Asian Games 2026 LIVE, Day 12: India's compound archer Surekha Vennam Jyoti in action against South Korea.Asian Games 2026 LIVE, Day 12: India’s compound archery team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep, Taniparthi Chikitha have given the Indian contingent in Nagoya the best start to the day after defeating the mighty South Koreans to enter the women’s team final. They will be back later for their gold medal match against China. The athletics events ended with a bang for India on Tuesday evening but more medals await on Day 12 of the Asian Games in shooting, archery, squash, and wrestling. Among the shooters in action will be Neeru Dhanda, who won a historic individual gold medal on Tuesday, who’s back for more in the mixed team qualification and team event. India’s all-Haryana wrestling contingent will be looking to cause a medal rush similar to how the track and field athletes did on Tuesday.
Anish Bhanwala will be in action in the men’s 25m rapid individual qualification Stage 1. The names Ronaldo and Beckham will once again fight for India as Ronaldo Singh and David Beckham take the cycling track in men’s sprint qualification. Female cyclists Sarita Kumari and Keerthy Rangaswamy Chikka will be in action in women’s keirin heats about half an hour later.
India’s boxers will be looking to confirm more medals for the contingent and among them is Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain. Later in the day, The Indian women’s hockey team face South Korea in the semifinal. We’ll have Mihir Vasavda joining us with updates from Nagoya, while our team of sports experts like Shivani Naik, Nitin Sharma, Pritish Raj, Bhuvan Gupta, Amit Kamath and Nihal Koshie will chip in with updates, insights, explainers on everything that you need to know. Have questions for our sports desk or need the team to explain something from the Asian Games? You can write to us: sports@indianexpress.com
The Indian women's compound archery team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep, Taniparthi Chikitha has won a gold medal to start us off! they beat South Korea in the semi-final and then China in the final!
(and we don't say this enough, this gold was no surprise)
17-year-old Prithika Pradeep has a stunning performance
INDIA HAVE THEIR 7TH MEDAL, THUS RISING TO 9TH SPOT. Difference between India and 8th placed Kazakhstan is two mroe golds!
There it is, match done, tie done. India into the semifinals and guaranteed a podium finish after beating Singapore 2-0.
There was an evitability to Anahat's win, even when she was trailing 5-7 in the first game. Like the commentators said, she's been playing like a top-10 player for quite some time now.
from Bhuvan Gupta
Two-time Olympic medallist and two-time World Championship medal winner Neeraj Chopra had to pull out of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games due to injury. But in his absence, two Indian javelin throwers, Rohit Yadav and Yashvir Singh, claimed the silver and bronze in the event. After watching them medal at Nagoya, Neeraj took to LinkedIn to write a poignant post on India's javelin throw future. This is what Neeraj Chopra had to say:
As an athlete who has been around for a while, I get asked all kinds of questions and I do my best to answer every one of them. One of those has been - what will Indian javelin look like after I am done competing. Last night in Aichi-Nagoya, two very talented athletes answered that question. I was not competing, and yet, we had two Indians on the podium at the Asian Games. Watching Rohit Yadav and Yashvir Singh win medals made me very proud. And I know both of them can throw even further than they did last night.
When I spoke to Rohit before the event, I had told him to focus on himself and give his best. The most important thing at a major competition is to enjoy the occasion. Afterwards, he told me that though he was feeling confident, the conditions had made it difficult. I was really happy to see that he had learned from his experience at the Commonwealth Games - and to show maturity to compete strongly at the Asian Games.
When Yashvir reached out to me to wish me the best on my recovery, I had already recommended to the Federation that
he should be the one to compete in my place. It was great to see him make the most of that opportunity and finish with the best throw of his career so far.
What makes me happy the most is what this means for Indian javelin. For a second time, we have two Indian throwers on the podium at the Asian Games. Four of us throwers now have Asiad medals now, which shows that the pool is getting wider and deeper. And there is a reason for that. Javelin is an individual sport, but in many ways, I feel it is becoming like a team sport for India. We are all pushing each other, supporting each other and celebrating each other's success.
Tanvi hands India the lead, beating Au Yeong 11-6, 4-11, 15-13, 11-1. The Singaporean's sister Wai Yhann now comes up against India's 18-year-old superstar Anahat Singh.
From Bhuvan Gupta, who also informs us that there is an eight-year gap between Wai Yhann Au Yeong we will see agianst Anahat Singh and Wai Iynn Au Yeong who lost to Tanvi.
Rahi Sarnobat, whose "misfire" in the women's team pistol team event led to India missing out on a medal was asked by teh Press Trust of India after arriving at IGI airport about the incident.
Sarnobat says, “I cannot say that that was a misfire, frankly. I fired all the shots, we can hear if the ammunition is not good. We can hear if the ammunition is hitting somewhere else apart from the target. Usually, we can hear that. There was no unusual sound. So, I'm not fully convinced that that was not on the target. But there are some rules to sort that out, and after all that, they have given the result that we have today…We went for review also… I am aware that I have to accept it and move forward as soon as possible because there is so much to do. There are so many competitions coming up. There is a journey ahead. I'm aware about that. But right now, my only take is that I need some time to process.”
Big result for India, beating South Korea to enter the compound archery final. Beating South Korea is always massive but shouldn’t come as a surprise as India are the defending champions here. They play China for second successive gold in this event
from Mihir Vasavda in Nagoya
Bhuvan Gupta writes:
India meet Singapore in the women's team quarterfinals. Tanvi Khanna, Anahat Singh and Joshana Chinappa, in that order, taking the court for India.
Tanvi facing Au Yeong in the opener. The winner of the tie secures a medal and it's being played on Court 1. Is that enough to earn a live stream on Sony? I'm afraid not.
South Korea claw back with a perfect 60-shot end! A couple of nines in that end of six arrows from the Indians. They allow the Koreans to come within one point of them.
Republic of China are awaiting in the final for the winner of this semis.
The Indian women's compound archery team is the first to start us off!
Two ends down, two more to go in this pivotal women's semi-final! and India lead the mighty South Koreans by three! 118-115.
Mihir Vasavda, The Indian Express' man on the ground in Nagoya, writes in:
The morning sessions of archery medal day were delayed by half hour because of heavy overnight rains, presumably (although there is no official comment yet). Right now, it’s bright and hot as the Indian team makes its way on to the podium to face South Korea. India are the defending champions
India's track and field athletes signed off from the Asian Games with a flourish, winning 5 medals in a span of 2 hours. This included a gold medal for the women's 4x400m relay, Pooja Singh winning India its first Asian Games bronze medal in high jump in 24 years, and Gulveer Singh becoming the first Indian track and field athlete since PT Usha in 1986 to win three medals in a single Asian Games
GOLD in women's 4x400m relay
BRONZE in women's high jump
BRONZE in men's 5000m
BRONZE in 4x100m mixed relay
BRONZE in men's 4x400m relay
Good morning sports fans. Still catching your breath from yesterday's medals, particularly the track and field medal rush where Indian won five medals including a gold in the span of two hours?
Well, guess what. Today, the wrestlers start taking the mat. and the archers start entering the medal rounds as well. Just about four days to go for the end of the Asian Games in Nagoya.
India had 107 medals in Hangzhou three years ago, which included 28 golds. The nation is at 53 medals with six golds. What will be India's final medal tally?
At the Raipur Sports Academy in Sonepat, coach Kuldeep Singh watches from a distance as Francis Sangma of Meghalaya tries to take down Haryana’s Rohit. He would then go on and explain to Francis the right way to execute the manoeuvre. At the Chhotu Ram Stadium in Rohtak, coach Mandeep is watching Komal of Maharashtra very closely. He then shows her the right technique to hold the opponent’s leg while attacking.
Francis and Komal are two of the many aspiring wrestlers who have moved more than 1000 kms from home to pursue wrestling excellence in Haryana. The reason behind the likes of Francis, Komal and others like Vaishnavi Patil, who represented India at the World Championships last year, moving to Haryana is the unmatched legacy and quality the state boasts of in the sport. READ MORE
