{"id":27403,"date":"2026-09-22T13:59:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T13:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27403"},"modified":"2026-09-22T13:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T13:59:58","slug":"asian-games-2026-day-3-india-win-first-gold-assure-medals-in-badminton-and-wushu-on-action-packed-tuesday-asian-games-2026-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27403","title":{"rendered":"Asian Games 2026 Day 3: India win first gold, assure medals in badminton and wushu on action-packed Tuesday | Asian Games 2026 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134413455,imgsize-278604,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/asian-games.jpg\" alt=\"Asian Games 2026 Day 3: India win first gold, assure medals in badminton and wushu on action-packed Tuesday\" title=\"Indian women's team after winning the Asian Games gold medal. (PTI Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Indian women's team after winning the Asian Games gold medal. (PTI Photo)\">Indian women&#8217;s team after winning the Asian Games gold medal. (PTI Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: India&#8217;s continental dominance in women&#8217;s cricket remained unchallenged as the side delivered the country&#8217;s first gold medal of the ongoing Asian Games, while the men&#8217;s badminton team produced a stunning performance against Japan to assure itself of a podium finish on an eventful Tuesday in Aichi-Nagoya.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. hammered Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the women&#8217;s cricket final to successfully defend their Asian Games title, taking India&#8217;s medal tally to seven and finally adding the much-awaited gold to the country&#8217;s haul.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>India also assured themselves medals in men&#8217;s badminton and wushu, while the men&#8217;s hockey side continued its goal-scoring spree with another emphatic victory, crushing Sri Lanka 16-1 in a Pool A encounter.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>There were contrasting fortunes in shooting and table tennis, while India&#8217;s boxers continued their unbeaten run and gymnast Pranati Nayak qualified for the vault final.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Women&#8217;s cricket deliver India&#8217;s first gold<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/asian-games-2026-womens-t20\/first-gold-for-india-at-asian-games-2026-harmanpreet-kaur-led-womens-cricket-team-beat-sri-lanka-in-final\/articleshow\/134406442.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India&#8217;s women&#8217;s cricket side produced another commanding performance to retain the Asian Games title<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>After opting to bat, India posted a mammoth 216\/3, their highest-ever total in women&#8217;s cricket at the Asian Games. <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/smriti-mandhana\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smriti Mandhana<\/a> led the charge with a 45-ball 79, while Richa Ghosh provided a late flourish with an unbeaten 49 off just 22 balls.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Shafali Verma contributed 48 from 29 balls as India dominated the gold-medal clash from the outset. The bowlers then completed the job, dismissing Sri Lanka for just 69 to seal a 147-run victory.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The triumph gave India their first gold of the Aichi-Nagoya Games and their second successive women&#8217;s cricket gold at the Asian Games.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">ALSO READ:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games-2026\/who-is-roshibina-devi-wushu-star-who-faced-selection-drama-before-assuring-herself-third-successive-asian-games-medal\/articleshow\/134412057.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who is Roshibina Devi? Wushu star who faced selection drama before assuring herself third successive medal<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Men&#8217;s badminton assure medal after stunning Japan win<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>The men&#8217;s badminton team, silver medallists at the previous edition, produced a memorable 3-0 victory over Japan to storm into the semifinals and assure themselves of at least a bronze medal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>Lakshya Sen provided the breakthrough after recovering from a difficult start against world No. 7 Kodai Naraoka. The Indian shuttler lost the opening game and was trailing 14-19 in the decider before producing a remarkable comeback to win 11-21, 21-5, 21-19.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty then defeated former world champions Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi 21-18, 24-22 to put India 2-0 ahead.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>Ayush Shetty completed the job with a composed 21-10, 21-19 victory over world No. <!-- -->16 Koki Watanabe, sealing India&#8217;s place in the semifinals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/>The result also helped the men&#8217;s side make up for the disappointment of the women&#8217;s team&#8217;s quarterfinal exit earlier in the day.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"46\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Women&#8217;s badminton bow out<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>India&#8217;s women&#8217;s badminton team suffered a 1-3 defeat against Japan in the quarterfinals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"50\"\/>Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu gave India a strong start before eventually losing 23-21, 18-21, 6-21 to world No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"53\"\/>Unnati Hooda then went down 16-21, 18-21 against 2022 world junior champion Tomoka Miyazaki.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"55\"\/>Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand kept India alive with a 21-17, 21-16 win over Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto. However, Tanvi Sharma could not force a decider, losing 12-21, 10-21 to former world champion Nozomi Okuhara as Japan sealed the tie.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"57\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Roshibina assures another wushu medal<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"59\"\/>Roshibina Devi Naorem continued her remarkable Asian Games run by assuring herself of a third successive medal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"62\"\/>The Manipuri wushu player defeated Macao, China&#8217;s Chu Man Sin in the women&#8217;s Sanda 60kg quarterfinal at the Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall. The victory took Roshibina into the semifinals and guaranteed her at least a bronze.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"64\"\/>Roshibina won bronze at the 2018 Jakarta Games and followed it with a silver at Hangzhou in 2023.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"66\"\/>Her latest medal comes after a selection controversy surrounding India&#8217;s squad, with Roshibina eventually replacing Divyanshi Choudhary after the federation cited an injury.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"69\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Hockey side continues goal fest<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"71\"\/>The men&#8217;s hockey side continued its dominant start to the competition with another massive victory, beating Sri Lanka 16-1 in its second Pool A match.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"73\"\/>Jugraj Singh scored four goals, while Abhishek Singh and Dilpreet Singh completed hat-tricks. Harmanpreet Singh also scored twice as India kept the pressure on throughout the contest.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"75\"\/>The defending champions had earlier opened their campaign with a 13-1 win over Indonesia. <!-- -->The two victories have given India a staggering +27 goal difference.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"79\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Boxers maintain unbeaten run<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"81\"\/>India&#8217;s boxers also enjoyed a productive day.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"83\"\/>Sakshi Chaudhary pulled off one of the day&#8217;s notable upsets by defeating Paris Olympic bronze medallist Aira Villegas in the women&#8217;s 51kg category to enter the pre-quarterfinals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"85\"\/>Jadumani Singh also advanced to the last 16 in the men&#8217;s 55kg category, defeating Nepal&#8217;s Chandra Bahadur Thapa 5-0.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"87\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Pranati Nayak reaches vault final<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"89\"\/>Gymnast Pranati Nayak qualified for the women&#8217;s individual vault final after finishing seventh among 19 competitors in the qualification round.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"92\"\/>The three-time Asian Gymnastics Championships bronze medallist recorded a combined score of 12.916 to make the eight-gymnast final, scheduled for September 24.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"94\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Mixed fortunes in table tennis<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"96\"\/>India&#8217;s women&#8217;s table tennis team advanced to the quarterfinals after edging Thailand 3-2.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"98\"\/>The men&#8217;s side, however, suffered a 0-3 defeat against South Korea in the round of 16 and exited the competition. The loss followed their defeat to Iran in the group stage.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"101\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Shooting misses out on another medal<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"103\"\/>It was a rare disappointing day for India&#8217;s shooters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"105\"\/>Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Mane finished fourth in the 10m air rifle mixed team final after qualifying second. The pair, who had already won medals in other events, could not reproduce their qualification-round form and were eliminated with a score of 376.3.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"108\"\/>There was some encouragement in skeet, however, as Anantjeet Singh Naruka moved into a four-way tie for the lead after four rounds of qualification. <!-- -->The 28-year-old shot 96 out of 100 on Tuesday and now has one more round of 25 targets remaining before the eight-shooter final.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"112\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>More mixed results across disciplines<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"114\"\/>India&#8217;s campaign also produced mixed results elsewhere.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"116\"\/>In fencing, Chetan Bhatt lost his bronze-medal bout in the 84kg category. The swimmers endured another difficult outing, with the men&#8217;s 4x100m relay team finishing eighth and last in the final.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"118\"\/>Despite those setbacks, Tuesday proved to be another significant day for India at Aichi-Nagoya. The women&#8217;s cricket title delivered the country&#8217;s first gold, while medals were assured in men&#8217;s badminton and wushu. With the hockey side continuing to dominate and boxers making progress, India ended the day with momentum across several disciplines.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/asian-games-2026\/asian-games-2026-day-3-india-win-first-gold-assure-medals-in-badminton-and-wushu-on-action-packed-tuesday\/articleshow\/134413297.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian women&#8217;s team after winning the Asian Games gold medal. 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