Asian Games 2026 Highlights Day 11: Women's 4x400m team, Neeru clinch historic GOLDS; India’s medal count goes past 50

Celestina, Sarita Kumari and Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka clocked 50.414 seconds to finish sixth in the women’s team sprint qualifying, 3.742 seconds behind leaders China. The qualifying round only decides the seeding, with India set to face Chinese Taipei in Heat 1 at 11:30 AM.

Anahat Singh wrapped up a convincing win over Iran’s Fereshteh Eghtedari, taking the final game 11-7 to complete an 11-5, 11-4, 11-7 victory.

Anahat Singh has raced into a big lead against Iran’s Fereshteh Eghtedari, winning the opening two games 11-5, 11-4. India are now just one game away from another win in the women’s team pool match.

India’s Vipin Kumar bowed out of the men’s 66kg kurash event after a 0-3 defeat to South Korea’s Yoon Hyeonsu in the Round of 16. Yoon picked up two points through a Chala throw, while the match record also shows Vipin registering a throw of his own.

Tanvi Khanna has put India ahead against Iran after beating Narges Soltani 11-5 in the opening game. Soltani then picked up an injury in the second game while trailing 0-3, forcing her to retire from the match and handing Tanvi the win.

Anahat Singh, Tanvi Khanna and Joshna Chinappa will lead India’s challenge as the women’s squash team takes on Iran in their pool match. The Indian trio will look to make a strong start to their campaign.

Both Dhiraj Bommadevara and Neeraj Chauhan have booked their places in the men’s recurve quarterfinals after impressive wins in the Round of 16. Dhiraj overcame Cheng Hsiang-Hui 6-2 and will face Uzbekistan’s Amirkon Sadikov next. Neeraj produced a superb performance against South Korea’s multiple Olympic medallist Kim Je Deok, edging a tight contest 6-4 after the match was locked at 4-4 heading into the final set. He will meet Bhutan’s Dorji Lam in the quarterfinals.

Neeraj Chauhan fought back brilliantly after falling 0-4 behind in the opening two sets, winning the next three sets in a row to seal his place in the men’s recurve Round of 16. He will now take on South Korea’s Kim Je Deok in the next round.

Dhiraj Bommadevara made a winning start to his men’s recurve campaign today, beating the Philippines’ Girvin Cullen Nigel Arcia 6-0. He advances ahead.

India’s archers are set for action as Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan, Kirti and Kukum Mohod begin their recurve campaigns. The Indian contingent will be aiming to progress through the Round of 32 and Round of 16 matches.

Kishore Kumar Anbarasu’s run in the men’s shortboard event has come to an end after he finished second in his quarterfinal. The Indian surfer scored 3.37 points, while the Philippines’ Toby Espejon topped the heat with 8.53 to advance to the semifinal.

Kishore Kumar Anbarasu is currently leading in the men’s shortboard quarterfinal as the Indian surfer continues to make his mark in the surfing competition.

India had another strong medal haul on Day 10 of the Asian Games, adding eight medals to their tally, though the elusive gold continued to stay away. Athletics led the charge with six medals, with Murali Sreeshankar, Gulveer Singh and Yash Vir Singh winning silver, while Vithya Ramraj, Parul Chaudhary and Rohit Yadav secured bronze. Esha Singh added a silver in shooting, while Pincky Balhara clinched bronze in kurash.

Kishore Kumar Anbarasu will be in action soon in the men’s shortboard quarterfinal as India look to stay in contention for a medal in surfing. The Indian surfer will be aiming to make the most of the waves and book his place in the semifinal.

Check India's schedule at Asian Games September 29

4:54 a.m. onwards: Surfing - Kishore Kumar Anbarasu in men's shortboard quarterfinal.

5:30 a.m. onwards: Archery - Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan, Kirti and Kukum Mohod in women's recurve round of 32 and 16 matches.

6:24 a.m. onwards: Kurash - Vipin Kumar in men's 66kg round 16, quarterfinal, semifinal and medal bouts.

6:30 a.m. onwards: Track Cycling - Celestina, Sarita Kumari, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka and Triyasha Paul in women's team sprint qualification, heats and medal races.

6:38 a.m. onwards: Track Cycling - Rojit Singh, David Beckham, Ronaldo Singh and Jemsh Singh in men's team sprint qualification, heats and medal races.

6:30 a.m.: Shooting - Neeru, Manisha Keer, and Aashima Ahlawat in women's trap individual qualification and team final Day 3.

6:30 a.m.: Shooting - Shapath Bharadwaj, Kynan Chenai and Ahvar Rizvi in men's trap individual qualification and team final after Day 3.

6:30 a.m.: Squash - India vs Iran in women's group game.

7:00 a.m. onwards: Canoe Slalom- Hitesh Kewat and Pradhyumna Singh Rathod in men's kayak single heats; Pallavi Jagtap and Rina Sen in women's canoe single heats. Shikha Chouhan in women's kayak single heats.

7:12 a.m. onwards: Track Cycling - Harshita Jakhar, Pooja Danole, Meenakshi and Swosti Singh in women's team pursuit.

10:00 a.m.: Sailing - Vishnu Saravanan in men's dinghy qualification series race 3.

10:00 a.m.: Tennis - Dhakshineswar Suresh vs Gunawan Trismuwantara in men's singles second round.

10:15 a.m.: Boxing - Parveen vs Li Shu of China in women's 65kg semifinal.

10:30 a.m.: Shooting - Neeru, Manisha Keer, and Aashima Ahlawat in women's trap individual final (if they qualify).

11:00 a.m.: Boxing - Ankush Panghal vs Fazilddin Erkinboev of Uzbekistan in men's 80kg semifinal.

11:30 a.m.: Boxing - Narender vs Aibek Oralbay of Kazakhstan in men's 90+kg semifinal.

12:00 p.m.: Shooting - Shapath Bharadwaj, Kynan Chenai and Ahvar Rizvi in men's trap individual final (if they qualify).

Not before 12:30 p.m.: Tennis - Sumit Nagal vs Hong Seongchan of South Korea in men's singles second round.

Not before 12:30 p.m.: Tennis - Yuki Bhambri-Dhakshineswar Suresh vs Denis Yevseyev-Beibit Zhukayev of Kazakhstan in men's doubles second round match.

12:30 p.m.: Volleyball - India vs Qatar in men's Pool C group.

2:50 p.m.: Athletics - Dev Kumar Meena and Kuldeep Kumar in men's pole vault final (medal event).

Not before 3:30 p.m.: Tennis - Ankita Raina-N Sriram Balaji vs Eudice Chong-Kairan Thompson of Hong Kong in mixed doubles first round.

Not before 12:30 p.m.: Tennis - Anirudh Chandrasekar-N Sriram Balaji vs Abhishek Bastola-Pradip Khadka of Nepal in men's doubles second round.

3:35 p.m.: Athletics - Pooja and Supriya Basavaraju in women's high jump final (medal event).

4:05 p.m.: Athletics - Anushka Yadav and Tanya Chaudhary in women's hammer throw final (medal event).

4:20 p.m.: Athletics - Pooja in women's 800m final (medal event).

4:35 p.m.: Athletics - Mohammed Afsal in men's 800m final (medal event).

4:45 p.m.: Athletics - Gulveer Singh and Avinash Sable in men's 5000m final (medal event).

5:18 p.m.: Athletics - India in 4 x 100m mixed relay final (medal event).

5:35 p.m.: Athletics - India in women's 4x400m relay final (medal event).

5:47 p.m.: Athletics - India in men's 4x400m relay final (medal event).

To another action-packed day at the 2026 Asian Games. At the end of Day 10, India were placed 12th in the medal tally with 4 gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze. India won six medals yesterday, hopefully there will be a lot more today, especially some gold. Stay tuned with us all through the day to keep abreast of all the happenings.