Asian Games 2026 Live Updates Day 3: India Medal Tally, Match Results & Schedule

Asian Games Live: India ahead in badminton

The Indian men's badminton team is currently facing Bangladesh. In the opening match, Lakshya Sen defeated Ayman Zaman 21-4, 21-12, giving India a 1-0 lead.

Asian Games 2026 Live: India routs Indonesia 17-1

The Indian women's hockey team has continued its unbeaten run. After defeating Uzbekistan 19-0 in their opening match, Team India secured a one-sided victory against Indonesia in their second match. India won the game 17-1.

Asian Games Live Updates: Men's kabaddi team defeats Japan.

The Indian men's kabaddi team defeated hosts Japan in their opening match. India won the match in a one-sided contest, 49-24. India has never lost to Japan in kabaddi at the Asian Games, and this record remains intact.

Asian Games India Medal Tally: India has 6 medals.

India has secured a total of six medals so far, but none of them are gold. India has won five medals in shooting four silver and one bronze while one bronze medal has been won in MMA.

Japan Asian Games Live: Women's hockey team faces Indonesia

The Indian women's hockey team, having defeated Uzbekistan by a margin of 19-0 in their opening match, is taking on Indonesia today in their second match. Team India is the favorite in this match as well.

Himanshu Dhillon and Rudranksh Patil Shine

Himanshu Dhillon and Rudranksh Patil, who helped India secure a silver medal in the team event, have also won medals in the 10m air rifle individual competition. Himanshu won the silver medal, while Rudranksh clinched the bronze.

Asian Games Live: Sumit wins in boxing

In the men's 70kg boxing event, India's Sumit defeated Thailand's Sinsiri 5-0 to secure a spot in the Round of 16.

Japan Asian Games Live: Suchika Wins Bronze

India has secured a medal in MMA. However, Suchika Tariyal could not win gold for the country; she was defeated by Singapore's T. Hoon in the semi-finals, resulting in a bronze medal for her.

Asian Games 2026 Day 3 Live: Nyeman Wangsu out of medal contention in Wushu

India's Nyeman Wangsu scored 9.573 in the women's Changquan final (Movement Quality: 4.90, Overall Performance: 2.673, Difficulty Level: 2.00). She finished in a tie for 15th place among 16 competitors. Hong Kong's Hui Yu Lydia Sham (9.713) won the gold medal. Cho Man Su (9.710) of Macau, China, secured the silver medal, while Indonesia's Eugenia Diva Widodo (9.706) won the bronze medal.

Asian Games 2026 Day 3 Live: India takes on Japan in Sepak Takraw

Akash Yumnam, who came on as a substitute early in the match, helped India win the first set 15-13 after trailing 5-10 against Japan in the opening match of the men's Regu team Group B contest. India won the opening match 2-0 (15-13, 15-9) to take a 1-0 lead in the Regu team competition opener against Japan. Japan has forced this men's Regu team competition Group B match into a deciding third game. India had won the first match 2-0 (15-13, 15-9), but the host team bounced back to secure a 2-1 (15-12, 15-17, 15-11) victory.

Asian Games 2026 Day 3 Live: Nataraj Shines in Swimming, Others Disappoint

Srihari Nataraj has qualified for the 50m backstroke final. He secured a spot in the men's 50m backstroke final scheduled for today by finishing joint-ninth in the heats with a time of 25.37 seconds. Rishabh Das finished 10th with a time of 25.41 seconds, becoming the first reserve for the final.

No Indian swimmer reached the men's 50m freestyle final. Akash Mani and Heer Gitesh Shah failed to advance beyond the heats. Akash (23.43 seconds) finished 26th overall, while Shah (23.57 seconds) placed 28th.

India's Dhanush Suresh (1:03.46 seconds) finished 22nd overall in the men's 100m breaststroke heats and failed to qualify for the final.

The Indian team comprising Aneesh Gowda, Sajan Prakash, Vedaant Madhavan, and Dakshan Shashikumar finished ninth out of 13 teams in the heats with a time of 7:24.32 seconds. Qatar, which secured the final qualifying spot, finished just 0.22 seconds ahead of India.

Asian Games 2026 Day 3 Live: Soft Tennis Update

The Indian pair of Aadhya Tiwari and Jai Meena secured their first group-stage victory by defeating Cambodia's Viva Chao and Chanroseka Khun 5-0 in their opening match. They won the match with set scores of 4-1, 4-0, 4-2, 4-1, and 4-2. In their second match, Aadhya Tiwari and Jai Meena defeated Mongolia's Bud Nyamdorj and Enkhkhuslen Ganbaatar 5-0 (4-2, 4-1, 4-1, 4-0, 5-3). In the third match, the Indian mixed doubles pair was defeated 5-1 (4-1, 4-2, 4-2, 7-5, 1-4, 5-3) by Korea's Kim Yeon-hwa and Park Jaekyu; however, the Indian players have qualified for the knockout stage.

Asian Games 2026 Day 3 Live: Indian women defeat Pakistan in table tennis....

The Indian women's table tennis team has secured a spot in the quarter-finals by defeating Pakistan 3-0. Sutirtha Mukherjee, Cindrela Das, and Sreeja Akula all won their matches in straight games for India.

Asian Games 2026 Day 3 Live: Men Shooters Win Silver

Following the performance of the women shooters on the opening day, the men shooters have also demonstrated their prowess today, securing a silver medal for the country. India clinched the medal by finishing second in the men's 10m air rifle team event. The Indian team comprising Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Mane, and Rudranksh Patil won this medal. China claimed the gold, while South Korea secured the bronze.