Asian Games 2026: India's updated schedule, results for today, Day 8 (September 27)

Athletics, equestrian, squash and weightlifting are among the sports that offer medal opportunities on Day 8

The action at the Asian Games 2026 continues to gather momentum as the continental showpiece enters its decisive phase. Sunday, September 27, will mark Day 8 of the competition, with the Indian contingent set for another eventful day in Aichi-Nagoya.

India have collected 27 medals so far, including four golds, with several podium finishes coming on Friday, September 26. Both the Indian men’s and women’s kabaddi teams defeated Iran to successfully defend their respective Asian Games titles.

Among the other highlights, Sawan Barwal secured silver in the men’s marathon, while shooting added its 11th medal of the campaign. Ashi Chouksey, Tilottama Sen and Vidarsa Vinod combined to win silver in the women’s 50m rifle three-position team event.

India also added a squash medal, with Velavan Senthilkumar and Joshna Chinappa settling for bronze in the mixed doubles.

Looking ahead to Day 8, the Indian contingent will have further opportunities to add to its medal tally, with athletics, equestrian, squash and weightlifting among the key disciplines to watch. Action will also unfold in other disciplines like surfing, sepak takraw, kurash, fencing, volleyball and hockey.

India’s full schedule for Day 8 [September 27] at Asian Games 2026 (all times in IST)

3.58 AM: Surfing – Women’s Shortboard

• Athletes: Kamali Prakash vs Camille Marie Spaccarotella (Singapore)
• Stage: Round 2 (Heat 3)
• Venue: Long Beach (Tahara, Aichi, Japan)
• Result: Kamali wins 7.57 to 4.50

4.00 AM: Athletics – Women’s Marathon Race Walk

• Athletes: Manju Rani and Priyanka Goswami
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Results: Rani finished 6th; Priyanka disqualified

4.45 AM onwards: Archery – Men’s Compound Team

• Teams: India (Kushal Dalal/Sahil Jadhav/TG Mani Ratnam) vs UAE
• Stage: 1/8 Eliminations
• Venue: Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square
• Result: India win 235-215

4.45 AM onwards: Archery – Women’s Compound Team

• Teams: India (Chikitha Taniparthi/Jyothi Surekha/Prithika Pradeep) vs Mongolia
• Stage: 1/8 Eliminations
• Venue: Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square
• Result: India win 238-223

4.54 AM: Surfing – Women’s Shortboard

• Athletes: Sugar Shanti Gayen vs Wan-yu Chen (Taiwan)
• Stage: Round 2 (Heat 3)
• Venue: Long Beach (Tahara, Aichi, Japan)
• Result: Sugar wins 7.33 to 5.40

5.15 AM onwards: Archery – Men’s Compound Team

• Teams: India (Kushal Dalal/Sahil Jadhav/TG Mani Ratnam) vs Bhutan
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square
• Result: India win 235-232

5.15 AM onwards: Archery – Women’s Compound Team

• Teams: India (Chikitha Taniparthi/Jyothi Surekha/Prithika Pradeep) vs Kazakhstan
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square
• Result: India win 233-230

5.30 AM: Sepak Takraw – Women’s Double

• Teams: India (Leirentonbi Devi Elangbam/Prity Langoljam/Menenu Tsukru) vs South Korea
• Stage: Group stage (Group B)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Gymnasium – Court 2
• Result: South Korea win 2-0

5.40 PM: Athletics – Men’s Decathlon

• Athletes: Tejaswin Shankar & Thowfeeq Noushad
• Stage: 110m hurdles (Heats 2)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Shankar finishes 3rd, wins bronze; Noushad DNF

5.50 AM: Surfing – Men’s Shortboard

• Athletes: Sivaraj Babu vs Davoud Khadir (Iran)
• Stage: Round 2 (Heat 1)
• Venue: Long Beach (Tahara, Aichi, Japan)
• Result: Babu wins 8.96 to 3.60

Related: Asian Games 2026 – Indian women’s kabaddi team clinch gold by defeating Iran in thrilling final

6.00 AM: Equestrian – Dressage Individual

• Athletes: Hriday Chheda & Jai Sud
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Equestrian Park (Tokyo)
• Results: Both finish 8th & 9th, respectively

6.10 AM: Badminton – Women’s Doubles

• Athletes: Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto vs Yan Zhe Feng/Dongping Huag (China)
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium, Court 3
• Result: Chinese pair wins 2-1

6.10 AM onwards: Shooting – Women’s 25m Pistol Individual

• Athletes: Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker & Rahi Sarnobat
• Stage: Qualification (Precision)
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Result: Esha (6th), Manu (15th), Rahi (16th)

6.10 AM onwards: Shooting – Women’s 25m Pistol Team

• Athletes: Esha Singh/Manu Bhaker/Rahi Sarnobat
• Stage: Final (Precision)
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Result: Indians finish 3rd

6.15 AM: Badminton – Mixed Doubles

• Athletes: Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly vs Peraly Koong Le Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia)
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium, Court 1
• Result: Malaysian pair wins 2-0

6.30 AM: Kurash – Women’s 57kg

• Athletes: Sangita vs Charmea Quelino (Philippines)
• Stage: Round of 32
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall
• Result: Quelino wins 10-0

6.30 AM onwards: Shooting – Men’s Trap Individual

• Athletes: Ahvar Rizvi, Kynan Chenai & Shapath Bharadwaj
• Stage: Qualification (Day 1)
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Results: Chenai (11th), Bharadwaj (22nd), Rizvi (35th)

6.30 AM onwards: Shooting – Men’s Trap Team

• Athletes: Ahvar Rizvi/Kynan Chenai/Shapath Bharadwaj
• Stage: Final (Day 1)
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Result: Indians placed 7th

6.30 AM onwards: Shooting – Women’s Trap Individual

• Athletes: Aashima Ahlawat, Manisha Keer & Neeru Dhanda
• Stage: Qualification (Day 1)
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Results: Neeru (1st), Aashima (16th), Manisha (24th)

6.30 AM onwards: Shooting – Women’s Trap Team

• Athletes: Aashima Ahlawat/Manisha Keer/Neeru Dhanda
• Stage: Final (Day 1)
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Result: Indians placed 2nd

6.55 AM: Kurash – Women’s 57kg

• Athletes: Bharti vs Tahereh Azarpeivand (Iran)
• Stage: Pre-quarterfinal
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall
• Result: Azarpeivand wins 3-0

7.30 AM onwards: Archery – Recurve Mixed Team

• Teams: India (Kumkum Mohod/Dhiraj Bommadevara) vs UAE
• Stage: Pre-quarterfinal
• Venue: Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square
• Result: India win 6-0

7.30 AM onwards: Archery – Compound Mixed Team

• Teams: India (Chikitha Taniparthi/Sahil Jadhav) vs Mongolia
• Stage: Pre-quarterfinal
• Venue: Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square
• Result: India win 160-146

7.30 AM: Athletics – Men’s Decathlon

• Athletes: Tejaswin Shankar & Thowfeeq Noushad
• Stage: 110m hurdles (Heats 2)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Results: Shankar finished 3rd; Noushad did not start

7.35 AM: Kurash – Men’s +90kg

• Athletes: Yash Chauhan vs Shakarmamad Mirmamadov (Tajikistan)
• Stage: Pre-quarterfinal
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall
• Result: Mirmamadov wins 10-0

7.35 AM: Kurash – Men’s +90kg

• Athletes: Vishal vs Kunathip Yea-On (Thailand)
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall
• Result: Yea-On wins 5-0

8.00 AM onwards: Archery – Recurve Mixed Team

• Teams: India (Kumkum Mohod/Dhiraj Bommadevara) vs Vietnam
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square
• Result: India win 6-0

8.00 AM onwards: Archery – Compound Mixed Team

• Teams: India (Chikitha Taniparthi/Sahil Jadhav) vs Kazakhstan
• Stage: Quarterfinal
• Venue: Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square
• Result: India win 159-154

8.10 AM: Athletics – Men’s Decathlon

• Athletes: Tejaswin Shankar & Thowfeeq Noushad
• Stage: Discus throw
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Results: Shankar finished 7th; Noushad no mark

8.20 AM: Fencing – Women’s Sabre Team

• Teams: India (Bhavani Devi/Shreya Gupta/Jefarlin Jani/Shruti Joshi) vs Indonesia
• Stage: Pre-quarterfinal
• Venue: Aichi Sky Expo Hall F, Yellow
• Result: India win 45-23; into the quarters

8.35 AM: Athletics – Men’s 400m Hurdles

• Athlete: Santhosh Tamilarasan
• Stage: Heats (Heat 1)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Tamilarasan finished 2nd; into the final

Related: Asian Games 2026 – India bag team silver in 50m Rifle 3 Positions; Tilottama Sen & Vidarsa Vinod enter individual final

8.43 AM: Athletics – Men’s 400m Hurdles

• Athlete: Yashas Palaksha
• Stage: Heats (Heat 2)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Did not finish; injury

9.05 AM: Athletics – Women’s 400m Hurdles

• Athlete: Vithya Ramraj
• Stage: Heats (Heat 1)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Finished 2nd; into the final

9.10 AM onwards: Athletics – Men’s Long Jump

• Athlete: David Solomon
• Stage: Qualification (Group A)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Finished 3rd; into the final

9.10 AM onwards: Athletics – Men’s Long Jump

• Athlete: Murali Sreeshankar
• Stage: Qualification (Group B)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Finished 2nd; into the final

9.13 AM: Athletics – Women’s 400m Hurdles

• Athlete: Anu Raghavan
• Stage: Heats (Heat 2)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Finished 2nd; into the final

9.20 AM: Fencing – Women’s Sabre Team

• Teams: India (Bhavani Devi/Shreya Gupta/Jefarlin Jani/Shruti Joshi) vs Uzbekistan
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Aichi Sky Expo Hall F, Piste 7
• Result: Uzbekistan win 45-35

9.45 AM: Boxing – Men’s 80kg

• Athletes: Ankush Panghal vs Nekruz Salimov (Tajikistan)
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Nishio Gymnasium
• Result: Panghal wins 5-0; into the semis; medal confirmed

9.50 AM: Athletics – Men’s Decathlon

• Athletes: Tejaswin Shankar & Thowfeeq Noushad
• Stage: Pole vault
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Shankar finished 4th; Nousahd DNF

10.00 AM: Badminton – Women’s Singles

• Athletes: Unnati Hooda vs Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium, Court 1
• Result: Yamaguchi wins 2-1

10.00 AM: Surfing – Women’s Shortboard

• Athletes: Kamali Prakash vs Jasmine Michelle Studer (Indonesia)
• Stage: Round 3 (Heat 1)
• Venue: Long Beach (Tahara, Aichi, Japan)
• Result: Studer wins 11.64 to 5.93

10.00 AM: Weightlifting – Women’s 69kg

• Athlete: Harjinder Kaur
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Park Arena Komaki
• Result: Harjinder finished 9th

10.30 AM: Badminton – Women’s Singles

• Athletes: PV Sindhu vs Yu Fei Chen (China)
• Stage: Quarterfinal
• Venue: Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium, Court 4
• Result: Chen wins 2-1

10.45 AM onwards: Archery – Recurve Men’s Team

• Athletes: India (Dhiraj Bommadevara/Neeraj Chauhan/Yashdeep Bhoge) vs Philippines
• Stage: Pre-quarterfinal
• Venue: Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square
• Result: India win 5-1; into the quarters

10.45 AM: Archery – Recurve Women’s Team

• Athletes: India (Ankita Bhakat/Kirti Sharma/Kumkum Mohod) vs Mongolia
• Stage: Pre-quarterfinal
• Venue: Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square
• Result: India win 6-0; into the quarters

11.30 AM: Sepak Takraw – Women’s Double

• Teams: India (Leirentonbi Devi Elangbam/Prity Langoljam/Menenu Tsukru) vs Philippines
• Stage: Group stage (Group B)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Gymnasium – Court 2
• Result: Philippines win 2-0

11.52 AM: Surfing – Women’s Shortboard

• Athletes: Sugar Shanti Gayen vs Minami Nonaka (Japan)
• Stage: Round 3 (Heat 5)
• Venue: Long Beach (Tahara, Aichi, Japan)
• Result: Nonaka wins 14.60 to 5.17

12.30 PM: Squash – Men’s Singles

• Athletes: Abhay Singh vs Eain Yow NG (Malaysia)
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena, Court 1
• Result: NG wins gold

12.30 PM: Volleyball – Men’s

• Teams: India vs Vietnam
• Stage: Group stage (Pool C)
• Venue: Park Arena Komaki
• Result: India win 3-0

Related: List of all events India won gold at Asian Games 2026

1.30 PM: Squash – Women’s Singles

• Athletes: Anahat Singh vs Sivasangari Subramanium (Malaysia)
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena, Court 1
• Result: Anahat loses 3-0; wins silver

2.00 PM: Boxing – Women’s 65kg

• Athletes: Parveen Hooda vs Navbakhor Khamidova (Uzbekistan)
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Nishio Gymnasium
• Result: Parveen wins 5-0

2.45 PM: Boxing – Men’s 60kg

• Athletes: Sachin Siwach vs Shunsuke Kitamoto (Japan)
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Nishio Gymnasium
• Result: Sachin loses 5-0

3.25 PM: Athletics – Women’s Long Jump

• Athletes: Ancy Sojan & Shaili Singh
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Ancy finshes second, wins silver; Shaili finishes 4th

3.30 PM: Hockey – Women’s

• Teams: India vs Singapore
• Stage: Group stage (Pool B)
• Venue: Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium
• Result: India win 7-0

3.35 PM: Athletics – Men’s Decathlon

• Athletes: Tejaswin Shankar & Thowfeeq Noushad
• Stage: Javelin throw
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Shankar finishes 5th; Noushad DNF

3.45 PM: Boxing – Men’s +90kg

• Athletes: Narender Berwal vs Adthapong Saengtep (Thailand)
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Nishio Gymnasium
• Result: Narender wins with RSC (referee stops count)

3.55 PM: Athletics – Women’s 200m

• Athletes: Harita Bhadra, Unnathi Aiyappa
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Harita finishes 3rd, wins bronze; Unnathi finishes 6th

4.05 PM: Athletics – Men’s 200m

• Athlete: Animesh Kujur
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Animesh finishes 5th

4.15 PM: Athletics – Men’s High Jump

• Athletes: Aadarsh Ram & Sarvesh Kushare
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Aadarsh finishes 13th; Sarvesh finishes second, wins silver

4.53 PM: Athletics – Women’s 100m Hurdles

• Athlete: Nandhini Korgan
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Nandhini finishes 6th

5.06 PM: Athletics – Men’s 800m

• Athlete: Mohammed Afsal
• Stage: Heats (Heat 1)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Afsal finishes 3rd, qualifies for the final

5.14 PM: Athletics – Men’s 800m

• Athlete: Krishan Kumar
• Stage: Heats (Heat 2)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Kumar finishes 3rd, eliminated

5.52 AM: Athletics – Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase

• Athletes: Ankita Dhyani & Parul Chaudhary
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Ankita finishes 4th; Parul wins 3rd, wins bronze

6.15 PM: Athletics – Women’s 4x100m Relay

• Athletes: Abinaya Rajarajan/Sneha Gowda/Srabani Nanda/Sudeshna Shivankar/Tamanna Dhankheri
• Stage: Heats (Heat 1)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: India finish 1st, qualify for the final

7.00 PM: Athletics – Women’s 4x400m Relay

• Athletes: Ansa Babu/Neeru Pathak/Poovamma Machettira/Rashdeep Kaur/Saloni Nagar
• Stage: Heats (Heat 1)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium

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