Indian Women's Hockey Dominates; Das Reaches Swimming Final At Asian Games
· Sports · Times of India, India Today, Sportstar
India's women's hockey team dominated in their Asian Games campaign opening match against Uzbekistan in Pool B. Rishabh Das reached the swimming final in his event at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. The Indian contingent competed across teqball, shooting, cricket, hockey, badminton, table tennis and wushu on September 20, 2026. Quimcy Dsouza had two medal chances in teqball singles and mixed doubles against Japan and Vietnam. India's women's cricket team prepared to face Bangladesh in the T20 semifinal at 10:30 AM IST to defend their 2022 Asian Games gold. The women's 10m air rifle event began qualification at 6:15 AM IST with Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Uttam Maskar and Vidarsa K Vinod competing.
Why it matters
The results show India's broad-based medal aspirations across multiple sports at the Asian Games. Strong performances in hockey and swimming contribute to India's overall medal hunt and defense of past titles.
Read the original report — Times of India
Join us on Telegram
Breaking news the moment it lands. At 10,000 members we ship the Android app.