Tanisha and Dhruv cruise in badminton as India hunts more medals

UPDATE - follow-up to Asian Games 2026 LIVE, Day 7: India look to add elusive 2nd gold to medal tally:

Badminton and Table Tennis

Indian mixed doubles badminton pair Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto eased into the second round by defeating the Maldives duo of Aminath Abdul Razzaq and Nibal Ahmed 21-8, 21-7. In table tennis, world No. 8 Manush Shah and Diya Chitale split the first two games against Hong Kong's Wong Chun-Ting and Doo Hoi Kem, winning the opener 11-6 before narrowly losing the second 13-15 in a best-of-five match played in Toyota. Meanwhile, Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade fell behind 0-2 against China's Lin Shidong and Kuai Man.

Surfing and Athletics

Surfing made its debut at Pacific Long Beach in Tahara, where Indian shortboarders Sugar Shanti Gayen and Kamali Prakash finished at the bottom of their respective first-round heats with scores of 3.84 and 3.74, placing them into the second-round heats later in the day. Back at the main venue, India's medal hunt on day seven features Gulveer Singh in the men's 10,000m, Damneet Singh and Praveen Kumar in the men's hammer throw, and Manpreet Kaur alongside Krishna Jayasankar Menon in the women's shot put final.

Shooting and Kabaddi

In shooting events, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, and Niraj Kumar are competing in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions individual and team finals. Kamaljeet and Suruchi Inder Singh are aiming to qualify for the 10m air pistol mixed team final. Additionally, the Indian men's and women's kabaddi teams face Thailand and Nepal respectively to secure spots in their finals, while weightlifter Nirupama Devi competes in the women's 61kg event.