India, Sept. 22 -- The fourth day of the Asian Games 2026 saw India's women's team bring the contingent's first gold of the ongoing edition after beating Sri Lanka in the final by 147 runs. With this, Harmanpreet Kaur's team successfully defended their crown and cemented their place as the best Asian side at the moment. On the other hand, the Indian men's team assured the badminton contingent their first medal after beating Japan 3-0 in the quarter-finals.

Overall, the campaign was a mixed bag for the Indian contingent, as the women's team went down to Japan, and the shooters also failed to rise to the occasion in the mixed 10m air rifle team event.

After winning two silver medals on Day 2, Elavenil Valarivan was unable to add to her ta...