The Indian athlete produced a strong performance in the heats to comfortably progress to the next stage of the competition. Kujur is among India’s key sprinting hopes at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and will look to continue his run in the semifinals as he aims for a place in the medal race. Indian sprinter Animesh Kujur advanced to the men’s 200m semifinals at the Asian Games 2026 after winning his heat on Saturday. Kujur clocked 21.10 seconds to finish first in his heat and secure his place in the semifinal round.
In archery, India finished second in the women’s compound team qualification event. Chikitha Taniparthi (705), Jyothi Surekha Vennam (699) and Prithika Pradeep (695) combined for a score of 2099. India’s fencing teams had mixed results, with the women’s foil team defeating Indonesia 45-24 to reach the quarter-finals. The men’s sabre team beat Philippines 45-27 in the round of 16 but later lost 25-45 to South Korea in the quarter-finals. In table tennis, Yashaswini Ghorpade lost to Japan’s Miwa Harimoto in the women’s singles round 3, while in esports, Paritosh suffered a 0-5 defeat against Dongshin Kang in the Puyo Puyo Champions quarter-final.
