Asian Games 2026 Live Updates Day 7: Match Results & Schedule

Asian Games 2026 Live: Athletics: Manpreet Kaur wins bronze medal in women's shot put

Manpreet Kaur held her nerve and secured a spot on the podium with a bronze medal, recording a throw of 17.17 meters in her fourth attempt. Krishna Menon finished fifth with a best throw of 16.57 meters.

• Song - 19.4 meters
• Zhang - 18.14 meters
• Manpreet - 17.17 meters
• Jong - 16.78 meters
• Krishna - 16.57 meters

Asian Games 2026 Live: Athletics – Animesh Kujur finishes seventh

The performance was truly disappointing for Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh. Animesh's time of 10.38 seconds and Gurindervir's 10.32 seconds fell so far short of their personal bests that the disappointment will certainly sting.

Asian Games 2026 Live: Badminton – Treesa and Gayatri win women's doubles first round

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand had to work a bit harder to secure a win in their women's doubles first-round match, but they defeated Tsang Hiu Yan and Lui Lok Lok 21-16, 16-21, 21-16. They faced a longer-than-expected contest in their very first match of the tournament, but the positive aspect was that they managed to clinch the victory before the match could become overly tense.

Asian Games 2026 Live: Gurindervir Singh finishes fifth

In a fast Heat 2 won by Oman's Al Balushi with a time of 10.01 seconds, Gurindervir finished fifth with a time of 10.32 seconds, effectively ending his hopes of reaching the final.

Asian Games 2026 Live: Athletics

Standings after three rounds in the women's shot put.

• Jiayuan Song - 19.40m
• Zhang Linru - 18.14m
• Manpreet Kaur - 16.80m
• Krishna Menon - 16.57m
• Jong Yu-sun - 16.52m
• Wu Si-en - 16.05m
• Chiang Ching-yuan - 15.66m
• Nani Maryata - 15.07m

Asian Games 2026 Live: Swimming – Rishabh sets a new national record

Rishabh Das completed the men's 200m backstroke final in 1:58.77 seconds. Although this time was not enough to win a medal at the Asian Games, he set a new national record by improving upon his own previous mark.

Asian Games 2026 Live: Table Tennis: Manush Shah and Diya Chitale win bronze medal in mixed doubles.

Manush Shah and Diya Chitale suffered a defeat against China's Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha in the mixed doubles semi-final, losing 8-11, 5-11, 8-11, 2-11. They secured the bronze medal after reaching the semi-finals.

Asian Games 2026 Live: Badminton – Women's Doubles Round 1

Simran Singhi and Kavipriya Selvam suffered a 9-21, 5-21 defeat against Indonesia's Febriana Kusuma and Melisa Puspitasari, bowing out in the first round. Meanwhile, Gayatri and Treesa have won the first game 21-16 against Tsang Hiu Yan and Lui Lok Lok.

Asian Games 2026 Live: Weightlifting

In the women's 61kg event, Nirupama Devi lifted a total of 217kg (93kg snatch + 124kg clean and jerk). This means she has surpassed only two lifters so far. If all the remaining lifters complete a valid clean and jerk lift, Nirupama will finish in seventh place.

Asian Games 2026 Live: Boxing – Preeti loses to Pang Chol-mi

Preeti is trying her best, but her opponent is clearly outplaying her. Pang looks composed; she isn't rushing her punches in this round and is proving to be more effective. Pang won via a unanimous 5-0 decision. Preeti's Asian Games journey ends here.

Asian Games 2026 Live: Boxing – Preeti vs. Pang Chol-mi

Now it is time for the thrill of boxing, as India's Preeti faces North Korea's Pang Chol-mi in the women's 54kg Round of 16 bout. This could be a challenging contest for Preeti; her opponent, Pang, is a Paris Olympics bronze medalist.

Asian Games 2026 Live: Weightlifting – Nirupama Devi in ​​the women's 61kg category.

Much like her disappointing performance at the CWG, Nirupama Devi has once again managed a maximum lift of 93kg in the snatch round. She currently sits in eighth place (out of nine lifters). Since the lifters contending for medals have lifted 112kg, 109kg, and 107kg, Nirupama's already slim hopes of winning a medal have now all but vanished.

Asian Games 2026 Live Updates Day 7: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Final

In the men's 200m backstroke final, India's Rishabh Das finished fourth, while Utkarsh Patil finished sixth.

Asian Games 2026 Live Updates Day 7: Satwik-Chirag lose in men's doubles first round

A major upset has occurred in badminton. Reigning gold medalists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were eliminated in the very first round. The Indian pair suffered a 21-12, 19-21, 14-21 defeat against Thailand's Pakkapon Teeraratsakul and Peeratchai Sukphun.

Asian Games 2026 Live Updates Day 7: Badminton – Tanisha and Dhruv in mixed doubles second round

A magnificent victory for Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila. The Indian pair, ranked 19th in the world, defeated the Malaysian duo of Soon Huat Goh and Jemie Shevon Lai ranked 10th globally in straight games, 22-20, 24-22.

Asian Games 2026 Live Updates Day 7: Nepal defeats Afghanistan

The Nepal cricket team has pulled off a major upset at the Asian Games 2026. In the fourth match, Nepal defeated Afghanistan by 5 wickets. Afghanistan had scored 127 runs in 20 overs. Nepal chased down the target of 128 runs in the 18th over, losing 5 wickets in the process.

Asian Games 2026 Live Updates Day 7: Badminton

India's men's doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, has won the first game 21-12 against Thailand's Teeraratsakul and Peerachai Sukphun.

Asian Games 2026 Live Updates Day 7: Table Tennis – Women's Doubles Round 3

In the Women's Doubles Round 3, India's Sreeja Akula and Cinderella Das could not overcome the challenge posed by China's Man Kuai and Manyu Wang. The Chinese pair secured an easy victory, winning 11-6, 11-7, 11-7.

Asian Games 2026 Live Updates Day 7: Hong Kong China defeats Oman

In the third cricket match of the Asian Games 2026, Hong Kong China defeated Oman by 41 runs. Batting first, Hong Kong China scored 121 runs. In reply, the Oman team could only manage 80 runs.

Asian Games 2026 Live Updates Day 7: Badminton – Dhruv and Tanisha in Mixed Doubles Round 2

Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila are back on court for their second match of the day. In the second round, they will face Malaysia's Soon Huat Goh and Jemie Shevon Lai.

Asian Games 2026 Live Updates Day 7: Latest Updates

• Shooting – Kamaljeet and Suruchi Inder Singh won the gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team final.
• Shooting – APS Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil, and Neeraj Kumar won the silver medal in the men's 50m rifle 3-positions team event.
• Table Tennis – Diya Chitale and Manush Shah defeated the Hong Kong pair of Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem in the mixed doubles quarter-final, securing a medal.
• Squash – Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar defeated the Philippine pair of David Pelino and Jemyca Aribado in the mixed doubles quarter-final, securing a medal.
• Kabaddi – India defeated Nepal in the women's kabaddi semi-final and advanced to the final.

Asian Games 2026 Live Updates Day 7: Table Tennis: Manush Shah defeats Benyamin Faraji

Manush Shah defeated Iran's young player Benyamin Faraji in straight games—11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 11-5. He has advanced to the third round, where he is likely to face China's Lin Shidong.

Asian Games 2026 Live Updates Day 7: Kabaddi: India defeats Thailand in the semi-final

The semi-final match has concluded. India defeated Thailand 66-27. As expected, India dominated the game and has advanced to the final of the men's kabaddi competition, where they will defend their gold medal tomorrow against either Iran or Chinese Taipei.

Asian Games 2026 Live Updates Day 7: Squash: Veer loses to Pakistan's Irfan in men's singles quarter-final

Hopes for an all-Indian semi-final in men's singles squash were dashed as Veer Chotrani lost 1-3 (11-6, 8-11, 3-11, 3-11) to Pakistan's Muhammad Irfan in 31 minutes. Chotrani started well, but his game faltered as the match progressed. Irfan stepped up his game with several 'kill shots,' to which the Indian player had no answer. Consequently, an India vs. Pakistan semi-final is now set, as Abhay Singh is scheduled to face Irfan tomorrow at 11:15 AM.

Asian Games 2026 Live Updates Day 7: Squash

In the men's singles quarter-final, Pakistan's Muhammad Irfan has taken a 2-1 lead over Veer Chotrani. Chotrani's pace slowed down in the third game, and he was unable to put up much of a fight against Irfan. The Pakistani player won the game 11-3 in seven minutes to establish an overall 2-1 lead. Chotrani must win the next two games to keep alive hopes of an all-Indian semi-final against Abhay Singh.

Asian Games 2026 Live Day 7: Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final

Aishwary has also been eliminated; Indian shooters finished fifth and eighth in this final. India did not win a medal in the men's individual 50m Rifle 3 Positions final.

• Standings after 32 shots:
• Liu Yukun - 330.2
• Zhang Changhong - 330.1
• Islam Satpayev - 329.2
• Erkhembayar Batbayar - 329.1
• Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar - 327.6 (Eliminated)
• Naoya Okada - 313.8 (Eliminated)
• Jong Seung-woo - 304.2 (Eliminated)
• Neeraj Kumar - 299.0 (Eliminated)

Asian Games 2026 Live Day 7: Kabaddi: India vs Thailand Semifinal

Thiradath Chaisit has put up a brilliant performance for Thailand, but he hasn't received much support from his teammates. India leads 37-18 at the half-time break. Thailand will need to play exceptionally well in the second half to make the contest exciting, but that seems unlikely.

Asian Games 2026 Live Day 7: Kabaddi – India vs Thailand Semifinal

After the women's team reached the semifinals, the men's team will also aim to achieve the same feat by making it to the final. They are facing Thailand in the semifinal, where India holds a 7-1 lead in the opening five minutes.

Asian Games 2026 Live Day 7: Shooting: Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final

Aishwary has made a good start, but Neeraj's start hasn't been the same; it has truly been a very difficult outing for him.

• Standings after the Kneeling round:
• Erkhembayar Batbayar - 103.9
• Liu Yukun - 103.3
• Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar - 102.9
• Zhang Changhong - 102.3
• Joung Seung-woo - 101.8
• Islam Satpayev - 101.7
• Naoya Okada - 101.3
• Neeraj Kumar - 97.1

Asian Games 2026 Live Day 7: Boxing: Sachin defeats Mohammad Abu-Jajeh

Mohammad is giving it his all in the final round, but fatigue has set in, and his punches are lacking precision. Sachin appears to be in a strong position and is clearly landing more effective blows. With 60 seconds remaining, the pace of the bout has slowed down slightly. It seems Sachin has performed well enough to seal the victory. Sachin secured a 4-1 win via split decision, defeating the former Asian champion and World bronze medalist. He has advanced to the quarter-finals, where he will face Japan's Shunsuke Kitamoto also a World bronze medalist. That bout is scheduled for the day after tomorrow.