Asian Games 2026, Day 13: Manu, Prince and Nitesh take silver, Ganesh adds bronze as medal tally rises to 65

The Pakistan men's cricket team have defeated Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the semi-final of the Asian Games 2026 to reach the final of the tournament. If India beat Sri Lanka, then we will have a mouth-watering India vs Pakistan clash for the gold medal in the final.

Nitesh Kumar has qualified into the semi-final of the men's 97kg category in Greco-Roman wrestling. He defeated Amanberdi Agamammedov of Turkemenistan by a handsome margin of 7-1. He is now just one win away from assuring at least a silver medal for India. He will either face Gankhuyag Ganbaatar of Mongolia or Lee Min-ho of South Korea in the semis.

Tanvi Khanna bounced back after going down in the first game to level the score for India in the semifinal match against Ka Yi Lee. Up next us Chinappa against Tze Lok Ho

Aman Baroniya was completely outclassed by Shahin Badaghimofrad of Qatar in the quarter-final of the Greco-Roman men's 77kg. However, he was completely outclassed in the bout, as he could not score even a single point. The Qatari won 11-0 by technical superiority. Aman still has a chance at bronze in the repechage round, should Shahin qualify for the final.

Yamini Mourya has qualified for the women's 57 kg category quarter-final in Judo. She defeated Qatar's Fatena Bu-Qahoos in the Round of 16. In the quarter-final she will face Mongolia's Ariunzaya Terbish.

Sumit Dalal loses in the men's Greco-Roman 60 kg Round of 16 match against Iran's Sajjad Abbaspourragani in aclosely fought encounter that ended in 1-1. However, the Iranian won via VPO-1. Dalal still has a chance for a bronze medal, if he makes it to the repechage round. This will only happen if Abbaspourragani qualifies for the final.

Anahat suffered a heartbreaking 2-3 loss against Sin Yuk in the first match in women's team squash semifinal. She took a two-game lead, before going down in the remaining three. Anahat did put on a fight in the last two games, but the defeat has left India trailing in the contest early on.

Tanvi Khanna up next against Ka Yi Lee. She already lost the first game 4-11

India have qualified for the semi-final of the men's quadrant event of sepaktakraw, after their two straight victories in the group stage. This means that they have assured of another medal for the country at the Asian Games 2026. The rules state that both semi-finalists will get a bronze medal at least. However, can India go two better and win a gold?

Pakistan have absolutely dominated India in the quarter-final of the men's volleyball, as they knock them out of the Asian Games 2026. They defeated them comprehensively in straight sets. This is the third consecutive time in Asian Games that Pakistan have defeated India in volleyball.

Mansi defeats Irina Kuznetsova in the Round of 16 of the women's 62 kg category. She now advances to the quarter-final of the event.

Aman Baroniya won the Round of 16 of the men's Greco-Roman 77kg category against Mongolia's Borgil Tuvshinbataar. This was an incredible comeback win for him. He was 2-6 down at one point of time, and then came back to win 8-6. He has now qualified for the quarter-final.

Pakistan continue to dominate India in this men's volleyball quarter-final. They won the second set too by a amergin of 25-23, and thus have taken a 2-0 lead after the first two sets. If Pakistan win one more set, then India will be knocked out. The Indian team now needs to win three sets on the trot to ensure a remarkable comeback win.

India's campaign in the women's individual poomsae event in taekwondo ends, as Roopa Bayor bows out of the semi-final. She finished with 7.6100 points. This was not enough to finish among the eight stars who qualified for the final.

In the second set, it has been a tightly contested affair between India and Pakistan in the men's volleyball quarter-final. This time India have made very few mistakes, as they now have a three-point lead over their arch-rivals. They look set to win this second set and level the scores.

Women's team of Anahat Singh, Tanvi Khanna and Joshna Chinappa take on Hong Kong, China in the squash semifinal. India is already assured of at least a bronze, but the trio will be taking it a step further by qualifying for the gold-medal match. India had finished with the bronze in 2023.

Anahat takes on Sin Yuk Chan in the first tie

In a disappointing start in the men's volleyball quarter-final, India are trailing against Pakistan. The Pakistani side were dominant, and won the first set by a margin of 25-19. India need to ensure a strong comeback like they did in their last match against Qatar, where they came back from two sets down. Can India down Pakistan and advance to the semi-final?

Pakistan have been the dominant among the two sides, as India trail in the first set of the men's volleyball quarter-final. They are in pole position to take the set, and the Indian team need to ensure that they fight back.

India are Pakistan are currently taking on each other in the quarter-final of the men's volleyball event of the Asian Games 2026. The contest has been a topsy turvy affair so far. In the first set, Pakistan were dominating early, but India came back to take a lead. The scores are now level.

India have defeated Vietnam in the men's quadran Group A match of the sepaktakraw event. They have won in straight sets by a margin of 15-12, 15-7. They have now won two out of two games and remain unbeaten.

Anish Bhanwala is in action in the men's 25m rapid fire qualification event, as he aims to qualify for the final. India has a sole representative at the event, and hence a team gold might be unlikely here.

India are taking on Vietnam in the Group A match of the sepaktakraw men's quadrant event. They got off to a good start, as they won the first set by a margin of 15-12. One more set, and India will ensure a win in this match.

Chikitha Taniparthi did not look at her best today, as a series of 9s and one 8 in the final round could only take her final score to 143. Nurisa Dia Ashrifa of Indonesia on the other hand, just managed to pip the Indian star in the quarter-final of the women's individual compound archery event by 1 point. Taniparthi thus crashes out of the Asian Games 2026. She should be proud of her performance, having already secured two gold medals.

Chikitha Taniparthi has not started on a great note in the women's individual quarter-final. She hit a 9 pointer on her first arrow, but then got back into her grrove with two back-to-back tens. However, her opponent has hit all three 10s.

Chikitha Taniparthi will open India's action on Day 13 of the Asian Games 2026. She will compete against Nurisa Dia Ashrifa in the quarter-final of the women's individual compund archery. She has already clinched two gold medals at the event as part of the mixed team and women's team respectively. Can the star archer complete a golden hat-trick.

Here is India's full schedule on Day 13 of the Asian Games 2026:


Archery

5:30 am: Chikitha Taniparthi vs Nurisa Dian Ashrifah of Indonesia in compound women's individual quarterfinals, followed by semifinal and final (if she is through)

Sepaktakraw

5:30 am onwards: India in men's quadrant Group A matches.

Taekwondo

5:30 am onwards: Roopa Bayor in women's individual poomsae semifinals, followed by gold medal contest (if she is through)

Shooting

6:10 am: Anish Bhanwala in 25m pistol rapid men's individual qualification stage 2 and team final

Track Cycling

6:30 am: Harshveer Singh Sekhon in men's omnium scratch race 1/4, followed by medal races

Volleyball

6:30 am: India vs Pakistan in men's quarterfinal

Squash

7:00 am: India vs Hong Kong in women's team semifinals

Track Cycling

7:00 am: Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka and Celestina in women's sprint qualification, followed by medal races

Wrestling

7:22 am: Aman vs Borgil Tuvshinbaatar of Mongolia in men's Greco-roman 77kg round of 16 bout, followed by quarterfinals and medal bouts (if she is through).

Sailing

7:30 am: Mahi Verma, Manu Francis, Prince Kurusinkal, Vishnu Sarvanan, Katya Ida Coelho, Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma in girls dinghy, men's skiff, men's dinghy, women's windsurfing and women's skiff race

Judo

7:30 am onwards: Yamini Mourya in women's 57kg quarterfinal bouts; Inunganbi Takhellambam in women's 70kg

Wrestling

7:32 am: Mansi vs Irina Kuznetsova of Kazakhstan in women's wrestling 62kg round of 16 bout, followed by quarterfinals and medal bouts (if she is through)

Canoe Slalom

7:36 am: Shikha Chaouhan in women's kayak single semifinal, followed by final (if she is through)

Wrestling

7:55 am: Sumit in men's greco-roman 60kg quarterfinals and medal bouts (if he is through)

8:19 am: Nitesh vs Amanberdi Agamammedov of Turkmenistan in men's greco-roman 97kg quarterfinals and medal bouts (if he is through)

Rugby Sevens

8:50 pm: India vs Hong Kong followed by India vs China (at 3:50 pm) group games

Archery

9:47 am: Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru vs Chen Chieh-lun in compound men's individual quarterfinal, followed by semifinal and final (if he is through)

Cricket

10:00 am: India vs Sri Lanka in men's semifinal

Golf

10:10 am: Veer Ahlawat, Saptak Talwar and Yuvraj Sandhu in men's individual stroke play and men's team Round 2

Shooting

12:00 pm: Anish Bhanwala in 25m pistol rapid men's individual final (if he is through)

12:18 pm: Harshita Jakhar and Swasti Singh in women's madison final (medal event)

Squash

1:00 pm: India vs Malaysia in men's team semifinals

Hockey

1:00 pm: India vs Pakistan in men's semifinal

Sport Climbing

4:42 pm: Deepu Mallesh in men's speed 4 quarterfinals, followed by medal races

Tennis

Sumit Nagal vs Wu Yibing of China in men's singles quarterfinals (To be decided)