India beat Japan to enter Asian Games men's badminton team semis, assured of medal

India entered the semi-final of the Asian Games 2026 men's badminton team event after beating Japan 3-0 in quarter-final on Tuesday and are assured of a medal. Lakshya Sen beat Kodai Naraoka 11-21, 21-5, 21-19 while the duo of Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi 21-18, 24-22. Ayush Shetty defeated Koki Watanabe 21-10, 21-19.