India’s campaign in Asian Games 2026 gathered momentum on Friday as shooters Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet delivered the country’s second gold medal of the competition, while the men’s rifle team added silver and several more podium finishes were secured across table tennis, squash and kabaddi. The mixed 10m air pistol pair produced the standout performance of the morning, winning with an Asian record score of 484.6 points. South Korea finished second with 478, while Iran took bronze with 415.8.

Soon afterwards, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil and Niraj Kumar won silver in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event. Those two results lifted India’s official medal count to 19 - two gold, eight silver and nine bronze.

Asian Games 2026 Day 7: Shooting Delivers Gold and Silver for India

The biggest breakthrough came from shooting, where Suruchi and Kamaljeet dominated the mixed 10m air pistol competition from qualification to the final. The Indian pair topped qualification with 587 points, matching the Asian qualification record, before carrying that form into the medal round. They built an early lead over South Korea and stayed ahead despite the Korean pair reducing the gap during the middle stages.

India pulled away again during the elimination phase, eventually finishing on 484.6 — a new Asian record for the final. Suruchi closed the competition with a 10.8, completing an emphatic victory. The result gave India its first shooting gold of these Games and the country's second gold medal overall after the women’s cricket team had won the first earlier in the competition.

Rifle Team Adds Silver to India's Medal Count

India’s medal rush at the range continued through the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil and Niraj Kumar combined to take silver behind China. The result was especially valuable because India had entered Day 7 with 17 medals and only one gold. With one title and one silver added on Friday morning, the overall tally moved to 19. Of those, nine medals had come from the shooting contingent by early afternoon, making it one of India's most productive disciplines at the Games.

Table Tennis Asian Games Breakthrough for Manush Shah and Diya Chitale

India also secured an important medal in mixed doubles table tennis. Manush Shah and Diya Chitale defeated Hong Kong’s experienced pairing of Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem 3-1 in the quarter-finals to reach the semi-finals and assure themselves of a medal. The result is significant in the context of table tennis Asian Games performances because medals in the sport have traditionally been difficult for India to secure against teams from East Asia.

Manush also continued his singles campaign successfully, defeating Iran’s Benyamin Faraji 4-0, with game scores of 11-9, 11-6, 11-6 and 11-5. There were disappointments elsewhere. Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade lost their mixed doubles quarter-final against China’s Lin Shidong and Kuai Man, while Sreeja Akula and Syndrela Das were eliminated in women’s doubles. Diya and Yashaswini also went out of women’s doubles after losing in straight games to a Chinese pair. For readers tracking table tennis Asian Games results, the Manush-Diya partnership remained India’s biggest success of the day.

Squash Assures India More Medals

Squash produced another productive morning. Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar defeated the Philippines pair of David Pelino and Jemyca Aribado in the mixed doubles quarter-final, guaranteeing another podium finish. India also assured itself of a women’s singles medal after Anahat Singh defeated compatriot Tanvi Khanna 3-0 in the quarter-finals.

Abhay Singh joined her in the last four after a straight-games victory over Japan’s Ryunosuke Tsukue. Veer Chotrani, however, was eliminated after a 1-3 quarter-final defeat against Pakistan’s Muhammad Irfan. The medals assured in squash were not yet part of the official Asian Games medals tally because the relevant events had not concluded.

Both Kabaddi Teams Reach the Final

India’s women began the kabaddi semi-final strongly against Nepal and eventually completed a dominant 48-24 victory. The result guaranteed at least silver and sent India into the final. The men followed with an even more emphatic performance against Thailand. India controlled the match throughout and won 66-27, also securing a place in the title match.

Those results mean both Indian kabaddi teams are now guaranteed medals.

However, assured medals are different from awarded medals, so they should not yet be added to India’s official count of 19. The finals will determine whether they become gold or silver.

Women's Hockey Team Beats Hosts Japan 3-1

India’s women’s hockey side continued its unbeaten campaign by defeating hosts Japan 3-1 in Pool B. Lalremsiami opened the scoring in the fifth minute before Ishika Chaudhary doubled the advantage near the end of the first half. Navneet Kaur made it 3-0 in the third quarter before Japan’s Shiho Kobayakawa pulled one back early in the fourth. The victory was India’s fourth consecutive win and virtually secured a semi-final place. India had previously beaten Uzbekistan 19-0, Indonesia 17-1 and Thailand 20-1. They will complete the pool stage against Singapore on Sunday.

Badminton Campaign Moves Forward

Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto made a comfortable start in mixed doubles, defeating Aminath Abdul Razzaq and Nibal Ahmed of the Maldives. Unnati Hooda also progressed in women’s singles with a convincing 21-9, 21-10 first-round victory over North Korea’s Yu Mi Song. More attention later in the day was set to fall on Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in men’s doubles, along with Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand in women’s doubles. India’s badminton programme still has multiple potential medal routes remaining.

Mixed Morning for Indian Swimmers

India qualified three swimmers for finals. Rishabh Das and Utkarsh Patil advanced from the men’s 200m backstroke heats, while experienced swimmer Sajan Prakash reached the men’s 200m butterfly final. Dhanush Suresh missed the 50m breaststroke final after finishing 21st overall. Aneesh Sunil and Dhakshan Shashikumar were also eliminated from the 400m freestyle after finishing 17th and 18th overall respectively.

Athletics Medal Events Still to Come

A large part of India's Day 7 medal potential was still scheduled for the evening. In the women’s heptathlon, Anamika Aneesh and Pooja continued through the long jump and javelin portions of the competition. Several major track-and-field finals were scheduled later, including:

• Women’s shot put
• Women’s pole vault
• Men’s 10,000m
• Men’s hammer throw
• Men’s 100m, subject to qualification

Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kujur were due to compete in the men’s 100m semi-finals, while Gulveer Singh was scheduled for the 10,000m final. That means India's official tally could change significantly before the day concludes.

India Now Has 19 Awarded Medals

India entered Friday with 17 medals — one gold, seven silver and nine bronze. The mixed pistol title and rifle team silver increased that to:

The two Indian gold medal winners so far are the women’s cricket team and the Suruchi-Kamaljeet mixed pistol pair.

Several additional medals are already assured in kabaddi, squash and table tennis, but have not been included in that total because their final colour has not yet been decided.

That distinction is important when following live Asian Games medals updates.

Why Day 7 Could Become a Turning Point

The medal count alone does not fully capture the significance of Friday’s results. India had accumulated several podium finishes during the opening days but had struggled to convert enough opportunities into gold. Suruchi and Kamaljeet changed that early on Day 7. Their victory also gave the Indian contingent momentum ahead of major evening finals in athletics and knockout contests in other sports. At the same time, Manush-Diya’s medal assurance, multiple squash semi-final qualifications and both kabaddi teams reaching their finals created a larger pipeline of guaranteed podium finishes.

The challenge now is converting those assured medals into higher positions.

More Medal Opportunities Remain on Day 7

Asian Games 2026 action is far from finished for India. Athletics remains the biggest late-day focus, while swimming finals, badminton, weightlifting and additional table tennis action can still change the picture. India’s tally of 19 therefore represents only the medals officially awarded by the early afternoon update. With multiple semi-finalists and two kabaddi finalists already confirmed, more Asian Games medals are certain to follow even before the remaining medal events are completed.

For now, Asian Games 2026 Day 7 has already delivered one of India’s strongest starts of the competition: an Asian-record title at the range, another rifle silver, and guaranteed medals across three more sports. The evening session will determine how much further that momentum carries the Indian contingent.