Anamika Aneesh and Pooja will begin the day in the women’s heptathlon heats. The duo of Asha Ilango and Niharika Vashisht will eye podium finishes in the women’s triple jump final. Sprinters Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh will also compete in their 100m heat races later in the day.
India In Athletics At Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates : As many as 11 athletes will take the field across five disciplines as India kick-start their athletics campaign at the Asian Games 2026 on Thursday. The quartet of Jay Kumar, Ansa Babu, Manu TS and Rashdeep Kaur will then compete in the mixed 4x400m relay Round 1 heats. Seema will make her Asian Games debut in the women’s 10,000m final to round off India’s athletics campaign for the day. ( Asian Games 2026 Day 5 LIVE Updates )
Let’s see how well Anamika and Pooja can do, in their bid to improve their position. India’s Anamika Aneesh and Pooja will be in action shortly, in the shot put section of the heptathlon. Stay tuned for all the live updates!
We are less than 10 minutes away from the scheduled start of the shot put even at women’s heptathlon. Currently, Anamika is 6th and Pooja is 9th out of the 10 finalists. India have won medals in every heptathlon at Asian Games in the 21st century, except 2014. Here’s a list of all the athletics events in which India will take part today: (times in IST) 3:35 p.m.: Anamika Aneesh and Pooja in heptathlon shot put. 4:14 p.m.: Asha Ilango and Niharika Vashisht in women’s triple jump final (medal event). 4:38 p.m.: Animesh Kujur in men’s 100m heat 1. 5:02 p.m.: Gurindervir Singh in men’s 100m heat 4. 5:30 a.m.: Anamika Aneesh in heptathlon 200m. 5:40 a.m.: Pooja in heptathlon 200m. 5:55 p.m.: Seema in women’s 10,000m final (medal event). 6:45 p.m.: India in mixed 4x400m relay final (medal event). A very warm welcome to NDTV Sports for the live coverage of India’s athletics events on Day 5 at Asian Games 2026. 11 athletes across five disciplines take part, with many medals up for grabs.
