India have produced some positive results on the second day of the Asian Games 2026 medal events in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. India won 4 medals on Day 2, including 3 silver and 1 bronze, with a historic medal in mixed martial arts (MMA) for the first time in the history of the competition.
With several crucial days coming up, India will look to build on its performances and add more medals to its tally.
In this article, we will explore all the key results and major highlights from Day 2 of the Asian Games 2026.
Asian Games 2026: How India Performed on Day 2?
India began Day 2 with a silver medal in the men's 10m air rifle team event. The Indian trio of Himanshu Dhillon, Rudrankksh Patil and Parth Mane finished second behind China to secure the silver medal for India.
Later, in the men's 10m air rifle individual event, Himanshu and Rudrankksh added two more medals for India. Dhillon won the silver medal, while Patil secured the bronze medal.
Apart from shooting, India also witnessed a historic moment in mixed martial arts. Suchika Tariyal became the first Indian athlete to win a medal in MMA at the Asian Games, securing a bronze medal in the women's traditional 60kg category.
In table tennis, both the Indian men's and women's teams defeated Pakistan 3-0.
In badminton, Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth helped India defeat Bangladesh 3-0 in the men's team event and advance to the quarterfinals.
Key Overview of India's Day 2 Results at Asian Games 2026
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Sport
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Event
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Indian Athlete(s) / Team
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Result / Score
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Status / Outcome
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Sepaktakraw
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Men's Team Regu, Preliminary Group B
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India vs Japan
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Lost 1-2
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India lost the overall tie
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Soft Tennis
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Mixed Doubles Group B Match 1
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Aadhya Tiwari / Jay Meena vs Cambodia
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Won 5-0
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India won
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Shooting
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Men's 10m Air Rifle Team Final
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Himanshu Dhillon, Rudrankksh Patil, Parth Mane
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1890.1 points
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🥈 Silver Medal
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Table Tennis
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Women's Team Group F Match 6
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India vs Pakistan
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Won 3-0
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India won
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Table Tennis
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Men's Team Group F Match 5
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India vs Pakistan
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Won 3-0
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India won
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Swimming
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Men's 50m Backstroke Heat
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Srihari Nataraj, Rishabh Das
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Nataraj 25.37s
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Nataraj qualified for final
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Swimming
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Men's 50m Freestyle Heats
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Akash Mani, Shah
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23.43s, 23.57s
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Did not qualify for final
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Swimming
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Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat
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Suresh
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1:03.46
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Did not qualify for final
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Shooting
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Men's 10m Air Rifle Individual Final
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Himanshu Dhillon, Rudrankksh Patil
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Dhillon 252.4 pts, Patil 230.9 pts
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🥈 Silver and 🥉 Bronze
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Mixed Martial Arts
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Women's Traditional -60kg Semifinal
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Suchika Tariyal vs Teo Hui Hoon (Singapore)
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Draw; lost on weight tiebreak
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🥉 Bronze Medal
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Boxing
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Men's 70kg Round of 32
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Sumit vs Bunjong Sinsiri (Thailand)
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Won 5-0
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Advanced
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Hockey
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Women's Pool B Match 4
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India vs Indonesia
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Won 17-1
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India won
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Kabaddi
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Men's Team Game 2
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India vs Japan
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Won 49-24
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India won
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Kabaddi
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Women's Team Game 2
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India vs Bangladesh
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Won 42-21
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India won
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Badminton
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Men's Team First Round
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India vs Bangladesh
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Won 3-0
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India advanced to quarterfinals
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Wushu
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Women's 60kg Match 5
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Naorem Roshibina Devi vs Most Shika Khatun (Bangladesh)
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Won
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Advanced to quarterfinals
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Wushu
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Men's 56kg Match 3
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Aryan vs Shahzada Safi (Afghanistan)
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Won 2-0
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Advanced to quarterfinals
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Soft Tennis
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Mixed Doubles Group B Match 3
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Aadhya Tiwari / Jay Meena vs Mongolia
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Won 5-0
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India won
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Soft Tennis
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Mixed Doubles Group B Match 6
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Aadhya Tiwari / Jay Meena vs South Korea
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Lost 1-5
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Korea topped the group
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Soft Tennis
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Mixed Doubles Round of 16
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Aadhya Tiwari / Jay Meena vs Philippines
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Lost 2-5
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India eliminated
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Swimming
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Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay
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India
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7:24.32
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Finished 9th overall; did not qualify
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Swimming
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Men's 50m Backstroke Final
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Srihari Nataraj
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25.52s
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Finished 8th
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Shooting
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Men's Skeet Qualification Day 1
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Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Angad Vir Singh Gill
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47, 45, 44
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Competition continues
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Shooting
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Women's Skeet Qualification Day 1
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Raiza Dhillon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Maheshwari Chauhan
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46, 44, 42
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India 3rd in team standings
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With the race in themedal tally still on, India will hope to rise further up the table and get its hands on gold as soon as possible.