush Shetty then followed it up with another comfortable win, defeating Gourab Singha 21-4, 21-13 to put India 2-0 ahead. Kidambi Srikanth had to work a little harder in the third match, with Al-Amin Jumar putting up a better fight, especially in the opening game. Srikanth, though, picked up the pace at the right time and won 21-15, 21-12 to seal the tie. With three wins in a row, India wrapped up the tie 3-0 and did not need to play the remaining two matches as they moved ahead in the team event.

• 21 Sept 2026, 01:09:18 PM IST

  Srikanth triumps as India march in next round!

  The second game had a similar start, but Srikanth once again picked up the tempo late in the game and managed to outclass Al-Amin Jumar 21-12. India win the first round 3-0 in dominant fashion, with Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty winning the first two matches comfortably. Kidambi had to sweat a bit, but he too got past his opponent to ensure India did not need to play the next two matches in the first round and moved ahead in the team event.

• 21 Sept 2026, 12:58:07 PM IST

  Kidambi wins first game in third match!

  Kidambi Srikanth had a shaky start but bounced back well to clinch the opening game of the third match. It was a tight contest in the first half, but Kidambi picked up the tempo as the game progressed and went on to claim it 21-15 to take the lead.

• 21 Sept 2026, 12:36:54 PM IST

  Ayush Shetty helps India take 2-0 lead!

  Gourab Singha did put up a fight in the second game, but Ayush Shetty remained clinical to close it out and give India a 2-0 lead in the tie. Shetty sealed the second game 21-12 after dominating the first 21-4. Kidambi Srikanth will now take the court in the third match for India.

• 21 Sept 2026, 12:24:55 PM IST

  India women's domination in Hockey!

  Navneet Kaur, Rutuja Pisal and Deepika Sehrawat scored hat-tricks as India beat Indonesia 17-1 in their second Pool B match. (Read Full Report)

• 21 Sept 2026, 12:23:06 PM IST

  Ayush Shetty clinches first game!

  Ayush Shetty in the second game against Bangladesh and has made a dominant start for India, racing to an 11-0 lead to stamp his authority early in the game. Bangladesh's Gourab Singha tried to fight his way back, but it was already too late. The first game belonged to Ayush as well, with the Indian winning it 21-4 in dominant fashion.

• 21 Sept 2026, 12:01:54 PM IST

  India take lead in men's badminton clash

  Lakshya Sen won the opening tie 21-4 in just 10 minutes. That is precisely how long it took to reach the interval in the second game, where the Bangladeshi opponent put up quite a fight, reducing the gap to 11-13 before the Indian surged to a big lead, winning a flurry of points to close it out at 21-12.

  Ayush Shetty is up next, against Gourab Singha.

• 21 Sept 2026, 11:38:21 AM IST

  Men's team badminton underway

  Indian men's badminton team are up against Bangladesh in the first round. Lakshya Sen face Jaman Ayman Ibn in the first tie.

• 21 Sept 2026, 11:32:37 AM IST

  India win 17-1!

  Three goals scored in the final quarter and India win 17-1 against Indonesia in women's Pool B match. This comprises hat-tricks from Deepika, Navneet Kaur and Pisal Rutuja.

  India will take on Thailand on September 23.

• 21 Sept 2026, 11:26:40 AM IST

  India knocked out in soft tennis

  The Indian mixed doubles pair of Jay Meena & Aadhya Tiwari, the Asian and World Championship bronze medallists, lost 2-5 (4–2, 2–4, 2–4, 3–5, 2–4, 5–3, 6–8) against the Philippines’ Sherwin Nuguit & Christy Sanosa, missing out on a place in the quarterfinals. They will return to action in singles events on September 22.

• 21 Sept 2026, 11:23:41 AM IST

  Away from the hockey goal-fest

  The Indian men's cricket team has reached Tokyo for the one-off T20I against Japan, before they get their Asian Games men's cricket campaign under way from September 24 onwards.

• 21 Sept 2026, 11:20:00 AM IST

  Special message for Savita Punia from her teammates

• 21 Sept 2026, 11:17:27 AM IST

  What was all the controversy around the MMA semifinal? Why did Suchika Tariyal lose?

  Apparently, the bout against Singapore's Hui Hoon Teo ended in a draw in regulation time. Teo had mounted a flurry of attacks in the end, before the Indian got her opponent down just when the buzzer went off. Both clenched their fists and held their hands high. Both felt it ended in a draw.

  Then there was a delay in the revealing of the final result. And right before the referee announced, Suchika was seen in tears. The Singaporean was declared the winner.

  So, what happened? Apparently, none of the fighters established a clear advantage. The bout was initially ruled in Teo's favour but after an Indian challenge, the result was declared a draw and the winner was then determined by the fighters' morning weights.

  "After the Indian challenge, the result of the bout was declared drawn. The winner was then decided on the basis of the weights of competing athletes according to the morning weigh-in," MMA Sports Federation president Nikhil Kunde told PTI.

  Since the Singaporean was around 700 grams lighter than Suchika, she advanced to the final. Suchika settled for bronze."

• 21 Sept 2026, 11:05:21 AM IST

  14-1 after Q3

  Six goals scored in the third quarter, one of which came from Indonesia. Adiyita Innes scored the goal in the 32nd minute from a penalty corner, but otherwise, it has been a continued domination from the Indian players.

• 21 Sept 2026, 10:55:21 AM IST

  The next big breakthrough could be hiding in a fraction!

  Away from India’s action, look at the other race happening in sport — the race to find that extra fraction. Technology is getting smarter, athletes are getting faster, and the search for one tiny advantage never stops.

  Read the deep-dive: Faster, higher, stronger -- The pursuit of fractions at Asian Games and beyond

• 21 Sept 2026, 10:53:22 AM IST

  India beat Japan in men's kabaddi

  India's three star-raiders Pawan Sehrawat, Arjun Deshwal and Aslam Inamdar were brought on at half-time to give them some gametime ahead of the important match against South Korea tomorrow. Japan however, showed more spirit in the second half, while a touch of complacency came from the Indian side.

  They'll have to be more consistent as the competition moves on, but for today, they beat Japan 49-24 after leading 31-9 at halftime.

  Later today, India Women start their kabaddi campaign, against Bangladesh at 4.15pm IST

  (with inputs from our correspondent Shahid Judge)

• 21 Sept 2026, 10:34:37 AM IST

  India 9-0! Another record show on cards?

  Four goals in first quarter. Five more in the second. And India lead 9-0 at halftime. Two of those goals came from penalty corners in the second quarter, with Lalremsiami and Deepika getting their second goal in the match.

• 21 Sept 2026, 10:32:12 AM IST

  A 13-year-old just rewrote the Asian Games record book

  

  Yu Zidi of China competes in the women's 200-meter individual medley heats in swimming at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

  Let that sink in! China's sensation Yu Zidi scorched to Asian Games gold as she won the women's 200m butterfly in a record time of 2min 05.85sec. It was the first major title of her young career. And talk about the timing...just two years out from the Los Angeles Olympics.

• 21 Sept 2026, 10:17:05 AM IST

  India lead 31-9 at halftime

  From the Asian Games in 1990, the Indian men's kabaddi team strolled to the gold medal with relative ease. Until Iran broke that streak in 2018. The Indians once again clinched the gold in Hangzhou at the last Asian Games under controversial circumstances.

  The campaign in Aichi-Nagoya has started today against minnows Japan. India lead 31-9 at halftime.

• 21 Sept 2026, 10:12:36 AM IST

  India 4-0 in Hockey

  What a superb start from India. They lead 4-0 in women's hockey Group A match. Two of those came from penalty corners - Deepika Sehrawat and Lalremsiami, who also scored another goal. The other came from Pisal Rutuja.

• 21 Sept 2026, 10:02:11 AM IST

  Another India-Japan clash

  It's in men's kabaddi. India are in absolute control in this Group A fixture. They lead 19-3 in the first half

• 21 Sept 2026, 09:44:45 AM IST

  Himanshu WINS SILVER!

  Sheng Lihao, who was in the silver medal spot for the majority of the contest, jumped to the gold medal spot towards the end and never gave up that spot. GOLD goes to China. Defending champion holds on to the crown with 254.2 points. Himanshu Dhillon takes the SILVER with 252.4 points.

  That's TWO more medals for India, again in shooting!

• 21 Sept 2026, 09:41:28 AM IST

  Misfortune for Rudrankksh!

  Ohh...9.7 from Rudrankksh. From a gold-medal spot, he falls to the third place. Himanshu stands in the second spot now. And he gets eliminated. He takes the bronze medal. But he won't be happy with that. Himanshu now in contention for gold, but stands two points behind the Chinese Olympic champion.