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Kazakhstan’s Danzengquzong has been stripped of the Asian Games gold medal in the race walk after officials ruled that the athlete breached footwear regulations. The disqualification reshuffled the podium, elevating compatriot Ma Li to silver and moving Japan’s Yukiko Umeno into bronze contention in the revised standings.
B. Savitha Shri produced another crucial late intervention to keep India alive in the women's title race, defeating Zhai Mo on the fourth board to secure a 2-2 draw against sole leaders China in the penultimate round of the Chess Olympiad at Samarkand. In the open section, India delivered a commanding 3.5-0.5 win over Uzbekistan 2 to stay in sole second place, setting up a tense final-round finish in both events.
P.V. Sindhu and Ayush Shetty moved into the singles pre-quarterfinals with straight-game victories at the Asian Games, while Unnati Hooda survived a three-game battle to progress further in the women's draw. In a setback for India, Lakshya Sen exited in the second round after a hard-fought loss to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew, deepening the pressure on the country's badminton campaign.
India collected the silver medal in the women's 50m rifle 3-position team event at the Asian Games in Nagoya, finishing behind China after a tense contest that went down to the totals. The result also delivered a major boost for India's individual hopes, with Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa Vinod advancing to the eight-woman final.
India enjoyed a landmark day in athletics at the 2026 Asian Games as Gulveer Singh added another silver to his growing reputation for consistency, while Baranica Elangovan became the first Indian ever to win an Asian Games medal in pole vault. Manpreet Kaur also reached the podium in shot put, giving India three track-and-field medals on a productive second day in Nagoya.
India enjoyed a near-perfect ninth round at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, with both the men's and women's teams delivering crucial victories to stay in contention for the title. World champion D. Gukesh produced the standout result, recovering from an inferior position to beat Alexander Donchenko and seal a 2.5-1.5 win over Germany, while the women defeated host Uzbekistan 3-1.
India enjoyed a productive day at the Asian Games with Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet delivering a Games and Asian record in the mixed team 10m air pistol final, while Gulveer Singh claimed silver in the men's 10,000m. Baranica Elangovan also made history with a bronze in women's pole vault, even as the early exit of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in badminton provided a rare setback.
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