India In Athletics At Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates: Seema Kumari has delivered India’s first athletics medal of Asian Games 2026 by winning bronze in the women’s 10,000m final on Thursday. Seema finished with a time of 32:50.05, and bagged the nation’s first medal in the event in 16 years. Earlier, Asha Ilango narrowly missed out on a historic first women’s triple jump medal. She finished with the same best throw as the bronze medalist, but missed out due to a worse second-best attempt. Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kujur qualified for the men’s 100m semi-finals, with timings of 10.38s and 10.36s respectively. In heptathlon, Pooja and Anamika Aneesh are not in the medal positions, with three more events to go. The quartet of Poovamma MR, Vishal Thennarasu, Vithya Ramraj and Manu TS will compete in the mixed 4x400m relay final. (Asian Games 2026 Day 5 LIVE Updates)

India Athletics LIVE Results, Medal Events And Qualification Updates:

India’s September 25 schedule at the Asian Games 2026 will feature seven confirmed medal events, along with qualification rounds, knockout contests and group-stage matches across shooting, canoe sprint, athletics, weightlifting, squash, table tennis, swimming, fencing, surfing, hockey and esports. 

The day will begin early, with surfing, fencing and shooting events starting before 6:30 am IST. India’s first confirmed medal opportunity will come in shooting, where Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil and Niraj Kumar will compete in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team final from 7:15 am. 

Canoe sprint will provide another medal opportunity at 8:10 am, when Dhanamanjuri Devi Khwairakpam, Pooja, Soniya Devi Phairembam and Parvathy Geetha compete in the women’s kayak four 500m Final A. 

Weightlifting will then take centre stage, with Seram Nirupama Devi competing in the women’s 61kg Group A final at 1:30 pm.

Athletics will account for the final four confirmed medal events of the day. Manpreet Kaur and Krishna Jayasankar Menon will compete in the women’s shot put final at 3:35 pm, followed by Sindhushree Ganesha and Baranica Elangovan in the women’s pole vault final at 4:33 pm. 

Gulveer Singh will contest the men’s 10,000m final at 5:02 pm, while Damneet Singh and Praveen Kumar will compete in the men’s hammer throw final at 5:10 pm. 

Apart from the confirmed medal events, India will have several opportunities to progress to later rounds. Shooting will see Kamaljeet and Suruchi Inder Singh compete in the 10m air pistol mixed-team qualification at 6:15 am, while the men’s foil team and women’s épée team will begin their respective knockout campaigns in fencing. 

Table tennis will have a packed schedule, with Indian combinations competing in mixed doubles, men’s doubles, women’s singles, men’s singles and women’s doubles. The mixed doubles quarterfinals will feature Manush Shah/Diya Chitale against Wong Chun Ting/Doo Hoi Kem of Hong Kong, China, while Harmeet Desai/Yashaswini Ghorpade will face Lin Shidong/Kuai Man of China. 

Squash will also feature several key knockout matches. Abhay Singh will face Ryunosuke Tsukue of Japan in the men’s singles quarterfinal at 9:15 am, while Anahat Singh and Tanvi Khanna will meet in an all-Indian women’s singles quarterfinal at 10:00 am. Veer Chotrani will face Pakistan’s Muhammad Irfan in another men’s singles quarterfinal at 10:45 am. Joshana Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar will also compete in the mixed doubles quarterfinal. 

Swimming will see Indian competitors in the men’s 50m breaststroke, 200m backstroke, 400m freestyle and 200m butterfly heats. Danush Suresh, Rishabh Das, Utkarsh Patil, Dhakshan Shashikumar, Aneesh Sunil and Sajan Prakash will be in action.

Athletics will also continue with Anamika Kozhinjaparambil and Pooja competing in the women’s heptathlon long jump and javelin throw. India will also have Kiran and Prachi in the women’s 400m heats, followed by Vishal Kaylvizhi Thennarasu in the men’s 400m heat. 

Team sports will see the Indian women’s hockey team take on Japan in a Pool B match at 7:30 am. India will also be represented in esports, with the Pokémon UNITE team facing South Korea in a Group C match at 7:55 am.

 Here’s a look at the full schedule of India’s matches and events for September 25 at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya.

India’s medal events on September 25

India will have seven confirmed medal events on September 25. The first medal opportunity will come in shooting, where Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil and Niraj Kumar will compete in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team final at 7:15 am IST. At 8:10 am, Dhanamanjuri Devi Khwairakpam, Pooja, Soniya Devi Phairembam and Parvathy Geetha will feature in the women’s kayak four 500m Final A in canoe sprint. 

Seram Nirupama Devi will compete in the women’s 61kg Group A final in weightlifting at 1:30 pm. Athletics will account for the remaining four medal events, with Manpreet Kaur and Krishna Jayasankar Menon competing in the women’s shot put final at 3:35 pm, followed by Sindhushree Ganesha and Baranica Elangovan in the women’s pole vault final at 4:33 pm. Gulveer Singh will contest the men’s 10,000m final at 5:02 pm, while Damneet Singh and Praveen Kumar will compete in the men’s hammer throw final at 5:10 pm.

Asian Games 2026 September 25 India events live streaming details

The live streaming of the Asian Games 2026 events on September 25 will be available on the SonyLIV app and website in India.

Asian Games 2026 September 25 India events live telecast details

The live telecast of Asian Games 2026 events will be available on Sony Sports Network in India.

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A date has been set for Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua’s highly anticipated heavyweight clash.

The bout, one of the biggest in British boxing history, will take place at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on December 11.

The details were announced by Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and president of the Saudi Boxing Federation, with the tagline: “Years in the making. One night to settle it.”

Alalshikh’s The Ring will collaborate with promoter Dana White, with the fight streamed globally on Netflix at no additional cost.

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Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will finally fight one another, it has been confirmed, as the British heavyweights clash in Cardiff on Friday 11 December and live on Netflix.

The news comes after a dispute over the location, which almost saw the super-fight take place at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, in what would have been a highly-controversial move.

Instead, Wales’s Principality Stadium will host the showdown, though ring walks could taking place in the early hours of the following morning – to cater for an American audience. “Years in the making. One night to settle it,” the promoter Turki Alalshikh confirmed on X.

Joshua, 36, and Fury, 38, are both former two-time world heavyweight champions, and a potential fight between them has been the subject of fierce debate for the best part of a decade

They previously signed to fight each other in 2021, only for the bout to fall through. On that occasion, Deontay Wilder threatened legal action against Fury, forcing a trilogy fight, in which Fury stopped the American for the second time to retain the WBC belt. Yet Fury’s victory came one month after Joshua was outpointed by Oleksandr Usyk, a result that saw “AJ” lose the unified titles. It was the second loss of Joshua’s career, and his rematch with Usyk in 2022 brought another, before the Ukrainian also outpointed Fury twice in 2024.

Still, Joshua vs Fury never went away as a topic of discussion, even as both men lost their undefeated records and world titles.

In April, Fury returned to boxing after his fifth retirement, beating Arslanbek Makhmudov on points as Joshua watched on from ringside. Soon thereafter, it was confirmed that Joshua vs Fury was signed, although no date or location was confirmed.

Warm-up bouts ensued, with Joshua keen to test himself after a sixth-round win over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in December, a bout that played out 10 days before AJ survived a car crash that killed two of his teammates: Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele.

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Joshua therefore boxed relative unknown Kristian Prenga in July, yet he suffered two shock knockdowns in round one before winning via second-round KO. That fight took place one day after Fury beat a 46-year-old Mariusz Wach in seven rounds in Thailand, with no broadcaster airing the contest.

Around that time, Saudi matchmaker Turki Alalshikh mooted a November date at London’s Wembley Stadium for Joshua vs Fury, though he claimed ring walks would need to take place at 2am GMT to maximise global viewership.

Although Joshua’s contract was for a fight in the UK, the US was also mentioned as a possible location, with Fury’s contract more flexible. Key figures in negotiations, including Fury, pushed for a Stateside venue, but after protestations from Joshua and his promoter Eddie Hearn, the US did not land the bout.

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Manchester United’s respective academy teams have been pleasing starts to the new season.

The Under-21s entered the September international break third in the Premier League 2, having won all three of their matches, and the two teams above, Southampton and Tottenham, have played one more match.

Meanwhile, the Under-18s are third in the Premier League North table, six points adrift of league leaders Manchester City. Newcastle are second, but United beat the Magpies just before the international break.

This week’s Academy Notebook brings you an injury update and highlights a kind gesture from Shea Lacey.

Kamason update

Jaydan Kamason was absent from the U21 squad against Brentford for their final game before the international break due to a small injury.

Sources described Kamason’s absence as precautionary. It’s understood the issue is only a small niggle, meaning the defender is expected to be back in action in a couple of weeks.

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When Kamason returns, he is hoping for a clear run-up until the January transfer window with the hope of leaving on loan. United received loan interest from Championship clubs over summer, but it was decided Kamason should stay with the academy for the first half of the season.

That decision was made to give Kamason a guarantee of minutes, and he looked really sharp before picking up the small injury, recording an assist in games against Ipswich Town and Leicester.

Lacey’s kind gesture

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Shea Lacey is an exciting prospect, as was highlighted by his goal against Brighton in the Carabao Cup, but he’s also a good egg.

Lacey once made a young fan’s day by gifting his boots at Carrington and he made another kind gesture after the 1-1 draw against Fulham last weekend, when he handed over his shirt to a young supporter.

Hanson, a young United fan, attended the Fulham game with his father. The pair briefly spoke to Lacey outside the team’s hotel and showed him the sign Hanson had created, reading: “Shea, can I have your shirt please.”

Lacey promised that if he spotted the pair, he would hand his shirt to Hanson, and he kept his word after the final whistle.

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Ibragimov on fire

Amir Ibrahimov made his senior debut for Russia over the summer, which was a big milestone, but he was left out of their expanded squad for matches against Iran, Namibia and Nigeria during this international break.

Sources close to the player said he was staying in Manchester to focus on United.

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However, not joining up with Russia also gives the player more time, as FIFA allows players who have played up to three senior international caps prior to the age of 21 to switch nations. Ibragimov made two caps for Russia earlier this year, becoming the third-youngest player for his nation.

The 18-year-old has been in terrific form this term, scoring two goals and contributing two assists in four games. The U21s won 3-2 against Brentford before the break, but they were trailing in the game until Ibragimov equalised with a smart finish from the edge of the box.

While it’s understood Ibragimov sees his long-term future in the No.10 role, he has been played as a false nine this season. “He learned a lot from going on international duty over the summer,” said U21 boss Adam Lawrence recently.

“He came back with a couple of things in terms of the intensity of the game at that level and some of the details around his game he really wanted to focus on.

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“If I look at his levels from the start of the season in terms of the qualities he’s showing, recognising when to drop in, when to run in behind and being a goal threat, he’s in a good space.”

International call-ups

United have several youngsters who have been called up to international duty this month, and it’s been great to see so many included in the England Under-20 and Under-19 squads.

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Harry Amass, Ayden Heaven, Jack Fletcher, Jim Thwaites and Lacey were called up to the U20 side, meaning United will have strong represantion in that age group, while Albert Mills, Bendito Mantato and Tynan Thompson are all part of the Three Lions’ U19s squad for the break.

Thwaites’ call up was particularly interesting, as it representes the first time he’s played with one of England’s youth teams. The midfielder is a big talent, so it’s about time he was given a chance on international duty.

Marink Reedijk has vow to develop a “brave, intense and committed” Hibernian team after leaving Belgian top-flight club Beveren to become the club’s new manager.

The Dutchman, 35, replaces David Gray, who was sacked eight days ago after a difficult start to the term for the Scottish Premiership outfit.

Reedijk has spent the last two seasons with Beveren, earning promotion to the top flight last season after an unbeaten campaign.

He previous worked in academy roles at Ajax and West Bromwich Albion, and in with the senior teams at KSV Roeselare, Vitesse and RSCA Futures.

Hibs say Reedijk – who is “honoured” to be appointed – arrives with a reputation for attacking football and building a strong team culture.

“I can feel the ambition and see the clarity of what the club is trying to achieve,” he said. “That was a big part of what attracted me here.

“I want us to be an assertive team. A team that gives everything, plays with purpose and gives our supporters something to really get behind.”

Reedijk will be assisted by Rogier Molhoek at Easter Road.

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