Asian Games 2026: Day 13 — Japan Shines in Wrestling, Iran Adds Gold, India Reaches Cricket and Hockey Finals

 


The 13th day of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games was dominated by wrestling, sailing, squash and the major team-sport semi-finals. China continued to lead the overall medal table by a huge margin, while host Japan enjoyed an important day in wrestling. South Korea, Uzbekistan, Iran and Thailand remained among the leading medal-winning nations. India had a particularly significant day, adding silver and bronze medals while its men's cricket and hockey teams both reached their respective gold-medal finals. 


China: China remained firmly at the top of the standings and continued to add medals across several disciplines. In tennis, Wang Xiyu defeated the Philippines' Alex Eala 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the women's singles final, where she will face compatriot Zhang Shuai. Zhang also reached the final after defeating Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva 6-4, 6-2, guaranteeing China the women's singles gold and silver. China also won the men's skiff sailing event, finishing ahead of India. 


Japan: Japan enjoyed a strong Day 13, particularly in wrestling. Yuri Nakazato defeated India's Nitesh Siwach 4-0 to win the men's Greco-Roman 97kg gold medal, while Nonoka Ozaki captured gold in the women's freestyle 62kg category with a 3-0 victory over North Korea's Kim Ok Ju. Japan also had Alireza Abdevali defeat home favourite Nao Kusaka 5-2 in the Greco-Roman 77kg final. Japan's strong medal collection helped it retain second position, with 59 gold medals and 216 total medals in the latest official standings. 


South Korea: South Korea remained third overall, although its biggest sporting achievement of the day had already been secured in men's football on Day 12. The Koreans had defeated China 2-1 to reach the football final, setting up a meeting with Japan. South Korea's overall tally stood at 30 gold, 30 silver and 52 bronze medals in the latest official table, giving it 112 medals overall. 


Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan continued to occupy fourth position. The Central Asian nation remained particularly competitive in wrestling, boxing and other combat sports. Its men's football team had narrowly missed the final after losing to Japan on penalties, but Uzbekistan continued to maintain a substantial medal advantage over the nations immediately behind it. By the end of Day 13, Uzbekistan had accumulated 16 gold, 21 silver and 19 bronze medals, or 56 medals overall. 


Iran: Iran moved into fifth place in the latest standings and produced one of the day's most notable wrestling victories. Alireza Abdevali defeated Japan's Olympic champion Nao Kusaka 5-2 in the men's Greco-Roman 77kg final to win the gold medal. Iran ended the day with 12 gold, 17 silver and 13 bronze medals, giving it 42 medals overall. 


Thailand: Thailand remained sixth overall and continued to build its medal collection across several sports. The country had 12 gold, 11 silver and 15 bronze medals in the latest official standings, giving it 38 medals. Thailand's overall position remained just ahead of Bahrain, which had 11 gold medals. 


India: India had a highly significant Day 13 despite not adding a gold medal. Prince Kurisinkal Noble and Manu Francis won silver in the men's skiff sailing event, India's first-ever Asian Games sailing medal, while Nitesh Siwach took silver in the men's Greco-Roman 97kg wrestling after losing 0-4 to Japan's Yuri Nakazato. India also collected bronze medals through Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru in individual compound archery and the men's and women's squash teams. The men's hockey team produced a dramatic 4-3 victory over Pakistan in the semi-final to reach the gold-medal match, while the men's cricket team crushed Sri Lanka by 124 runs to book a place in the cricket final against Pakistan. Ishan Kishan's unbeaten 80 off 46 balls and Jasprit Bumrah's early two-wicket burst were among India's major contributions. 


Overall medals tally after Day 13: At the latest official end-of-day standings, China led with 153 gold, 71 silver and 63 bronze — 287 medals overall. Japan was second with 59 gold, 78 silver and 79 bronze — 216 medals, followed by South Korea with 30 gold, 30 silver and 52 bronze — 112 medals. Uzbekistan had 16 gold, 21 silver and 19 bronze — 56 medals, while Iran had 12 gold, 17 silver and 13 bronze — 42 medals, and Thailand had 12 gold, 11 silver and 15 bronze — 38 medals. India stood eighth with 10 gold, 22 silver and 32 bronze — 64 medals, while Bahrain was seventh with 11 gold and 21 medals overall. 


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