Overnight reports named the Flydubai co-pilot as Hamam Al Hamami, barred by Oman over extremist views. The UAE called his crash-axe assault on Captain Smit Machchhar a terrorist attempt, while Dubai's Crown Prince Hamdan visited Machchhar in hospital and Netanyahu invited him to Independence Day.
Attention then shifted to Nagoya for a gold rush. India posted 211/6 on Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma fifties and beat Pakistan by 19 runs despite Hasan Nawaz's 96 to retain the title. The men's hockey team routed Malaysia 5-1 to retain gold and qualify for LA 2028, as Aman Sehrawat, Kumkum Mohod and Pranavi Urs added titles for 21 golds and 85 medals.
India summoned Pakistan's diplomat over infiltration and criticised Islamabad at the UN, while Rahul Gandhi launched a Satyagraha platform amid continued protests demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.