Asian Games 2026: India's updated schedule, results for today, Day 9 (September 28)

Athletics and shooting are among the sports that offer medal opportunities

The Asian Games 2026 are all set to enter their ninth day of the continental showpiece on Monday (September 28). Day 8 was another fruitful outing for the Indians, with a couple more medals added, and the contingent doesn’t look like it’s slowing down yet.

So far, 32 medals have been picked up by India, with shooting having dominated with 11 medals, followed by eight in athletics. Kabaddi has had the third most successful campaign this season, delivering two golds.

On the other hand, women’s cricket, weightlifting, wushu, badminton, mixed martial arts, rowing, soft tennis, squash and table tennis have delivered a medal each.

As for Day 9, athletics and shooting are the two sporting disciplines that will offer multiple medal chances to the Indian contingent. Besides these, the Indians would also be seen in action in other disciplines — archery, boxing, kurash, men’s cricket, hockey, sepak takraw, squash, surfing and volleyball.

India’s full schedule for Day 9 [September 28] at Asian Games 2026 (all times in IST)

3.59 AM: Surfing – Men’s Shortboard

• Athletes: Sivaraj Babu vs Jayuard Alciso (Malaysia)
• Stage: Round 3 (Heat 2)
• Stage: Long Beach (Tahara, Aichi, Japan)
• Result: Alciso wins 11.50 to 7.83

4.45 AM: Archery – Compound Men’s Individual

• Athletes: Sahil Jadhav vs Jamiyangombo Purevdorj (Mongolia)
• Stage: Pre-quarterfinal
• Venue: Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square
• Result: Jadhav wins 149-137, into the quarters

4.45 AM: Archery – Compound Men’s Individual

• Athletes: TG Mani Ratnam vs Sostar Andaru Rinaldi (Indonesia)
• Stage: Pre-quarterfinal
• Venue: Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square
• Result: Mani Ratnam wins 144-142, into the quarters

5.25 AM: Archery – Compound Men’s Individual

• Athletes: Sahil Jadhav vs TG Mani Ratnam
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square
• Result: Mani Ratnam wins 149-148, advances to the semis

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

• Athletes: Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker & Rahi Sarnobat
• Stage: Qualification (Rapid)
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Result: Esha advances to the final, Manu & Rahi eliminated

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

• Athletes: Esha Singh/Manu Bhaker/Rahi Sarnobat
• Stage: Final (Rapid)
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Result: India finish 5th

6.30 AM: Sepak Takraw – Women’s Double

• Teams: India (Leirentonbi Devi Elangbam/Prity Langoljam/Menenu Tsukru) vs Japan
• Stage: Group stage (Group B)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Gymnasium – Court 3
• Result: Japan win 2-1

6.30 AM: Shooting – Men’s Trap Individual

• Athletes: Ahvar Rizvi, Kynan Chenai & Shapath Bharadwaj
• Stage: Qualification (Day 2)
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Result: Bharadwaj (5th), Chenai (19th), Rizvi (32nd)

6.30 AM: Shooting – Men’s Trap Team

• Athletes: Ahvar Rizvi/Kynan Chenai/Shapath Bharadwaj
• Stage: Final (Day 2)
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Result: India finish 5th

6.30 AM: Shooting – Women’s Trap Individual

• Athletes: Aashima Ahlawat, Manisha Keer & Neeru Dhanda
• Stage: Qualification (Day 2)
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Result: Neeru (1st), Manisha (21st), Aashima (23rd)

6.30 AM: Shooting – Women’s Trap Team

• Athletes: Aashima Ahlawat/Manisha Keer/Neeru Dhanda
• Stage: Final (Day 2)
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Result: India finish 3rd

6.30 AM: Squash – Women’s Team

• Teams: India (Anahat Singh/Joshna Chinappa/Shameena Riaz/Tanvi Khanna) vs China
• Stage: Group stage (Pool C)
• Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena, Court 4
• Result: India win 2-1

6.30 AM: Volleyball – Men’s

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

6.47 AM: Surfing – Men’s Shortboard

• Athletes: Kishore Kumar Anbarasu vs Wensong Ma (China)
• Stage: Round 3 (Heat 8)
• Venue: Long Beach (Tahara, Aichi, Japan)
• Result: Anbarasu wins 9.76 to 8.80, enters quarters

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7.30 AM onwards: Sailing – Men’s Skiff

• Athletes: Prince Noble/Manu Francis
• Stage: Race 1
• Venue: Kaiyoh Yacht Harbour
• Result: Prince/Manu finish 2nd

7.30 AM onwards: Sailing – Men’s Dinghy

• Athlete: Vishnu Saravanan
• Stage: Qualification (Race 1)
• Venue: Kaiyoh Yacht Harbour
• Result: Saravanan finishes 9th

7.30 AM onwards: Sailing – Men’s Skiff

• Athletes: Prince Noble/Manu Francis
• Stage: Race 2
• Venue: Kaiyoh Yacht Harbour
• Result: Prince/Manu finish 3rd

7.30 AM onwards: Sailing – Men’s Dinghy

• Athlete: Vishnu Saravanan
• Stage: Qualification (Race 2)
• Venue: Kaiyoh Yacht Harbour
• Result: Saravanan finishes 9th

7.30 AM onwards: Sailing – Men’s Dinghy

• Athlete: Vishnu Saravanan
• Stage: Qualification (Race 3)
• Venue: Kaiyoh Yacht Harbour

7.40 AM onwards: Sailing – Women’s Skiff

• Athletes: Harshita Tomar/Shital Verma
• Stage: Race 1
• Venue: Kaiyoh Yacht Harbour
• Result: Harshita/Shital finish 4th

7.40 AM onwards: Sailing – Women’s Dinghy

• Athlete: Nethra Kumanan
• Stage: Qualification (Race 1)
• Venue: Kaiyoh Yacht Harbour
• Result: Nethra finishes 5th

7.40 AM onwards: Sailing – Women’s Skiff

• Athletes: Harshita Tomar/Shital Verma
• Stage: Race 2
• Venue: Kaiyoh Yacht Harbour
• Result: Harshita/Shital finish 3rd

7.40 AM onwards: Sailing – Women’s Dinghy

• Athlete: Nethra Kumanan
• Stage: Qualification (Race 2)
• Venue: Kaiyoh Yacht Harbour
• Result: Nethra finishes 3rd

8.00 AM: Kurash – Women’s 78kg

• Athletes: Pincky Balhara vs Garam Lim (South Korea)
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall
• Result: Pincky wins 3-0, enters semis

8.10 AM: Tennis – Women’s Doubles

• Athletes: Ankita Raina/Rutuja Bhosale vs Anna Danilina/Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan)
• Stage: Round of 32
• Venue: Higashiyama Park Tennis Center, Court 4
• Result: Anna/Yulia win 5-7, 6-3, 6-6 (10-5)

8.30 AM: Squash – Men’s Team

• Teams: India (Abhay Singh/Suraj Kumar Chand/Veer Chotrani/Velavan Senthilkumar) vs China
• Stage: Group stage (Pool A)
• Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena, Court 1
• Result: India win 3-0

8.40 AM onwards: Sailing – Mixed Dinghy

• Athletes: Ravindra Kumar Sharma/Shraddha Verma
• Stage: Race 3
• Venue: Kaiyoh Yacht Harbour
• Result: Ravindra/Shraddha finish 8th

8.40 AM onwards: Sailing – Mixed Dinghy

• Athletes: Ravindra Kumar Sharma/Shraddha Verma
• Stage: Race 4
• Venue: Kaiyoh Yacht Harbour
• Result: Ravindra/Shraddha finish 5th

8.40 AM onwards: Sailing – Mixed Dinghy

• Athletes: Ravindra Kumar Sharma/Shraddha Verma
• Stage: Race 5
• Venue: Kaiyoh Yacht Harbour
• Result: Ravindra/Shraddha finish 6th

9.45 AM: Archery – Compound Women’s Individual

• Athletes: Chikitha Taniparthi vs Dorji Dolma (Bhutan)
• Stage: Pre-quarterfinal
• Venue: Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square
• Result: Chikitha wins 149-140, into the quarters

9.45 AM: Archery – Compound Women’s Individual

• Athletes: Jyothi Surekha vs Adel Zhexenbinova (Kazakhstan)
• Stage: Pre-quarterfinal
• Venue: Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square
• Result: Jyothi wins 148-145, into the quarters

10.00 AM: Cricket – Men’s

• Teams: India vs Afghanistan
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Korogi Athletic Park
• Result: NR; India into semis

10.15 AM: Boxing – Women’s 75kg

• Athletes: Lovlina Borgohain vs Suyeon Seong (South Korea)
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Nishio Gymnasium
• Result: Lovlina wins 5-0, into the semis

10.40 AM: Kurash – Women’s 78kg

• Athletes: Pincky Balhara vs Sumin Mo (South Korea)
• Stage: Semi-final
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall
• Result: Mo wins 5-0; Pincky takes bronze

10.45 AM: Shooting – 25m Pistol Women’s Individual

• Athletes: Esha Singh
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery
• Result: Esha wins silver

12.00 PM: Squash – Women’s Team

• Teams: India (Anahat Singh/Joshna Chinappa/Shameena Riaz/Tanvi Khanna) vs Japan
• Stage: Group stage (Pool C)
• Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena, Court 3
• Result: India win 3-1

12.00 PM: Tennis – Men’s Singles

• Athletes: Sumit Nagal vs Seongchan Hong (South Korea)
• Stage: Round of 32
• Venue: Higashiyama Park Tennis Center, Show Court

2.00 PM: Squash – Men’s Team

• Teams: India (Abhay Singh/Suraj Kumar Chand/Veer Chotrani/Velavan Senthilkumar) vs South Korea
• Stage: Group stage (Pool A)
• Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena, Court 4
• Result: India win 3-0

2.15 PM: Boxing – Women’s 60kg

• Athletes: Priya Ghanghas vs Mijgona Samadova (Tajikistan)
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Nishio Gymnasium
• Result: Priya wins 5-0

2.35 PM: Athletics – Women’s Discus Throw

• Athletes: Sanya Yadav & Seema Kaliramna
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Sanya finishes 8th; Seema finishes 4th

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3.09 PM: Athletics – 4x100m Mixed Relay

• Athletes: Animesh Kujur/Gurindervir Singh/Pranav Gurav/Harita Bhadra/Sneha Gowda/Tamanna Dhankheri/Unnathi Aiyappa
• Stage: Heats (Heat 2)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium

3.30 PM: Hockey – Men’s

• Teams: India vs Bangladesh
• Stage: Group stage (Pool A)
• Venue: Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium
• Result: India win 10-0

3.45 PM: Boxing – Men’s 90kg

• Athletes: Kapil Pokhariya vs Gichae Kim (South Korea)
• Stage: Quarter-final
• Venue: Nishio Gymnasium
• Result: Kapil wins 5-0

4.03 PM: Athletics – Men’s 400m Hurdles

• Athletes: Santhosh Tamilarasan
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Santhosh finishes 7th

4.13 PM: Athletics – Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase

• Athletes: Avinash Sable
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Avinash finishes 4th

4.25 PM: Athletics – Men’s Long Jump

• Athletes: David Solomon & Murali Sreeshankar
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Solomon finishes 7th; Sreeshankar finishes 2nd, wins silver

4.35 PM: Athletics – Men’s 1,500m

• Athletes: Gulveer Singh & Yoonus Shah
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Gulveer finishes 2nd, wins silver; Yoonus finishes 9th

4.45 PM: Athletics – Men’s Javelin Throw

• Athletes: Rohit Yadav & Yashvir Singh
• Stage: Final
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Yash Vir finishes 2nd, wins silver; Rohit finishes 3rd, wins bronze

4.50 PM: Athletics – Women’s 800m

• Athlete: Gowthami Jayaraman
• Stage: Heats (Heat 1)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Gowthami finishes 4th, eliminated

5.00 PM: Athletics – Women’s 800m

• Athlete: Pooja Olla
• Stage: Heats (Heat 2)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: Pooja finishes 5th, qualifies for the final

6.01 PM: Athletics – Men’s 4x400m Relay

• Athletes: Dharmveer Choudhary/Jay Kumar/Manu TS/Mohammed Ashfaq/Rajesh Ramesh/Vishal TK
• Stage: Heats (Heat 2)
• Venue: Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
• Result: India finish 1st, qualify for the final

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