India Wins Seven Medals at Asian Games, Lovlina Clinches Historic Boxing Gold
Oct 02, 2026
Indian athletes delivered a string of medal winning performances at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Friday, led by Lovlina Borgohain's historic gold in women's boxing and a maiden gold for the women's recurve archery team. The country also won two silver medals in archery and bronze medals in sepaktakraw and sailing during the day.
In boxing, Lovlina Borgohain clinched gold in the women's 75kg category, defeating China's Bao Ziyi by a unanimous 5-0 decision in the final. It is India's second gold medal in women's boxing at the Asian Games, following Mary Kom's gold in 2014.
Earlier, India's women's recurve archery team made history by winning the country's maiden gold medal in the event. The trio of Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma and Kumkum Mohod defeated world champions South Korea 5-3 in a thrilling final. India also won silver in the men's recurve archery team event. The team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Yashdeep Sanjay Bhoge and Neeraj Chauhan lost 1-5 to South Korea in the final. A second silver came in the mixed recurve team archery event, where the Indian duo of Kumkum Mohod and Dhiraj Bommadevara lost 3-5 to China in a closely contested final.
In sepaktakraw, India's men's quadrant team settled for bronze after losing 0-2 to Japan in the semi-final. In sailing, Nethra Kumanan, 29, won bronze in the women's dinghy event with an overall score of 14 points. With these results, India climbed to sixth position in the overall medal standings, with the country's tally rising to 72 medals, comprising 12 gold, 25 silver and 35 bronze.
President Droupadi Murmu congratulated Lovlina Borgohain on her gold medal win, saying her strength, precision and determination in the ring had brought immense pride to the country, and noting that the win came on the boxer's birthday. The President also congratulated the women's archery team on their historic gold and the mixed team on their silver.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the women's archery team, saying their composure and precision in the final were remarkable and would inspire young archers across the country. He also congratulated the mixed archery team on their silver medal win.
