Asian Games 2026 Day 10: Sreeshankar, Gulveer and Esha shine as India stack up eight medals in a rousing all-round show

India finished Day 10 with eight medals, powered largely by athletics, where Murali Sreeshankar, Gulveer Singh and Yash Vir Singh won silver while Vithya Ramraj, Parul Chaudhary and Rohit Yadav took bronze. Esha Singh added a shooting silver and Pincky Balhara a kurash bronze, while India also made important progress in boxing, cricket and hockey.

India have finished fourth in the women’s 4x100m relay after a costly mistake in the second-to-third baton exchange effectively ended their medal hopes.

The poor handover dropped India back to sixth, leaving Abhinaya with far too much ground to recover on the anchor leg. She produced a terrific finish, closing rapidly on Thailand and Japan and nearly dragging India back into the podium places, but the deficit proved just too large.

China took gold comfortably, while India were left to rue the exchange error that ultimately cost them a medal.

India have secured a superb double podium finish in the men’s javelin, with Yash Vir Singh taking silver and Rohit Yadav winning bronze.

Yash Vir saved his best for last, producing a personal-best throw of 85.72m on his final attempt to seal second place. Rohit fouled his last throw, but his earlier effort of 84.35m proved enough to secure bronze.

Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage finished the competition in emphatic fashion, launching 88.55m with his final throw to strengthen his grip on gold and close out the event in style.

Rohit Yadav with his final attempt. OH!!!! But that goes out of the designated area. Anyways, India clinch two medals from the event. Great show from Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh.

Yash Vir sets a personal best in his last attempt. He registers 85.72m, well, that will not be enough to take him to the gold medal position. However, that was brilliant a show.

In this last attempt, Rumesh Pathirage betters himself. He signs off with 88.35m. So now, for the Indian athletes, the target is 88.36m to win the gold.

Arshad Nadeem fouls, and that assures India of two medals in men's javelin. Now, it is upto Yash Vir and Rohit to knock Pathirage off that gold medal finish in their final attempts.

India are through to the men’s 4x400m relay final after producing a superb finish to win Heat 2 in 3:01.49.

Dharamveer, Rajesh, Manu and Jay controlled the race brilliantly and pulled away late to seal qualification in style. That is a hugely convincing run from the Indian quartet, who will return for the final tomorrow with momentum firmly on their side.

India are sitting second and third heading into the final round of the men's javelin final, with Yash Vir Singh improving to 85.14m and Rohit Yadav holding 84.35m.

Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage still leads with his massive 88.33m fourth-round effort, while Arshad Nadeem remains fourth on 80.29m.

Murali Sreeshankar has won silver in the men’s long jump after an extraordinary battle through injury, with his 8.07m effort from the second round proving enough for a place on the podium.

Sreeshankar was visibly struggling after hurting himself on his fourth attempt and could not improve thereafter, but his early mark held up under immense pressure.

China’s Shu Yuhao takes gold with 8.17m, while Uzbekistan’s Anvar Anvarov also finishes on 8.07m but has to settle for bronze on countback. For Sreeshankar, it is another Asian Games silver — this one secured despite finishing the competition in obvious pain.

Rumesh Pathirage has finally produced the throw everyone knew he had in him. The Sri Lankan unleashes a massive 88.33m effort in the fourth round to surge into the lead of the men's javelin final.

The emotion says everything. Pathirage lets out a huge roar as the Javelin lands, having spent the opening three rounds hovering in the low 80s despite crossing 90m three times this season.

Rohit Yadav is pushed down to second with 84.35m, while Yash Vir Singh remains third on 83.56m. Arshad Nadeem stays on fourth with 80.29m as the competition heads into decisive final rounds.

Murali Sreeshankar remains in second place with just one round to go in the men's long jump, his 8.07m effort keeping him narrowly ahead of Uzbekistan's Anvarov at 8.06m and Chinese Taipei's Lin at 8.05m.

The concern, though, is Sreeshankar's condition. The Indian has skipped his fifth attempt while appearing to be in considerable pain. He may now hold back for the final round unless one of the athletes below him moves past his mark, leaving India with a nervous finish to the event.

India's last Pool A game in Hockey against Bangladesh has come to an end. India have routed their neighbours 10-0. They will now face Pakistan in the semis on October 1.

There is a worrying moment for Murali Sreeshankar after his fourth attempt in the men's long jump final. The Indian slips on landing and immediately looks in considerable pain, appearing to hurt his ankle in the process.

Sreeshankar has taken off his spikes, while the medical team is urging him to use a wheelchair and get the ankle assessed. The reigning Asian Games silver medallist, however, appears determined to stay in the competition.

The big question now is whether he will be able to take his fifth and sixth attempts. At the moment, he looks to be in serious discomfort.

India hold the top two spots after four rounds in the men's javelin final, with Rohit Yadav producing a huge 84.35m throw in the last attempt.

Yash Vir Singh is now second with 83.56m, while Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage sits third on 83.34m. Arshad Nadeem has improved to 80.29m and occupies fourth place.

Murali Sreeshankar remains in second place after four rounds of the men's long jump final, with his best effort of 8.07m keeping him firmly in the medal positions.

China's Shi continues to lead with 8.17m, while Uzbekistan's Anvarov now matches Sreeshankar's 8.07m but sits third on countback. Chinese Taipei's Lin is also right in the contest at 8.04m. India's David Solomon has improved to 7.70m but remains seventh with two rounds left.

India's Parul Chaudhary with a brilliant run. She stayed with the pack for most of the run and then accelerated at the last moment to clinch the bronze medal. Parul completes the run with a timing of 15:14.61. India bag one more medal in this edition of the games.

Murali Sreeshankar remains firmly in the medal hunt after three rounds of the men's long jump, sitting second with his best effort of 8.07m.

China's Shi leads with 8.17m, while Uzbekistan's Anvarov has climbed to third with an 8.03m jump, putting three athletes beyond the eight-metre mark. India's David Solomon has improved to 7.70m and sits seventh.

Yash Vir Singh continues to lead the men's javelin final after two rounds, with his opening throw of 83.56m still setting the standard.

Sri Lanka's Ramesh Pathirage has closed the gap dramatically with 83.34m and now sits just 22cm behind the Indian. Rohit Yadav has also made a big move, improving to 82.40m to climb into third and keep the two Indians inside the top three.

Murali Sreeshankar has produced his first eight-metre-plus jump of the Asian Games, soaring to 8.07m in the second round to move into second place in the men's long jump final.

China's Shi leads after improving to 8.17m, while Chinese Taiperi's Lin sits third with 7.97m. India's other finalist, David, is seventh with a best effort of 7.51m after two round.

What a start from Yash Vir Singh! The Indian launches the javelin to 83.56m with his very first attempt and immediately takes control of the competition.

Rohit Yadav makes it an India one-two after the opening round with 77.25m, while Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem sits third at 76.69m. Sri Lanka's Sumedha Ranasinghe and Rumesh Pathirage follow with 75.07m and 73.53m, respectively.

Murali Sreeshankar has begun the men's long jump final with a 7.66m effort, putting him third after the opening round.

Uzbekistan's Anvarov leads the standings with 7.94m, while China's Shi is just behind him at 7.91m. Sreeshankar is firmly in the early medal mix.

Gulveer Singh keeps on doing great things. He wins another silver medal in this edition of the Asian Games. This time it is in the men's 1500m. He has already won a silver in the men's 10,000m, and now he does wonders here also.

Mural Sreeshankar is up in the men's long jump and arrives in excellent form this season, with the Indian firmly in the mix for the Asian Games crown.

Joining him is David Solomon, whose inclusion came after he broke the eight-metre barrier earlier this year to secure qualification for Aichi-Nagoya. Both Indians will now look to put themselves in medal contention.

Avinash Sable missed out on a medal in the men’s 3000m steeplechase after finishing fourth with a time of 8:21.67.

The Indian stayed in the battle for the podium for much of the race but could not summon his trademark late kick in the closing stages. Japan’s Ryuji Miura pulled clear at the front and went on to break the Asian Games record that Sable had set at the previous edition.

Sable was left fighting for the remaining medal places in the final stretch, but the late surge never arrived as he crossed the line in fourth.