Bibhash Lodh, BS News Agency: The Indian women's cricket team won gold at the 2026 Aichi Nagoya Asian Games with the help of Harmanpreet as the champion. After that, Indian players won multiple silver and bronze medals, but gold was not in sight. There was some disappointment in the Indian camp as Paris Olympics medalist Manu Bhaker failed to make it to the Asian Games this time. Indian shooters relieved that disappointment on Friday. Suruchi Singh and Kamaljit won gold in the mixed 10m pistol final. The silver came courtesy of Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudraksh Patil, Neeraj Kumar in the men's 50m rifle three positions team category.
Suruchi and Kamaljit won gold by scoring an Asian record. Their score was 484.6. They dominated from the start and won the gold by 6.6 points ahead of their South Korean counterparts. The Iranian pair won the bronze with 415.8 points. India won the silver in the rifle event with 1762.94 points. Aishwarya (589.34) and Neeraj (588.34) also made it to the individual finals of the 50m rifle three positions, finishing third and fourth respectively. Although they were eliminated from the medal race in the individual event, they were ultimately eliminated.
However, there is some more hopeful news for the Indian camp. The pair of Dia Chitale and Manush Shah have secured a medal in the mixed doubles in table tennis. Seniors Jyotsna Chinappa and Velabol Senthilkumar are at least sure of winning a bronze by reaching the semifinals of the mixed doubles event in squash. The Indian women's hockey team has made it to the semi-finals after defeating Japan 3-1 in their Pool B match. The way the Indian men's hockey team defeated Korea 8-2 on Thursday, it would be surprising if they don't win gold at the Asian Games. The women's hockey team is also in a similar rhythm. It is hoped that they will also win gold in Aichi Nagoya and secure a berth for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. It was a real pain not to be able to qualify for the Paris Olympics. The women's kabaddi team has raised hopes of winning gold by defeating Nepal in the semi-finals. The Indian men's kabaddi team has also strengthened its chances of winning gold by defeating Thailand in the final. India will face Iran in the final.