India eyes double kabaddi golds as Iran looms in Day 8 finals

India will meet Iran in both the men’s and women’s kabaddi finals on Day 8 of the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi‑Nagoya, hoping to win two gold medals. The women’s kabaddi match is set for 9:30 AM and the men’s for 2:30 PM. The day begins with Kamali Moorthy Prakash competing in the women’s shortboard surfing round 2 heat 3 against Singapore’s Camille Marie at 3:58 AM IST. At 4:00 AM Sawan Barwal and Kartik Jayaraj Karkera start the men’s marathon final. A busy archery qualification follows at 4:30 AM, featuring Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan and Yashdeep Bhoge in the recurve men’s individual and together in the team event. Lakshya Sen opens his badminton campaign against Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew later in the morning. Evening athletics see Tajinderpal Singh Toor in the shot‑put final, Jyothi Yarraji tackling the 100 m hurdles and Parul Chaudhary racing the 1500 m. Squash hopes rest on Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh in their semifinals, while PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda represent India in badminton. After Day 7 India rose to 12th place on the medal table, having earned its second gold and a total of 23 medals – 2 gold, 9 silver and 12 bronze.