Asian Games 2026 September 26 Live Updates: India Clinch Third Gold as Women’s Kabaddi Team Win Final

Another fine start to the day for India at the Asian Games 2026 on Saturday, September 26, as Indian athletes grabbed a couple of medals in the early action. The major highlight came in Kabbadi where Indian Women's team win gold. 

Several important events are lined up for India today, including gold medal events in athletics. With more medal opportunities awaiting Indian athletes, the country will look to add more top-podium finishes to its tally.

In this article, we will go through all the live updates, medal winners, results and major developments from India's action on September 26 at the Asian Games 2026.

Asian Games 2026: All the Live Updates from September 26

The day started with Sawan Barwal winning the silver medal in the Men's Marathon Final. Barwal clocked 2:11:37, setting a new national record, while Japan's Ichitaka Yamashita won the gold medal with a timing of 2:10:49. 

Another silver medal came in shooting, where Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa Vinod and Ashi Chouksey combined for a score of 1763 points to finish second in the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Final.

India then added another medal in squash. The Indian mixed doubles pair of Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar lost to Hong Kong, China to win bronze, The Indian pair lost the closely fought match 10-11, 11-2, 10-11.

The recent addition is Gold medal in womens kabbadi final where India women beaten Iran by 37-34. 

With several important events still scheduled, India will look to add more medals as the action continues in Aichi-Nagoya.

Medals Won 

More to follow...

Medals Assured 

There are no new medals assured for India as of now, today. Medal events and knockout matches are still scheduled for later in the day.

Other Completed Results

Fencing

• India women beat Indonesia in the Women's Foil Team Table of 16.

Badminton

• Lakshya Sen lost to Loh Kean Yew in the Men's Singles Round 2.

Table Tennis

• Yashaswini Ghorpade lost to Miwa Harimoto in the Women's Singles Round 3.

• Manush Shah lost to Lin Shidong in the Men's Singles Round 3.

Esports

• Paritosh lost to Kang Dongshin in the Puyo Puyo Champions Quarterfinals.

Canoe Sprint

• Harshwardhan Singh Shaktawat qualified from the Men's Kayak Single 500m Semifinal.

• Harshwardhan Singh Shaktawat competed in the Men's Kayak Single 500m Final.

• Parvathy Geetha and Prasanna Kumar Chempadiyil Sathyaprakash qualified from the Mixed Kayak Double 500m Semifinal.

Shooting

• Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa K Vinod and Ashi Chouksey won silver in the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Final with a combined score of 1763 points.

• Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa K Vinod progressed to the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Individual Final.

Athletics

• Animesh Kujur qualified from the Men's 200m Round 1.

• Sawan Barwal won silver in the Men's Marathon Final with a national-record timing of 2:11:37.

Squash

• Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar won the bronze medal in the Mixed Doubles event after losing their semifinal to Hong Kong, China.

India’s Updated Medal Tally in Asian Games 2026

As of now, India have a total of 27 medals at the Asian Games 2026, including 3 gold, 11 silver and 13 bronze medals.