Asian Games 2026: Who are India’s medal contenders today on October 2 (Day 13)?
India target medals on Day 13 in boxing, women’s hockey, recurve archery, and wrestling
At the Asian Games 2026, following an intense Day 12 headlined by the hockey and cricket knockouts and compound archery battles, the Indian contingent enters Day 13 with a packed schedule. It features three boxing gold-medal bouts, the women’s hockey final, recurve archery team matches, track cycling medal races, and freestyle wrestling.
Who are India’s medal contenders today on October 2 (Day 13)?
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Archery—Indian Recurve Women’s, Men’s, and Mixed Teams
Recurve archery reaches its medal climax at the Okazaki Central Park Archery Field, where Indian squads feature in all three team knockout brackets. Action begins at 5:55 AM IST with the women’s recurve team semifinal against formidable hosts China, followed immediately by the bronze and gold medal matches.
The mixed team takes the field at 8:20 AM IST against Japan in their semifinal, while the men’s recurve team clashes with Iran at 10:55 AM IST for a place in the title match.
Track Cycling – Harshveer Singh Sekhon, Vishavjeet Singh, Harshita Jakhar, Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo
Velodrome medal action takes center stage from 6:30 AM IST onwards at the Izu Velodrome. In the direct medal race, the endurance pairing of Harshveer Singh Sekhon and Vishavjeet Singh will compete in the Men’s Madison Final, needing seamless hand-slings and tactical sprint point accumulation across 200 high-speed laps.
Meanwhile, Harshita Jakhar opens her Women’s Omnium campaign starting with the scratch race, and the sprint duo of Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam and David Beckham Elkatohchoongo will look to blast through the Men’s Keirin heats to contend for the afternoon finals.
Wrestling—Dipanshi, Rajat Ruhal, Priya Malik, Sujeet Kalkal
Freestyle wrestling begins at the Nagoya City Exhibition Hall from 7:08 AM IST onwards, running straight through qualification, repechage, and evening medal bouts on the same day. In women’s freestyle, Dipanshi faces a massive opening test against Olympic champion Yui Susaki of Japan in the 50kg round of 16, while World U20 champion Priya Malik takes on Kyrgyzstan’s Medet Kyzy in the 76kg division.
On the men’s side, Asian bronze medallist Sujeet Kalkal (65kg) meets Afghanistan’s Sayed Omar Zazai, and heavyweight Rajat Ruhal (125kg) clashes with Kazakhstan’s Yedige Kassimbek, with all four wrestlers aiming to navigate tough brackets to secure continental podium finishes.
Canoe Slalom – Shikha Chauhan, Hitesh Kewat
White-water racing gets underway at 7:30 AM IST with the individual kayak cross races for Shikha Chauhan in the women’s event and Hitesh Kewat in the men’s event.
Boxing—Lovlina Borgohain
India’s gold-medal charge inside the boxing ring begins at 10:00 AM IST at the Nagoya City Gymnasium with the Women’s 75kg Final. Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain steps between the ropes with an assured silver medal, taking on China’s Bao Ziyi for the gold.
Boxing – Parveen Hooda
The second boxing final of the afternoon arrives at 2:15 PM IST with the Women’s 65kg Gold Medal Match. World Championship medallist Parveen Hooda squares off against Chinese Taipei’s experienced Chen Nien-chin.
Boxing – Ankush
Ankush enters the ring for the light-heavyweight gold medal bout against South Korea’s Kim Minseong.
Hockey—Indian Women’s National Field Hockey Team
The ultimate team showdown of the day takes place at 3:30 PM IST at the Gifu Gifu Kakamigahara Stadium as the Indian women’s hockey team faces arch-rivals China in the Gold Medal Match.
Who are India’s medal contenders on October 2 at Asian Games 2026?
Lovlina Borgohain, Parveen Hooda and Ankush are in boxing gold-medal bouts, and the women’s hockey team plays China for gold. India’s recurve archery teams are also in semi-final and medal matches, and there are track cycling and wrestling events.
When is the India vs China women’s hockey final at Asian Games 2026?
The gold medal match starts at 3:30 PM IST at the Kakamigahara Stadium. The winner also secures direct qualification for the LA 2028 Olympics.
When are India’s boxing finals on October 2 at Asian Games 2026?
Lovlina Borgohain fights China’s Bao Ziyi in the women’s 75kg final at 10:00 AM IST. Parveen Hooda faces Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien-chin in the women’s 65kg final at 2:15 PM IST, and Ankush takes on South Korea’s Kim Minseong in the light-heavyweight final.
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