Abhay Singh Loses First Game in Squash Final Clash Against Eain Yow

UPDATE - follow-up to Asian Games 2026, Day 9 Live Updates: Abhay Singh set to gun for historic squash gold, Anahat Singh in action later: India's medal tally stands at 30 as action unfolds on the ninth day of the multi-sport event in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Boxeer Ankush Panghal has secured a medal by defeating Tajikistan's Nekruz Salimov 5-0 in the men's 80kg event. In squash, Abhay Singh faced Malaysia's Eain Yow Ng in the gold medal match, dropping a tightly contested first game 11-9. Abhay holds a 26th ranking on the PSA Tour while Eain Yow sits at 18th, with the Malaysian boasting a 7-0 head-to-head record over the Indian since 2016.

Archery and Athletics

Meanwhile, Indian archery teams have advanced into the semi-finals across multiple categories. The men's recurve team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Yashdeep Bhoge, and Neeraj Chauhan beat China 5-1, while the women's recurve team of Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Mohod, and Kirti defeated Chinese Taipei 6-0. In compound events, the men's team beat Bhutan 235-232 and the women's team overcame Kazakhstan 233-230. Mixed archery pairs have also advanced closer to Olympic quotas. In badminton, Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto lost 14-21, 21-18, 18-21 to China's Feng Yang Zhe and Huang Dong Ping, while Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela fell 18-21, 9-21 to Malaysia's Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralidharan. A series of athletics finals are also scheduled later in the day for events including the men's and women's 200m, men's high jump, women's 100m hurdles, and women's 3000m steeplechase.