No Handshakes yet Again as India Beats Pakistan to Clinch Cricket Gold at Asian Games
- On Saturday, October 3, 2026, India retained the Asian Games cricket gold medal by defeating Pakistan by 19 runs in Nisshin, Japan, posting 211-6 while restricting Pakistan to 192-6.
- Mirroring strained bilateral ties, players from both teams again avoided customary handshakes before and after the final, marking the first men's cricket meeting between the arch-rivals at the Asian Games.
- India's men's hockey team defeated Malaysia 5-1 in the final on Saturday, securing their fifth Asian Games gold and booking an automatic qualification berth for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
- The hockey triumph completed a golden double after the women's team defeated China 1-0, marking the first time both Indian teams finished atop the podium in the same Asian Games edition.
- South Korean golfer Tom Kim secured gold on Saturday, earning a mandatory military service exemption, while India finished with a national record haul of over 260 medals, surpassing the 1994 Hiroshima Games record.
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India Retain Asian Games Cricket Gold vs Pakistan as Tom Kim Wins Golf and Military Exemption
NAGOYA, Japan: India beat arch-rivals Pakistan on a converted baseball field to retain their Asian Games cricket title on Saturday as South Korean golfer Tom Kim clinched a gold medal and a military service exemption.In a late soccer showdown at Toyota Stadium, Eom Ji-sung scored the winner as South Korea held off Japan 1-0 in another Asian Games final to extend their dynasty to a fourth successive men's gold.Two years before cricket returns to…
India retain Asian Games cricket title, Kim lands golf gold and military reprieve
India beat arch-rivals Pakistan on a converted baseball field to retain their Asian Games cricket title on Saturday as South Korean golfer Tom Kim clinched a gold medal and a military service exemption.
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