India’s archery squad erupted on the day, clinching every compound team title with razor‑sharp precision. The women’s trio—Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha, and Prithika Pradeep—pushed China’s Wunier, Yue Wang and Fangyao Wei to a 238‑234 finish, matching the world record in the process. The mixed team, a duo of Chikitha and Sahil Jadhav, survived a nail‑biting shoot‑off, edging Korea’s Jungyoon Park and Choi Eun Gyu 158‑157 to grab the gold and secure an Olympic quota for 2028. Finally, the men’s team—Kushal Dalal, Sahil, and Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru—snatched the last gold by a single point, 238‑237, over China’s Jiahao Liao, Jinyi Liu and Jingyu Shi.
Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai’s triumph in the mixed trap was a comeback story worth its own headline. After a shaky start, the pair steadied themselves to finish with a flawless 34‑point score, setting an Asian and Games record. Neeru, whose earlier gold in the individual trap had already made her the most decorated Indian athlete at the Games, added a silver in the women’s team event to cement her place at the top of the medal table.
With these victories, India’s medal tally has surged to 60, 10 golds, 21 silvers and 29 bronzes, catapulting the country from tenth to eighth in the standings. The clean sweep of archery golds and the record‑setting shooting performance have set the tone for the final stretch of the Asian Games.
The day was not all archery, though. The women’s hockey side beat Korea 2‑0 in the semi‑final, earning a guaranteed silver. In boxing, Lovlina Borgohain edged Kazakhstan’s Natalya Boghodova 3‑2 to reach the 75‑kg final, while the men’s squash teams secured bronze‑medal spots with decisive 2‑0 wins over Kuwait and Singapore. Tennis saw Sumit Nagal advance to the quarter‑finals after a 6‑3, 6‑2 win over Uzbekistan’s Sergey Fomin.
Next up, Nagal will face third seed Yibing Wu of China in the men’s singles, while the Indian hockey team prepares for a showdown against Japan in the final. The Games are heating up, and India’s momentum looks set to carry into the remaining events.