Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Asian Games Day Four: Sindhu Wins First Set Against Yamaguchi
The Asian Games reached their fourth day in Japan on September 22, 2026.
India had won six medals but had not yet won a gold medal.
Badminton player PV Sindhu started well against Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi.
She won their first set 23-21 after a close battle.
India’s women’s cricket team also played Sri Lanka in a final.
Indian shooters Parth Mane and Elavenil Valarivan competed in a mixed team event.
India’s women’s table tennis team began a knockout match against Thailand.
Some equestrian events were moved because a typhoon was approaching.
China was leading the overall medal table.
PV Sindhu won the opening set 23-21 against Akane Yamaguchi in India’s women’s badminton team quarter-final against Japan.
India entered Day 4 with six medals but no gold medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
India’s women’s cricket team faced Sri Lanka in the final, while Parth Mane and Elavenil Valarivan competed in the 10m air rifle mixed team event.
India’s women’s table tennis team began its round-of-16 tie against Thailand, with Sreeja Akula leading 2-1 in games against Paranang Orawan.
Equestrian eventing was postponed from Monday to Tuesday because of approaching Typhoon Dujuan, while China led the medal table with 38 medals, including 23 gold.
- Who
- Indian athletes, including PV Sindhu, the women’s cricket team, shooters Parth Mane and Elavenil Valarivan, and the women’s table tennis team.
- What
- India began Day 4 of the Asian Games while pursuing its first gold medal; Sindhu won the first set against Akane Yamaguchi in badminton.
- When
- Tuesday, September 22, 2026, the fourth day of the Games.
- Where
- The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan; the equestrian eventing competition was held in Tokyo.
- Why
- India was competing in several medal events and seeking to add its first gold to a six-medal tally.
- India’s medal tally
- Six medals at the end of Monday, with no gold medals.
- Badminton result
- PV Sindhu won the first set against Akane Yamaguchi, 23-21.
- Badminton event
- India faced Japan in the women’s team quarter-finals.
- Cricket final
- India’s women’s team played Sri Lanka.
- Shooting event
- Parth Mane and Elavenil Valarivan competed in the 10m air rifle mixed team event.
- Table tennis
- Sreeja Akula led Paranang Orawan 2-1 in the opening match against Thailand.
- Medal leader
- China led with 38 medals, including 23 gold.