Nagoya: India made a strong start to their 2026 Asian Games campaign on Sunday, with the women’s hockey team thrashing Uzbekistan 19-0 and the women’s table tennis team defeating Indonesia 3-0 in their respective opening matches.
The Indian hockey team dominated from the outset, with Deepika leading the scoring with eight goals, including five from penalty corners, while Ishika struck three times.
Lalremsiami opened the scoring in the sixth minute before Deepika doubled the advantage. Ishika and Baljeet added further goals as India ended the first quarter with a 4-0 lead.
India maintained the pressure in the second quarter, with Neha, Deepika and Rutuja finding the net. Deepika completed her hat-trick through another penalty corner as India went into half-time with an 8-0 advantage.
The third quarter saw India extend their lead further, with Deepika scoring four more times, all from penalty corners. Ishika, Sakshi Rana and Lalthantluangi also scored as India moved 15-0 ahead.
India continued to dominate in the final quarter, with Deepika and Ishika adding to their tallies, while Lalthantluangi and Neha also found the net to complete the emphatic 19-0 victory.
In women’s table tennis, India opened their Group F campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win over Indonesia. Sreeja Akula, Diya Chitale and Yashaswini Ghorpade each registered straight-game victories to seal the tie without dropping a match.
The results gave India a confident beginning across both disciplines as their Asian Games campaign got underway in Aichi-Nagoya.
