India’s Asian Games on 30 September: Three Archery Golds, Trap Glory and a Packed Medal Day

India produced one of its busiest days of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday, combining a remarkable run of gold medals in archery and shooting with confirmed medals in boxing and squash.

The headline came from compound archery, where India completed a clean sweep of the men’s team, women’s team and mixed team gold medals. Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai also delivered gold in the trap mixed team event, giving India four gold medals across shooting and archery.

The day also brought guaranteed medals in boxing and squash, although several other Indian athletes saw their campaigns end in quarterfinals, semifinals or qualification rounds.

Compound archery was the standout discipline for India. The Indian women’s team won gold after defeating South Korea in the semifinal and then overcoming China in the final. The victory continued India’s strong showing in the compound events.

India then added another gold in the compound mixed team event before completing the sweep with victory in the men’s team competition. The men's compound team also defeated South Korea in its semifinal to progress to the gold-medal match, where India went on to claim the title. Three compound team gold medals in one day represented one of India's strongest collective performances of the Games.

The results also reinforced India's depth in a discipline where the country has consistently challenged for major international honours.

Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai Win Trap Gold

Shooting provided another major highlight as Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai won gold in the trap mixed team final. The Indian pair produced the required consistency in the medal round to finish at the top and add another shooting gold to India's tally. The result capped a particularly productive day for Indian trap shooting after Neeru had already been among the standout performers in the individual event.

Elsewhere in shooting, Anish Bhanwala finished fifth after Stage 1 of qualification in the men's 25m rapid individual event.

India's boxing campaign also produced important results. Lovlina Borgohain defeated Natalya Bogdanova of Kazakhstan in the women's 75kg semifinal to reach the final. The victory guarantees Lovlina a medal and keeps her in contention for gold.

Priya, however, saw her women's 60kg campaign end in the semifinal. She lost to China's Yang Chengyu and secured a bronze medal. Kapil Pokhariya also finished with bronze in the men's 90kg category after losing his semifinal to Uzbekistan's Turabek Khabibullaev.

The three results mean India has both finalists and medal-winning boxers emerging from the knockout stages, with Lovlina's gold-medal bout still to come.

India's men's and women's squash teams both advanced to the semifinals, guaranteeing medals in the team events. The women's team defeated Singapore 2-0 in the quarterfinal, with Tanvi Khanna and Anahat Singh winning their respective singles matches. The men's team produced the same scoreline against Kuwait. Veer Chotrani won his match before Abhay Singh sealed the tie.

The results mean India has guaranteed medals in both squash team competitions, adding to the individual medals already secured during the Games.

Tennis: Nagal Advances as Doubles Run Ends

Sumit Nagal was India's positive result in tennis, defeating Uzbekistan's Sergey Fomin in the men's singles third round. The victory sends Nagal into the quarterfinals and keeps India's singles medal hopes alive. The men's doubles campaign, however, came to an end. Anirudh Chandrasekar and N. Sriram Balaji lost their quarterfinal against China's Jiang Fumin and Zhang Tianhui.

Dhakshineshwar Suresh also exited the men's singles after losing to Chinese Taipei's Tseng Chun-hsin in the third round. Nagal now remains the principal Indian singles representative in the competition.

India's golfers produced mixed but encouraging opening-round positions. Saptak Talwar finished the opening day of the men's individual stroke play tied for third, while Yuvraj Sandhu and Veer Ahlawat were tied for 22nd. In the women's competition, Pranavi Urs ended the first round in second place. Diksha Dagar and Aditi Ashok were tied for 18th.

With multiple rounds still remaining, the Indian golfers remain in contention.

Wrestling and Canoe Slalom See Mixed Results

In wrestling, Sunil Kumar advanced to the men's Greco-Roman 87kg semifinal after defeating Muhammad Sultonzoda of Tajikistan in the quarterfinals. He subsequently lost to Japan's Taizo Yoshida in the semifinal. he eventually won bronze medal.

Nisha Dahiya exited the women's competition after losing to North Korea's Pak Sol Gum in the round of 16.

Canoe slalom also produced contrasting outcomes. Pradhyumna Singh Rathod qualified for the men's kayak single final, while Hitesh Kewat failed to advance. Rathod eventually finished sixth in the final.

Pallavi Jagtap qualified for the women's canoe single final but was later disqualified. Rina Sen did not qualify from the semifinal.

India's track cycling campaign saw Ronaldo Singh and David Beckham eliminated in the men's sprint repechages. Sarita Kumari and Keerthy Rangaswamy Chikka advanced to the repechage in the women's keirin. In sepaktakraw, India beat Laos in the men's quadrant group stage but lost to Vietnam in the women's quadrant competition.

Deepu Mallesh advanced to the next round in men's speed climbing. The esports League of Legends team suffered defeats against Hong Kong and South Korea in the group stage.

Sailing events involving Mahi Verma, Manu Francis, Prince Kurusinkal, Vishnu Sarvanan, Katya Ida Coelho, Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma were postponed.

India's Wednesday campaign reflected the breadth of its Asian Games challenge. Four gold medals came from shooting and compound archery, while boxing and squash added further medals and Sumit Nagal kept the tennis challenge alive. At the same time, several athletes saw their campaigns end across wrestling, tennis, cycling, judo, canoe slalom, sepaktakraw and esports.

The most striking feature of the day was the concentration of success in compound archery. Three team golds, alongside trap mixed team gold, made shooting and archery the central contributors to India's medal haul. 

With medal events still to come across boxing, squash, hockey, wrestling, archery, tennis and other disciplines, India's campaign remains firmly active as the Games move deeper into their decisive stages.