Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 26 (ANI): Indian boxer Jadumani Singh bowed out of the Asian Games 2026 after shedding to the Philippines’ Carlo Paalam within the males’s 55kg spherical of 16 on Saturday.
Jadumani went right down to Paalam by a break up choice (3-0) in a carefully contested bout. The Philippines boxer made a robust begin and used his pace to hassle Jadumani within the opening spherical. While Jadumani managed to land just a few jabs and put strain on his opponent, Paalam responded with counter-attacks and completed the spherical strongly to take a 5-0 lead, with all judges scoring it 10-9 in his favour.
The second spherical remained a tactical battle, with each boxers looking for openings. Paalam continued to keep up his benefit, leaving Jadumani needing a robust comeback within the last spherical.
In the ultimate three minutes, each fighters adopted an attacking method after an preliminary defensive trade. They traded punches in a bodily demanding end, however Paalam’s benefit from the opening rounds proved decisive.
The Philippines boxer secured the competition by a 3-0 break up choice, ending Jadumani’s marketing campaign on the Asian Games. With the victory, Paalam superior to the subsequent stage of the lads’s 55kg boxing competitors, whereas Jadumani exited the match.
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 report time of two:11:37. In capturing, Ashi Chouksey, Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa Vinod secured group silver within the ladies’s 50m rifle 3P occasion, whereas Tilottama and Vidarsa superior to the person last. Tilottama later completed fourth and Vidarsa fifth within the particular person last after a detailed medal battle.
In squash, Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar gained a bronze medal in combined doubles after shedding their semifinal in opposition to 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 shedding to the Philippines’ Carlo Paalam within the males’s 55kg spherical of 16 bout.
Indian archers produced sturdy performances in qualification rounds. Chikitha Taniparthi, Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Prithika Pradeep completed second within the ladies’s group compound qualification, whereas Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan and Yashdeep Bhoge secured third place within the males’s group recurve qualification, with Dhiraj setting Asian and nationwide information.
In athletics, Tejaswin Shankar and Thowfeeq Noushad continued their decathlon marketing campaign, with Tejaswin successful the lengthy bounce occasion and remaining in medal rivalry. Animesh Kujur certified for the lads’s 200m semifinal after topping his warmth.
India progressed in fencing with wins within the ladies’s foil and males’s sabre group spherical of 16 earlier than struggling quarterfinal defeats in opposition to 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 group of Raju Rawat and Neha Devi Leichonbam completed eighth within the last. (ANI)