In which sport did India win both the men's and the women's gold medals at the Asian Games on 26 September 2026?

The correct answer is that the team retained the gold it already held. The result was announced as the men's team retaining the Asian Games gold, and the Prime Minister greeted the players as champions once again, which tells us that India was the defending champion in the men's event and kept the title in this edition. Option A is wrong because a retained medal cannot be a first win. Option C is wrong because there was no upgrade from a silver; the team won the final. Option D is wrong because no sharing of the gold medal was reported. This distinction between winning a title and defending it is exactly the kind of detail question setters test, so note the word retained.

The correct answer is after a thrilling final. The women's kabaddi team took its gold in a final that was described as thrilling, and the Prime Minister praised the side for remarkable courage, composure and teamwork, adding that India is proud of its kabaddi champions. Option B is wrong because no walkover was reported in the women's event. Option C is wrong because the gold was decided in a final and not by a points table. Option D is wrong because the final was completed and produced a winner. Along with the men's team keeping its title, this gave India both kabaddi golds on 26 September 2026, a pairing worth memorising for the sports section of competitive papers. For revision, pair the word retained with the men’s event and the word thrilling with the women’s final, because a paper may reverse the two descriptions.

The correct answer is the women's 400m. Prachi Choudhary finished third in that race, and her run was praised for earning India a place on the podium. Options A and C, the 200m and the 800m, are other track distances and are wrong because her medal came over one lap. Option D is the trickiest distractor, since the 400m hurdles is a separate event with its own final; the medal in question came in the flat 400m. Along with Tajinderpal Singh's silver in the men's shot put, this was India's second athletics medal of the day, while shooting, table tennis and squash brought one medal each. Remembering the exact distance is essential, because a paper can offer several sprint options.

The correct answer is the shot put. Tajinderpal Singh won silver in the men's shot put with an impressive throw, and the Prime Minister noted that his focus and perseverance have brought India laurels over and over, so this medal is another milestone in a long career. Options A, B and D name the javelin, the discus and the hammer, which are also throwing events in athletics but not the one in which he competed here, so they are wrong. Aspirants should link his name firmly with the shot put, because papers often list four throwing events as options. On the same day India's other athletics medal came from Prachi Choudhary, who took bronze in the women's 400m. His silver was one of the two silver medals India took that day, the other coming from the women’s rifle team event in shooting.

The correct answer is Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar. The pair won bronze in the squash mixed team event, and for Joshna the medal extended a remarkable run of consistency, since she has played at consecutive Asian Games and taken a medal at every edition since 2010. Option A is wrong because Manush Shah and Diya Chitale won their bronze in mixed doubles table tennis, a different sport on the same day. Option C names two of the three shooters who won silver in the women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions team event, so it is wrong here. Option D pairs a sprinter with a thrower, neither of whom took part in squash. Keep each sport with its own athletes when revising a medal day.