Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 22 (ANI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has strengthened its on-ground help for the Indian contingent on the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 by a spread of logistical and athlete-support measures.
Accoring to a press launch, a devoted Reception and Assistance Team, comprising representatives from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), SAI and the Embassy of India in Japan, has been deployed on the airport to welcome arriving athletes, coaches and help employees, help with arrival formalities, and supply refreshments and steering for onward journey to Games venues and lodging.
SAI has additionally launched a number of measures to facilitate the contingent’s participation:
Transport for shooters: Transport providers supplied to help Indian shooters – journey to and from competitors venues.
Medical crew mobility: Cars have been organized to allow medical groups to maneuver effectively between competitors venues and supply well timed help, the discharge mentioned.
Additional lodging: Rooms have been organized for coaches and help employees who couldn’t be accommodated by the Organising Committee as a consequence of restricted availability.
Working carefully with the IOA, the Embassy of India and the Games Organising Committee, SAI is guaranteeing coordinated logistical, medical and operational help for the Indian contingent, enabling athletes to stay targeted on their sporting commitments all through the Games.
Meanwhile, India had a blended day on the Asian Games, with the ladies’s desk tennis crew advancing to the quarterfinals after beating Thailand 3-2, whereas the boys’s crew suffered a 0-3 defeat to the Republic of Korea. In fencing, Taniksha Khatri superior to the ladies’s particular person epee quarterfinals after defeating Natpapat Sangngio, whereas Mitva Chaudhari exited after shedding to Yang Jingwen. In badminton, India misplaced 3-1 to Japan within the ladies’s crew quarterfinal. Sakshi Chaudhary progressed in boxing after defeating Philippines’ Aira Villegas within the ladies’s 51kg Round of 32.
In taking pictures, Anantjeet Singh Naruka was second, Mairaj Khan twenty third and Bhavtegh Singh Gill thirty fifth after Day 2 of the boys’s skeet qualification, whereas Raiza Dhillon was fifth, Parinaaz Dhaliwal ninth and Maheshwari Chauhan sixteenth within the ladies’s skeet qualification. Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Mane completed fourth within the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team ultimate. India additionally registered a 63-31 win over South Korea in males’s kabaddi, whereas shedding 0-3 to Malaysia in sepaktakraw.
In mushy tennis, Aryan Thakur and Jay Meena recorded wins, whereas Aadhya Tiwari suffered a defeat. In swimming, Aryan Nehra completed fourth within the males’s 1500m freestyle ultimate B, whereas India’s 4x100m medley relay crew certified for the ultimate. Wushu’s Langlentombi Devi Hanjabam completed ninth within the ladies’s Nanquan ultimate, whereas Alisha Choudhary exited the ladies’s -55kg kumite. In equestrian dressage, Ashish Limaye completed thirteenth, Arjan Nagra twenty third and Fouaad Mirza twenty sixth. India’s eFootball pair of Shakeel Danial Patel and Chinmay Sahoo drew 0-0 with Uzbekistan in Group F. (ANI)