India finishes fifth in women’s 25 m pistol team at Asian Games 2026

India secured fifth place in the women’s 25 m pistol team event at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday. The team of Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat scored 1727-56x. China won the gold medal with 1743-68x, South Korea took silver with 1735-65x, and Chinese Taipei earned bronze with 1734-48x.

In the women’s 25 m pistol individual final, Esha Singh finished eighth with a score of 580-22x, qualifying for the final round as one of the top eight shooters. Manu Bhaker, a two-time Olympic medallist, failed to reach the final after finishing 11th in qualification with 579-18x. Rahi Sarnobat placed 30th with 568-16x.

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Earlier on Monday, India’s third-ever medal in Kurash at the Asian Games was confirmed when Pincky Balhara reached the semifinals in the women’s 78 kg category. Balhara defeated South Korea’s Lim Garam 3-0 in the quarterfinal, guaranteeing a medal for India Balhara had previously won silver in 2018 but was eliminated in the quarterfinal in the 2022 Games

In men’s compound archery, Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru

In men’s compound archery, Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru advanced to the quarterfinals after edging out compatriot Sahil Jadhav 149-148 in the round of 16. Ganesh had earlier defeated Indonesia’s Sostar Andaru Rinaldi 144-142 in the round of 32. He will face Chen Chieh-lun of Chinese Taipei on October 1. With this result, Ganesh is the last Indian competitor remaining in the men’s individual compound event.

India’s archery teams have had strong performances, with all five Indian teams progressing to the semifinals on Sunday. The men’s and women’s recurve teams, the recurve mixed team, and the men’s and women’s compound teams all advanced to the final four.

In men’s shortboard surfing, Sivaraj Babu was eliminated in Round 3 after losing 7.83-11.50 to the Philippines’ Alciso Jayuard.

India’s men’s cricket team is competing against Afghanistan

India’s men’s cricket team is competing against Afghanistan in the Asian Games quarterfinal on Monday. As defending champions from the 2023 Hangzhou Games, they are aiming to retain the gold medal.

Several Indian athletes are participating in medal events on Day 9, including Avinash Sable in the men’s 3000m steeplechase, Murali Sreeshankar in the men’s long jump, Yash Vir Singh and Rohit Yadav in the men’s javelin throw, and Gulveer Singh in the men’s 1500m.

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