Asian Games 2026 Day 5 LIVE Updates: India Miss Team Medal By Finest Margin; Manu Keeps Medal Hopes Alive

Asian Games India Coverage LIVE: India’s campaign at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan moves into a packed Wednesday, September 23, with medal action across shooting, weightlifting, fencing and soft tennis.

The headline fixture comes in badminton, where the men’s team takes on defending giants China in the semi-final at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium.

Mirabai Chanu opens India’s weightlifting medal push in the women’s 49kg final, followed later by Gyaneshwari Yadav in the 53kg category.

Shooters Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Suruchi return to the range for the air pistol final, while the men’s and women’s skeet squads chase more hardware. Jay Meena’s soft tennis run could culminate in a gold medal match, subject to qualification.

Fencing sees Naorem Mina Devi, Joys Ashitha Stalinraj, Karan Singh and Gisho Nidhi K.P. progress through multiple knockout rounds, while the hockey and kabaddi teams are also in action across the day.