India wins Asian Games golds in hockey, cricket, wrestling, golf and archery on a single day

Key facts

• India beat Malaysia 5-1 in the men's hockey final at the Asian Games to retain the title and qualify for the 2028 Olympics, with captain Harmanpreet Singh scoring two goals and finishing as the tournament's top scorer with 12 goals.
• This was India's fifth Asian Games men's hockey gold after 1966, 1998, 2014 and 2022, and India became only the second country after Pakistan to win back-to-back men's hockey titles.
• India retained the men's T20 cricket title by beating Pakistan by 19 runs; Abhishek Sharma scored 61 off 28 balls and Tilak Varma an unbeaten 51 off 22 balls as India posted 211/6 and restricted Pakistan to 192/6.
• Aman Sehrawat won wrestling gold in the men's 57kg final, beating North Korea's reigning world champion Chong Song Han 10-7, while Antim Panghal took silver in the women's 53kg final and Deepak Punia won bronze in the men's 97kg category.
• Pranavi Urs became the first Indian woman to win an individual Asian Games golf gold, finishing at 15-under 265, one stroke ahead of China's Yin Ruoning.
• Kumkum Mohod won India's first-ever Asian Games individual women's recurve archery gold, beating South Korea's Oh Yejin 6-5 in a shoot-out, and her run to the final secured India a quota place for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
• India's Asian Games medal tally stood at 85 medals — 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze.