Indian Athletes Gear Up For Busy Day Seven At Asian Games

India looks to boost its medal count on day seven of the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya with events scheduled across multiple sports. Sugar Shanti and Kamali Moorthy start the day in women's shortboard surfing at 4:16 AM. Equestrian riders Shruti Vora, Gaurav Pundir, Hriday Chheda and Jai Sud take part in the dressage event starting at 6:00 AM. Shooting events feature Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil and Niraj Kumar in the 50m rifle 3 positions, while Kamaljeet, Suruchi and Inder Singh compete in the 10m air pistol mixed team. Nirupama Devi competes in the women's 61kg weightlifting final at 1:30 PM. In kabaddi, the men's team faces Thailand and the women's team plays Nepal in the semifinals. Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kujur run in the men's 100m qualifiers, and Manpreet Kaur and Krishna Jayasankar Menon compete in the women's shot put final. Squash guarantees an Indian medal as Anahat Singh and Tanvi Khanna play each other in the women's singles quarterfinals. India currently sits 15th in the standings after day six with 17 total medals, consisting of 1 gold, 7 silver and 9 bronze.