Asian Games 2026 LIVE | Mixed Doubles Group B: Tiwari-Meena vs Cambodia’s Viva-Chanroseka

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I ndia’s premier soft tennis duo, Aadhya Tiwari and Jay Meena, are set to debut at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games with an early morning clash against Cambodia’s Viva Chao and Chanroseka Khun. Scheduled for 5:30 a.m. IST in Mixed Doubles Group B, the Indian pair—who already own a historic World Soft Tennis Championships bronze—will look to transition their extensive international training into an opening match on Monday (September 21, 2026).

Vidarsa K. Vinod has become the first woman from Keralam to win an Asian Games medal in shooting, securing silver in the women’s 10m air rifle team event at the 20th edition in Japan. This was Vinod’s first Asian Games, where she is also competing in the women’s 50m rifle 3 Positions event.

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India also enjoyed impressive starts in hockey, MMA and table tennis. Deepika scored eight goals as the Indian women’s hockey team thrashed Uzbekistan 19-0 in their opening Pool B match. Suchika Tariyal assured India of a medal by reaching the women’s Traditional MMA 60kg semifinals with a 2-0 win over Mongolia’s Altanchimeg Baigalmaa. Meanwhile, India’s women’s table tennis team defeated Indonesia 3-0 in its opening Group F fixture.

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Indian hockey teams wore saffron jerseys in their Asian Games 2026 opening matches, sparking controversy over kit color decisions.

It was not a silver won but a gold lost for Elavenil Valarivan at the Aichi General Shooting Gallery on Sunday, the 27-year-old letting a sure title chance slip away by easing up too early in the final.

The wide smile she had after the event could not hide the ‘what ifs’ running through her mind. “Somewhere I knew I was in the top three and although I was coming back to my process and techniques, I did get a bit relaxed. I really need to work on my [game in] finals. But I think I gave my absolute best,” Elavenil said.

​ I relaxed a bit, but gave my best: Elavenil Elavenil Valarivan reflects on her performance, acknowledging the need for improvement after narrowly missing gold at the Asian Games.

Asian Games 2026 in Japan’s Aichi-Nagoya saw India open its account on Sunday (September 20, 2026), with two silver medals at the women’s 10 m air rifle competition.

Stay updated on the 2026 Asian Games medal tally and India's performance in Aichi-Nagoya.

Shafali Verma slammed her maiden T20I century to power India into the final of women’s cricket event at the Asian Games with a 114-run win over Bangladesh, here on Sunday.

​ Asian Games 2026: Shafali’s fiery ton fires India to women’s cricket final, ensures medal Shafali Verma's explosive century leads India to the women's cricket final at the 2026 Asian Games, securing a medal.