{"id":125659,"date":"2026-09-22T12:45:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T07:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=125659"},"modified":"2026-09-22T12:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T07:15:03","slug":"asian-games-2026-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/asian-games-2026-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Games 2026 Day 3, 21 September, Games, Indian Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Asian Games 2026 Day 3<\/b> was held on 21 September 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya. India competed across shooting, mixed martial arts, hockey, kabaddi, badminton, table tennis, swimming, wushu, soft tennis and sepaktakraw. Shooting produced three medals for India. Suchika Tariyal added a historic MMA bronze. Team events also recorded important wins across hockey, kabaddi, badminton and table tennis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Asian Games 2026 Day 3<\/b><\/h2>\n

Asian Games 2026 Day 3<\/b> featured a wide Indian schedule from early morning finals to team competitions and qualification rounds. The day brought four medals for India. Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane won silver in the men\u2019s 10m air rifle team event. Himanshu Dhillon won individual silver. Rudrankksh Patil secured individual bronze. Suchika Tariyal won bronze in women\u2019s Traditional 60kg MMA. India also recorded strong results in hockey, kabaddi, badminton and table tennis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Asian Games 2026 Day 3 Schedule<\/b><\/h2>\n

The <\/span>Asian Games 2026 Day 3 Schedule <\/b><\/a>covered several Indian athletes and teams across venues in Aichi-Nagoya, with events beginning at 5:30 AM IST.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Asian Games 2026 Day 3 Schedule<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Time<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Game\/ Sports<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Wushu, Soft Tennis, Sepaktakraw<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6:15 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Shooting 10m Air Rifle<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Shooting Skeet, Soft Tennis, Table Tennis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6:32 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Swimming Men\u2019s 50m Backstroke<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6:46 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Swimming Men\u2019s 50m Freestyle<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6:50 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Swimming Men\u2019s 50m Freestyle<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7:10 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Swimming Men\u2019s 100m Breaststroke<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Soft Tennis\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7:44 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Swimming Men\u2019s 4x200m Freestyle Relay<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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8:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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MMA, Boxing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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9:00 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Shooting 10m Air Rifle Individual Final<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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9:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Hockey<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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9:45 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Kabaddi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Soft Tennis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Badminton<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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12:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Soft Tennis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1:30 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Soft Tennis, Swimming Men\u2019s 50m Backstroke<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1:42 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Swimming Men\u2019s 50m Freestyle<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2:08 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Swimming Men\u2019s 100m Breaststroke<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2:30 PM onwards<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Wushu (Men, Women)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2:43 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Swimming Men\u2019s 4x200m Freestyle Relay<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3:30 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Table Tennis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4:15 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Kabaddi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Asian Games 2026 Day 3 Games<\/b><\/h2>\n

Asian Games 2026<\/a> Day 3 <\/b>produced four Indian medals and several important team results across the continental multi sport competition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Esports<\/b><\/h3>\n
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  • eFootball Group F: <\/b>India vs Uzbekistan: Chinmay Sahoo and Shakeel Danial Patel opened India\u2019s eFootball campaign with a 0-0 draw against Uzbekistan. India\u2019s next group match was scheduled against Mongolia at 2 PM.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Badminton<\/b><\/h3>\n
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    • Women\u2019s Team Quarter final: <\/b>India vs Japan: India lost 3-1 to Japan and exited the women\u2019s team competition. PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda and Tanvi Sharma lost their singles matches, while Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won doubles.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Soft Tennis<\/b><\/h3>\n
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      • Men\u2019s Singles Group C: <\/b>Aryan Thakur: Aryan Thakur defeated Mongolia\u2019s Bold-erdene Altangerel by winning all four sets.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Men\u2019s Singles Group D: <\/b>Jay Meena: Jay Meena defeated Pakistan\u2019s Hussain Arain. The result took him into the knockout stage.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Women\u2019s Singles Group D: <\/b>Aadhya Tiwari: Aadhya Tiwari lost to Thailand\u2019s Alisha Ziegler. She needed a victory against Pakistan\u2019s Kainaat Shallwani in her next match to remain in contention.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Shooting<\/b><\/h3>\n
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        • Men\u2019s 10m Air Rifle Team: <\/b>Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Rakesh Mane won the silver medal for India in the team event.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Men\u2019s 10m Air Rifle Individual: <\/b>Himanshu Dhillon won silver, while Rudrankksh Patil secured bronze for India in the individual final.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Shooting Medal Contribution: <\/b>India added three medals through shooting on Day 3, with the men\u2019s 10m air rifle events providing the main medal haul.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Skeet Events: <\/b>Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill and Mairaj Ahmad Khan competed in the men\u2019s skeet event. Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan competed in women\u2019s skeet.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Mixed Martial Arts<\/b><\/h3>\n
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          • Suchika Tariyal: <\/b>India\u2019s Suchika Tariyal secured bronze in the women\u2019s Traditional 60kg category after her semifinal bout against Teo Hui Hoon of Singapore.<\/span><\/li>\n
          • Historic Medal: <\/b>Suchika Tariyal won India\u2019s first Asian Games medal in mixed martial arts. The bronze came on Asian Games 2026 Day 3 in Aichi-Nagoya.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Kabaddi<\/b><\/h3>\n
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            • Men\u2019s Team: <\/b>India defeated South Korea in the men\u2019s Group A match. The result gave the defending champions another strong performance in the competition.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Table Tennis<\/b><\/h3>\n
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              • Women\u2019s Team: <\/b>India defeated Thailand and will face Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea in the Quarter Finals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Sepaktakraw<\/b><\/h3>\n
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                • Men\u2019s Regu: <\/b>India lost 3-0 to Malaysia in the men\u2019s regu event. It was India\u2019s second Group B defeat after the team had earlier lost 2-1 to Japan.<\/span><\/li>\n
                • Group Position: <\/b>India\u2019s men\u2019s regu team had one remaining group match against the Philippines after the defeats against Japan and Malaysia.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Swimming<\/b><\/h3>\n
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                  • Men\u2019s 4x100m Medley Relay: <\/b>India qualifies for the finals after finishing at the position of 7th out of 16.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Wushu<\/b><\/h3>\n
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                    • Women\u2019s Nanquan: <\/b>Hanjabam Langlentombi Devi finished ninth in the women\u2019s nanquan final with a score of 9.403.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Soft Tennis<\/b><\/h3>\n
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                      • Mixed Doubles: <\/b>Jay Meena and Aadhya Tiwari competed in Group B. Their schedule included matches against pairs from Cambodia, Mongolia and South Korea.<\/span><\/li>\n
                      • Jay Meena: <\/b>India\u2019s Jay Meena defeated Pakistan\u2019s Hussain Arain 4-0 in the men\u2019s singles Group D match. The result took him into the knockout stage.<\/span><\/li>\n
                      • Aadhya Tiwari: <\/b>Aadhya Tiwari lost 4-1 to Thailand\u2019s Alisha Ziegler in her women\u2019s singles Group D opener. She needed a win against Pakistan\u2019s Kainaat Shallwani to remain in contention.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        Equestrian<\/b><\/h3>\n
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                        • Team Dressage Standings: <\/b>India finished seventh in the team standings with 112.40 points. Arjan Singh Nagra scored 61.80, Ashish Limaye scored 64.47 and Fouaad Mirza recorded 61.33.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          Boxing<\/b><\/h3>\n
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                          • Women\u2019s 51kg: <\/b>Sakshi Chaudhary: Sakshi Chaudhary defeated Olympic bronze medallist Aira Villegas of the Philippines. She advanced to face Kazakhstan\u2019s world champion Alua Balkibekova.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            Karate<\/b><\/h3>\n
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                            • Men\u2019s 84kg Kumite: <\/b>Chetan Bhatt: Chetan Bhatt missed a bronze medal after losing to Chinese Taipei\u2019s Chung Meng-yu by Senshu. He had earlier lost his semifinal 8-0 to Jordan\u2019s Mohammad Alja\u2019Fari.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                              Asian Games 2026 Day 3 Medals<\/b><\/h2>\n
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                              • India\u2019s Shooting Medals: <\/b>India\u2019s Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane won silver in the men\u2019s 10m air rifle team event with 1890.1 points. Himanshu later won individual silver and Rudrankksh won bronze.<\/span><\/li>\n
                              • Mixed Martial Arts Medal: <\/b>Suchika Tariyal won bronze in the women\u2019s Traditional\u00a0 60kg division after losing her semifinal 0-2 to Singapore\u2019s Teo Hui Hoon. The medal was India\u2019s first Asian Games medal in mixed martial arts.<\/span><\/li>\n
                              • Day 3 Significance: <\/b>Asian Games 2026 Day 3 combined four Indian medals with several knockout and qualification results. Shooting produced the main medal haul, while cricket, kabaddi, badminton, table tennis and boxing featured major team and individual contests.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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