India’s wait to see a Greco Roman style Asian Games champion got delayed further as Nitesh Siwach settled for a silver medal after being outplayed by Japan’s Yuri Nakazato on Thursday (October 1, 2026).
Hockey: Defending champions India survived a scare before Abhishek struck with just 45 seconds remaining to snatch a dramatic 4-3 victory over arch-rivals Pakistan and seal a place in the Asian Games hockey final.
Harmanpreet converted two perfectly executed penalty corners in the 5th and 13th minutes, while Sukhjeet Singh scored a field goal in the 23rd minute.
Abhishek scored the winning goal for India from a field play in the final minute of the game.
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Sent in to bat, India posted 169 for 7, riding on Kishan’s 46-ball knock which was studded with four boundaries and five sixes and opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s quick 21-ball 38.
India then dismissed SL for 45 allout in 9.5 overs with Jasprit Bumrah (2/7) and Axar Patel (2/8), Abhishek Sharma (2/2) and Washington Sundar (1/18) being the wicket-takers.
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