Pawan Sehrawat will join Manu Bhaker as India’s flag-bearer after Toor was unable to attend the Nagoya opening ceremony.
Quimcy Dsouza has reached the teqball women’s singles semifinals after two group-stage wins, putting India in contention for its first Asian Games medal in the sport.
Five Indian athletes across javelin, shooting, badminton, wrestling and boxing are preparing for their first Asian Games appearance in Aichi-Nagoya.
Defending champions India opened their Samarkand campaign with a 4-0 sweep, as all four players won their Round 1 games.
Dhiraj defeated Japan’s Junya Nakanishi in a dramatic shoot-off to claim India’s first men’s recurve World Cup Final title.
India defeated South Korea 4-1 in the final to secure a record sixth Junior Asia Cup title and World Cup qualification.
India dominated Sri Lanka by 72 runs to win a record eighth Asia Cup.
Sanika Chandrakant Mane’s 17th-minute goal helped India beat hosts China 1-0, retain the title and complete an unprecedented three-peat.
Supriya’s three goals powered India past South Korea as defending champions moved closer to another continental title.
India’s men’s and women’s hockey teams will wear blue as their first-choice colour at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan.
