Asian Games Day 9: India’s Medal Tally Reaches 32 After Two Squash Silvers by Abhay and Anahat Singh; PV Sindhu Loses Quarter-Final

India’s medal tally at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games reached 32 on Day 9 after Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh won silver medals in squash, while PV Sindhu exited the women’s singles badminton event in the quarter-finals.

Two Squash Silvers Take India to 32 Medals

Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh secured individual silver medals after losing their respective finals to Malaysian opponents.

Abhay went down 11-9, 11-5, 11-5 to top seed Eain Yow Ng, while 18-year-old Anahat lost 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 to Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam.

The two medals took India’s overall tally to 32, including four golds.

The squash contingent has now contributed three medals to India’s campaign at the 2026 Asian Games.

PV Sindhu’s Asian Games Campaign Ends

India’s badminton campaign ended on Sunday after two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu lost her women’s singles quarter-final to China’s Chen Yufei.

Sindhu won the opening game 21-11 but Chen fought back to take the second 21-18 before completing a 21-10 win in the decider.

Sindhu had played two matches on Saturday and was competing in her third match in less than 24 hours.

Earlier, Unnati Hooda lost 21-16, 14-21, 21-17 to three-time world champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan.

India’s women’s doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also bowed out after losing 21-18, 21-9 to Malaysia’s Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan.

In mixed doubles, Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila lost 21-14, 18-21, 21-18 to China’s world No. 1 pair Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping.

India’s badminton campaign therefore ends with only a bronze from the men’s team event.

Boxing Assures Another Medal

In boxing, Ankush Panghal assured India of another medal by defeating Tajikistan’s Nekruz Salimov 5-0 in the men’s 80kg event.

India will also have medal opportunities in athletics later on Day 9, with finals scheduled in the women’s 200m, men’s 200m, men’s high jump, women’s 100m hurdles and women’s 3000m steeplechase.

India’s Medals by the End of Day 8

By the end of Day 8, India had added five medals across athletics, shooting and squash.

Silver Medals

• Sawan Barwal — Athletics: Won silver in the men’s marathon.
• Tajinderpal Singh Toor — Athletics: Secured silver in the men’s shot put.
• Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa Kochalumkal and Ashi Chouksey — Shooting: Won silver in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event.

Bronze Medals

• Prachi Choudhary — Athletics: Won bronze in the women’s 400m.
• Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar — Squash: Secured bronze in the mixed doubles event.