India at Asian Games: Day 11 Results, Medals and Key Highlights

India at Asian Games campaign produced another day at Aichi‑Nagoya with India adding gold medals in archery and shooting a bronze medal in wrestling and more medals in squash and boxing.

Day eleven brought important moments for India. Archery emerged as the standout sport with India winning three compound team gold medals in one day. Indias mens compound team completed a comeback against China while Indias womens team successfully defended Indias Asian Games title with Indias world record–equaling score.

India’s compound mixed team also delivered a milestone by winning gold and securing a quota place for India at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, where the event will make its Olympic debut.

There were performances elsewhere too. Wrestler Sunil Kumar won bronze in the mens Greco‑Roman 87‑kg category Lovlina Borgohain reached the womens 75‑kg boxing final. Both Indias mens and womens squash teams assured India of additional medals.

At the time India suffered exits in tennis, judo, wrestling and esports while Indias womens hockey team advanced through a closely contested semi‑final, against South Korea.

Archery delivers three gold medals for India

Archery was the source of success for India on Day 11.

The womens compound team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep and Chikitha Taniparthi beat China 238-234 in the final. India was ahead 119-116 at the halfway mark. Kept the lead all through the second half.

The 238-point total matched the womens compound team world record set by South Korea at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.

For Jyothi this win carried meaning. She was the one of the three who had also been part of India’s gold-winning team at Hangzhou 2023.

The women’s victory was quickly followed by another win in the mixed compound team event.

Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav beat South Korea in a shoot-off after the final ended tied at 157-157. Both Indian archers hit 10s in the shoot-off. South Korea’s last arrow landed in the nine.

This victory gave India a gold medal and also secured an Olympic quota place for LA 2028. Compound mixed team archery makes its debut at the Los Angeles Games making this result especially important for India’s future Olympic plans.

Then the men’s compound team completed India’s archery hat-trick.

Sahil Jadhav, Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru and Kushal Dalal beat China 238-237 after being for much of the match.

China led 120-118 at the halfway point. Stayed ahead 179-178 after three ends.. India delivered a perfect final end. All three Indian archers hit 10s with their shots while China managed only an eight.

That one-point change in the end gave India the gold.

With three compound gold medals on one day archery made a contribution to India’s medal tally, in Aichi-Nagoya.

Shooting: Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai win mixed trap gold

India also secured gold in the trap mixed team event through Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai.

The Indian pair scored 34 points in the final to set a new Asian record. Qatar finished with 32 points for silver, while China took bronze with 23.

The result was particularly notable because India had to recover from a difficult beginning.

The pair managed only six hits from their first 10 targets but then produced a remarkable sequence without missing another target. Their comeback moved them from the bottom of the standings to the top.

For Dhanda, it was her second gold medal and third medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Games. She had already won the women’s trap individual gold and a silver in the women’s trap team event.

Chenai also collected his third Asian Games medal overall, adding another achievement to his previous medal haul from Hangzhou 2023.

Wrestling: Sunil Kumar adds another Asian Games bronze

India’s wrestling campaign produced a medal through Sunil Kumar, who won bronze in the men’s Greco-Roman 87kg category.

Sunil defeated the Philippines’ Callum Johnston Roberts 9-0 by technical superiority in the bronze-medal bout.

The result gave Sunil back-to-back Asian Games bronze medals after his podium finish at Hangzhou 2023.

It also made him the first Indian wrestler to win two Greco-Roman medals at the Asian Games.

His road to the bronze-medal contest had included a strong quarter-final performance, where he defeated Tajikistan’s Muhammad Sultonzoda 9-0. However, he was stopped in the semi-final by Japan’s Taijo Yoshida, who won 11-0 by technical superiority.

Sunil’s bronze therefore came after a difficult semi-final setback and ensured India still finished the event with a wrestling medal.

Lovlina Borgohain reaches boxing final

India’s boxing campaign received another boost as Lovlina Borgohain reached the women’s 75kg final.

The Olympic medallist defeated reigning 70kg world champion Natalya Bogdanova 3-2 in the semi-final.

Lovlina, who won silver at Hangzhou 2023, is now among India’s boxers fighting for gold in Aichi-Nagoya.

She will meet China’s Asian champion Bao Ziyi in the final.

India also collected two boxing bronze medals during the day.

Priya Ghanghas secured bronze in the women’s 60kg category after losing 4-1 to China’s Yang Chengyu in the semi-final.

Kapil Pokhariya also took bronze in the men’s 90kg category after a 4-1 semi-final defeat against reigning world champion and Olympian Turabek Khabibullaev.

The results mean India’s boxing contingent continued to remain involved in the medal rounds across multiple weight categories.

Women’s hockey: India move ahead against South Korea

The women’s hockey semi-final between India and South Korea was one of the day’s closely followed contests.

The teams were level 0-0 at half-time before India finally broke the deadlock in the third quarter.

The opening goal came in the 44th minute from a penalty corner. Deepika Sehrawat found injector Ishika with a variation, and Ishika finished with a first-time effort.

India then doubled its lead in the 48th minute.

Captain Salima Tete collected a loose ball and carried it into the circle before sending it towards the centre. The ball took a deflection from a South Korean defender’s stick and rolled into the net.

The result puts India into a strong position in the women’s hockey competition, following a match that had remained goalless for two quarters.

India had won bronze at the previous Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2023, while South Korea had taken silver. The winner of the semi-final was scheduled to meet defending champions China in the gold-medal match.

Squash teams assure India of more medals

India’s squash teams also made progress on Day 11.

The men’s team defeated Kuwait 2-0 in the quarter-final to book a place in the semi-finals and assure another medal.

Veer Chotrani defeated Bader Almoghrebi 3-1 before Abhay Singh beat Ammar Altamimi 3-0 to complete India’s victory.

India’s next opponent in the semi-final will be Malaysia.

The women’s squash team had already assured a medal by defeating Singapore 2-0 in the quarter-finals.

Tanvi Khanna won her match 3-1 against Wai Iynn Au Yeong, while Anahat Singh sealed the tie with a 3-0 victory over Wai Yhann Au Yeong.

The women’s semi-final was scheduled for the following day, with India’s opponent yet to be confirmed in the supplied updates.

Tennis campaign sees multiple quarter-final exits

India’s tennis campaign produced mixed results.

Yuki Bhambri and Dhakshineswar Suresh were knocked out in the men’s doubles quarter-finals after losing 7-(5)6, 6-3 to Ho Chenjui and Hsu Yu-hsiou.

Earlier, Anirudh Chandrasekar and N Sriram Balaji had also exited the doubles competition in the quarter-finals. They lost 6-7 (4), 7-6 (9), 10-8 to China’s Jiang Fumin and Tianhui Zhang.

In men’s singles, Dhakshineswar Suresh was eliminated in the third round after losing 6-3, 6-4 to Chinese Taipei’s Chun-hsin Tseng.

There was better news for Sumit Nagal, who defeated Uzbekistan’s Sergey Fomin 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals.

Nagal moved within one victory of securing a medal and was scheduled to face China’s Wu Yibing.

Judo: Asmita Dey’s medal run ends

Asmita Dey started strongly in the women’s 48kg judo competition and reached the quarter-finals after defeating Vietnam’s Ha Ngoc Chi by ippon.

She then lost her quarter-final against three-time world medallist Abiba Abuzhakynova of Kazakhstan.

Asmita remained in medal contention through the repechage, where she defeated Hong Kong China’s Olympian Ka Lee Wong by yuko.

However, her campaign ended in the bronze-medal match. Mongolia’s Narantsetseg Ganbaatar defeated her by waza-ari.

The result meant Asmita finished just outside the medals despite progressing through several difficult rounds.

Golf: Pranavi Urs leads India’s challenge

India also had promising starts in golf.

In the women’s individual stroke play, Pranavi Urs finished the opening round at four-under par, placing her second after the first day.

Diksha Dagar and Aditi Ashok were tied for 18th.

In the men’s competition, Saptak Talwar carded a four-under 66 and finished joint-third after the opening round.

Veer Ahlawat and Yuvraj Sandhu both returned one-over 71s, while India sat joint-fifth in the team standings after the opening round.

These positions left India’s golfers with further opportunities to challenge for medals as the competition progressed.

Other results from India’s Day 11 campaign

India’s athletes were also involved in several other sports across Aichi-Nagoya.

In track cycling, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka finished 10th overall in the women’s keirin. She placed fifth in her semi-final heat before finishing fourth in the 7th-12th place final.

In the men’s sprint, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo and Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam failed to advance beyond the Round of 32 after finishing second in their heats and repechage.

In canoe slalom, Pradhyumna Singh Rathod reached the men’s kayak single final and eventually finished sixth with a time of 125.21. Hitesh Kewat finished 14th in the semi-finals.

In sport climbing, Deepu Mallesh repeatedly broke his own national record in the men’s speed qualification. His 5.09-second run placed him 11th among the 16 qualifiers and took him into the quarter-finals.

India’s women’s sepaktakraw team suffered defeats against Vietnam and the Philippines in Group A. The men’s quadrant team, meanwhile, began its campaign with a 2-0 victory over Laos.

In esports, India’s League of Legends campaign ended in the group stage after defeats against Hong Kong China, South Korea and Chinese Taipei.

Nisha Dahiya exits wrestling competition

Indian wrestler Nisha Dahiya could not progress further in the women’s 68kg category.

She initially lost 4-4 on criteria to North Korea’s Olympian Pak Sol-gum. Although the score was tied, Pak advanced because her four-point scoring move was valued higher than Nisha’s two two-point scores.

Nisha then received a route into the repechage but lost 5-4 to South Korea’s Park Hyeonyeong.

That ended her medal hopes.

What stood out for India on Day 11?

The clearest theme from India’s Day 11 campaign was the strength of the country’s compound archery programme.

Three gold medals came from the discipline, with the women’s team equalling a world record score, the mixed team securing an LA 2028 quota place and the men’s team completing a comeback against China.

Shooting added another gold through Dhanda and Chenai, while Sunil Kumar ensured wrestling remained on India’s medal list.

The day also produced important progress rather than medals. Lovlina Borgohain reached a boxing final, both squash teams secured medals, Sumit Nagal moved into the tennis quarter-finals and the women’s hockey team advanced from its semi-final.

At the same time, several athletes came within reach of medals but were eliminated, including Asmita Dey, Nisha Dahiya and India’s men’s doubles tennis combinations.

India’s Key Day 11 Results at a Glance

India’s medal picture after the day’s major results

The supplied Day 11 updates stated that India’s three compound archery victories contributed to a tally of 10 gold medals at Aichi-Nagoya at that point.

The gold medals from archery and shooting were complemented by bronze medals in wrestling and boxing, while squash teams and Lovlina Borgohain’s boxing run guaranteed further medal opportunities.

The day’s results also showed how India’s medal challenge was spread across different sports rather than depending on one discipline alone.

Archery provided the biggest haul, shooting produced another gold, wrestling added a historic Greco-Roman medal, boxing continued to produce finalists and medal winners, and squash secured medals through both team competitions.

Day 11 in perspective

Indias Day 11 campaign brought a mix of wins and heartbreaks. The archery events stood out the three gold medals. The mixed team gold was especially important because it helped India qualify for the Olympics in LA 2028. The men’s compound team also pulled off a win over China winning by just one point. That last arrow made all the difference in a match.

In shooting the mixed trap event showed a kind of story. Dhanda and Chenai started slowly. They came back strong. They finished on top. Claimed the gold showing great resilience.

Sunil Kumar’s bronze in Greco- wrestling added another name to India’s long list of medalists in that discipline. His performance kept the legacy alive. Lovlina’s journey to the boxing final was another spot. She kept India’s hopes alive for a gold medal in boxing.

Team sports also played their part. The women’s hockey team moved forward by taking control in their semi-final against South Korea. They showed strength and determination. The squash teams both made it to the medal rounds guaranteeing least a medal for India in the sport.

More athletes are still in action. Several are moving through finals and medal rounds. This means India now has confirmed medals podium finishes that’re almost certain and more chances to win gold.

Looking at the picture Day 11 in Aichi-Nagoya was a strong day for India. Archery was the highlight with shooting and wrestling making contributions. The campaign stayed strong across boxing, hockey, squash, tennis and golf. India kept its medal hopes alive. Stayed in the race, for more gold.