Aichi-Nagoya, September 27: India’s medal count at the 2026 Asian Games reached 30 after a busy Day 7 that brought a kabaddi double, a Tajinderpal Singh Toor silver in the shot put, a national-record marathon silver and a bronze for Prachi Choudhary in the 400 metres. With both Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh through to squash singles finals on Sunday, India has two more medals guaranteed.
Latest Update (27 September, evening): Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh both lost their squash finals to Malaysian opponents and won silver, while Tejaswin Shankar took decathlon bronze and Ancy Sojan long jump silver. Read the full report.
Key highlights
- India’s tally after Day 7: 30 medals — 4 gold, 12 silver, 14 bronze (ANI, Free Press Journal).
- Tajinderpal Singh Toor won shot put silver with 20.64m; the gold went to Iran with a Games record 20.81m.
- Sawan Barwal won marathon silver in 2:11:37, a national record, according to ANI.
- Prachi Choudhary took bronze in the women’s 400m.
- Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh play their squash singles finals today, so both are assured of at least silver.
Day 7 medal list
| Medal | Athlete / Team | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | India men’s team | Kabaddi (beat Iran 40-34) |
| Gold | India women’s team | Kabaddi (beat Iran 37-34) |
| Silver | Tajinderpal Singh Toor | Men’s shot put — 20.64m |
| Silver | Sawan Barwal | Men’s marathon — 2:11:37 (national record) |
| Silver | Ashi Chouksey, Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa Vinod | Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team |
| Bronze | Prachi Choudhary | Women’s 400m |
| Bronze | Manush Shah / Diya Chitale | Table tennis mixed doubles |
| Bronze | Joshna Chinappa / Velavan Senthilkumar | Squash mixed doubles |
The two mixed-doubles bronzes are based on the Prime Minister’s Office congratulatory messages (TT) and ANI’s Day 7 report (squash).
Toor adds to his Asian Games record
Toor, the 2018 Asian Games champion and gold medallist again at Hangzhou, threw 20.64m to finish second behind Iran’s gold medallist, whose 20.81m set a new Games record. It is another major-championship medal for the Punjab thrower, who has been India’s leading shot putter for most of the past decade. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him on the silver.
Barwal’s record run and Prachi’s bronze
In the men’s marathon, Sawan Barwal finished behind Japan’s Yamashita in 2:11:37, which ANI reported as a new national record. On the track, Prachi Choudhary won bronze in a women’s 400m final won by Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser in a Games record 49.20 seconds; Iran’s Zahra Jaree Manojan was second. The Free Press Journal gave Prachi’s time as 53.21 seconds.
More athletics finals ahead
Animesh Kujur reached the men’s 200m final, finishing second in his semi-final in 20.81 seconds, while Gulveer Singh (3:45.79) and Yoonus Shah (3:45.77) both qualified for the men’s 1500m final.
Sunday’s big one: two squash finals
Anahat Singh beat Japan’s Satomi Watanabe 3-2 in the semi-finals, and Abhay Singh beat Pakistan’s Muhammad Irfan 3-0. On Sunday, Anahat faces Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam and Abhay meets Malaysia’s Ng Eain Yow. Also in action today are PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda in the badminton women’s singles quarter-finals, weightlifter Harjinder Kaur (69kg) and several athletics finalists.
Earlier coverage
- Kabaddi double gold: India’s men and women beat Iran
- Suruchi and Kamaljeet win 10m air pistol mixed team gold
- Mirabai Chanu wins silver with a 198kg total
Sources / References
- ANI: “Asian Games 2026: India’s medal tally reaches 30 after kabaddi gold sweep, athletics and shooting silvers on Day 7” (September 26, 2026)
- ANI: “Asian Games 2026: Toor wins silver in shot put; Kujur, Gulveer, Yoonus advance to athletics finals”
- Free Press Journal: “Asian Games 2026: Prachi Choudhary wins 400m bronze as India reaches 30-medal mark”
- Press Information Bureau: Prime Minister’s congratulatory messages, September 26, 2026
- Sunday Guardian: Asian Games 2026 live updates, September 27 (today’s schedule)
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