Asian Games Day 10: India chases gold in shooting and athletics as rain delays tennis

UPDATE - follow-up to Asian Games 2026, Day 10 Live Updates: Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, Rahi Sarnobat in action soon: Indian squash player Anahat Singh is rested for the women's team Pool C tie against China following her straight-games defeat in the final. Shameena Riaz takes her place in the first rubber against Ziyuan Yin and loses 12-14 in a tight decider after leading early, putting India 0-1 behind. Meanwhile, heavy rain in Nagoya since the previous evening delays tennis matches, including Sumit Nagal's singles opener against Seongchan Hong.

Shooting And Archery

Indian shooters Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, and Rahi Sarnobat return for the 25m pistol individual rapid qualification and team final. After the precision round, Esha is India's top-ranked shooter with 290 points, while Rahi and Manu both scored 287. In compound archery, Sahil Rajesh Jadhav defeats Mongolia's Jamiyangombo Purevdorj 149-137 before facing compatriot Thirumuru Ganesh Maniratnam, who previously beat Indonesia's Sostar Andaru Rinaldi 144-142. Thirumuru wins their head-to-head clash 149-148 to enter the men's quarters.

Athletics And Context

Indian athletics continues its search for a first gold medal of the Nagoya Games after a tough Sunday where Ancy Sojan missed gold in the long jump by 2 centimeters with a 6.53m jump behind China's Yingying Huang, and Shaili Singh missed out on bronze. Sarvesh Kushare fell short in the high jump without Mutaz Barshim, and Tejaswin Shankar won bronze in the decathlon. Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is absent due to injury, leaving the contingent facing tough competition from Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem and Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage.

Context

The Asian Games bring together top athletes from across the continent every four years to compete in dozens of sports disciplines. India won 107 total medals at the previous Hangzhou edition in 2023, setting a high benchmark for the current contingent to match.