Asian Games 2026 Highlights, Day 14: After three boxing gold, Indian women's hockey team end 44-year wait for top prize

The gold-medal match is over. India defeat China 1-0, with Lalremsiami’s early goal standing as the winner. The wait since 1982 ends here.

RESULT: India 1-0 China | FT | Asian Games gold

The third quarter ends with India leading 1-0. They have defended with everything, and only late on do they briefly see China’s half. No real attack forms, and the spell ends with India wasting seconds near the corner, ringed by Chinese shirts.

India 1-0 China | End of Q3

Thirty minutes done in the gold-medal match. Lalremsiami’s strike separates the teams, and India’s defence has largely held its shape. China stay in the contest, and one goal either way can change the second half quickly.

India 1-0 China | Half-time

Fifteen minutes done, and India sit ahead through Lalremsiami’s strike. The backline stays calm, the passing is sharp, and chances keep coming. China still look short of their best going forward.

India 1-0 China | End of Q1

Lalremsiami scores to break the deadlock. On her 200th appearance for India, she gives the side the first goal of the gold-medal match.

India 1-0 China | Q1, 10'

Baljeet Kaur is sent to the bench for two minutes after a green card. India go a player down early in the first quarter with the score still level.

The gold-medal match is live at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium. India start with Bichu Devi in goal and Salima Tete as captain. Lalremsiami is marked for her 200th appearance for India before pushback.

China, the defending champions, begin with Ou Zixia leading them. Early on, China work the ball down the left and look dangerous inside the circle, but Bichu Devi comes off her line and kicks the chance clear.

Ace Indian trap shooter Neeru Dhanda will be the women's flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the Asian Games on Sunday after capping a remarkable campaign with two gold medals and a team silver to emerge as one of the most successful athletes at the continental showpiece. The 27-year-old, who returned to India a day after winning her third medal -- a gold in the trap mixed team event alongside Kynan Chenai -- will travel back to Nagoya on Saturday morning to lead the Indian contingent at the closing ceremony.

The Indian women’s hockey team's final against China has been delayed after the team as their arrival at the stadium was delayed by another accident on the road. The India vs China will start at 4:30 PM IST.

Another gold medal for India, this time in wrestling. Sujeet produced a superb comeback to beat Tajikistan’s Abdulmazhid Kudiev 10-9 in a dramatic contest in the fresstyle 65kg final.

Third gold medal for India in boxing. Ankush Phangal beats Minseong Kim (South Korea) in the men's 80kg final 4-0 to become the third boxer on the day to win a gold. With this victory, India’s boxing campaign at the Asian Games comes to an end.

India finishes with 6 boxing medals - 3 Gold and 3 Bronze. This makes it India’s most successful Asian Games boxing campaign in terms of gold medals won, surpassing the 2022 edition, where India won 4 medals (1 Silver, 3 Bronze). While the 2010 Asian Games remain India’s highest medal haul by total medals (9), this campaign stands out for India’s 3 gold medals in boxing.

Another boxing gold for India. Parveen beat Chen Nien-chin (Taiwan) in the women's 65kg 3-2 to win gold. Notably, Nien-chin had won a bronze medal at Paris Olympics. She becomes the third female boxer in history to win a Gold Medal in Asian Games.

Another medal for India in women's skiff sailing after China gets disqualified in three races. India's Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma had to settle for bronze.

India lose to South Korea to settle for silver in the men's recurve team archery final. Earlier, India started the day with a gold medal in women's recurve team. South Korea successfully defended their gold from the last edition. This is India’s second consecutive Asian Games Silver in the men’s recurve team event, following the Silver medal at Hangzhou 2022.

India are tied with South Korea in the men's men's recurve team archery final. India is represented by the trio of Neeraj Chauhan, Yashdeep Bhoge and Dhiraj Bommadevara. They face a star-studded South Korean side of Kim Je Deok, Kim Woojin and Lee Woo Seok.

Sailing bronze for India's Nethra Kumanan in women's dinghy. This is India's third medal from sailing. In a two-race final, Nethra finished sixth in the first. In the second race, she won to finish third overall behind gold medallist Sophia Montgomery of Thailand and silver medallist Jania Ang of Singapore. In the men’s event, Vishnu Saravanan finished fourth and missed out on a bronze.

Lovlina is managing her time in the ring. She feels she has done enough to take gold. Chinese boxer Bao Ziyi is desperate to turn the contest in her favour. The Indian is leading 20-18. Lovlina wins by a 5-0 margin. She is only the second Indian female boxer to win an Asian Games gold after Mary Kom (2014). That’s a historic achievement!

Time for Lovlina Borgohain's final in women's 75kg. She is facing China’s Bao Ziyi in the gold medal bout.

Silver medal for India in Archery Recurve Mixed Team Final. China ties 37-37 with India's Kumkum and Dhiraj and wins the contest 5-3 to secure the gold and the Olympic quota for Los Angeles 2028.

Second medal for India today - a bronze in sailing. Harshita Tomar & Shital Verma finish third with 24 net points and 28 total points in women's Skiff.