Jai Sud Contends for Dressage Gold as Indian Athletes Compete Across Day Nine

UPDATE - follow-up to Asian Games 2026, Day 9 Live Updates: Archers enter semis; Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh chase history: Equestrian rider Jai Sud is in gold medal contention during the Dressage Individual final, holding an overall score of 71.490 while riding Goofy La Perle in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Eight more riders remain in the fray, including fellow Indian competitor Hriday Chheda on Dono di Maggio. Meanwhile, double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker stands in fifth place in the women's 25m pistol precision round after three series, competing alongside Esha Singh and Rahi Sarnobat. The ninth day's morning schedule also featured Manju Rani and Priyanka Goswami in the women's racewalk final, alongside recurve, compound, and mixed team archery events. In badminton action, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand faced Malaysia's Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan in the women's doubles quarterfinals with a minimum bronze medal at stake. In another match, Dhruv and Tanisha forced a decider after losing the first game 21-14 and winning the second 21-18, though Tanisha required medical attention for a minor sprain following a fall. Afternoon events highlight gold medal matches for squash players Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh. The day also features track and field finals, including Harita Bhadra and Unnathi Bolland in the women's 200m, Animesh Kujur in the men's 200m, Sarvesh Kushare and J Aadarsh Ram in the men's high jump, Nandhini Kongan in the women's 100m hurdles, and Parul Chaudhary and Ankita in the women's 3000m steeplechase.