Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 26 (ANI): Indian shuttler Ayush Shetty superior to the pre-quarterfinals of the lads’s singles occasion after registering a cushty straight-game victory over Kazakhstan’s Makhsut Tajibullayev on the Asian Games 2026 on Saturday.
Ayush produced a dominant efficiency to defeat Tajibullayev 21-7, 21-7 in simply 18 minutes within the second-round conflict.
The Indian maintained management all through the match, placing strain on his opponent with aggressive play and fast motion to safe a one-sided win.
Ayush will now face a more durable problem within the pre-quarterfinals, the place he’s set to tackle Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen, the present BWF World Tour No. 1.
The Indian shuttler will look to hold ahead his robust momentum as he goals to progress additional within the males’s singles competitors on the Asian Games.
Meanwhile, India opened the day with a medal-winning efficiency in athletics as Sawan Barwal clinched silver within the males’s marathon with a nationwide document time of two:11:37. In capturing, Ashi Chouksey, Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa Vinod secured crew silver within the girls’s 50m rifle 3P occasion, whereas Tilottama and Vidarsa superior to the person ultimate. Tilottama later completed fourth and Vidarsa fifth within the particular person ultimate after an in depth medal battle.
In squash, Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar gained a bronze medal in combined doubles after dropping their semifinal towards Hong Kong’s Tang Ming Hong and Lee Ka Yi.
Badminton noticed Unnati Hooda progress to the ladies’s singles pre-quarterfinals after defeating Malaysia’s Wong Ling Ching, whereas Lakshya Sen exited after a second-round defeat to Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew.
In boxing, Jadumani Singh bowed out after dropping to the Philippines’ Carlo Paalam within the males’s 55kg spherical of 16 bout.
Indian archers produced robust performances in qualification rounds. Chikitha Taniparthi, Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Prithika Pradeep completed second within the girls’s crew compound qualification, whereas Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan and Yashdeep Bhoge secured third place within the males’s crew recurve qualification, with Dhiraj setting Asian and nationwide information.
In athletics, Tejaswin Shankar and Thowfeeq Noushad continued their decathlon marketing campaign, with Tejaswin profitable the lengthy bounce occasion and remaining in medal competition. Animesh Kujur certified for the lads’s 200m semifinal after topping his warmth.
India progressed in fencing with wins within the girls’s foil and males’s sabre crew spherical of 16 earlier than struggling quarterfinal defeats towards Japan and South Korea. In canoe dash, Parvathy Geetha and Prasanna Kumar reached Final A in combined kayak double 500m, whereas Harshwardhan Shaktawat superior to Final B.
Table tennis gamers Yashaswini Ghorpade and Manush Shah exited within the singles rounds, whereas esports participant Paritosh misplaced within the Puyo Puyo Champions quarterfinal. India’s combined canoe double crew of Raju Rawat and Neha Devi Leichonbam completed eighth within the ultimate. (ANI)