Gold for women's kabaddi and silver in marathon lead India's medal surge on Day 7 of Asian Games

Indian athletes claimed multiple medals on Day 7 of the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, highlighted by a gold in women's kabaddi and silver in the men's marathon. The Indian women's kabaddi team secured the gold medal by defeating Iran 37-34 in a hard-fought final. In athletics, Sawan Barwal earned a silver medal in the men's marathon by clocking a national record time of 2 hours, 11 minutes and 37 seconds.

Shooting and Squash

Shooting brought another silver as the team of Ashi Chouksey, Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa Vinod finished second in the women's 50m rifle 3P event, with Tilottama and Vidarsa advancing to the individual final where they finished fourth and fifth respectively. In squash, Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar secured a bronze medal after losing their mixed doubles semifinal to Hong Kong's Tang Ming Hong and Lee Ka Yi. Meanwhile, Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh both advanced to their respective singles finals, with Anahat beating Japan's Satomi Watanabe 3-2 and Abhay defeating Pakistan's Muhammad Irfan 3-0.

Other Disciplines

In hockey, the Indian men's team beat Japan 2-0 in a Pool A match. Boxing saw Priya defeat South Korea's Oh Yeonji in the women's 60kg round of 16, and Kapil Pokhariya beat Iran's Sam Estaki in the men's 90kg to enter the quarterfinals, though Jadumani Singh lost his 55kg bout to the Philippines' Carlo Paalam. Badminton players PV Sindhu, Ayush Shetty, Unnati Hooda, and the doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand all secured wins in their respective rounds, while Lakshya Sen exited after losing to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew. In archery, Dhiraj Bommadevara set a new Asian and National Record with a score of 698 in the men's recurve qualification, where the men's team finished third and the women's team finished second. In decathlon events, Tejaswin Shankar stood second and Thowfeeq Noushad fourth in the overall standings after competing in long jump, 100m heat, and shot put events.