Parul Chaudhary broke the national record with 9:08.67 to clinch bronze in the 3000m steeplechase.
Ancy Sojan took silver in the long jump after a 6.53m effort that left her only two centimetres shy of gold, while Harita Bhadra edged Japan’s Ido Abigeirufuka by 0.01 seconds in the 200m, clocking 23.20s for bronze.
Tejaswin Shankar finished the decathlon with 7,934 points, securing bronze after a 1500m run in 4:33.09, while Parul’s steeplechase success makes her the first Indian to medal twice in the event.
Squash saw Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh each claim silver, the former becoming the first Indian woman to reach an Asian Games singles final; world No.5 Sivasangari Subramaniam beat Anahat 11‑4 11‑4 11‑7 in the women’s final.
Boxing delivered three guaranteed medals as Parveen Hooda, Ankush Panghal and Narender Berwal all reached the semifinals with dominant 5‑0 quarterfinal wins. The day ended with a disappointing quarterfinal exit for badminton stars like PV Sindhu, who fell 21‑11, 18‑21, 10‑21 to Chen Yu Fei.