Four silvers and four bronzes took India to 45 medals, while three more boxers reached the semifinals.
India’s September 28 campaign delivered six athletics medals, Esha Singh’s shooting silver and Pincky Balhara’s kurash bronze. Vithya Ramraj’s 54.75-second run in the women’s 400m hurdles was the standout track performance. India also won key squash ties, maintained a perfect men’s hockey pool record and moved into the men’s cricket semifinals after rain washed out the Afghanistan quarterfinal.
India’s running tally: 4 gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze. Boxing medals secured by reaching the semifinals are not yet included in this total.
The eight medals
| Medal | Athlete | Event | Key result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥈 Silver | Murali Sreeshankar | Men’s long jump | 8.07m |
| 🥈 Silver | Gulveer Singh | Men’s 1500m | 3:36.72, personal best |
| 🥈 Silver | Yashvir Singh | Men’s javelin | 85.72m |
| 🥈 Silver | Esha Singh | Women’s 25m pistol | Individual final |
| 🥉 Bronze | Vithya Ramraj | Women’s 400m hurdles | 54.75s, national record |
| 🥉 Bronze | Rohit Yadav | Men’s javelin | 84.35m |
| 🥉 Bronze | Parul Chaudhary | Women’s 5000m | Second medal of her Games |
| 🥉 Bronze | Pincky Balhara | Women’s 78kg kurash | Reached the semifinals |
Athletics: six medals and a national record
Vithya Ramraj claimed bronze in the women’s 400m hurdles in 54.75 seconds, lowering the longstanding national mark associated with P.T. Usha. Anu Raghavan finished fifth in the same final. In the men’s javelin, Yashvir Singh’s 85.72m earned silver and Rohit Yadav’s 84.35m secured bronze, putting two Indians on the podium.
Murali Sreeshankar took men’s long jump silver with 8.07m. Gulveer Singh ran a personal best of 3:36.72 for silver in the men’s 1500m; Yoonus Shah finished ninth. Parul Chaudhary added bronze in the women’s 5000m, her second medal of these Games. In the women’s discus, Seema finished fourth and Sanya Yadav eighth.
Shooting and kurash
Esha Singh takes 25m pistol silver
Esha finished second in the women’s individual final. Manu Bhaker missed the individual final, while the Indian women’s 25m pistol team of Esha, Manu and Rahi Sarnobat finished fifth.
Pincky Balhara adds kurash bronze
Pincky beat South Korea’s Lim Garam 3–0 in the women’s 78kg quarterfinal to secure a medal. She lost 0–5 to Mo Sumin in the semifinal and finished with bronze.
Boxing: three more medals assured
Lovlina Borgohain defeated South Korea’s Seong Suyeon 5–0 in the women’s 75kg quarterfinal. Priya Ghanghas beat Tajikistan’s Mijgona Samadova in the women’s 60kg division, and Kapil Pokhariya overcame South Korea’s Kim Gichae in the men’s 90kg quarterfinal. All three advanced to the semifinals and are assured at least bronze. Their final medal colours will be decided in the rounds ahead.
Team sports: wins, progression and a washout
Win Men’s hockey: India 10–0 Bangladesh
Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored a hat-trick as India completed Pool A with five wins from five matches. Pakistan await in the semifinal on October 1.
Advanced Cricket: India vs Afghanistan abandoned
Rain prevented the men’s quarterfinal from starting; there was no toss and no ball was bowled. India advanced to the semifinals under the tournament’s seeding rule.
Wins Men’s squash: India 3–0 China; 3–0 South Korea
Suraj Kumar Chand, Veer Chotrani and Velavan Senthilkumar won their individual matches against China. India followed it with another sweep against South Korea to top Pool A and reach the quarterfinals.
Wins Women’s squash: India 2–1 China; 2–1 Japan
India recovered from Shameena Riaz’s opening loss against China as Tanvi Khanna and Joshna Chinappa won their matches. The side then edged Japan in its second Pool C tie. The women’s campaign remains in the pool stage, with Iran next.
Win Men’s volleyball: India 3–0 Hong Kong, China
India recorded its second consecutive Pool C win. Qatar are next in the final pool match; the Hong Kong result did not itself complete the group stage.
Other results and what comes next
Loss In women’s doubles tennis, Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale exited in the opening round against Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina and Yulia Putintseva. In compound archery, defending individual champion Jyothi Surekha Vennam was eliminated by South Korea’s Kang Yeonseo in the round of 16, though she remains involved in team competition.
On September 29, attention turns to further boxing bouts, shooting and archery, plus India’s final men’s volleyball pool fixture against Qatar and the women’s squash tie with Iran. The men’s hockey semifinal against Pakistan follows on October 1.
Day 10 in one line: Eight medals won, three boxing podium places assured, and India’s team campaigns still moving forward.
