Asian Games 2026 live: Elavenil Valarivan started off India's medals race with two silvers in the 10m air rifle at the ongoing Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya. (PTI Photo)India’s quest for their first gold medal at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya enters its second day on Monday after Sunday saw the female shooters deliver two silver medals. The two silver medals saw India end Sunday on 10th spot in the standings. At the top of the table, China and Japan had a haul of 20 medals each, with China’s 11 golds putting them ahead of hosts Japan (six golds).After Elavenil Valarivan played a role in both silver medals for India on Sunday, Monday could see the male rifle shooters chase gold with Parth Rakesh Mane, Himanshu Dhillon, and Rudranksh Balasaheb Patil competing in the 10m Air Rifle Men’s qualification and team final. The big contest will be in table tennis where the Indian women’s team take on Pakistan.Story continues below this adJust like yesterday, we’ll have Mihir Vasavda joining us with updates from Nagoya while our team of sports experts like Shivani Naik, Nitin Sharma, Pritish Raj, Shuvaditya Bose, Bhuvan Gupta, Amit Kamath and Nihal Koshi chipping in with updates on everything that needs to be tracked, whatever the sport may be. Scroll past the schedule for all the live updates from the sports team:Here’s what’s coming up later in the day on Monday, September 21Wushu | 5:30 AM: Nyeman Wangsu in Women’s ChangquanSoft Tennis | 5:30 AM: Jay Meena and Aadhya Tiwari in Mixed Doubles group stage matchSepaktakraw | 5:30 AM: Men’s Team Regu clash with JapanLive UpdatesSep 21, 2026 05:59 AM ISTAsian Games 2026 live: Sepak Takraw updateIn the India vs Japan group game in men's regu in sepak takraw, the Indian team is leading 12-10 against hosts Japan! (If you are struggling to get out of bed this early in the morning, watching sepak takraw is just the pick-me-up you need! Just trust us!)Seven points in a row for the India troika!Here's what sepak takraw looks like Sep 21, 2026 05:49 AM ISTNamasteGood morning, sports lovers! If Day 1 had silver linings for India in the form of two medals, Day 2 is all about one thing: the hunt for GOLD. Oh and don't forget, we have a India vs Pakistan match coming up too in table tennis.From the shooting ranges to the kabaddi mat, from the table tennis arena to the MMA cage, there's plenty coming up in the next few hours before the world has even had its morning coffee.So if you are here, settle in as India chase gold.At the end of a thrilling final, in which she led for all but the last two shots, Elavenil needed to score 0.6 more than Japan’s Taichi Hinata. (PTI Photo)Elavenil’s career has often been about being close — close enough to be called India’s next big shooting star, close enough to be ranked No. 1 in the world, close enough to watch others move ahead while she waited for her moment.Now, finally, she had an Asian Games medal around her neck. Two, actually. A team silver earlier in the day with Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod, followed by an individual silver.For someone who was supposed to inherit the shooting revolution the likes of Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang helped build in the generation hers, the journey has been unusually long. Narang, now her mentor, won his first Asian Games medals in 2010 — team and individual silvers. Elavenil emerged as one of the young faces expected to carry that generation forward. Instead, she spent years watching the medals go elsewhere.Read More© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:Asian GamesAsian Games 2026