Asian Games 2026 LIVE UPDATES Day 5: Roshibina settles for Silver; India win Bronze in Rowing | Asian Games 2026

India at Asian Games 2026 LIVE updates: India opened their Day 5 medal account at the Asian Games 2026 on September 24, with Satnam Singh and Salman Khan winning bronze in the men’s double sculls Final A. The medal came after an agonising start to the day for India, as Balraj Panwar finished fourth in the men’s single sculls final despite being in second place at the 500m, 1,000m and 1,500m marks.

Roshibina Devi will remain one of India’s biggest medal hopes in the morning when she takes on China’s Zhang Xiaoyu in the women’s 60kg wushu final at 6:10 am IST. Shooting, canoe sprint, rowing and athletics will also keep India’s medal push alive through a packed Day 5 schedule. Pasted markdown

Rowing: India open Day 5 with bronze and fourth-place heartbreak

Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won India’s first medal of Day 5, taking bronze in the men’s double sculls Final A. The Indian pair clocked 6:13.25 to finish third, behind China’s Yi Xudi and Nie Yide, who won gold in 6:09.77, and Uzbekistan’s Mekhrojbek Mamatkulov and Pavel Sorin, who took silver in 6:10.49.

The Indian duo were in second place at the 500m, 1,000m and 1,500m marks, staying within about half a second of the Chinese pair for most of the race. But they lost momentum in the final 500m and slipped behind Uzbekistan, finishing 3.48 seconds behind the winners.

Earlier, Balraj Panwar endured an agonising miss in the men’s single sculls Final A. Balraj was also second at the 500m, 1,000m and 1,500m marks, but was overtaken by Uzbekistan’s Shakhboz Kholmurzaev and Japan’s Tatsuya Sakurama in the final stretch. He finished fourth in 6:54.80, missing out on bronze.

China’s Deng Zhiwei won the men’s single sculls gold in 6:38.98, Kholmurzaev took silver in 6:41.83, and Sakurama claimed bronze in 6:46.78. Balraj had gone into the final 500m with a healthy lead over Sakurama, but finished eight seconds behind the Japanese rower at the line.

India still have more rowing medal opportunities through the day. Gurbani Kaur, Aleena Anto, Tendenthoi Devi Haobijam and Poonam will race in the women’s four Final A at 7:10 am. Rohit and Ujjwal Kumar Singh will compete in the lightweight men’s double sculls Final A at noon, while Arvind Singh, Kulwinder Singh, Navdeep Singh and Jakar Khan will contest the men’s quadruple sculls Final A at 1 pm. Pasted markdown

Shooting: Air pistol and mixed skeet medals in focus

Shooting also offers India an early chance to add to the medal tally. Aakash Bharadwaj, Kamaljeet and Kedarling Balakrishna Uchaganve will begin the men’s 10m air pistol qualification and team final at 6:15 am. Individual qualifiers will return for the final at 12:15 pm.

Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka will start their skeet mixed-team qualification at 6:30 am, with a place in the 11:15 am final at stake. Pasted markdown

Canoe sprint finals offer morning medal chances

Canoe sprint brings another cluster of morning medal events. India’s men’s kayak four crew will compete in the 500m Final A at 8:10 am, followed by Raju Rawat and Gyaneshwor Singh Philem in the men’s canoe double 500m Final A at 8:30 am.

Megha Pradeep could feature in the women’s canoe single 200m final at 8 am, while Phairembam Soniya Devi and Parvathy Geetha could reach the women’s kayak double 500m final at 8:20 am. Both entries must first negotiate their semifinals, scheduled for 6:30 am and 6:50 am, respectively. Pasted markdown

Athletics: Triple jump and 10,000m finals in focus

Athletics will take centre stage in the afternoon and evening. Niharika Vashisht and Asha Ilango will contest the women’s triple jump final at 4:14 pm, while Seema competes in the women’s 10,000m final at 5:55 pm. India could also feature in the mixed 4x400m relay final at 6:45 pm, subject to qualification from the morning heat at 7:01 am.

Anamika Aneesh Kozhinjaparambil and Pooja begin their heptathlon campaigns with the 100m hurdles heats from 6:30 am, followed by the high jump, shot put and 200m through the day. Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh will run their men’s 100m heats at 4:38 pm and 5:02 pm, respectively. Pasted markdown

Swimming: Beniston and relay team target finals

In swimming, Benedicton Beniston enters the men’s 50m butterfly heats at 6:46 am, with the final scheduled for 1:35 pm. India’s men’s 4x100m freestyle relay team will compete in the heats at 7:32 am, hoping to qualify for the 2:48 pm final. Pasted markdown

Hockey and kabaddi: India face key group matches

There are key team contests too. India’s men’s kabaddi team will face Chinese Taipei at 9:45 am, while the women’s team will take on Japan at 4:15 pm. The men’s hockey team meet South Korea in Pool A at 11:30 am. Pasted markdown

Squash, table tennis, boxing and esports on Day 5

Squash begins with an all-Indian mixed doubles Round of 16 contest at 8 am, as Suraj Chand and Shameena Riaz face Joshana Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar. Tanvi Khanna and Anahat Singh will play their women’s singles Round of 16 matches at 10:30 am, followed by Abhay Singh and Veer Chotrani in the men’s singles at 11:15 am.

Table tennis starts with women’s doubles matches at 6:30 am and 7:10 am, before Manush Shah’s men’s singles opener at 8:35 am. Paritosh has four Puyo Puyo Champions group matches in esports, beginning at 11:30 am. Boxer Parveen faces Tajikistan’s Malika Nozimova in the women’s 65kg preliminary round during the session starting at 1:30 pm; her bout follows five earlier contests, so the exact start time may vary. Pasted markdown

Asian Games 2026 live streaming and telecast details

The action will be streamed on the SonyLIV app and website and televised on Sony Sports Network in India. Pasted markdown

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