India Claims Compound Archery Gold and Squash Success on Day 12

UPDATE - follow-up to Asian Games 2026 LIVE, Day 12: Indian archers beat Korea to enter final; women's team leads 1-0 in squash: India's compound archery team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep, and Taniparthi Chikitha won the gold medal on Day 12 in Aichi-Nagoya after defeating South Korea in the semifinals and China in the final. Meanwhile, the women's squash team featuring Tanvi Khanna, Anahat Singh, and Joshana Chinappa beat Singapore to enter the semifinals and secure another medal for the contingent.

Wrestling Updates

In wrestling, Sunil Kumar lost 0-10 to Japan's Taizo Yoshida in the men's Greco-Roman 87 kg category and moved to the bronze medal bout. In the women's 68 kg category, Nisha Dahiya lost to North Korea's Park Gol Sum 4-4 on criteria because her opponent scored the last point, leaving Dahiya's bronze chances dependent on her opponent reaching the final.

Context

Compound archery and wrestling are key medal events at major multi-sport competitions like the Asian Games where India regularly fields strong contenders. Repechage rules in wrestling ensure that athletes who lose to finalists get a second chance to fight for a bronze medal.