Pusarla V Sindhu knocked out as India stays on thirty medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Games

UPDATE - follow-up to Asian Games 2026, Day 9 Live Updates: Sindhu 8 points away from semis; IND assured boxing medal: Pusarla V Sindhu has exited the Asian Games after losing her quarterfinal match to China's Chen Yu Fei with scores of 11-21, 21-18, 10-21. India's total medal count stands at 30 on Sunday, though Ankush Panghal secured the nation's first boxing medal by defeating Tajikistan's Nekruz Salimov 5-0 in the men's 80kg quarterfinals. Several other Indian athletes faced defeats in badminton on Day 9. Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto lost 14-21, 21-18, 18-21 to China's Feng Yang Zhe and Huang Dong Ping. Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela fell 18-21, 9-21 against Malaysia's Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralidharan. Unnati Hooda put up a fight over 66 minutes before losing 16-21, 21-14, 17-21 to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi. In shooting, Esha Singh scored 290 to sit in sixth place after the precision stage of the women's 25m pistol qualification. Rahi Sarnobat and Manu Bhaker both scored 287, placing 15th and 16th respectively. Meanwhile, Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh prepare for their squash gold medal matches, and athletics finals later today feature runners in the 200m, 100m hurdles, and 3000m steeplechase.