Asian Games 2026 Day 7: Kamaljeet-Suruchi win gold, Baranica claims historic bronze; India's medal tally rises to 23 | Hindustan Times

Asian Games 2026 day 7: India end Day 7 with six medals, taking their tally to 23. Kamaljeet-Suruch won gold, shooters and Gulveer added silver, while Baranica Elangovan made history with a pole vault bronze for India.

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Asian Games Day 7: India ended Day 7 of the Asian Games with six more medals, taking their overall tally to 23. Kamaljeet and Suruchi Singh delivered the day's biggest prize with gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event, while the men's 50m rifle 3 positions team and Gulveer Singh, in the 10,000m, added silvers.Manush Shah-Diya Chitale and Manpreet Kaur picked up bronze medals before Baranica Elangovan created history with India's first Asian Games medal in women's pole vault. Both Kabaddi teams marched into their respective finals, while India's women's hockey side reached the semifinals and three squash medals were assured. Rishabh Das also lowered his own national record in the 200m backstroke. The major disappointment came in badminton, where Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a shock early exit.