Archive · 28 Sep 2026
India Clinch Eight Medals as Athletics Stars Shine
India had its best day at the Asian Games so far on September 28.
Indian athletes won eight medals, including four silver medals and four bronze medals.
Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav won silver and bronze in javelin.
This happened even though star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was not competing.
Murali Sreeshankar won silver in the long jump, while Gulveer Singh won silver in the 1500 meters.
Esha Singh also won silver in the women’s 25m pistol.
Vithya Ramraj broke a 42-year-old record held by PT Usha while winning bronze.
India’s men’s cricket team also reached the semifinal after rain stopped its quarterfinal match against Afghanistan.
India won eight medals on September 28, including four silver and four bronze, its most successful day at the Asian Games.
Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav won silver and bronze respectively in the men’s javelin final despite Neeraj Chopra’s absence.
Murali Sreeshankar and Gulveer Singh added silver medals in the long jump and 1500m, while Esha Singh took silver in the women’s 25m pistol.
Vithya Ramraj, Parul Chaudhary and Pincky Balhara won bronze medals, with Vithya breaking PT Usha’s 42-year-old 400m hurdles record.
India’s men’s cricket team reached the semifinal after its quarterfinal against Afghanistan was washed out, with India advancing as the higher-ranked team.
- Who
- Indian athletes and the Indian men’s cricket team.
- What
- India won eight medals and advanced to the men’s cricket semifinal.
- When
- Monday, September 28.
- Where
- The Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
- Why
- Indian competitors performed strongly across athletics, shooting and Kurash, while the cricket team advanced because it was the higher-ranked side after a washout.
- Medals won
- Eight: four silver and four bronze
- Javelin silver
- Yashvir Singh threw 85.72 meters
- Javelin bronze
- Rohit Yadav threw 84.35 meters
- Javelin gold
- Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage won with 88.55 meters
- Record broken
- Vithya Ramraj ran 54.75 seconds in the 400m hurdles, surpassing PT Usha’s 42-year-old record
- Cricket result
- India reached the semifinal after its quarterfinal against Afghanistan was washed out