Archive · 28 Sep 2026
India Chases Fifth Gold on Asian Games Day 10
India was competing on the tenth day of the Asian Games and wanted to win its fifth gold medal.
Indian shooters, athletes and cricketers were among those competing.
Manu Bhaker was scheduled to compete in the women’s 25m pistol events.
The men’s cricket team started its effort to defend its previous gold medal against Afghanistan.
Several athletics finals also included Indian athletes.
India’s javelin competitors were without Neeraj Chopra because he was injured.
In archery, Sahil Rajesh Jadhav and Thirumuru Ganesh Maniratnam both advanced, but then had to face each other.
Jadhav lost that close match by one point, while the athletics competition included several near misses for gold.
India entered Day 10 seeking its fifth gold medal, with shooting, athletics and men’s cricket among the key events.
Manu Bhaker and India’s shooters were scheduled for the women’s 25m pistol qualification and team final.
India’s men’s cricket team began its campaign to defend its Asian Games gold against Afghanistan.
Athletics events included finals featuring Avinash Sable, Sreeshankar Murali, Ancy Sojan and several other Indian competitors.
Indian archers Sahil Rajesh Jadhav and Thirumuru Ganesh Maniratnam advanced before Jadhav lost to his compatriot 149-148 in the pre-quarter-finals.
- Who
- Indian shooters, athletes, cricketers and archers, including Manu Bhaker, Avinash Sable, Ancy Sojan, Sahil Rajesh Jadhav and Thirumuru Ganesh Maniratnam.
- What
- India competed for more medals and its fifth gold of the Asian Games, while beginning its men’s cricket campaign and contesting shooting, athletics and archery events.
- When
- Day 10, September 28, 2026.
- Where
- The Asian Games in Nagoya, including the Mizuho Park athletics venue.
- Why
- India was seeking to add medals to its tally and defend its men’s cricket gold medal.
- Event day
- Day 10 of the 2026 Asian Games
- Indian gold-medal target
- India was seeking its fifth gold medal
- Cricket opener
- India began its men’s campaign against Afghanistan
- Key shooting event
- Women’s 25m pistol qualification and team final
- Neeraj Chopra
- The javelin thrower was out of the Games with an injury
- Archery result
- Thirumuru Ganesh Maniratnam beat Sahil Rajesh Jadhav 149-148
- Athletics result
- Ancy Sojan won silver after China’s Yingying Huang jumped 6.55m against Sojan’s 6.53m