India added a silver medal in men’s 470 sailing and a bronze in women’s skiff, pushing the overall tally to 64 medals—10 gold, 22 silver, 32 bronze—and keeping the country in eighth place on the Asian Games leaderboard.
The silver came from a tight finish in the 470 final, where Kerala cousins Prince Kurisinkal Noble and Manu Francis edged out the Chinese pair in the last race, finishing ahead of Hong Kong but behind Japan’s trio.
In the women’s skiff, Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma secured a bronze after a steady campaign, giving India its first sailing medal of the Games.
Across the board, Nitesh Siwach’s silver in the 97‑kg Greco‑Roman wrestling final marked India’s inaugural Greco‑Roman silver at the Asian Games, a milestone that could reshape the country’s wrestling narrative.
With China still leading the table at 288 medals and Japan close behind, India’s haul keeps it in the middle tier, but the fresh successes in sailing and wrestling hint at potential climbs in the standings.
The next challenge lies in the remaining track, field, and gymnastics events where India could push higher in the medal table and turn these breakthroughs into podium golds.