Aichi-Nagoya

Indian wrestler Sunil Kumar clinched the bronze medal in the men’s Greco-Roman 87kg category at the Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday, opening India’s wrestling medal account at the continental event.

Sunil put up a dominant display against the Philippines’ Callum Johnston Roberts, securing a 9-0 victory by technical superiority.

The Indian wrestler maintained control throughout the bout and did not allow Roberts to score a single point. Sunil kept adding points during the contest before sealing a comfortable win.

With the victory, Sunil secured the bronze medal and became India’s first wrestling medallist at the Asian Games 2026. He's now the first Indian to win two Greco-Roman medals at the Asian Games.

Earlier, the Indian shooting duo of Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai secured a gold medal in the mixed trap team shooting event at the ongoing Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Wednesday, also establishing a new Games record in the process. 

This is India's first-ever gold medal in the Trap Mixed Team event. In archery, the Indian women's compound team comprising Jyothi Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi and Prithika Pradeep defeated China 238-234 to win the gold medal. They equalled South Korea's world record of 238, set in 2014, to secure the gold.

Neeru, who had earlier secured a historic women's trap individual gold, along with Kynan, had a score of 34, going past the Asian Games record of 30 (set by Qatar earlier this year).

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The silver medal went to Qatar (32), and China (23) took home the bronze. This is India's first-ever gold medal in the Trap Mixed Team event.