Reliance Foundation (RF) athletes enjoyed a productive day at the Asian Games 2026 on Thursday, led by Seema and Parinaaz Dhaliwal winning bronze medals, while sprinters Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh progressed to the men’s 100m semi-finals.

Seema clocked 32:50.05 to finish third in the women’s 10,000m and claim her maiden Asian Games medal. The 25-year-old stayed with the leading group for much of the race before securing a podium place in the closing stages.
Her bronze also ended India’s 16-year wait for an Asian Games medal in the women’s 10,000m. Preeja Sreedharan and Kavita Raut were the last Indian women to make the podium in the event, winning gold and silver, respectively, at Guangzhou 2010.

RF athlete Parinaaz, meanwhile, teamed up with Anantjeet Singh Naruka to win bronze in the skeet mixed team event. The Indian pair hit 44 of 48 targets in the final and were level with the Republic of Korea at the point of elimination but settled for bronze due to their lower qualification ranking.
It was Parinaaz’s second bronze at Aichi-Nagoya 2026 after she had earlier helped India finish third in the women’s skeet team event.

RF sprinters Animesh and Gurindervir also advanced from the men’s 100m heats. Animesh clocked 10.36s to finish third in his heat, while Gurindervir recorded 10.38s for second place in his race, with both securing automatic qualification for the semi-finals.

India add more medals across disciplines

Roshibina Devi claimed silver in the women’s 60kg sanda event to become the first Indian wushu athlete to win medals at three consecutive Asian Games.

Rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan made history with bronze in the men’s double sculls, India’s first Asian Games medal in the event, while Balraj Panwar narrowly missed the men’s single sculls podium in fourth.

India also won silver in the mixed 4x400m relay, while Asha Ilango finished fourth in the women’s triple jump.

Both Indian kabaddi teams advanced to the semi-finals unbeaten and assured themselves of medals, while the men’s hockey team maintained its perfect start with an 8-2 win over the Republic of Korea.

Elsewhere, Parveen Hooda reached the women’s 65kg boxing quarter-finals, while six Indian players or pairs progressed to the squash quarter-finals across singles and mixed doubles