Asian Games 2026 wraps up on Day 10: India add 8 medals on rain-hit day in Nagoya

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India battled rain to add eight medals on Day 10 of the Asian Games, with Nagoya athletics claiming six of those podium finishes. The weather also forced the postponement or cancellation of several events, with India’s men’s cricket quarter-finals being called off and tennis action suspended.

Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav took the double podium in men’s javelin, while Murali Sreeshankar and Gulveer Singh won silver in long jump and 1500m respectively. Vithya Ramraj and Parul Chaudhary completed the medal haul in athletics with bronze, with Vithya’s efforts bringing another piece of history.

Asian Games 2026 Day 10: MAIN

Running 54.75 seconds from Vithya broke PT Usha’s 42-year-old national record in the 400m hurdles. Meanwhile, Parul added another bronze to the one she won in the 3000m steeplechase to give India two more athletics medals in a packed evening.

Esha Singh then produced one of the most dramatic finishes of the day at the shooting range, she battled through multiple shootouts to win silver in the women’s 25m pistol. Pincky Balhara added a bronze in the women’s 78kg kurash, taking India’s medal tally to 39, with four gold, 17 silver and 18 bronze.

However, the rain remained a constant presence. The Indian cricket team advanced to the semi-finals without taking the field against Afghanistan, while Sumit Nagal’s tennis match was also suspended due to weather. In team sports, there was better news as the Indian hockey team finished top of Group A and both the squash teams advanced to the quarter-finals.

ATHLETICS LEAD IN INDIAN MEDALS

Yashvir produced his best throw when it mattered most as he sent the javelin 85.72m in his sixth and final attempt to win the silver. Rohit Yadav followed him on the podium with 84.35m while Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage took the gold with 88.33m.

Sreeshankar added another silver with a performance of 8.07m in the men’s long jump. His competition ended soon after he injured his ankle on his fourth attempt and was unable to complete the final two jumps.

Gulveer then clocked a personal best of 3:36.72 to finish second in the men’s 1500m. It was his second silver of the Games after finishing second in the 10,000 m.

Vithya’s bronze came with a national record. Her 54.75 seconds beat Ushaina’s 55.42 seconds from the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. Mariam Kareem of the United Arab Emirates won gold in a Games record 54.31, while Kazakhstan’s Adelina Zems took silver in 54.58.

Parul completed the athletics medal run with bronze in the women’s 5000 m. Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi won gold and Japan’s Nozomi Tanaka took silver.

There were also a few near misses. Avinash Sable finished fourth in the 3000m steeplechase despite a season best of 8:21.67, while Seema Kaliramna finished fourth in the women’s discus with a personal best of 59.88m. The Indian women’s 4x100m relay team also finished fourth.

ESHA WINS SILVER, MANU BHAKER FINISHES MEDALS

Esha Singh had to negotiate a tense shootout sequence in the women’s 25m pistol final before securing silver. She finished the regulation on 38 points, while China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan eventually won the decisive shootout for gold.

The medal was a strong response from Esha after missing out in the 10m air pistol earlier in the Games. She qualified for the 25m pistol final from eighth place before making it to the knockout stage.

However, the Games ended without an individual or team medal for Manu Bhaker. The two-time Olympic medalist finished 11th in the 25 pistol qualification and was earlier part of India’s fifth-place finish in the team event along with Esha and Rahi Sarnobat. Rahi finished 30th individually.

Pincky Balhara also secured a medal in kurash. She beat South Korea’s Lim Garam in the quarterfinals before losing to her compatriot? No, South Korea’s Mo Sumin in the semi-finals, she was left with bronze after the defeat. The result was her second Asian Games medal after a silver in Jakarta in 2018.

BOX ADDS ANOTHER THREE MEDALS

The Indian boxing contingent added three more assured medals as Lovlina Borgohain, Priya Ghanghas and Kapil Pokhariya reached the semi-finals.

Lovlina beat South Korea’s Seong Suyeon 5:0 in the women’s 75 kg quarterfinals. Priya then defeated Tajikistan’s Mijgona Samad by unanimous decision in the women’s 60 kg category.

Kapil completed the trio with another unanimous decision victory when he defeated Kim Gichae of South Korea in the men’s 90kg quarter-final.

They joined Ankush Panghal, Parveen Hooda and Narender Berwal as India’s six sure boxing medalists in Nagoya.

RAIN WASHES CRICKET, HOCKEY IS ROLLING

The Indian men’s cricket team did not get an opportunity to play in the quarter-finals against Afghanistan. Persistent rain forced the match to be abandoned without a ball being bowled and India progressed to the semi-finals due to a higher ICC ranking.

India will face the winner of the Sri Lanka-Nepal quarter-final in the last four as the defending champions continue their bid to retain the Asian Games gold.

Rain did not stop the hockey team from completing their Pool A campaign. Playing through heavy downpour, India beat Bangladesh 10-0, with Harmanpreet Singh scoring a hat-trick and Shilanand Lakra adding two goals.

India finished top of Group A with five wins from five and will face Pakistan in the semi-finals on October 1.

Tennis was another sport affected by the weather. Sumit Nagal’s singles match against South Korea’s Hong Seongchan was scrapped with Nagal leading 3-2 in the opening set, while Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale crashed out in the first round of the women’s doubles.

TEAM SPORTS KEEP INDIA MOVING

Both the Indian squash teams advanced to the quarter finals. The men beat China and South Korea 3-0, the women beat China 3-0 and Japan 2-1.

The men’s volleyball team also made it two wins from two, defeating Hong Kong 3-0. India’s 4x100m medley relay team qualified for the finals, while the men’s 4x400m relay team also advanced.

Archery has had mixed results. Chikitha Taniparthi advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Chinese Taipei’s Chen Yi-Hsuan in a shootout, while Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru also advanced after defeating compatriot Sahil Jadhav.

However, defending champion Jyothi Surekha Vennam was eliminated in the women’s singles round of 16 by 14-year-old South Korean Kang Yeonseo.

In surfing, Kishore Kumar advanced to Anbaras while Sivaraj Babu was eliminated. Meanwhile, India’s women’s sepaktakraw doubles pair lost 1-2 to Japan and exited the competition.

INDIA DAY 10 MEDALS

SILVER

  • Yashvir Singh – men’s javelin throw, 85.72m
  • Murali Sreeshankar – men’s long jump, 8.07m
  • Gulveer Singh – Men’s 1500m, 3:36.72
  • Esha Singh – Women’s 25m Pistol

BRONZE

  • Rohit Yadav – men’s javelin throw, 84.35m
  • Vithya Ramraj – Women’s 400m Hurdles, 54.75s
  • Parul Chaudhary – Women’s 5000m, 15:14.61
  • Pincky Balhara – women’s kurash up to 78 kg

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND PROGRESS

  • India Men’s Cricket – Semi Finals
  • Indian Men’s Hockey – Semi Final Vs. Pakistan
  • Lovlina Borgohain – semi-final of boxing up to 75 kg, medal secured
  • Priya Ghanghas – 60kg boxing semi-final, medal secured
  • Kapil Pokhariya – 90kg boxing semi-final, medal assured
  • India Men’s Squash – Quarter Finals
  • India Women’s Squash – Quarter Finals
  • India Men’s 4x400m Relay – Final
  • India 4x100m Medley Relay – Final
  • Pooja – Women’s 800m Final
  • Chikitha Taniparthi – Archery Quarter Final
  • Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru – Archery Quarter Final
  • Kishore Kumar Anbarasu – Surf Men’s Shortboard, Advanced
  • Neeru – Female trap, first after 2nd day
  • Sumit Nagal – Men’s Tennis Singles, match tied at 3-2 in the first set

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