Lovlina Borgohain, Parveen Hooda and Ankush Panghal win Asian Games 2026 boxing golds as Sujeet Kalkal takes wrestling title

Key facts

• Lovlina Borgohain won the gold medal in the women's 75kg boxing event at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, defeating China's Bao to claim her maiden Asian Games gold.
• Lovlina Borgohain became the first Indian woman boxer since Mary Kom to win an Asian Games gold medal.
• Parveen Hooda won gold in the women's 65kg boxing final, beating Chinese Taipei's Chen Nien-chin 3-2.
• Ankush Panghal won gold in the men's 80kg boxing event, beating South Korea's Kim Min-seong to complete India's 3-0 sweep in the boxing finals.
• Sujeet Kalkal won gold in the men's freestyle 65kg wrestling event, staging a comeback from 2-9 down to beat Uzbekistan's Kudiev 10-9.
• India's women's hockey team won the Asian Games gold after 44 years, beating China 1-0 in the final with a decisive first-quarter reverse-hit strike from Lalremsiami.
• The trio of Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Mohod and Kirti Sharma won gold in the women's team recurve archery event, defeating defending champions South Korea in the final.
• India won six gold medals on Day 13 of the Asian Games 2026, moving to fifth place in the medal tally with 76 medals comprising 16 gold, 25 silver and 35 bronze.