India at Asian Games 2026: Judo schedule, squad, & live streaming details
India have sent three-member contingent
The Asian Games 2026 will be hosted in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4, and India are one of the 46 nations taking part in the continental tournament. The country had a record-breaking outing in the previous edition in Hangzhou, as they totalled 106 medals.
Judo, however, has never been a strong medal event for India at the Games; the country has just 5 bronze medals in the sport’s history, all coming from the 1986 Seoul and 1994 Hiroshima editions, with no gold or silver ever won.
Ahead of Aichi-Nagoya, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) facilitated an overseas training stint for the senior judo team at Tsukuba University in Japan, running through October 2, aimed at preparing athletes for both the Asian Games and the World Judo Championships in Baku (October 4–11). The camp lets the squad acclimatise in the host country in the final weeks before the competition.
Three judokas from the Tsukuba camp are part of India’s Asian Games team, Asmita Dey (Women’s −48kg), a Commonwealth Games 2026 gold medallist, along with Yamini Mourya (Women’s −57kg) and Takhellambam Inunganbi (Women’s −70kg).
India’s Judo squad for the Asian Games 2026
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Asmita Dey—Women’s −48kg
Yamini Mourya—Women’s −57kg
Takhellambam Inunganbi—Women’s −70kg
Where and how to watch the live telecast and streaming of Judo at the Asian Games 2026 in India?
Judo at the Asian Games 2026 will stream online in India on the SonyLIV app and website, with television coverage on the Sony Sports Network channels.
India Judo schedule and timings
September 30, Wednesday
11:00 AM: Preliminaries — Women’s −48kg, −52kg, −57kg, −63kg, −70kg, −78kg, +78kg
5:00 PM: Final Block
October 1, Thursday
11:00 AM: Preliminaries
5:00 PM: Final Block
October 2, Friday
11:00 AM: Preliminaries
5:00 PM: Final Block
How many judokas is India sending to the Asian Games 2026?
India has three judokas competing at the Asian Games: Asmita Dey (Women’s −48kg), Yamini Mourya (Women’s −57kg), and Takhellambam Inunganbi (Women’s −70kg).
Has India ever won a gold medal in judo at the Asian Games?
No. India has won 5 bronze medals in judo across Asian Games history — all from the 1986 Seoul and 1994 Hiroshima editions — but has never won a gold or silver.
When does judo competition take place at Asian Games 2026?
Judo runs from September 30 to October 2, with preliminaries at 11:00 AM and the final block at 5:00 PM each day, at the Aichi International Arena (IG Arena) in Nagoya.
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