Asian Games 2026 Day 11: India Eyes More Medals as Athletics, Boxing and Shooting Take Centre Stage

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The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 enter another crucial stage on Tuesday, September 29, with India looking to add more medals after a productive Day 10.

India entered Day 11 with 39 medals — 4 gold, 17 silver and 18 bronze. The country is currently placed 12th in the overall medal standings.

Day 11 features several major medal opportunities for India, particularly in athletics, shooting, boxing and track cycling.





India Enters Day 11 With 39 Medals

India's medal tally after Day 10 stands at:

MedalCount
Gold4
Silver17
Bronze18
Total39

India's four gold medals have come from women's cricket, mixed-team shooting and men's and women's kabaddi.

Day 10 produced eight Indian medals, including a particularly strong showing in athletics.

Athletics Takes Centre Stage

Athletics is expected to be one of India's biggest medal opportunities on Day 11, with several finals scheduled.

Gulveer Singh Eyes Another Medal

Gulveer Singh will compete in the men's 5000m final.

The Indian distance runner has already won two silver medals at these Games and will be looking to add another podium finish.

He will compete alongside Avinash Sable in the 5000m final.

Pooja Singh in Women's High Jump

Pooja Singh will compete in the women's high jump final.

She enters the event with one of India's key athletics medal opportunities on Day 11. Supriya Sindigere Basavaraju will also compete in the final.

Pole Vault, 800m and Relays

India will also be represented in:

  • Men's pole vault — Dev Kumar Meena, Kuldeep Kumar

  • Women's 800m — Pooja

  • Men's 800m — Mohammed Afsal

  • Women's hammer throw — Anushka Yadav, Tanya Chaudhary

  • Mixed 4x100m relay

  • Women's 4x400m relay

  • Men's 4x400m relay

The relay finals will provide further medal opportunities during the evening session.

Boxing: Three Indians Chase Finals

India also has important boxing semifinal bouts on Day 11.

Three Indian boxers are scheduled to compete for places in the finals:

  • Parveen — Women's 65kg

  • Ankush — Men's 80kg

  • Narender — Men's +90kg

A victory in the semifinals would take the respective boxers into the gold-medal bout, while losing semifinalists would receive bronze.

Shooting: Trap Events

Indian shooters will also be involved in the trap events.

Men's Trap

India's representatives include:

  • Kynan Chenai

  • Shapath Bharadwaj

  • Ahvar Rizvi

Women's Trap

India will be represented by:

  • Neeru

  • Manisha Keer

  • Aashima Ahlawat

Both the men's and women's competitions provide opportunities for India to add to its shooting medal tally.

Cricket: India Through to Men's Semifinal

India's men's cricket quarterfinal against Afghanistan was washed out because of rain, with no ball bowled.

As the higher-ranked team, India advanced to the semifinal.

India will now face Sri Lanka in the men's cricket semifinal. The other semifinal will feature Bangladesh and Pakistan.

The rain disruption has already affected multiple cricket matches at the Games, making the upcoming semifinals particularly important for the defending champions.

Day 10 Recap: Eight Medals for India

India's Day 10 campaign produced eight medals.

The athletics contingent delivered six of them, including:

  • Yashvir Singh — Silver, men's javelin

  • Murali Sreeshankar — Silver, men's long jump

  • Gulveer Singh — Silver, men's 1500m

  • Rohit Yadav — Bronze, men's javelin

  • Vithya Ramraj — Bronze, women's 400m hurdles

  • Parul Chaudhary — Bronze

Vithya Ramraj's performance was particularly notable as her 54.75-second 400m hurdles run broke PT Usha's 42-year-old national record.

India also won silver through Esha Singh in women's 25m pistol and bronze through Pincky Balhara in women's -78kg Kurash.

India's Medal Tally Before Day 11 Action

RankCountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1China1255144220
2Japan28323898
3South Korea15183265
12India4171839

India begins Day 11 with 39 medals and several opportunities to increase that number.

India's Key Medal Opportunities Today

The biggest events to watch are:

Athletics

  • Gulveer Singh & Avinash Sable — 5000m

  • Pooja Singh & Supriya Basavaraju — High Jump

  • Dev Kumar Meena & Kuldeep Kumar — Pole Vault

  • Pooja — 800m

  • Mohammed Afsal — 800m

  • Indian relay teams

Boxing

  • Parveen

  • Ankush

  • Narender

Shooting

  • Men's Trap

  • Women's Trap

Track Cycling

  • Men's and women's team sprint

Cricket

  • India men's semifinal preparations

India Looks to Cross the 40-Medal Mark

With 39 medals already secured, India is just one medal away from reaching the 40-medal mark at Aichi-Nagoya 2026.

Athletics provides the biggest cluster of medal opportunities on Day 11, while boxing and shooting could also add to the tally.

The men's cricket team will also remain a major focus after advancing to the semifinal without playing its quarterfinal because of rain.

As the Games enter their final stretch, India's focus will be on converting its medal opportunities into more golds while continuing to build its overall tally.

Day 11 has begun, and India has several opportunities to make another significant addition to its Asian Games medal haul.


Sportspredictor | Author: Anirudh Gaur
Sports Management & Operations

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