Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Aparna Dahiya Exits Asian Games After Sanda Round-of-16 Loss
Aparna Dahiya is an Indian athlete who competes in wushu, a martial art.
She fought Iran’s Sogand Sinkaeichetan at the Asian Games.
The match was in the women’s 52kg Sanda event.
Aparna lost both rounds, so she was eliminated in the Round of 16.
She had recently won a major gold medal at the Sanda World Cup in Macau.
India still had a strong first day in several sports.
Indian athletes won shooting silver medals and earned a mixed martial arts medal.
Indian teams also won matches in hockey, cricket, table tennis, and badminton.
India’s Aparna Dahiya lost 0-2 to Iran’s Sogand Sinkaeichetan in the women’s 52kg Sanda Round of 16.
Sinkaeichetan won both rounds by 5-0 scores and advanced to the next stage.
Dahiya entered the Asian Games after winning women’s 52kg gold at the Sanda World Cup in Macau in May.
India’s opening day also included shooting silver medals, a mixed martial arts medal, and wins in hockey and table tennis.
Vikrant Baliyan was scheduled to face Iran’s Soheil Mousavi in the men’s 75kg Sanda Round of 16 later Sunday.
- Who
- Indian wushu athlete Aparna Dahiya and Iran’s Sogand Sinkaeichetan.
- What
- Sinkaeichetan defeated Dahiya 0-2 in the women’s 52kg Sanda Round of 16.
- When
- Sunday, September 20, 2026.
- Where
- The Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
- Why
- Dahiya was eliminated after losing both rounds by 5-0.
- Event
- Women’s 52kg Sanda Round of 16
- Result
- Sogand Sinkaeichetan defeated Aparna Dahiya 2-0
- Round scores
- Sinkaeichetan won both rounds 5-0
- Dahiya’s recent achievement
- Gold medal at the 11th Sanda World Cup in Macau in May
- Next Indian Sanda bout
- Vikrant Baliyan was scheduled to face Soheil Mousavi in the men’s 75kg Round of 16
- Other Indian results
- India won shooting silver medals, secured a mixed martial arts medal, and recorded wins in hockey, cricket, table tennis, and badminton