Asian Games 2026 Day 13 Results: India enjoy best day with historic six golds, 10 medals

Sujeet Kalkal’s comeback, three boxing golds and a hockey triumph headlined India’s golden day

Indian women’s hockey team, boxers, wrestlers, archery and sailing combined to produce India’s best day at the Asian Games 2026, with the nation winning six golds and a total of 10 medals on Friday (October 2) in Aichi-Nagoya.

The most stunning performance came from Sujeet Kalkal in the men’s freestyle 65kg wrestling. First in the semis, he got the better of Olympic gold medalist Kotaro Kiyooka.

In the final, he faced a familiar opponent in Abdulmazhid Kudiev. The Tajikistan wrestler started to attack in the first round, earning a 2-9 lead. But the Indian then produced a performance of a lifetime to overcome the deficit and win the gold medal with a 10-9 scoreline.

Lovlina Borgohain gifted herself a wonderful birthday gift by boxing her way to gold in the women’s 75kg category. The Olympic medalist used her height against China’s Ziyi Bao to win all three rounds comfortably and secure India’s second gold of the day and 12th gold overall. She is only the second boxer after the legendary Mary Kom to win an Asian Games gold in women’s boxing.

Parveen Hooda immediately followed Lovlina’s footsteps to win another gold, beating Nien-chin Chen of Taiwan 3-2. Ankush Panghal got India’s third boxing gold as he punched his way to the top of the podium in the men’s 80kg category.

The Indian women’s team continued their golden run as they reclaimed gold in the Asian Games. They beat defending champions China 1-0, with Lalremsiami scoring a brilliant shot of the reverse flick to get the only goal of the finals. China hasn’t conceded a goal in this Asian Games, and this goal proved to be decisive in taking away the gold medal from them.

The women’s hockey team have secured a spot in the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.

Indian Archers continued to create history in Aichi-Nagoya, as Indian women broke South Korean domination to win a historic gold in the women’s Recurve team event. The South Koreans have won seven consecutive golds in the event and were aiming for an eighth.

But the trio of Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma, and Anil Kumkum Mohod came back from being 1-3 down to win the gold medal 5-3. Kumkum joined Dhiraj Bommadevara to compete in the mixed team event. They faced China, whose precision was better on the day. The mixed Indian team had to settle for a silver.

Dhiraj, along with Yashdeep Bhoge and Neeraj Chouhan, teamed up against South Korea in the finals. The Koreans showed their domination when the conditions were tough as the wind speed picked up. The unfavorable conditions resulted in missed accuracy for India, but to the advantage of Korea, the wind speed dropped when they were in action, and they capitalized to win the gold.

Nethra Kumaran won India’s second medal from sailing as the girl won a bronze in the women’s dinghy finals. Another bronze medal for India came from the Sepaktakraw event, with the men’s quadrant making it to the semifinals.

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India have some good news from the golf course, with Pranavi Sharath topping at the end of day 3 in the women’s individual event and standing in second place in the team event. Canoe Slalom and Taekwondo saw India compete, but a long way from challenging the medal winners.

Hopefully, a few more medal opportunities for India on Saturday, and the fans would be praying to hear the national anthem more often than not

Updated India Results – Asian Games 2026 (Day 13, October 2)

Archery

• India (Ankita Bhakat/Kirti Sharma/Kumkum Mohod) beat China by 5-1 in the Recurve Women’s Team Semifinal
• India (Kumkum Mohod/Dhiraj Bommadevara) defeated Japan by 5-3 in the Mixed Recurve Semifinal
• India (Ankita Bhakat/Kirti Sharma/Kumkum Mohod) beat South Korea by 5-3 to win the gold medal in the Recurve Women’s Team Final
• India (Kumkum Mohod/Dhiraj Bommadevara) won a silver medal after losing to China by 5-3 in the Recurve Mixed Team Final
• India (Dhiraj Bommadevara/Neeraj Chauhan/Yashdeep Bhoge) defeated Iran by 6-0 in the Recurve Men’s Team Semifinals
• India (Dhiraj Bommadevara/Neeraj Chauhan/Yashdeep Bhoge) won a silver medal after losing to South Korea 5-1 in the Recurve Men’s Team finals

Boxing

• Lovlina Borgohain beat Ziyi Bao (China) 5-0 to win the gold medal in the women’s 75kg final – Report
• Parveen Hooda beat Nien-chin Chen (Taiwan) 3-2 to win the gold medal in the women’s 65kg Final – Report
• Ankush Panghal beat Minseong Kim (South Korea) 4-0 to win the gold medal in the men’s 80kg Final – Report

Canoe Slalom

• Shikha Chouhan finished 9th (83.31) and has qualified for the next round
• Shikha Chouhan finished 3rd in the Women’s Kayak Cross Quarterfinals
• Pradhyumna Singh Rathod finished 4th in the Men’s Kayak Cross Quarterfinals

Golf

• Saptak Talwar is at 11th (-5), Veer Ahlawat is at 10th (-6), and Yuvraj Sandhu is at 23rd (+1) in Men’s Individual Stroke Play at the end of Round 3
• Team India Men is in the 6th position with a score of (-11)
• Pranavi Sharath Urs is at 1st (-15), Diksha Dagar and Aditi Ashok are at the 18th position (+5) in Women’s Individual Stroke Play and Team event—Round 3
• Team India Women is in the 2nd position with a score of (-11)

Hockey

India beat China 1-0 in the finals of women’s hockey

Sailing

• Nethra Kumanan won a bronze medal in the women’s dinghy final

Sepaktakraw

• India lost to Thailand 2-0 in the women’s group A match
• India won the bronze medal after losing to Japan in the Men’s Quadrant Semifinal

Rugby Sevens

• India beat Malaysia 26-5 in the Women’s Pool E match

Taekwondo

• Kashish Malik defeated Siu Wai Lam (HKG) 2-0 in the Mixed Individual Virtual Taekwondo, Round of 16
• Kashish Malik lost to Rita Bakisheva (KAZ) 2-1 in the Mixed Individual Virtual Taekwondo Quarterfinals

Volleyball

• India beat South Korea 3-1 in the Men’s 5th-8th Classification

Wrestling

• Dipanshi Phogat lost to Yui Susaki (Japan) by 11-0, Women’s Freestyle 50kg Pre-Quarterfinal
• Rajat Ruhal lost to Yedige Kassimbek (Kazakhstan) by 8-3 in Men’s Freestyle 125kg Pre-Quarterfinal
• Priya Malik lost to Aiperi Medet Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan) by 6-1 in Women’s Freestyle 76kg Pre-Quarterfinal
• Sujeet Kalkal defeated Sayed Omar Zazai by 13-3, Men’s Freestyle 65kg Pre-Quarterfinal
• Sujeet Kalkal defeated Abbas Ebrahimzadehsavadkouhi (Iran) by 10-0 in Men’s 65kg Freestyle Quarterfinal
• Dipanshi Phogat defeated Samnang Dit by 10-0, Women’s Wrestling 50kg Repechage
• Sujeet defeated Kotaro Kiyooka by 3-3 (VPO), Men’s Freestyle 65kg Semifinal
• Sujeet Kalkal beat Abdulmazhid Kudiev (Tajikistan) 10-9 to win the gold medal in the men’s freestyle 65kg Final – Report
• Dipanshi lost to Zeinep Bayanova (Kazakhstan) in the women’s 50 kg category

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