India’s women ended the athletics gold wait with a historic 4x400m victory, while the men added bronze in Nagoya.
Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav held their nerve against South Korea to win gold and secure India’s LA28 quota.
Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi and Prithika Pradeep defeated China 238-234 to retain India’s women’s compound archery gold and equal the world record.
The 21-year-old Madhya Pradesh athlete improved his own national record by four centimetres but finished seventh after failing at 5.60m.
India’s medal tally reached 47 after podium finishes from Parul Chaudhary, Murali Sreeshankar, Yashvir Singh, Rohit Yadav and Neeru Dhanda.
Indian shooter Neeru Dhanda won the women’s individual trap gold at the 2026 Asian Games with a record-breaking score of 28, becoming the first Indian woman to achieve the feat.
Tejaswin Shankar, Sarvesh Kushare, Parul Chaudhary, Ancy Sojan, Prachi Choudhary and Pincky Balhara added medals and milestones to India’s Aichi-Nagoya campaign.
India finished the Samarkand Chess Olympiad with Open silver and women’s bronze, retaining the Gaprindashvili Trophy for a third consecutive edition.
Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh became the first Indian pair to reach both Asian Games squash singles finals, securing two silver medals in Nagoya.
India’s women’s and men’s kabaddi teams defeated Iran 37-34 and 40-34, respectively, to secure both gold medals at the 2026 Asian Games.
