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Asian Games 2026 LIVE Day 11: India fire silver to extend medal tally in shooting; Anahat Singh impresses in team win
Introduction & Overview
Asian Games 2026 Day 11 LIVE Updates: Day 11 of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games is another busy day for the Indians. They will be seen in action in surfing, archery, kurash, track cycling, shooting, squash, canoe slalom, sailing, tennis, boxing and athletics (featuring plenty of medal events).
Monday was a good day for the Indians, although they couldn’t pick up any gold. They won 8 medals and athletics delivered six: Murali Sreeshankar, Gulveer Singh and Yash Vir Singh claimed silver, while Vithya Ramraj, Parul Chaudhary and Rohit Yadav took bronze. Esha Singh added a shooting silver, while Pincky Balhara won bronze in kurash. At the end of Day 10, India were placed 12th in the medal tally with 4 gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze.
Key Live Updates & Results
- Shooting: Neeru finishes joint top in trap qualifyingNeeru has finished joint top in the women’s trap individual qualifying alongside Qatar’s Ray Bassil. She will now compete in the individual final later today with a chance to add another medal for India.
- Cycling: India finish 7th in men’s team sprint qualifyingRojit Singh, David Beckham and Ronaldo Singh clocked the seventh-fastest time among the eight teams in the men’s team sprint qualification. India will now look to improve their performance in the next stage.
- Shooting: India win silver in women’s trap team eventIndia have added another silver to their medal tally as Neeru, Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer finished second in the women’s trap team event with 328 points. China won gold with 346, while Kuwait finished third with 325.
- Squash: Joshna Chinappa seals dominant 3-0 win for IndiaJoshna Chinappa completed India’s clean sweep against Iran with an impressive 11-1, 11-3, 11-9 win over Najmeh Boushehrizadeh in the third match. India stamp their authority with a 3-0 victory in the women’s team pool clash.
- Cycling: India finish sixth in women’s team sprint qualifyingCelestina, 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.
- Squash: Anahat Singh dominatesAnahat 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.
- Kurash: Vipin Kumar knocked out in Round of 16India’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.
- Squash: Tanvi Khanna wins as Iranian opponent retires injuredTanvi 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 and handing Tanvi the win.
- Archery: Dhiraj, Neeraj storm into recurve quartersBoth 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. Neeraj produced a superb performance against South Korea’s multiple Olympic medallist Kim Je Deok, edging a tight contest 6-4.
- Surfing: Kishore Kumar Anbarasu exits in quarterfinalKishore Kumar Anbarasu’s run in the men’s shortboard event has come to an end after finishing second in his quarterfinal. The Indian surfer scored 3.37 points, while the Philippines’ Toby Espejon topped the heat with 8.53 to advance.
India’s Schedule for 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 – Team sprint qualifications and finals.
- 6:30 a.m.: Shooting – Women’s & Men’s trap individual qualification and team finals.
- 6:30 a.m.: Squash – India vs Iran in women’s group game.
- 7:00 a.m. onwards: Canoe Slalom – Heats.
- 7:12 a.m. onwards: Track Cycling – Women’s team pursuit.
- 10:00 a.m.: Sailing – Vishnu Saravanan in men’s dinghy qualification series race 3.
- 10:00 a.m.: Tennis – Singles and doubles second round matches.
- 10:15 a.m.: Boxing – Parveen vs Li Shu of China in women’s 65kg semifinal.
- 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.
- 12:30 p.m.: Volleyball – India vs Qatar in men’s Pool C group.
- 2:50 p.m. onwards: Athletics Finals (Pole Vault, High Jump, Hammer Throw, 800m, 5000m, Mixed Relay, 4x400m Relays).