Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand’s impressive run at the Asian Games came to an end with a straight-game loss to Malaysia’s world No. 5 pair Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan in the women’s doubles quarterfinals on Sunday (September 27, 2026). The Indian duo, who won a maiden World Championships bronze in New Delhi last month, fought hard in the opening game but faded into errors to lose 18-21, 9-21, while mixed doubles pair Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto also bowed out after a spirited 14-21, 21-18, 18-21 defeat to China’s world No. 1 Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dongping.
India will have a packed medal day on September 27 in Nagoya with shooters Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rahi Sarnobat in action in women’s 25m pistol, long-jumpers Shaili Singh and Ancy Sojan in the women’s final.
Steeplechaser Parul Chaudhary and decathlete Tejaswin Shankar chasing podium finishes, while all eyes will be on badminton star P.V. Sindhu in the women’s singles quarterfinals and squash finalists Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh, who face Malaysian opponents for gold.
India enjoyed a productive day at the Asian Games on Saturday (September 26, 2026), adding multiple medals across kabaddi, athletics, shooting and squash, while securing berths in two squash singles finals. India have so far won 30 medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, comprising four gold, 12 silver and 14 bronze medals.
