Mirabai Chanu’s long-awaited Asian Games silver led a five-medal day for India in Aichi-Nagoya, while the men’s badminton team, Jay Meena and both skeet teams added bronze medals. Roshibina Devi also reached the wushu final to guarantee India another podium finish.
India added one silver and four bronze medals on Wednesday to take its overall tally to 12. The headline belonged to Mirabai, who finally secured the one major medal missing from her decorated career. There was also history in soft tennis, twin success at the shooting range and another team-event podium in badminton.
India’s five medals on Day 5
| Athlete or team | Event | Medal | Why it mattered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirabai Chanu | Women’s 49kg weightlifting | Silver 🥈 | Her maiden Asian Games medal and India’s first Asiad weightlifting medal since 1998. |
| Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill and Mairaj Ahmad Khan | Men’s skeet team | Bronze 🥉 | India prevailed after finishing level with Kazakhstan on 346. |
| Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan | Women’s skeet team | Bronze 🥉 | The trio combined for 331 to take India back to the shooting podium. |
| Jay Meena | Men’s singles soft tennis | Bronze 🥉 | India’s first-ever Asian Games medal in soft tennis. |
| India men’s team | Badminton | Bronze 🥉 | A second successive men’s team medal despite the 1-3 semifinal loss to China. |
Mirabai completes her Asian Games medal collection
Mirabai lifted a combined 198kg in the women’s 49kg final—87kg in the snatch and 111kg in the clean and jerk—to finish second behind North Korea’s Ri Song Gum. The North Korean took gold with 215kg, while Indonesia’s Luluk Daina claimed bronze.
The silver ended India’s 28-year wait for an Asian Games weightlifting medal and gave Mirabai her first podium finish at the continental showpiece. It was a significant personal breakthrough for the Olympic medallist, who had arrived in Japan with the Asian Games as the major gap on her résumé.
Twin skeet bronzes extend India’s shooting run
India collected two team bronzes in skeet. The men’s trio of Anantjeet, Bhavtegh and Mairaj finished level with Kazakhstan on 346 before holding their nerve to secure third place. Parinaaz, Raiza and Maheshwari then combined for 331 in the women’s team competition to add another bronze.
The individual finals brought frustration. Manu Bhaker finished fourth in the women’s 10m air pistol final, while Anantjeet also ended fourth in men’s skeet. Raiza narrowly missed an individual medal as well, placing fourth in the women’s skeet competition.
Jay Meena makes soft tennis history
Jay Meena produced one of India’s most significant results of the day by defeating the Philippines’ Sherwin Nuguit 4-3 in a tense quarter-final. His run into the last four guaranteed bronze and delivered India’s first Asian Games medal in soft tennis.
The medal offered another example of India’s podium gains beyond its traditional strongholds, giving the Day 5 campaign a milestone that went beyond the overall tally.
Satwik-Chirag win, but China stop India in semifinal
India’s men’s badminton team settled for bronze following a 1-3 semifinal defeat to China. Lakshya Sen lost the opening singles contest to Shi Yuqi 16-21, 18-21, before Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty brought India level.
The Indian pair defeated Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-11, 22-20 in an authoritative straight-games performance. China, however, won the next singles and doubles rubbers to close out the tie and advance to the final.
Roshibina reaches the wushu final
Naorem Roshibina Devi defeated Indonesia’s Thania Kusumaningtyas 2-0 in the women’s sanda 60kg semifinal. She will face China’s Zhang Xiaoyu in the gold-medal bout on Day 6. Her place in the final guarantees at least silver, but that medal is not included in India’s 12-medal tally until the event is completed.
Dominant victories in hockey and kabaddi
Women’s hockey: India 20-1 Thailand
India recorded a third consecutive pool victory with an overwhelming attacking display. The result maintained their perfect start and strengthened their position in Pool B.
Women’s kabaddi: India 37-23 Iran
The defending champions controlled a major Group A test, overcoming Iran by 14 points to continue their push towards the knockout stage.
Men’s kabaddi: India 48-25 Bangladesh
India made it three consecutive group-stage wins and confirmed a semifinal place. Chinese Taipei are their final group opponents on Day 6.
Boxing: Ankush advances
Ankush Panghal defeated Bahrain’s Hamsa Vogel by unanimous 5-0 decision in the men’s 80kg division to move into the next round.
Progress in table tennis, squash and rowing
Both Indian mixed doubles pairs advanced to the table tennis quarter-finals. Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade progressed alongside Manush Shah and Diya Chitale, keeping two medal opportunities alive.
In squash, Abhay Singh, Veer Chotrani and Tanvi Khanna moved into the Round of 16 without dropping a game in their opening matches. Indian crews also progressed through several rowing qualification races, including the men’s lightweight double sculls and men’s quadruple sculls reaching their respective Final A races.
Gyaneshwari Yadav finished eighth in the women’s 53kg weightlifting final, while India’s canoe sprint, fencing, swimming and sepaktakraw athletes completed another busy set of preliminary and qualification events.
What comes next for India on Day 6?
- Wushu: Roshibina Devi will challenge for gold in the women’s sanda 60kg final.
- Rowing: Balraj Panwar and several Indian boats will compete in medal races.
- Shooting: The men’s 10m air pistol shooters begin their medal campaign.
- Kabaddi: India’s men face Chinese Taipei after securing a semifinal berth.
- Gymnastics: Pranati Nayak returns for the women’s vault final.
Medal-count note: India finished Day 5 with 12 medals—one gold, five silver and six bronze. Roshibina Devi’s assured wushu medal will be added after the final determines its colour.
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