India will have the opportunity to open their Asian Games 2026 medal count on Sunday (September 20) when Teqball player Quimcy Dsouza competes in the bronze medal match against Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto in the early morning. While the officially began on Saturday, several events including in Teqball started a couple of days back.
Having finished on top of Group A with four points from two games, Dsouza stumbled in front of Sumaya of Indonesia in the women’s singles semifinals. Notably, the Indian had beaten Japanese Sakamoto in the group stage.
Meanwhile, several other Indian athletes will begin their medal hunt on Sunday across multiple disciplines. Shooters Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod will aim for podium finishes in the women’s 10m air rifle event. The trio will compete for both individual and team medals.
The Indian women’s hockey team will also begin their campaign on the day, facing Uzbekistan in its opening group-stage match. The men’s side will take on Indonesia in their first match of the tournament. However, the biggest match of the day will be in women’s cricket when India take on .
Defending their title, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian women’s cricket team started with a bang in the quarterfinals against host Japan. Bowling first at the Korogo Sports Park in Nisshin, India rode on spinner four-wicket haul to bundle out Japan for just 57 in 19.5 overs.
In reply, India romped home in just five overs with eight wickets in hand. top-scored with 15-ball unbeaten 40 in the chase. On the other hand, Bangladesh entered the semifinals without breaking a sweat after their quarterfinal match against China was washed out due to rain.
Bangladesh qualified for the final due to their higher rank than the Chinese women’s cricket team in the ICC T20I Women’s Team Rankings.
