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Asian Games 2026 Day 4 Highlights: Harmanpreet Kaur's team wins first gold for India; medals assured in badminton, wushu
Asian Games 2026 Day 4 Highlights: The Indian women's cricket team made the biggest headline of the day by clinching the first gold medal of the campaign. Elsewhere, the Indian men's badminton team, and Wushu star Roshibina Devi assured two more medals for India.
- 5:37 PM IST, Sept 22End of day's action for India
- 5:22 PM IST, Sept 22India thrash Sri Lanka 17-1
- 5:05 PM IST, Sept 22Women's TT team crash out!!
- 4:57 PM IST, Sept 22India continue goal fest vs Sri Lanka
- 4:53 PM IST, Sept 22India go 0-2 down vs North Korea
- 4:21 PM IST, Sept 22India go 8-0 up at half-time
- 4:19 PM IST, Sept 22Sreeja Akula goes down as India trail
- 4:13 PM IST, Sept 22India's table tennis quarter final begins
- 4:07 PM IST, Sept 22Pranati Nayak reaches final!!
- 4:05 PM IST, Sept 22Aryan crashes out!!
- 3:42 PM IST, Sept 22Another medal assured for India
- 3:28 PM IST, Sept 22Hockey up next!!
- 3:15 PM IST, Sept 22Disappointing finish for India's 4x100m men's relay swimming team
- 2:52 PM IST, Sept 22Badminton medal assured for India
- 2:38 PM IST, Sept 22India get first boxing win
- 2:36 PM IST, Sept 22India's golden girls
- 2:27 PM IST, Sept 22India begin boxing campaign!!
- 2:23 PM IST, Sept 22Ayush bags first game!!
- 1:56 PM IST, Sept 22Ayush Shetty in action!
- 1:45 PM IST, Sept 22Satwik-Chirag beats Japanese pair!
- 1:26 PM IST, Sept 22India women's cricket team win gold!
- 1:12 PM IST, Sept 22Satwik, Chirag win first round!
- 1:05 PM IST, Sept 22Satwik-Chirag fighting it hard!
- 12:52 PM IST, Sept 22India in touching distance of gold
- 12:49 PM IST, Sept 22Satwik-Chirag in Action!
- 12:43 PM IST, Sept 22Aryan Thakur loses in Soft Tennis!
- 12:42 PM IST, Sept 22Wushu - Hanjabam Langlentombi Devi finishes 9th
- 12:41 PM IST, Sept 22Lakshya Sen completes sensational comeback!
- 12:19 PM IST, Sept 22Lakshya Sen fighting hard!
- 12:08 PM IST, Sept 22Lakshya Sen finds his mojo to win second game!
- 12:00 PM IST, Sept 22Lakshya Sen bounces back!
- 11:52 AM IST, Sept 22Lakshya Sen disappoints again!
- 11:39 AM IST, Sept 22Lakshya Sen in action!
- 11:37 AM IST, Sept 22Mandhana nears century in gold medal match!
- 11:31 AM IST, Sept 22India men's badminton team tie begins!
- 11:17 AM IST, Sept 22India men's team loses in TT!
- 11:07 AM IST, Sept 22Taniksha wins in Fencing!
- 10:59 AM IST, Sept 22Aadhya beats Pakistan's Kainaat but still remains out of contention!
- 10:53 AM IST, Sept 22Manav throws it away!
- 10:39 AM IST, Sept 22Manush Shah loses!
- 10:27 AM IST, Sept 22Anant Jeet Singh in 2nd spot in men's skeet qualifiers!
- 10:26 AM IST, Sept 22Manush and Junsung putting up a show in TT!
- 10:17 AM IST, Sept 22India opt to bat first in gold medal match!
- 10:11 AM IST, Sept 22India face early jolt in South Korea clash
- 10:09 AM IST, Sept 22Aryan Thakur wins in Soft Tennis!
- 10:05 AM IST, Sept 22India eke out a draw
- 10:03 AM IST, Sept 22Tanvi Sharma loses as India miss out on medal!
- 9:59 AM IST, Sept 22Know more about Sakshi!
- 9:48 AM IST, Sept 22Disappointing update in Karate
- 9:45 AM IST, Sept 22Tanvi struggles vs Okuhara!
- 9:43 AM IST, Sept 22Yashaswini stars in India's win in TT!
- 9:38 AM IST, Sept 22Akula completes India's comeback!
- 9:36 AM IST, Sept 22Akula keeping India alive!
- 9:22 AM IST, Sept 22Check line-up for men's badminton team event!
- 9:21 AM IST, Sept 22Sakshi wins in boxing!
- 9:20 AM IST, Sept 22Treesa, Gayatri keep India alive in badminton team event!
- 9:17 AM IST, Sept 22Treesa, Gayatri putting up a show!
- 9:15 AM IST, Sept 22Sreeja under pressure!
- 9:11 AM IST, Sept 22India in men's TT team also in action
- 9:10 AM IST, Sept 22Yashaswini takes it to fifth match in women's TT!
- 9:04 AM IST, Sept 22Double Kazakh challenge up ahead in Fencing
- 9:01 AM IST, Sept 22Yashaswini leading TT!
- 8:56 AM IST, Sept 22Treesa, Gayatri keeping India alive in women's badminton!
- 8:54 AM IST, Sept 22India beat South Korea in Kabaddi!
- 8:53 AM IST, Sept 22India men's 4x100m medley relay qualify for final!
- 8:50 AM IST, Sept 22Elavenil, Parth eliminated!
- 8:44 AM IST, Sept 22India still fourth in shooting after second series!
- 8:38 AM IST, Sept 22India in trouble in women's TT
- 8:36 AM IST, Sept 22India fourth in shooting after 10 shots!
- 8:31 AM IST, Sept 22India's bid for gold in shooting begins!
- 8:28 AM IST, Sept 22Bhatt loses Karate bronze bout!
- 8:17 AM IST, Sept 22Unnati loses to Miyazaki AGAIN!
- 8:14 AM IST, Sept 22Unnati under pressure to break the streak!
- 8:13 AM IST, Sept 22Chetan Bhatt to fight for bronze after losing semifinal!
- 8:11 AM IST, Sept 22Diya makes it 1-1 vs Jinnipa!
- 8:04 AM IST, Sept 22Unnati crumbling under pressure!
- 7:59 AM IST, Sept 22Skeet men individual underway!
- 7:59 AM IST, Sept 22Unnati bounces back!
- 7:57 AM IST, Sept 22Yashaswini beats Suthasini in TT!
- 7:49 AM IST, Sept 22Unnati loses first game to Miyazaki!
- 7:43 AM IST, Sept 22India lead 34-14 at half time in kabaddi!
- 7:41 AM IST, Sept 22Yashaswini trailing in TT!
- 7:31 AM IST, Sept 22Unnati leads vs Miyazaki!
- 7:26 AM IST, Sept 22India trail in Sepaktakraw
- 7:25 AM IST, Sept 22Jay Meena wins his match in Soft Tennis!
- 7:18 AM IST, Sept 22Sindhu loses against Yamaguchi
- 7:16 AM IST, Sept 22India take in South Korea in Kabaddi!
- 7:14 AM IST, Sept 22India's Sanasam Singh bounces back
- 7:14 AM IST, Sept 22Sreeja Akula loses in TT Women's Team Round of 16!
- 7:07 AM IST, Sept 22India's medal hopes alive in Wushu!
- 7:02 AM IST, Sept 22Parth, Elavenil qualify for medal round!
- 7:00 AM IST, Sept 22Yamaguchi pips Sindhu in second game!
- 6:46 AM IST, Sept 22Sindhu trailing in second game!
- 6:42 AM IST, Sept 22India's medal charge in 10m air rifle mixed team begins!
- 6:37 AM IST, Sept 22India bounce back in Sepaktakraw clash
- 6:31 AM IST, Sept 22Sindhu clinches first game!
- 6:21 AM IST, Sept 22Sindhu bounces back!
- 6:09 AM IST, Sept 22Sindhu trailing in first game!
- 6:05 AM IST, Sept 22Sindhu in action in women's badminton quarters!
- 6:02 AM IST, Sept 22Aadhya Tiwari loses!
- 5:59 AM IST, Sept 22India bounce back in Sepaktakraw match!
- 5:47 AM IST, Sept 22Aadhya trailing!
- 5:40 AM IST, Sept 22Aadhya Tiwari - Soft Tennis in action!
- 5:19 AM IST, Sept 22Here is the full schedule for India at the Asian Games 2026 on Day 4!
Asian Games 2026 Day 4 Highlights: The day 4 of the Asian Games was not as productive as the first few days of action. Yet, the biggest achievement of the campaign till now was achieved on September 22, as the Indian women's cricket team retained their gold medal by defeating Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final. This was the countrys first gold at the continental event....Read More
Elsewhere, the Indian badminton men's team defeated Japan in the quarter-final as Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag and Ayush Shetty pulled off sensational performances to reach the semi-final and assure a medal.
Another medal was assured in wushu, as Roshibina Devi defeated Macau, China's Chu Man Sin to enter the semi-final of the 69kg Sanda Wushu category.
It was a day of heartbreak for the Indian women's badminton and table tennis teams as they were defeated by Japan and North Korea respectively in the quarter-finals. They thus missed medals by a whisker.
Sindhu trailing in first game!
PV Sindhu currently trails Akane Yamaguchi 3-5, with the Japanese shuttler taking early control. The next phase will be crucial as Sindhu looks to stay within touching distance in the opening game.
Sindhu in action in women's badminton quarters!
PV Sindhu takes on Akane Yamaguchi in the women's team quarterfinals, with the clash set to be a thrilling contest between two badminton superstars.
Aadhya Tiwari loses!
Soft Tennis: Aadhya Tiwari struggled again in the fourth game, losing 2-4. She fought back in the fifth but eventually went down 4-6, as Alisha Ziegler sealed the match.
India bounce back in Sepaktakraw match!
Sepaktakraw: India have recovered from a slow start and now lead Malaysia 9-8 in the first game. The Indian team has shown good composure to turn the contest around and take a narrow advantage.
Aadhya trailing!
Aadhya Tiwari won the opening game 4-1, but lost control of the match after that. She went down 0-4 in both the second and third games, failing to win a single point in either round.
Aadhya Tiwari - Soft Tennis in action!
The soft tennis clash between Aadhya Tiwari and Alisha Ziegler has begun, with India getting their Day 4 campaign at the Asian Games underway.
Here is the full schedule for India at the Asian Games 2026 on Day 4!
Here is the full schedule for India at the Asian Games 2026 on Day 4
Shooting
10m Air Rifle Mixed Team – Qualification Round: Parth Rakesh Mane, Elavenil Valarivan | 06:15 IST
Skeet Men (Individual) – Qualification Round Day 2 (50 Targets): Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan | 06:30 IST
Skeet Men (Team) – Qualification Round Day 2 (50 Targets): Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan | 06:30 IST
Skeet Women (Individual) – Qualification Round Day 2 (50 Targets): Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan | 06:30 IST
Skeet Women (Team) – Qualification Round Day 2 (50 Targets): Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan | 06:30 IST
Air Rifle Mixed Team – Final Round: Parth Rakesh Mane, Elavenil Valarivan | 08:25 IST
Swimming
Men's 1500m Freestyle – Final B: Aryan Nehra | 07:29 IST
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay – Heat 2: Rohit Benediction, Danush Suresh, Rishabh Das, Akash Mani | 08:05 IST
Men's 4x100m Medley Relay – Final: Rohit Benediction, Danush Suresh, Rishabh Das, Akash Mani (subject to qualification) | 14:55 IST
Table Tennis
Women's Team – Round of 16: India (Sreeja Akula, Yashaswini Ghorpade, Diya Chitale, Sutirtha Mukherjee, Syndrela Das) vs. Thailand | 06:30 IST
Men's Team – Round of 16: India (G Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai, Manav Thakkar, Manush Shah, Payas Jain) vs. TBC | 09:00 IST
Badminton
Women's Team – Quarterfinal (Court 2): India (PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Devika Sihag, Tanvi Sharma, Isharani Baruah, Treesa, Gayatri, Kavipriya, Simran, Tanisha) vs. Japan | 06:00 IST
Men's Team – Quarterfinal (Court 2): India (Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, Tharun Mannepalli, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Hariharan Amsakarunan, MR Arjun, Dhruv Kapila) vs. Japan | 11:30 IST
Kabaddi
Men's Team – Group A (Game 4): India vs. Republic of Korea | 07:15 IST
Hockey
Men's Team – Pool A (Match 6): India vs. Sri Lanka | 15:30 IST
Wushu
Women's Nanquan & Nandao – Final (medal event): Hanjabam Langlentombi Devi | 06:29 IST
Women's Sanda 60kg – Quarterfinal: Roshibina Devi vs. TBD | 14:30 IST Onwards
Men's Sanda 56kg – Quarterfinal: Aryan vs. TBD | 14:30 IST Onwards
Boxing
Women's 51kg – Round of 32 (Bout 12): Sakshi vs. Aira Villegas (Philippines) | 08:30 IST Onwards
Men's 55kg – Round of 32 (Bout 18): Jadumani Singh Mandengbam vs. Thapa Chandra Bahadur (Nepal) | 13:30 IST Onwards
Cricket
Women's Team – Final (medal event): India vs. Sri Lanka | 10:30 IST
Karate
Men's Kumite -84kg – Semifinal (Bout 107): Chetan Bhatt vs. Meng-yu Chung (Chinese Taipei) or Mohammad Aljafari (Jordan) | 07:35 IST
Men's Kumite -84kg – Bronze Medal Bout: Chetan Bhatt (subject to qualification) | 07:50 IST
Eventing Individual (Dressage) – Final Day 1: Ashish Limaye, Fouaad Mirza, Arjan Nagra | 05:45 IST
Women's Épée Individual – Pool 4: Taniksha Khatri vs. Damdinpurev Mercy (Mongolia), Sangngio Natpapat (Thailand), Bakaldina Irina (Kazakhstan), Alhosani Zainab (UAE) and Lim Taehee (Republic of Korea) | 08:15 IST Onwards
Men's Foil Individual – Round of 32: Sachin (subject to qualification) | 10:00 IST
Men's Foil Individual – Round of 32: Sanasam Hemash Singh (subject to qualification) | 10:00 IST
Women's Épée Individual – Round of 32: Taniksha Khatri (subject to qualification) | 10:40 IST
Women's Épée Individual – Round of 32: Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari (subject to qualification) | 10:40 IST
Men's Foil Individual – Round of 16: Sachin, Sanasam Hemash Singh (subject to qualification) | 11:20 IST
Women's Épée Individual – Round of 16: Taniksha Khatri, Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari (subject to qualification) | 11:20 IST
Eventing Team (Show Jumping) – Final Day 1: Ashish Limaye, Fouaad Mirza, Arjan Nagra | 12:00 IST
Eventing Individual (Show Jumping) – Final Day 1: Ashish Limaye, Fouaad Mirza, Arjan Nagra | 12:00 IST
Fencing
Men's Foil Individual – Pool 1: Sanasam Hemash Singh vs. Tan Raphael Juan Kang (Singapore), Iimura Kazuki (Japan), Tranquilan Sammuel (Philippines), Cheong Chong Kio (Macao, China) and Al Shuaibi Saeed (Oman) | 06:30 IST Onwards
Men's Foil Individual – Pool 5: Sanasam Hemash Singh vs. Khan Baryal (Pakistan), Chen Chih-Chieh (Chinese Taipei), Nurumov Galim (Kazakhstan), Youn Jeonghyun (South Korea) and Narmandakh Chingis (Mongolia) | 06:30 IST Onwards
Women's Épée Individual – Pool 2: Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari vs. Koh Elle Meihui (Singapore), Nguyen Phuong Kim (Vietnam), Khakimova Malika (Uzbekistan), Larrazabal Alexa (Philippines) and Tang Junyao (China) | 08:15 IST Onwards
Women's Kumite -55kg – Round of 16 (Bout 111): Alisha vs. Cok Istri Agung Sanistyarani (Indonesia) | 09:20 IST
Women's Kumite -55kg – Quarterfinal (Bout 113): Alisha vs. Hong Kio Lei (Macau) (subject to qualification) | 09:40 IST
Women's Kumite -55kg – Semifinal: Alisha (subject to qualification) | 09:55 IST
Women's Kumite -55kg – Repechage: Alisha (subject to qualification) | 10:15 IST
Women's Kumite -55kg – Bronze Medal Bout: Alisha (subject to qualification) | 10:35 IST
Men's Kumite -84kg – Final: Chetan Bhatt (subject to qualification) | 12:40 IST
Women's Kumite -55kg – Final: Alisha (subject to qualification) | 12:50 IST
Equestrian
Eventing Team (Dressage) – Final Day 1: Ashish Limaye, Fouaad Mirza, Arjan Nagra | 05:45 IST
Men's Foil Individual – Quarterfinals: Sachin, Sanasam Hemash Singh (subject to qualification) | 12:00 IST
Women's Épée Individual – Quarterfinals: Taniksha Khatri, Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari (subject to qualification) | 12:00 IST
Men's Foil Individual – Semifinal 1: Sachin (subject to qualification) | 13:50 IST
Men's Foil Individual – Semifinal 2: Sanasam Hemash Singh (subject to qualification) | 14:10 IST
Women's Épée Individual – Semifinal 1: Taniksha Khatri (subject to qualification) | 14:30 IST
Women's Épée Individual – Semifinal 2: Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari (subject to qualification) | 14:50 IST
Men's Foil Individual – Medal Bout: Sachin, Sanasam Hemash Singh (subject to qualification) | 15:10 IST
Women's Épée Individual – Medal Bout: Taniksha Khatri, Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari (subject to qualification) | 15:30 IST
Artistic Gymnastics
Women's Qualification Sub Division 2 – Vault (Only): Pranati Nayak | 10:30 IST
Esports
Football (eFootball™) – Group F (Match 1): Daniel Patel, Chinmay Sahoo vs. Uzbekistan | 05:30 IST
Football (eFootball™) – Group F (Match 3): Daniel Patel, Chinmay Sahoo vs. Mongolia | 14:00 IST
Sepaktakraw
Men's Team Regu – Preliminary Group B (5): India vs. Malaysia | 05:30 IST
Soft Tennis
Women's Singles – Group D (Match 1): Aadhya Tiwari vs. Alisha Ziegler (Thailand) | 05:30 IST
Men's Singles – Group D (Match 1): Jay Meena vs. Hussain Arain (Pakistan) | 07:00 IST
Men's Singles – Group C (Match 2): Aryan Thakur vs. Bold-erdene Altangerel (Mongolia) | 09:30 IST
Women's Singles – Group D (Match 3): Aadhya Tiwari vs. Kainaat Shallwani (Pakistan) | 10:30 IST
Men's Singles – Group C (Match 3): Aryan Thakur vs. Po-Yi Chen (Chinese Taipei) | 12:00 IST
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