India opens Day 11 of Asian Games 2026 with esports, sepaktakraw and archery on September 30
India begins Day 11 of the Asian Games 2026 on September 30 with its programme opening in esports, sepaktakraw and archery at the Games.
After a productive previous day that saw India win two gold medals and cross the 50-medal mark, the contingent arrives on Day 11 aiming to add to its haul. The women’s 4x400m relay secured gold following a decisive final burst from Vithya Ramraj, and India also medalled in the mixed 4x100m relay and men’s 4x400m relay. Gulveer Singh added a bronze in the men’s 5,000m to complete his third medal of the Aichi-Nagoya Games, supplementing the twin silvers he won in the men’s 10,000m and 1,500m.
Shooting remains a focal point on Wednesday, where Neeru Dhanda clinched India’s first-ever gold medal in the women’s shotgun trap event, having already claimed silver in the women’s event. Dhanda is also entered in the mixed team shotgun trap event alongside Kynan Chenai and will seek a third medal. The men’s 25m rapid fire pistol competition will feature Anish Bhanwala.
In boxing, Lovlina Borgohain, Priya Ghanghas and Kapil Pokhariya are scheduled for semi-final bouts with the winners advancing to gold medal contests, where Ankush Panghal and Parveen Hooda are already set to compete. Lovlina is noted in the report as an Olympic bronze medallist who took silver at the 2022 Asian Games and silver at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
The Indian women’s hockey team faces five-time winners South Korea in the semi-finals, with the match carrying an Olympic qualification implication for LA 2028 as noted in the coverage. The report records that India last won gold in women’s hockey in 1982 and have taken a silver and two bronzes in the last three editions.
Competition schedule detail in the preview lists golf starting India’s day at 3:00 am IST, with esports, sepaktakraw and archery beginning around 5:30 am IST. The piece identifies archery, boxing, shooting, sport climbing, judo and wrestling among the disciplines offering medal opportunities on Wednesday, and states India will contest for medals in at least 10 events on Day 11.
India’s overall tally stands at 52 medals — 6 gold, 21 silver and 25 bronze — and the nation is placed 10th in the medal table after Day 9; Indian athletes will aim to convert the opportunities across those at least 10 events on Wednesday to improve that position.
