Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 1: 2 Medals Assured And 2 Silvers Won, India Begin With A Bang

Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 1: India’s opening day at the Asian Games has scaled new heights as Elavenil Valarivan clinched the silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle individual final. Having already secured team silver alongside Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod, Elavenil doubled India’s tally in the range with a superb display in the eight-shooter showdown. Her individual podium finish adds to a triumphant start for the Indian contingent across disciplines. Earlier, Suchika Tariyal guaranteed a historic first-ever MMA medal by reaching the semi-finals, while the women’s hockey team routed Uzbekistan 19-0. Suraj Singh finished 11th in wushu, teqball ended empty-handed after two bronze-playoff losses, and the women’s cricket team faces Bangladesh in the semi-finals. (Asian Games Medals Tally | Asian Games Schedule Today)

Today’s Results So far:

Wushu: Suraj Singh Mayanglambam finished 11th in the Men’s Changquan Final.

Teqball: Quimcy Dsouza lost to Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto in the Women’s Singles Bronze Medal match.

Teqball: Quimcy Dsouza and Mohamed Anas Beg were defeated by Vietnam’s Hoang Minh Tan Nguyen and Gia Nghi Trinh in the Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal match.

Swimming: Rishabh Das finished fifth in the Men’s 100m Backstroke Heats to qualify for the final; Utkarsh Patil finished 12th.

Swimming: Benediction Beniston finished 12th and Akash Mani finished 23rd in the Men’s 100m Freestyle Heats.

Table Tennis: India defeated Indonesia 3-0 in their Women’s Team Group F match.

Mixed Martial Arts: Suchika Tariyal defeated Mongolia’s Altanchimeg Baigalmaa in the Women’s Traditional 60kg Quarterfinal, securing a guaranteed medal for India.

Hockey: India beat Uzbekistan 19-0 in pool match, with Deepika Sehrawat scoring 8 goals, a record in a single match in the tournament.

Shooting: Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar, Vidarsa Vinod clinched a silver medal in Women’s 10m team final.

Table Tennis: India beat Indonesia 3-0 in men’s team Group F match

Shooting: Elavenil Valarivan clinched silver medal in women’s 10m Air Rifle Individual final

Badminton: India beat Kazakhstan 3-0 in opening round of Women’s Team event

Hockey: India beat Indonesia 13-1 in opening Men’s hockey Pool A match

Here are the LIVE Scores and Updates of India’s action on Day 1 of the Asian Games 2026: