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India Secures Sepaktakraw Bronze, Archery Gold, and More Medals at Asian Games 2026
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News18•02-10-2026, 13:45
India Secures Sepaktakraw Bronze, Archery Gold, and More Medals at Asian Games 2026
- •India's men's quadrant team of Malemnganba Singh Sorokhaibam, Ram Kumar Sharma, Bobby Kumar, and Akash Yumnam secured a bronze medal in sepaktakraw after losing to Japan in the semifinals.
- •This marks India's third sepaktakraw medal at the Asian Games, following bronzes in 2018 (men's team regu) and 2022 (women's team regu).
- •India's medal tally at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games reached 72, including 12 golds, 25 silvers, and 34 bronzes.
- •Kumkum Mohod, Ankita Bhakat, and Kirti Sharma won India's first-ever women's recurve archery gold, defeating South Korea 5-3.
- •Other notable medals include Lovlina Borgohain's boxing gold, Nethra Kumanan's sailing bronze, and silver medals in mixed and men's recurve archery.
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The Indian men's quadrant of Malemnganba Singh Sorokhaibam, Ram Kumar Sharma, Bobby Kumar, and Akash Yumnam secured the bronze medal after a semifinal match against Japan.
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain won the gold medal by defeating China's Bao Ziyi 5-0 in the women's 75kg final on her 29th birthday.
Nethra Kumanan recovered strongly in the second and final race of the finals to finish level on points with Hong Kong's Stephanie Louise Norton, ultimately taking the bronze medal due to her superior head-to-head results.
