Indian athletes shine with gold in 10m air pistol and silver in 50m rifle, while advancing to the kabaddi finals and women's hockey semifinals.

Indian athletes delivered a strong performance on Sept. 25, securing gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event while advancing to finals in kabaddi and semifinals in women's hockey.

Shooting and athletics highlights

In shooting, India claimed gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team final early in the morning session. The shooting squad added a silver medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final. A second Indian entry missed out on a podium finish in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions final later in the morning.

In track and field, Gulveer Singh won a silver medal in the evening events. Baranica Elangovan achieved a historic milestone in her event. Sprinters Gurindervir and Animesh failed to advance after faltering in their respective heats.

Team sports and racquet events

India maintained strong momentum across team sports throughout the day:

• Men's Kabaddi: India defeated Thailand to qualify for the final match.
• Women's Kabaddi: India beat Nepal to reach the women's final.
• Women's Hockey: India qualified for the semifinal round.

In racquet sports and combat disciplines, results were mixed across several competitions:

• Anahat Singh advanced to the women's singles squash semifinals by defeating Tanvi Khanna 3-0.
• Veer Chotrani lost to Pakistan's Muhammad Irfan in the men's squash quarterfinals.
• In badminton, the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a defeat in Round 1.
• Indian boxer Sachin qualified for the men's 60kg quarterfinals.

Regional fixtures

In another fixture on the schedule, Nepal defeated Afghanistan to remain in contention for a quarterfinal berth.