The fourth day of the Asian Games 2026 campaign was a mixed bag for the Indian contingent, with shuttlers – including PV Sindhu – and shooters putting up a disappointing show. India’s medal hopes now hinge on the women’s cricket team, with the team in sight of its first gold in the ongoing edition.
Women’s team quarter-final – India lost to Japan 1-3 Men’s foil individual Round of 32 – Hemansh Singh Sanasam lost to Galim Nurumov (KAZ) 9-15 Sachin lost to Timofey Semyonov (KAZ) Men’s Group A – India beat South Korea 63-31 Men’s kumite 84kg bronze playoff- Chetan Bhatt lost to Meng-yu Chung (TPE) 1-1 (won by senshu) Women’s kumite 55kg Round of 16 – Alisha lost to Cok Istri Agung Sanistyarani (INA) 1-6 Men’s team regu Group B- India lost to Malaysia 0-3 Women’s singles: Aadhya Tiwari lost to Alisha Ziegler (THA) 1-4, beat Kainaat Shallwani (PAK) 4-0
Men’s team quarter-final (INCOMPLETE) Women’s 51kg Round of 32 – Sakshi beat Aira Villegas (PHI) 5:0 Women’s Sanda 60kg quarter-final – Roshibina Devi vs Man Sin Chu (INCOMPLETE) Boxing – Jadumani Singh vs Chandra Bahadur Thapa (Nepal) in the men’s 55kg round of 32 – 2 PM eSports – India vs Mongolia in eFootball Group F – 2 PM Swimming – Rishabh Das, Akash Mani, Benediction Beniston and Dhanush Suresh in men’s 4x100m medley relay -2:55 PM Wushu – Roshibina Devi vs Man Sin Chu (Macao, China) in women’s 60kg quarterfinal – 3:15 PM Wushu – Aryan vs Saydullo Abdurashitov (Uzbekistan) in men’s 56kg quarterfinal – 3:45 PM Hockey – India vs Sri Lanka in men’s Pool A – 3:30 PM
Skeet women’s team
After winning two silver medals on Day 2, Elavenil Valarivan was unable to add to her tally on Tuesday, as she and Parth Mane finished fourth in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team qualification. Here’s the full list of results for India on Day 4 at the Asian Games: Cricket – India vs Sri Lanka in the women’s gold medal match – (India need to defend 216 to win gold) Badminton – India vs Japan in the men’s team quarterfinal. Men’s 1,500m freestyle final – Aryan Nehra ended 4th Men’s 4x100m medley relay heats – India ended 7th, qualified for final Eventing team dressage – India ended 7th Eventing individual dressage – Ashish Limaye ended 14th, Arjan Nagra 23rd, Fouaad Mirza 26th Football – India drew 0- 0 vs Uzbekistan 10m air rifle mixed team final – India finished 4th India 5th after Day 2 Anant Jeet Singh Naruka 2nd, Mairaj Khan 23rd, Bhavtegh Gill 35th after Day 2 India 3rd after Day 2 Raiza Dhillon 5th, Parinaaz Dhaliwal 9th, Maheshwari Chauhan 16th after Day 2 Table Tennis – India vs North Korea in women’s team quarterfinal – 3:50 PM
Wushu – Langlentombi Devi Hanjabam in women’s Nandao final. Equestrian – Fouaad Mirza/Camouflage, Arjan Nagra/Cooley Goodwood, and Ashish Limaye/Willy Be Dun in the Jumping event. Soft Tennis – Aryan Thakur vs Chen Po-Yi (Chinese Taipei) in men’s singles Group C.
Table Tennis
Men’s team Round of 16 – India lost to South Korea 0-3 Jay Meena beat Hussain Arain (PAK) 4-0 Aryan Thakur beat Bold-erdene Altangerel (MGL) 4-0
