Archive · 25 Sep 2026
India Chases Second Gold as Asian Games Reach Day Seven
India was competing on the seventh day of the Asian Games in Japan.
The country had won 17 medals so far.
Only one of those medals was gold, so India was trying to win another gold medal.
Athletes in athletics, shooting and weightlifting had important events.
India’s men’s and women’s kabaddi teams also played matches.
Several Indian athletes were trying to reach finals or win medals.
Seema had already won a bronze medal in the women’s 10,000m.
Her mother did not know she had traveled to Japan because Seema worried that she would become tense.
India entered Day 7 with 17 medals, including one gold, and was pursuing its second gold at the Asian Games.
Gulveer Singh, Damneet Singh, Praveen Kumar, Manpreet Kaur and Krishna Jayasankar Menon were scheduled for athletics medal events.
APS Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil and Niraj Kumar were set to compete in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions events.
India’s men’s and women’s kabaddi teams faced Thailand and Nepal, respectively, while Nirupama Devi competed in women’s 61kg weightlifting.
Seema won bronze in the women’s 10,000m on September 24, despite her mother believing she was still in India.
- Who
- Indian athletes and kabaddi teams, along with competitors from other Asian countries.
- What
- India sought additional medals and its second gold at the 2026 Asian Games on Day 7.
- When
- Friday, September 25, 2026; Seema won her bronze medal on Thursday, September 24.
- Where
- The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan.
- Why
- Medals and qualification places were available across athletics, shooting, kabaddi and weightlifting.
- Event
- 2026 Asian Games
- Day
- Day 7
- Date
- September 25, 2026
- India’s medal tally
- 17 medals, including one gold
- China’s medal tally
- 130 medals, including 80 golds
- Key sports
- Athletics, shooting, kabaddi and weightlifting
- Previous Indian medal
- Seema won bronze in the women’s 10,000m on September 24