Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Highlights: Mirabai Chanu clinches silver; men's badminton team wins bronze after semis loss

Manu Bhaker finished fifth in the women’s 10m air pistol final at the Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday. She qualified third with 579-20x but was eliminated after the 18th shot, scoring 181.1 points. Bhaker was India’s only finalist in the event, but missed out on a podium finish.

Mirabai Chanu winning the silver medal in women's weightlifting (49kg) was undoubtedly the best outcome for India at the Asian Games today. She ended her Asian Games medal drought, clinching a medal 12 years after her Asiad debut.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the 32-year-old on her achievement.

“A special Silver for @mirabai_chanu ! Congratulations to her on winning the medal in the Women’s 49 kg Weightlifting event. Her determination and consistency continue to inspire the nation. India is proud of her. Best wishes for her future endeavours,” he wrote on “X”, formerly called Twitter.

Silver: Mirabai Chanu — Women's 49kg weightlifting

Bronze: Jay Meena — Men's singles soft tennis

Bronze: Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan and Parinaaz Dhaliwal — Women's skeet team

Bronze: Anant Jeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Bhavtegh Singh Gill — Men's skeet team

Bronze: India men's badminton team — Men's team event

India are currently in 13th place in the updated medals tally at the 2026 Asian Games with 12 medals. This includes one gold, five silver and six bronze medals. The sixth bronze medal came via the men's badminton team, who lost to China in the semifinals.

The India men's badminton team, featuring the likes of Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty, have been knocked out in the semifinals following a 1-3 loss to China.

The doubles pair of A Hariharan and MR Arjun went down to He Ji Ting and Liu Yi 16-21, 21-17, 9-21. This also means that Kidambi Srikanth's match against Weng Hongyang will not take place, since the outcome of the tie has already been decided.

India's only win in this contest came in the second match when Satwisairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-11, 22-20.

Despite being ousted from the semifinals, the men's badminton team will win bronze medal.

After losing the first game, the Indian pair of Arjun and Hariharan has won the second game against He Ji Ting and Liu Yi with a 21-17 scoreline.

India have been assured of at least another silver medal as Roshibina Devi enters final of the women's 60kg category in wushu. She defeats Indonesia's Thania Kusumaningtyas 2-0 in the semifinal.

India's Gyaneshwari Yadav fails to clear the first clean and jerk attempt, but makes up for it with her next two attempts, clearing 105kg and 108kg. She finishes with a total score of 195kg, but that won't be enough for her to clinch a medal.

The fourth tie of the men's badminton semifinals between India and China is underway. India's A Hariharan and R Arjun are taking on He Ji Ting and Liu Yi. The Chinese pair currently lead 6-4 in the first game.

China take a 2-1 lead against India in the men's badminton team semifinal after Li Shifeng defeated Ayush Shetty 21-19, 21-13. India need to win the fourth tie to have any hopes in this contest.

We are into the third game of the men's badminton team semifinal clash between India and China. Li Shifeng won the first game against Ayush Shetty 21-19. The overall scores of this tie is level at 1-1.

After Mirabai Chanu, another weightlifter in Gyaneshwari Yadav is in action in the women's 53kg medal event. She cleared 84kg and 87kg attempts in the snatch round, before failing to clear the 90kg attempt in her third snatch round.

The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have clinched a 21-11, 22-20 win over China's Liang Weiking and Wang Chang in the second tie of the men's badminton semifinal. The scores are now level 1-1 after the two ties.

Coming back to badminton, the Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have taken the first game against Liang Weiking and wang Chang of China, with the score reading 21-11. The scores are level 20-20 in the second game.

India are taking on China in the men's team badminton semifinal. India are currently 0-1 down with Lakshya Sen having lost to Shi Yuqi.

The India women's hockey team, led by Salima Tete, has clinched a thumping 20-1 win over Thailand in their Pool B match.

Deepika Sehrawat scored as many as nine goals in this match, leaving Thailand completely heartbroken.

The India men's badminton team is currently in action in their semifinal against China. India have lost the first match, with Lakshya Sen going down to Shi Yu Qi in straight games, with the score reading 16-21, 18-21.

India have so far won 11 medals in the 2026 Asian Games and are in 11th place. This includes one gold, five silver and five bronze medals.

The India women's hockey team is currently in action in their Pool B clash against Thailand. The Salima Tete-led side are enjoying a fine run as the Indians lead 12-0 against Thailand in the third quarter.

Mirabai Chanu has become only the second Indian weightlifter to clinch a medal in each of the major international tournaments- Olympics, Commonwealth Games , Asian Games, World Championships, Asian Championships and Commonwealth Championships.

The only other Indian to do it before Mirabai was Karnam Malleshwari.

Mirabai Chanu finally ends her long wait for her first-ever Asian Games medal with a silver in the women's 49kg weightlifting category. She finishes with a score of 198.