India secures kabaddi double gold alongside medals in shooting and athletics at Nagoya Asian Games

UPDATE - follow-up to Asian Games 2026 LIVE | India rallies to defeat Iran to win gold in men's kabaddi: India completed a golden double in kabaddi at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Saturday, September 26, 2026, after both the men's and women's teams defeated Iran in their respective finals. The Indian men beat Iran 40-34 in a close match where the score was tied at 20-20 at one point, following the women's 37-34 win earlier in the day. Sawan Barwal won a silver medal in the marathon with a time of 2 hours, 11 minutes and 37 seconds, breaking his own national record while finishing behind Japan's Ichitaka Yamashita. In shooting, Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa Vinod and Ashi Chouksey claimed silver in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions team event with a total score of 1763, while Tilottama finished fourth in the individual final. Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar took bronze in mixed doubles squash after a 2-1 loss to Hong Kong's Tang Ming Hong and Lee Ka Yi. In esports, debutant Paritosh exited the Puyo Puyo Champions event in the quarter-finals after a 0-5 defeat to South Korea's Kang Dongshin, and India lost 1-2 to Hong Kong in Pokemon UNITE. In equestrian, Jai Sud and Hriday Vipul Chheda advanced to the individual dressage final, while Shruti Vora and Gaurav Pundhir missed out. In hockey, India beat hosts Japan 2-0 with goals from Abhishek and Harmanpreet Singh to secure their fourth straight pool win and reach the semi-finals.