L-R: Joshna Chinappa, Prachi Choudhary and Tajinderpal Singh ToorNEW DELHI: India enjoyed one of its most productive days at the Asian Games 2026 on Saturday, winning seven medals with the kabaddi teams providing the biggest highlights by successfully defending their respective gold medals. The men defeated Iran 40-34 in a hard-fought final, while the women also overcame Iran 37-34 to complete a memorable kabaddi gold double for India.

The men's triumph was their ninth Asian Games gold in the sport, while the women's victory brought their tally to four. India's seven-medal haul also included a historic silver for marathon runner Sawan Barwal, silver medals for Tajinderpal Singh Toor and the women's 50m rifle 3 positions team, and bronze medals for Prachi Choudhary in the women's 400m and Joshna Chinappa-Velavan Senthilkumar in squash.

The day's results took India's overall medal tally to 30 — four gold, 12 silver and 14 bronze. Asian Games Full Coverage | Medal Tally | ScheduleBarwal delivers historic marathon silverThe day began with one of India's biggest surprises when Sawan Barwal produced a stunning run to win silver in the men's marathon and break his own national record.

195km race in 2 hours, 11 minutes and 37 seconds to finish behind Japan's Ichitaka Yamashita, who won gold in 2:10:49. China's Peiyou Feng took bronze in 2:12:13.

Barwal's silver was India's first Asian Games marathon medal since Hosur Kukkappa Seetharan's bronze in the 1982 edition in New Delhi. He also became only the fourth Indian marathon runner to win an Asian Games medal.

The women held their nerve to beat Iran 37-34, while the men recovered from a closely fought first half to defeat the same opponents 40-34. The men's gold was India's ninth in the sport at the Asian Games, underlining their long-standing dominance, while the women's team retained the title they had won at Hangzhou.

The two victories accounted for India's only gold medals of the day and provided a major boost to the country's medal count. Shooting and athletics add three more medalsAt the shooting range, Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa Vinod and Ashi Chouksey won silver in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions team event.

The Indian trio aggregated 1763 points to finish behind China, who set a Games Record of 1773 for gold. Kazakhstan took bronze with 1754.

Tilottama and Vidarsa also reached the individual final but narrowly missed the podium, finishing fourth and fifth respectively. 21 seconds.