Asian Games 2026: India's updated schedule, results for today, Day 6 (September 25)

Athletics, canoe sprint, equestrian, shooting and weightlifting offer medal opportunities

The Asian Games 2026 enter Day 6 on Friday with India looking to climb the medal table after a steady start to its campaign.

India has so far collected 15 medals. Shooting has led the charge with eight medals, four gold and four silver each, while women’s cricket has contributed the country’s only other gold.

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu opened her Asian Games account with a silver, while Naorem Roshibina Devi secured India’s maiden wushu medal, also a silver. The men’s badminton team, MMA fighter Suchika Tariyal, the rowing contingent and soft tennis player Jay Meena have added bronze medals, each marking historic firsts in their respective disciplines.

On Day 6, India’s medal hopes will rest on athletics, equestrian, canoe sprint, shooting and weightlifting. The contingent will also be in action across swimming, esports, fencing, hockey, squash and table tennis.

With an eventful day ahead, India will aim to convert its early momentum into a stronger position in the standings.

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India’s full schedule for Day 6 [September 25] at Asian Games 2026 (all times in IST)

4.14 AM: Surfing – Women’s Shortboard

• Athlete: Sugar Gayen
• Stage: Heats (Heat 3)
• Venue: Long Beach (Tahara, Aichi, Japan)
• Result: Into Round 2

5.03 AM: Surfing – Women’s Shortboard

• Athlete: Kamali Prakash
• Stage: Heats (Heat 5)
• Venue: Long Beach (Tahara, Aichi, Japan)
• Result: Into Round 2

6.00 AM onwards: Equestrian – Dressage Team

• Athletes: Gaurav Pundir (Milli)/Hriday Chheda (Dono Di Maggio)/Jai Sud (Goofy La Perla)/Shruti Vora (Magnanimous)
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Equestrian Park, Tokyo
• Result: India finish 4th

6.00 AM onwards: Equestrian – Dressage Individual

• Athletes: Gaurav Pundir (Milli), Hriday Chheda (Dono Di Maggio), Jai Sud (Goofy La Perla) & Shruti Vora (Magnanimous)
• Stage: Qualifier
• Venue: Equestrian Park, Tokyo
• Result: Gaurav finishes 25th; Hriday finishes 14th; Jai finishes 20th; Shruti finishes 9th

6.00 AM: Fencing – Men’s Foil Team

• Team: India (Sachin/Aditya Badser/Tejas Patil/Hemansh Singh Sanasam) vs Hong Kong
• Stage: Pre-quarterfinals
• Venue: Aichi Sky Expo Hall F, Green
• Result: HK win 45-27

6.15 AM: Shooting – 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team

• Athletes: Kamaljeet/Suruchi Singh
• Stage: Qualification
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Result: Into the final

6.30 AM: Athletics – Women’s Heptathlon

• Athletes: Anamika Kozhinjaparambil & Pooja Sharma
• Stage: Long jump
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Finish 6th & 10th, respectively

6.30 AM: Canoe Sprint – Men’s Kayak Double 500m

• Athletes: Prohit Baroi & Prasanna Kumar CS
• Stage: Semi-final
• Venue: Miyoshi Lake Canoe Course
• Result: Qualified for Final B

6.30 AM: Table Tennis – Mixed Doubles

• Athletes: Manush Shah/Diya Chitale vs Chun Ting Wong/Hoi Kem Doo (Hong Kong)
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: SKY HALL TOYOTA (Table 3)
• Result: Indians win 3-1; into the semis

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6.30 AM: Table Tennis – Mixed Doubles

• Athletes: Harmeet Desai/Yashaswini Ghorpade vs Shidong Lin/Man Huai (China)
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: SKY HALL TOYOTA (Table 8)
• Result: Chinese pair wins 2-0; Indians eliminated

6.40 AM: Swimming – Men’s 50m Breaststroke

• Athlete: Danush Suresh
• Stage: Heats (Heat 3)
• Venue: Tokyo Aquatics Centre
• Result: Finished 21st; eliminated

6.50 AM: Canoe Sprint – Women’s Canoe Double 500m

• Athletes: Neha Devi Leichonbam & Megha Pradeep
• Stage: Semi-final
• Venue: Miyoshi Lake Canoe Course
• Result: Finished 4th; eliminated

6.58 AM: Swimming – Men’s 200m Backstroke

• Athlete: Rishabh Das
• Stage: Heats (Heat 1)
• Venue: Tokyo Aquatics Centre
• Result: Finished 4th overall; qualified for final

7.00 AM: Fencing – Women’s Epee Team

• Teams: India (Mitva Chaudhari/Yashkeerat Kaur Hayer/Taniksha Khatri/Prachi Lohan) vs Uzbekistan
• Stage: Pre-quarterfinals
• Venue: Aichi Sky Expo Hall F, Blue
• Result: Uzbekistan win 45-29

7.00 AM: Squash – Mixed Doubles

• Athletes: Velavan Senthilkumar/Joshna Chinappa vs David Pelino/Jemyca Arybado (Philippines)
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena, Court 6
• Result: Indians win 2-0; into the semis

7.06 AM: Swimming – Men’s 200m Backstroke

• Athlete: Utkarsh Patil
• Stage: Heats (Heat 3)
• Venue: Tokyo Aquatics Centre
• Result: Finished 9th overall; qualified for final

7.10 AM: Swimming – Men’s 400m Freestyle

• Athlete: Dhakshan Shashikumar
• Stage: Heats (Heat 1)
• Venue: Tokyo Aquatics Centre
• Result: Finished 18th overall; eliminated

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7.15 AM onwards: Shooting – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Individual

• Athletes: Rudrankksh Patil, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar & Niraj Kumar
• Stage: Qualification
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Result: Tomar & Niraj advance to the final; Patil eliminated

7.15 AM onwards: Shooting – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Team

• Athletes: Rudrankksh Patil/Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar/Niraj Kumar
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Result: India win silver

7.22 AM: Swimming – Men’s 400m Freestyle

• Athlete: Aneesh Sunil
• Stage: Heats (Heat 3)
• Venue: Tokyo Aquatics Centre
• Result: Finished 17th overall; eliminated

7.30 AM: Hockey – Women’s

• Teams: India vs Japan
• Stage: Group stage (Pool B)
• Venue: Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium
• Result: India win 3-1

7.30 AM: Table Tennis – Men’s Doubles

• Athletes: Harmeet Desai/Sathiyan Ganasekaran vs Affan Pratama/Muhammad Negara (Indonesia)
• Stage: Round of 32
• Venue:  SKY HALL TOYOTA (Table 7)
• Result: Harmeet/Sathiyan win 3-2; into the pre-quarters

7.36 AM: Swimming – Men’s 200m Butterfly

• Athlete: Sajan Prakash
• Stage: Heats (Heat 3)
• Venue: Tokyo Aquatics Centre
• Result: Finished 5th overall; into the final

7.55 AM: Athletics – Women’s Heptathlon

• Athlete: Anamika Kozhinjaparambil & Pooja Sharma
• Stage: Javelin throw
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Pooja finished 6th, Anamika 10th

7.55 AM: E-sports – MOBA (Pokemon UNITE)

• Teams: India (Adnan Badshah/Deepkumar Patel/Dipjyoti Nath/Reuben Fernandes/Rudra Nayak/Sai Krishna Nalluri) vs South Korea
• Stage: Group stage (Group C)
• Venue: Aichi Sky Expo E-sport Substage (Competition Room L4)
• Result: South Korea win 2-0

8.10 AM: Canoe Sprint – Women’s Kayak Four 500m

• Athletes: Soniya Devi Phairembam/Dhanamanjuri Devi Khwairakpam/Parvathy Geetha/Pooja
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Miyoshi Lake Canoe Course
• Result: India finish 8th

8.15 AM: Table Tennis – Men’s Doubles

• Athletes: Manav Thakkar/Manush Shah vs Tomokazu Harimoto/Hiroto Shinozuka (Japan)
• Stage: Round of 32
• Venue: SKY HALL TOYOTA (Table 1)
• Result: Japan win 3-1

8.30 AM: Shooting – 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team

• Athletes: Kamaljeet/Suruchi Singh
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Result: Kamaljeet/Suruchi win gold

9.00 AM: Table Tennis – Women’s Singles

• Athletes: Yashaswini Ghorpade vs Hend Zaza (Syria)
• Stage: Round of 32
• Venue: SKY HALL TOYOTA (Table 7)
• Result: Ghorpade wins 4-1; into the pre-quarters

9.15 AM: Squash – Men’s Singles

• Athletes: Abhay Singh vs Ryunosuke Tsukue (Japan)
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena, Court 1
• Result: Abhay wins 3-0; into the semis

9.30 AM: Kabaddi – Women’s Team

• Teams: India vs Nepal
• Stage: Semi-final
• Venue: Tokai Citizen Gymnasium
• Result: India win 48-24; into the final

9.45 AM: Table Tennis – Women’s Singles

• Athletes: Sreeja Akula vs Song Gyong Pyon (North Korea)
• Stage: Round of 32
• Venue: SKY HALL TOYOTA (Table 2)
• Result: Pyon wins 4-1

10.00 AM: Squash – Women’s Singles

• Athletes: Anahat Singh vs Tanvi Khanna
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena, Court 1
• Result: Anahat wins 3-0; into the semis

10.30 AM: Table Tennis – Men’s Singles

• Athletes: Manav Thakkar vs U Tae Ryong (North Korea)
• Stage: Round of 32
• Venue: SKY HALL TOYOTA (Table 1)
• Result: Ryong wins 4-2

10.30 AM: Shooting – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Individual

• Athletes: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Niraj Kumar
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Result: Aishwary finished 5th; Niraj finished 8th

10.45 AM: Kabaddi – Men’s

• Teams: India vs Thailand
• Stage: Semi-final
• Venue: Tokai Citizen Gymnasium
• Result: India win 66-28

10.45 AM: Squash – Men’s Singles

• Athletes: Veer Chotrani vs Muhammad Irfan (Pakistan)
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena, Court 1
• Result: Chotrani lost 1-3

11.10 AM: Surfing – Men’s Shortboard

• Athlete: Kishore Anbarashu
• Stage: Heats (Heat 3)
• Venue: Long Beach (Tahara, Aichi, Japan)
• Result: Kishore finishes 1 R1

11.15 AM: Table Tennis – Men’s Singles

• Athletes: Manush Shah vs Benyamin Faraji (Iran)
• Stage: Round of 32
• Venue: SKY HALL TOYOTA (Table 1)
• Result: Manush wins 4-0

12.00 PM: Table Tennis – Women’s Doubles

• Athletes: Sreeja Akula/Syndrela Das vs Man Kuai/Manyu Wang (China)
• Stage: Pre-quarterfinal
• Venue: SKY HALL TOYOTA (Table 1)
• Result: Akula/Das lost 3-0

12.30 PM: Badminton – Men’s doubles

• Athletes: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty vs Pakkapon Teeraratsakul/Peeratchai Sukphun (Thailand)
• Stage: Round of 32
• Venue: Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium
• Result: Satwik-Chirag lost 21-12, 19-21, 14-21

12.45 PM: Table Tennis – Women’s Doubles

• Athletes: Yashaswini Ghorpade/Diya Chitale vs Shuhan Fan/Yi Chen (China)
• Stage: Pre-quarterfinal
• Venue: SKY HALL TOYOTA (Table 2)
• Result: Ghorpade/Chitale lost 3-0

1.05 PM: Surfing – Men’s Shortboard

• Athlete: Sivaraj Babu
• Stage: Heats (Heat 8)
• Venue: Long Beach (Tahara, Aichi, Japan)

1.30 PM: Weightlifting – Women’s 61kg

• Athlete: Nirupama Devi Seram
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Trade and Industry Center
• Result: Nirupama finishes 7th

1.55 PM: Swimming – Men’s 50m Backstroke

• Athlete: Rishabh Das, Utkarsh Patil
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Tokyo Aquatics Centre
• Result: Rishabh finishes 6th; Utkarsh finishes 7th

2.15 PM: Boxing – Women’s 54kg

• Athletes: Preeti vs Pang Chol Mi (North Korea)
• Stage: Round of 16
• Venue: Nishio City General Gymnasium
• Result: Preeti lost by unanimous decision

2:51 PM: Swimming – Men’s 200m Butterfly

• Athlete: Sajan Prakash
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Tokyo Aquatics Centre
• Result: Sajan finishes 7th

3.35 PM: Athletics – Women’s Shot Put

• Athletes: Krishna Menon & Manpreet Kaur
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Krishna finishes 5th; Manpreet finishes 3rd, wins bronze

3.45 PM: Table Tennis – Mixed Doubles

• Athletes: Manush Shah/Diya Chitale vs Wong Chunqin/Sun Yingsha (China)
• Stage: Semi-finals
• Venue: SKY HALL TOYOTA
• Result: Manush/Diya lost 4-0; clinch bronze

4.11 PM: Athletics – Men’s 100m

• Athlete: Gurindervir Singh
• Stage: Semi-finals (Heat 2)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Gurindervir finishes 5th

4.19 PM: Athletics – Men’s 100m

• Athlete: Animesh Kujur
• Stage: Semi-finals (Heat 3)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Animesh finishes 7th

4.33 PM: Athletics – Women’s Pole Vault

• Athletes: Baranica Elangovan & Sindhushree Ganesh
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Baranica wins bronze; Sindhushree DNF

5.02 PM: Athletics – Men’s 10,000m

• Athlete: Gulveer Singh
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Gulveer finishes 2nd, clinches silver

5.10 PM: Athletics – Men’s Hammer Throw

• Athletes: Damneet Singh & Praveen Kumar
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Damneet finishes 9th; Praveen finishes 11th

5.53 PM: Athletics – Women’s 400m

• Athlete: Kiran Pahal
• Stage: Heats (Heat 2)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Kiran finishes 2nd; qualifies for the final

6.01 PM: Athletics – Women’s 400m

• Athlete: Prachi Choudhary
• Stage: Heats (Heat 3)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Prachi finishes 3rd; qualifies for the final

6.21 PM: Athletics – Men’s 400m

• Athlete: Vishal TK
• Stage: Heats (Heat 2)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Vishal finishes 1st; qualifies for the final

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