Asian Games Day 8: India win seven medals — squash silvers for Abhay and Anahat, athletics podiums but no gold
India added seven medals but no gold on Day 8 of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on September 27, 2026, with squash players Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh taking silver and a run of athletics podium finishes contributing to the haul.
India dropped to 12th in the medal table after September 27 as the day’s golds remained elusive; the singles gold in squash again went to Malaysian opponents, and the country ended the day without a top-podium finish. The squash finals saw Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh both finish second, with Anahat having saved two match points in the semi-finals and Abhay securing at least a silver after beating a Pakistani opponent. Anahat Singh wins SILVER! 🇮🇳🥈A maiden singles medal at the Asian Games for Anahat, who goes down to the reigning champion in women’s singles final.The 18-year-old becomes the first Indian woman to win a singles silver in squash at the Asian Games. 👏👏
Track and field delivered multiple medals: Parul Chaudhary set a personal best to take bronze in the women’s 3000m steeplechase, and Tejaswin Shankar won bronze in the men’s decathlon after topping three of the ten events. Sarvesh Kushare claimed silver in the men’s high jump, while Ancy Sojan fell short of gold and settled for silver in the women’s long jump. Haritha Bhadra took bronze in a sprint finish, crossing 0.01s ahead of Japan’s Ido Abigeirufuka.
Boxing produced mixed results: Narendar recorded a knockout in under 100 seconds, Ankush Panghal and Parveen Hooda assured themselves of medals by winning their quarter-final bouts, and Sachin Siwach lost his match. The day’s combat-sport outcomes added to India’s medal count but did not produce a gold.
India’s challenge in badminton ended at the quarter-final stage as PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda and both doubles pairs were defeated, leaving the tournament with only one bronze overall for India. PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda, having played two games yesterday, were made to play their quarters early on today. Not enough rest, and their campaign ended on Sunday morning.
Archery progressed positively: Indian archers secured comfortable spots in the classification round, registered wins in subsequent team events and have qualified for the semi-finals of all six team events across men’s and women’s categories. In team sports, the Indian men’s volleyball team opened with a win over Vietnam — another win could secure a place in the quarter-finals — and the women’s hockey team beat Singapore 7-0.
In fencing India won pre-quarterfinal matches but lost in the quarter-finals to Uzbekistan, and in Equestrian, Sepaktakraw and Kurash India “failed to trouble the medal winners.” These results limited medal opportunities across several other disciplines on Day 8.
India clinched a total of seven medals—4 silver, 3 bronze—on September 28 at the Asian Games 2026, with the medals coming mainly in squash and athletics; India have also qualified for the semi-finals of all six team events in archery.