Asian Games 2026: Sunil Kumar into semis of males’s 87 kg greco-roman, Nisha Dahiya crashes out in R16

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 30 (ANI): India’s wrestling marketing campaign on the ongoing Asian Games began off on a combined word as Nisha Dahiya crashed out within the girls’s freestyle 68 kg spherical of 16 stage, whereas Sunil Kumar booked his spot within the semifinals of males’s greco-roman 87 kg on Wednesday. 

Nisha misplaced 4-0 to North Korea’s Pak Sol Gum regardless of being tied 4-4. Pak managed to edge previous the Indian 3-1 on factors, as she had scored a technically superior level price 4 within the first spherical. Nisha had managed two every in two rounds, as per ESPN. 

On the opposite hand, Sunil, who piled on 9 factors in opposition to Muhammad Sultonzoda, was adjudged the winner by technical superiority 4-0, with none level being scored by his opponent. 

Earlier, the Indian archery trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi and Prithika Pradeep secured a sensational gold medal for the nation, beating China within the closing of the ladies’s compound archery group occasion on the ongoing Asian Games in Japan on Wednesday. 

Indian archers had been completely scientific within the title conflict in opposition to China, beating them 238-234. India maintained their lead proper from the primary rotation, giving Jyothi her fourth Asian Games gold and a primary Asiad gold medal to Chikitha and Prithika on their debuts.

This is India’s seventh gold on the Asian Games and takes the tally to 53 medals, together with 21 silvers and 25 bronze medals. They equalled South Korea’s world document of 238, set in 2014, to safe the gold.

China began the gold medal match with three nines, ending the primary rotation with 27 factors. On the opposite hand, the Indian trio began with three tens, making it a 30-27 lead for India. 

China bounced again with two tens within the second rotation, whereas India additionally responded with three tens, making it India lead of 60-57 on the finish of the second rotation. One of China’s earlier nines was transformed to a ten, making it a 60-58 lead for India. 

In the third rotation, China began with a 9 and two back-to-back tens. Chikitha registered India’s first 9, dropping a degree, whereas Prithika and Jyothi every scored 10s every, protecting India’s lead intact at 89-87. 

Halfway level, India was main 119-116, with China registering two 10s and a 9 to finish the primary half, whereas India maintained an ideal document of three 10s. 

The second half began with three tens from China and a 9 and two tens from India, with India nonetheless sustaining a two-point lead at 148-146. 

China simply couldn’t get these three excellent tens, whereas India acquired theirs within the subsequent rotation, and India’s lead elevated by one level to 178-175. After a evaluate, one in every of China’s early nine-point was upgraded to 10, making it 178-176 in favour of India. 

China slipped with 10 and two nines, whereas India’s two tens from Prithika and Jyothi stored India within the lead of 208-204. 

India lastly beat China, managing an ideal 10 every to conclude the ultimate. 

The Indian girls’s squash group secured a medal on the Asian Games 2026 after defeating Singapore 2-0 within the quarterfinal on Tuesday.

India’s semifinal opponent is but to be determined.

India sealed the tie comfortably as Tanvi Khanna and Anahat Singh gained the primary two singles matches to verify the group’s place on the rostrum.

Tanvi Khanna acquired India off to a successful begin by defeating Wai Iynn Au Yeong 3-1 in a hard-fought contest. Tanvi gained the match 11-6, 5-11, 15-13, 11-1, recovering strongly after dropping the second recreation.

Anahat Singh then sealed India’s victory with a dominant 3-0 win over Wai Yhann Au Yeong. She comfortably took the match 11-7, 11-3, 11-4 to assist India progress to the semifinals. (ANI)