Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Live begins with a gold glow for India! On Day 4, Harmanpreet Kaur’s women’s cricket team won India’s first gold medal of Aichi-Nagoya 2026, thrashing Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final- India’s biggest-ever T20I win by runs.
India’s score: 216/3 (Smriti Mandhana 79 off 45, Richa Ghosh 49 off 22, Shafali Verma 48) – bowled out Sri Lanka for just 69. Deepti Sharma: three wickets. With that, India’s tally is now seven medals: one Gold, four Silver, two Bronze, and a 10th-place finish.
Day 5 – Wednesday, September 23, 2026 – is packed with a Kabaddi double-header. Hockey Women vs. Thailand, Badminton Quarterfinals to Semifinals, Gymnastics All-Around Final, Weightlifting begins, and Shooting Skeet Medals also highlight the day’s events.
Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Live Medal Tally – After Day 4
Rank
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
China
14
6
3
23
2
Japan
6
8
8
22
3
South Korea
4
3
9
16
10
India
1
4
2
7
India’s Medals:
GOLD – Women’s Cricket: Beat SL by 147 runs (Final) – 216/3 vs 69 all out – Mandhana 79, Richa 49*, Deepti 3 wkts. India defends Hangzhou title. SL Silver, Pakistan Bronze (beat Bangladesh by 31 runs).
Silver – Women’s 10m Air Rifle Team (Elavenil, Sonam, Vidarsa)
Silver – Women’s 10m Air Rifle Individual (Elavenil)
Silver – Men’s 10m Air Rifle Team (Rudrankksh, Parth, Himanshu)
Bronze – Men’s 10m Air Rifle Individual (Rudrankksh 230.9)
Bronze – MMA Women’s 60kg (Suchika Tariyal)
Day 4 also: India Men’s Hockey beat Sri Lanka 3:30 PM? Actually India beat Sri Lanka 16-0? Big win. Badminton men’s team confirmed medal (into semi vs Korea), Wushu – one medal assured.
Jul 20, 2024; London, United Kingdom; The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games women’s 4 x 100m relay gold medals worn by Bianca Williams (ENG) during a medal reallocation ceremony during the London Athletics Meet at London Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Schedule – India Full Fixtures
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 – Day 5
KABADDI – Double Header
9:45 AM – Men’s Group A: Bangladesh vs. India – After beating Japan 49-24 and Korea 44-28 on Days 3-4? Actually, vs. Korea yesterday, this was the third group game.
1:30 PM – Women’s Group A: Iran vs India – Iran is strongest rival, crucial match.
HOCKEY – Women in Action
11:30 AM – Women’s Pool B Match 8: Thailand vs India – India women won against Uzbekistan 19-0 and Indonesia 13-0? Need a third win. Match at Gifu Green Stadium.
BADMINTON – Quarterfinals to Semis
6:00 AM – Women’s Team Quarterfinal – India vs Japan (if lost yesterday, now classification) or Semifinal if won?
9:30 AM onwards – Individual Events Start? Actually team semis today, individual prelims Sept 25 onwards per schedule. Team Semifinals today.
GYMNASTICS – First Final
2:00 PM – Women’s All-Around and Vault Qualification was Day 4, today Women’s All-Around FINAL – Pranati Nayak, Srishti Shukla – Subject to qualification – Medal event
SHOOTING – Skeet Finals
6:30 AM onwards – Men’s Skeet Final + Team Final (Mairaj Khan, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka)
6:30 AM onwards – Women’s Skeet Final + Team Final (Maheshwari Chauhan, Raiza Dhillon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal) – Gold medal matches around 11:30 AM IST
WEIGHTLIFTING – Begins Today
10:00 AM onwards – Men’s 60kg Group A – Mirabai Chanu’s category? Actually Mirabai is 49kg women on Sept 23 evening. Weightlifting schedule: Women’s 48kg, 49kg finals today.
ATHLETICS – Race Walk Finals (No Indians in final? But…)
4:00 AM – Men’s Half Marathon Race Walk FINAL
4:00 AM – Women’s Half Marathon Race Walk FINAL – Priyanka Goswami, Manju Rani competing
OTHER SPORTS
4:00 AM – Esports – NARAKA, Gran Turismo 7, eFootball qualifiers (Aichi Sky Expo)
5:30 AM – Rowing – Semifinals – Arvind Singh, etc.
5:30 AM – Soft Tennis – Men’s & Women’s Singles Quarterfinals to Semis + Finals Gold Medal Matches at 10:00 AM (Women) & 12:15 PM (Men)
5:30 AM – Beach Volleyball – Group stage
5:30 AM – Sepak Takraw – Men’s Team Regu vs Japan, Thailand
7:00 AM – Swimming – Men’s 50m Freestyle Heats, Women’s 100m Backstroke
2:30 PM onwards – Wushu Sanda – Women’s 52kg, 60kg, Men’s 56kg Round of 16
Top 5 Highlights Today
1. Kabaddi vs Iran Women – Gold Medal Preview: Iran vs India women’s kabaddi at 1:30 PM is virtual final. Both are undefeated. India defending champions. Winner tops group.
2. Gymnastics All-Around Final (2:00 PM): Pranati Nayak, India’s Commonwealth bronze medallist, qualified 12th yesterday. Final today – can she get surprise bronze? China and Japan favorites.
3. Hockey Women vs Thailand (11:30 AM): Should be another 10+ goal win. India needs goal difference to top pool before Japan clash on Sept 25.
4. Skeet Shooting – Can India Get 2nd Gold? Maheshwari Chauhan and Mairaj Khan are Olympians. Finals at noon. After rifle silvers, skeet could give gold.
5. Athletics Race Walk Finals (4:00 AM): First athletics medals of Games. Priyanka Goswami – Asian Games silver medallist – competes in Women’s Half Marathon Race Walk final early morning.
Jul 26, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Vincent Hancock (USA) celebrates after competing in the men’s skeet finals during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Asaka Shooting Range. Mandatory Credit: Grace Hollars-USA TODAY Sports
Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Live Results & Updates
LIVE at 6:00 AM IST, Sept 23:
Athletics: Women’s Half Marathon Race Walk Final – Priyanka Goswami finishes fourth – misses bronze by 45 seconds. Gold to China.
Shooting: Men’s Skeet Qualification – Anant Jeet Singh Naruka second after third rounds, in final contention.
Rowing: India qualifies for two more finals – Men’s Four and Women’s Four.
Coming Up:
7:15 AM – Kabaddi Women vs Iran – BIG MATCH
11:30 AM – Hockey Women vs Thailand + Badminton Team Semis
1:45 PM – Kabaddi Men vs Bangladesh
2:00 PM – Gymnastics All-Around Final
Gold Prediction Today: India is expected to win two medals – one from Skeet (Silver/Bronze likely), one from Wushu or Soft Tennis? Cricket gold has already lifted the tally to seven.
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End Of My Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Live How to Watch in India
TV: Sony Sports Ten 2 (Eng), Ten 3 (Hindi), Ten 5 – 5:30 AM onwards
