Asian Games 2026 Day 12 Results: India win silver in sailing and wrestling, men's hockey beat Pakistan

Sailing, wrestling, archery and squash brought medals on a mixed day for India

Day 12 of the Asian Games 2026 turned out to be a mixed day for India. India won a silver in the men’s skiff event in sailing with Prince Noble and Manu Francis doing the job. The event had nine races, and the Indian pair finished with 23 points to get to silver.

Out of those nine races, the duo won race 3 and finished second in races 1, 5, and 9, which was good enough for silver.

Another man, who had to settle for silver, is Nitesh Siwach in the men’s 97kg Greco-roman wrestling finals. It was tough against the Japanese wrestler Yuri Nakazato.

It was a historic win, as India has won a medal in the Greco-Roman category after 64 years. In the women’s 62kg category, Mansi lost a bronze medal in the final seconds of the bout. The match was at 2-2, but in the last 10 seconds, Mongolia’s Altjin Togtokh secured two points to take the bronze.

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The hockey team produced a thrilling performance to beat Pakistan in the final minute in the semifinals. India started well scoring in the first two quarters. Pakistan came back strongly as they dominated the proceedings. In the final minute, Abhishek scored a fantastic goal to book a place in the finals.

The women’s squash team had to settle for a bronze after losing to Hong Kong. Anahat Singh won the first two games, but her opponent, Sin Yuk Chan, came from behind to win the match. While Tanvi Khanna brought one back for India, Joshana Chinappa couldn’t win the decider set as India lost the semis, and by virtue of making it to the last four, India was awarded the bronze medals.

The Indian men’s squash team also had to contend with a bronze medal as they lost the semifinals against Malaysia 2-1. Abhay Singh once again lost to Eain Yow Ng, who beat him in the individual finals. Veer Chotrani got one back for India, but Velavan Senthilkumar couldn’t repeat it, as they ended their journey with bronze.

In Sepaktakraw, the men’s quadrant team topped their group as they remained unbeaten through the group stage. They will play the semifinal, and the men’s team would want to win the game to become the first Indian team to make it to the finals of any Sepaktakraw event in the Asian Games.

Chikitha Taniparthi, who won two gold medals in team events in compound archery on Wednesday, suffered a shocking defeat in the individual event. In the men’s event, Ganesh Mani Ratnam won the bronze medal. Having won all five gold medals in compound archery in Hangzhou, the Archers will be disappointed not to have repeated in Aichi-Nagoya.

Anish finished 5th in the men’s 25m pistol event, another shooting event, where India has underperformed. Sports like Judo and canoe slalom saw India put up a brave fight but couldn’t convert it into medals. Disappointments in volleyball and rugby sevens, as India lost their games.

In golf, the women’s team stands at third place and the men’s team at fifth place at the end of day 2. With still two more days of action left, the fans would be hoping for a medal for India.

Updated India Results – Asian Games 2026 (Day 12, October 1)

Archery

• Chikitha Taniparthi lost to Nurisa Dian Ashrifah by 144-143, Compound Women’s Individual Quarterfinals
• Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru defeated Chieh-lun Chen (Chinese Taipei) by 148-138, Compound Men’s Individual Quarterfinal
• Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru lost to Jhongo Kim by 148-144 in Compound Men’s Individual Semifinal
•  Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru beat Cong Duc Dang (Vietnam) 149-144 to win bronze medal in the men’s individual Compound

Canoe Slalom

• Shikha Chouhan finished in the 10th position (246.16), Women’s Kayak Single Semifinals
• Shikha Chouhan finished in the 7th position (193.31) in Women’s Kayak Single Final

Cricket

• India defeated Sri Lanka by 124 runs in Men’s Cricket Semifinal

Golf

• Pranavi Sharath Urs (2nd), Diksha Dagar (21st) and Aditi Ashok (25th) in Women’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 2
• Saptak Talwar (7th) Veer Ahlawat (16th) and Yuvraj Sandhu (22nd) in Men’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 2

Hockey

• India beat Pakistan 4-3 in the semifinals of the men’s hockey event – Report

Judo

• Yamini Mourya defeated Fatena Bu-Qahoos (Qatar) by Ippon in Women’s 57kg Pre-Quarterfinals
• Inunganbi Takhellambam defeated Punam Shreshtha (NEP) by Ippon in Women’s 70kg Pre-Quarterfinal
• Yamini Mourya lost to Ariunzaya Terbish by 4-0, Women’s 57kg Quarterfinals
• Inunganbi Takhellambam lost to Song Hui Mun by Ippon in the Women’s 70kg Quarterfinal
• Yamini Mourya lost to Mio Shirakane, Women’s 57kg Repechage
• Inunganbi Takhellambam lost to Anujin Uran-Ulzii by Waza-ari, in the women’s 70kg Bronze Medal Match

Rugby Sevens

• India lost to Hong Kong, China by 33-7, Women Pool E

Sailing

• Prince Kurisinkal and Manu Francis won a silver medal in the men’s Skiff event – Report

Shooting

• Anish (576-17x) in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Men Individual Qualification (Qualified for the final)
• Anish finished in the 7th position in the Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Individual Final

Sepaktakraw

• India defeated Vietnam by 15-12, 15-9, Men’s Quadrant, Group A Match
• India defeated Myanmar by 10-15, 15-13, 15-7, Men’s Quadrant Pool match

Squash

• Indian Team won a bronze medal after losing to Hong Kong by 2-1 in the women’s Team Semifinal
• Indian Team won a bronze medal after losing to Malaysia by 2-1 in the men’s Team Semifinal

Tennis

• Sumit Nagal lost to Yibing Wu (China) 6-4, 6-4 in the men’s singles quarterfinals

Wrestling

• Aman defeated Borgil Tuvshinbaatar by 8-6, Men’s Greeco-Roman 77kg Pre-Quarterfinals
• Mansi defeated Irina Kuznetsova by 6-1, Women’s 62kg Pre-Quarterfinals
• Sumit lost to Sajjad Abbaspourragani by VPO, Men’s Greeco-Roman 60kg Quarterfinals
• Mansi defeated Subeen Jo by 5-0 (VFA), Women’s 62kg Quarterfinals
• Nitesh defeated Amanberdi Agamammedov by 7-1, Men’s Greeco-Roman 97kg, Quarterfinals
• Aman lost Shahin Badaghimofrad by 9-0, Men’s Greco-Roman 77kg, Quarterfinals
• Mansi lost to Nonoka Ozaki by 6-0 in Women’s 62kg Semifinals
• Nitesh defeated Gankhuyag Ganbaatar by 9-0, Men’s 97kg Greco-Roman Semifinals
• Niteh Siwach won a silver medal after losing to Yuri Nakazato 4-0 in the men’s 97kg Greco-Roman finals
• Mansi lost to Altjin Togtokh (Mongolia) 4-2 in the women’s 62kg bronze medal match

Volleyball

• India lost to Pakistan by 3-0 in the men’s quarterfinals

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