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India Eyes More Medals on Day 7 of Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya
- •India continues its Asian Games 2026 campaign on Day 7 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with athletes competing across 15 disciplines.
- •Medal opportunities are expected in shooting, athletics, canoe sprint, equestrian, and weightlifting.
- •Key events include the Indian dressage team final, shooting finals with Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, and Niraj Kumar, and Seram Nirupama Devi in weightlifting.
- •Athletics will feature men’s 100m semifinals, the men’s 10,000m final, and various other track and field events.
- •Indian kabaddi teams face semifinals, the hockey team plays Japan, and athletes compete in squash, badminton, table tennis, boxing, fencing, surfing, swimming, and esports.
Key Questions Answered
On Day 7 of the Asian Games 2026, Indian shooters will participate in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team qualification and final, alongside the men's 50m rifle 3 positions individual qualification and team final featuring Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, and Niraj Kumar.
Indian track and field athletes competing on Day 7 include Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kujur in the men's 100m semifinals, Gulveer Singh in the 10,000m final, Manpreet Kaur and Krishna Jayasankar in the women's shot put final, and Pooja and Anamika Kozhinjaparambil in the women's heptathlon events.
In the kabaddi semifinals, the Indian women's team will face Nepal while the men's team will take on Thailand, and the Indian women's hockey team is scheduled to face Japan in Pool B.
