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Asian Games Close in Nagoya: China Tops the Table With 169 Golds, Teenagers Steal the Show and Organisers Apologise for Chaos
The 20th Asian Games ended in Nagoya on Sunday. China won 169 golds and 341 medals, hosts Japan set their own record with 269, and a 13-year-old swimmer was named women’s MVP. The Games were also marked by transport and housing failures.
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Asian Games 2026: India Beat Pakistan for Cricket Gold and Malaysia 5-1 in Men’s Hockey; Fourth in the Table With 21 Golds and 85...
India won five golds on day 14 of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, including cricket against Pakistan and men’s hockey against Malaysia, and Aman Sehrawat, Pranavi Urs and Kumkum Mohod also won. Our tables list the results and the medal standings.
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Asian Games 2026: India’s Women Win Hockey Gold After 44 Years; Lovlina, Parveen and Ankush Take Boxing Golds as Six-Gold Day Lifts India to...
India’s women beat China 1-0 to win Asian Games hockey gold for the first time since 1982 and qualify for Los Angeles 2028, and Lovlina Borgohain, Parveen Hooda and Ankush Panghal won boxing golds. Our tables list the day’s medals and the standings.
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Asian Games 2026: Last-Minute Goal Sends India Past Pakistan 4-3 Into Hockey Final; India–Pakistan Cricket Final Set
Abhishek’s last-minute goal gave India a 4-3 win over Pakistan in the Asian Games hockey semi-final after a 3-0 lead slipped; India’s cricketers crushed Sri Lanka to set up a gold-medal match against Pakistan.
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Asian Games 2026: Neeru Dhanda Wins Historic Trap Gold, Women’s 4x400m Relay Team Also Champions; India Reach 53 Medals
Neeru Dhanda won India’s first individual trap gold at the Asian Games since 1978 and the women’s 4x400m relay team won India’s first athletics gold of the Games as India’s medal count reached 53.
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Asian Games 2026: Yashvir Silver, Rohit Bronze in Javelin; Vithya Ramraj Breaks P.T. Usha’s 42-Year-Old Record
Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav made a javelin double podium and Vithya Ramraj broke P.T. Usha’s 1984 national record in the 400m hurdles as India won eight medals on September 28.
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Asian Games 2026: Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh Win Squash Silver as Malaysia Sweep Finals; Tejaswin Shankar Takes Decathlon Bronze
Malaysia swept both squash singles finals, leaving Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh with silver. Later on Day 8, Tejaswin Shankar won decathlon bronze and Ancy Sojan took long jump silver.
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Asian Games 2026: India’s Medal Tally Hits 30 as Toor Wins Shot Put Silver; Two Squash Finals Today
India reached 30 medals (4 gold, 12 silver, 14 bronze) at the Asian Games after Day 7, with Toor's shot put silver and Prachi's 400m bronze. Anahat and Abhay play squash finals today.
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Asian Games 2026: India Win Kabaddi Double Gold as Women’s and Men’s Teams Beat Iran
India’s women beat Iran 37-34 and the men came from behind to win 40-34 as both kabaddi teams defended their Asian Games titles in Aichi-Nagoya.
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Asian Games 2026: Suruchi and Kamaljeet Win 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Gold With a Record Score
Suruchi Inder Singh and Kamaljeet beat South Korea by 6.6 points with a record 484.6 to win India’s first shooting gold of the 2026 Asian Games.
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Asian Games 2026: Silver for Roshibina Devi, Historic Bronze Medals for India in Rowing and Mixed Skeet
Roshibina Devi won wushu silver for a third straight Games, while Satnam Singh–Salman Khan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka–Parinaaz Dhaliwal won India’s first medals in double sculls and mixed skeet.
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Mirabai Chanu Wins Asian Games Silver With 198kg Total
Mirabai Chanu won silver in the women’s 49kg event with an 87kg snatch and 111kg clean and jerk, giving India its first Asian Games weightlifting medal since 1998.
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Typhoon Dujuan Forces Change in Asian Games Equestrian Schedule; Ticket Refunds Announced
Heavy rain from Typhoon Dujuan forced organisers to swap the order of eventing cross-country and show jumping at the Asian Games, with refunds for affected ticket holders.
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Asian Games 2026: Elavenil Valarivan wins two silver medals in 10m air rifle
Elavenil Valarivan won individual and team silver in the women's 10m air rifle at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, finishing 0.6 points behind the gold medallist.
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