Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Athletics and Wushu Lift India as Shooters Struggle Again
India had a mixed day at the Asian Games.
Athletics and wushu helped India win important medals.
Roshibina Devi earned silver in wushu, and Seema won bronze in the 10,000m race.
India’s mixed 4x400m relay team also won silver.
The mixed skeet shooting team added bronze, but India’s pistol shooters missed the individual finals.
Rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won a bronze medal in double sculls.
India’s kabaddi teams stayed unbeaten, and the men’s hockey team beat Korea 8-2.
Some Indian boxers, a gymnast and fencers were eliminated.
India’s medal tally rose to 17, including one gold, seven silver and nine bronze medals.
Roshibina Devi won silver in women’s wushu, while Seema took bronze in the women’s 10,000m race.
India’s mixed 4x400m relay team secured silver, and the mixed skeet team earned bronze.
Rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won bronze in the men’s double sculls after finishing third.
India’s kabaddi, hockey and squash teams progressed, while shooters, boxers, gymnasts and fencers faced setbacks.
- Who
- Indian athletes, shooters, rowers and teams competing at the Asian Games, including Roshibina Devi, Satnam Singh and Salman Khan.
- What
- India won medals in athletics, wushu, rowing and mixed skeet, while advancing in several team and racket sports.
- When
- September 24.
- Where
- At the Asian Games in Nagoya, including competition at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course.
- Why
- Athletics, wushu and selected team performances increased India’s medal tally, while poor pistol-shooting results limited its progress.
- Medal tally
- 17 medals: one gold, seven silver and nine bronze
- Only gold
- India’s women’s cricket team provided the country’s only gold so far
- Wushu
- Roshibina Devi won silver in the women’s 60kg final
- Athletics
- Seema won bronze in the women’s 10,000m, while India’s mixed 4x400m relay team won silver in 3:14.46
- Shooting
- Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Anantjeet Singh Naruka won mixed team skeet bronze
- Rowing
- Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won men’s double-sculls bronze in 6:13.25
- Hockey
- India defeated Korea 8-2 for its third consecutive pool win