Asian Games 2026 Day 6 LIVE Updates: Shooters spearheaded a stellar start to Day 6 for India in Aichi-Nagoya, clinching both a Gold and a Silver medal to elevate the nation’s tally to 19. Suruchi and Kamaljeet delivered a dominant performance to claim Gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team final, having matched the Asian record during qualification, while the trio of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Niraj Kumar, and Rudrankksh Patil bagged Silver in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event. More medals are already locked in across other disciplines: Diya Chitale and Manush Shah have secured a mixed doubles table tennis podium spot, while squash veteran Joshana Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar guaranteed at least a bronze by advancing to the mixed doubles semi-finals. Attention now turns to the men’s and women’s kabaddi teams in their respective semi-finals, alongside key track-and-field events including the women’s shot put and pole vault, plus the men’s 10,000m and hammer throw. (Medals Tally)
Asian Games 2026 Day 6 Results:
Surfing: Sugar Shanti Gayen and Kamali Prakash finish last in their respective heats in women’s shortboard round 1.
Badminton: Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto defeated the Maldivian pair of Aminath Abdul Razzaq and Nibal Ahmed in the first round of the mixed doubles.
Canoe Sprint: Prohit Baroi and Prasanna Kumar finished fifth in the men’s kayak double 500m semi-final 1, progressing to Final B.
Canoe Sprint: Megha Pradeep and Neha Leichonbam finished fourth in the canoe double 500m semi-final 1 and have been eliminated.
Fencing: The Indian quartet of Aditya, Hemash Singh, Tejas Patil, and Sachin lost their Round of 16 tie against Hong Kong in the men’s team foil.
Shooting: Kamaljeet and Suruchi Inder Singh top 10m air pistol mixed team qualification event, mathch Asian record.
Swimming: Dhanush Suresh finished seventh in his men’s 50m breaststroke heat (21st overall), missing out on qualification for the final.
Table tennis: Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade lose to Lin Shidong and Kuai Man of China in mixed doubles quarterfinals.
Swimming: Rishabh Das finishes second in men’s 200m backstroke heat 1.
Table Tennis: Diya Chitale and Manush Shah beat Wong Chun Ting-Doo Hoi Kem of Hong Kong to qualify for semifinals, assure India a medal.
Squash: Joshana Chinappa-Velavan Senthilkumar reach mixed doubles semifinal, assure India a medal.
Swimming: Rishabh Das finished fourth and Utkarsh Patil was ninth overall in men’s 200m backstroke heats, both into final.
Athletics: Anamika Aneesh finished 6th while Pooja only managed to bag the 10th spot in women’s heptathlon long jump. Overall, they are placed 7th and 9th.
Fencing: Anupriya, Mitva Chaudhari, Tanishka Khatri, Yashkeerat Kaur lose to Uzbekistan in women’s epee team round of 16.
Swimming: Aneesh Sunil finished 17th, Dhakshan Shashikumar 18th in men’s 400m freestyle heats. Both fail to qualify for the final.
Shooting: Kamaljeet and Suruchi clinched gold medal for India in 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team final.
Shooting: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Niraj Kumar, Rudrankksh Patil win silver medal for India in Men’s 50m Rifle Team final.