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Indias mens kabaddi team continued its unbeaten run at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, registering a dominant 48-25 victory over Bangladesh in its Group A match on Wednesday.
The Indian team controlled proceedings to secure its third consecutive win in the group stage and will take on Chinese Taipei in its final group match on Thursday, according to ESPN. Indias womens kabaddi team also continued its winning run, defeating Iran 37-23 in its Group A encounter earlier on Wednesday. The womens team made a slow start and trailed 9-11 before turning the contest around to take a 19-15 lead. Bhavna Devi played a key role with crucial tackles, while Pooja contributed important points as India extended its advantage in the second half to seal its second successive victory. India's women's team had defeated Bangladesh 42-21 in its opening match and will face Japan on Thursday. Indias medal tally stood at 10, including one gold medal each in cricket, soft tennis and mixed martial arts, along with seven medals in shooting. India were placed eighth in the standings, while China led the table with 60 medals. In squash, Abhay Singh advanced to the mens singles Round of 16 after defeating Thailands Arkaradet Arkarahirunya 11-1, 11-0, 11-2 in the Round of 32. Indias interest in the mens sabre individual event ended after Gisho Nidhi Kumaresan lost 11-15 to Kazakhstans Artyom Sarkissyan in the Round of 16. Kumaresan had taken an early 4-1 lead, but his opponent fought back to lead 8-7 at the end of the first period before sealing the contest. India also secured two bronze medals in shooting, with the womens skeet team of Raiza Dhillon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Maheshwari Chauhan, and the mens skeet team of Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmed Khan and Bhavtegh Singh Gill finishing third in their respective events. Jay Meena won Indias maiden Asian Games medal in soft tennis, claiming bronze in the mens singles after losing his semi-final to Japans Takuya Kurosaka. In boxing, Ankush defeated Bahrains Hamsa Vogel in the mens 80kg Round of 32. In rowing, Balraj Panwar qualified for the mens single sculls final, while Satnam Singh and Salman Khan advanced to the mens double sculls final. Indias womens four crew also qualified for Final A. The mens kayak four 500m team reached the final, while Megha Pradeep and Parvathy Geetha-Phairembam Soniya Devi advanced to the womens canoe single 200m and kayak double 500m semi-finals, respectively. Prasanna Kumar CS and Prohit Baroi also qualified for the mens kayak double 500m semi-finals. (ANI)
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