Asian Games 2026 Highlights Day 9: Sarvesh , Ancy, squash stars win 4 silvers; India clinch 7 medals in a day

India have completed their action on Day 9, as they won a total of 7 medals. They have won four silvers and three bronzes. While two medals came in squash, athletics was the star sport of the day with five medals. Indian boxers also assured three medals.

In the Heat 2 of the women's 4x100m India finished first with a season-best timing of 43.65s. Overall they finished third behind China and Thailand, and automatically qualified for the final.

In the men's 800m final, we will have an Indian representative in Mohammad Afsal. He qualified in one of the non-automatic positions with a timing of 1:47.36. Krishan Kumar fails to qualify with a timing of 1:50.38.

India have clinched their last medal of the day, as Sarvesh Kushare wins a silver medal in men's high jump. His best attempt came at 2.25m, and he was tied with Chao-hsuan Fu of Chinese Taipei. On countback, Kushare came second.

Parul Chaudhary seals a bronze medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase. She completed it with a timing of 9:08.67, which is her personal best to come third in the final race. Ankita finished just behind her in fourth.

Tejaswin Shankar has won the bronze medal in the men's decathlon, as he finished third after all the 10 events with a total tally of 7934 points. This is her second consecutive Asian Games decathlon medal after the silver in 2022.

The Indian women's hockey team ended their Pool stage campaign with a massive 7-0 win over Singapore. Sunelita Toppo was the star of the show with two goals to her name. They will now take the field in the semi-final.

Ancy Sojan was leading from the 1st till the 5th attempt, with her best being 6.53m. However, China's Yingying Huan jumped a distance of 6.55m in her 6th attempt going up just in the last minute. Sojan could only hit 6.49m in her final attempt. She thus settles for a silver medal, missing out on gold by just 4 cm.

Ancy Sojan is looking good for a gold medal in women's long jump. In her 5th attempt she has hit a jump of 6.53m which puts her firmly ahead of the Chinese athlete in second, who matched the Indian star's previous best jump of 6.49m. Shaili Singh is also in the bronze medal spot with a best jump of 6.42m throw.

India misses yet another medal in women's 100m hurdles. Nandhini Kongan finished 6th with a timing of 13.45s. Mako Fukube of Japan won the gold medal with a timing of 12.74s.

Tejaswin Shankar completes the 9th event of the decathlon, the javelin throw, with a best throw of 53.37m. He ends in the 5th spot in the event, winning 639 points. With 7210 points across all 9 events, he remains in the third spot. Now, only the 1500m race reamins, and we will know if he wins a medal.

The men's high jump final has begun, with two Indian athletes - Sarvesh Kushare and Adarsh Ram in action. Kushare is one of the gold medal favourites for India at Aichi Nagoya. Hence, all eyes will be on him in this event.

After a goalless first quarter, the Indian women's team got back into their groove in the second half. They smashes five goals past Singapore, as they lead 5-0 at half-time. It remains to be seen how many goals they score today.

Narender has beaten Adthapong Saengtep in the men's 90kg quarter-final. The opponent was no match for him, as he won after the referee stopped the contest after just 2 minutes. He assured India of another boxing medal after qualifying for the semi-final.

Animesh Kujur misses out on a medal in the men's 200m. He achieved a timing of 20.80s. In this event the Asian record was equalled, with Thailand's Puripol Boonson winning gold with a timing of 19.88s.

India eye another athletics medal, as the men's 200m final is all set to begin. Animesh Kujur will be in action in this event.

The Indian women's hockey team have scored their first goal of the day against Singapore in the second half of the game. Captain Salima Tete finds the back of the net. Is this the start of another gold fest?

Harita Bhadra adds another medal to India's athletics tally at the Asian Games 2026. She finished third with a timing of 23.20s, and has thus confirmed the bronze medal for India. Unnati Bolland finishes 6th.

Unnathi Bolland and Haritha Bhadra are taking their mark, as they are set to compete in the final of the women's 200m final. Can India get a double podium finish?

The final match of the pool stage of the Indian women's hockey team kicks off against Singapore. Having already qualified for the semi-final, India will look to win this match, and continue their unbeaten run and winning momentum.

The women's long jump final has officially begun. Both Ancy Sojan and Shaili Singh have gotten off to good starts with jumps of 6.49 and 6.25 metres respectively. They currently hold the gold and silver medal positions.

Sachin Siwach could not stand a chance against Shunsuke Kitamoto, as she was defeated by a margin of 0-5 against the World Championship bronze medallist. He has thus been knocked out of men's 60 kg boxing quarter-final. He misses out on assuring himself of a medal.

Sachin Siwach is the next Indian in action, as he takes on Japan's Shunsuke Kitamoto in the men's 60kg boxing quarter-final. A win for them will confirm yet another boxing medal for India at Aichi-Nagoya.

Parveen Hooda has defeated Navbakhor Khamidova of Uzbekistan in the quarter-final of the women's 65kg by a margin of 5-0 to advance to the semi-final. She has thus assured herself of a medal with this win. This a great story of redemption for the boxer, after her 2022 Asian Games bronze was rescinded due to a doping violation.

Anahat Singh suffers the same fate as Abhay Singh, losing the gold medal match to Malaysia's Sivasangari Subramaniam in straight games, 4-11, 4-11, 7-11. She adds the second silver of the day to India's tally.