Asian Games 2026 India Schedule: Check October 2 Matches and Medal Events
Asian Games 2026 India Schedule: Check India's complete October 2 schedule, including key matches, medal events, timings, Indian athletes and where to watch live.
The Asian Games 2026 is now moving into its final few days and India will look to add more medals to its tally on Friday, October 2. The last couple of days have been fruitful for India, with the country adding multiple gold medals and making significant progress in medal tally.
The fresh day will also feature several gold-medal events across different sports. India has already secured at least a silver medal in both cricket and men's hockey, while the women's hockey team will also compete for gold on October 2.
In this article, we will explore the Asian Games 2026 India schedule for October 2, including key matches, medal events, timings, Indian athletes in action and where to watch the events live.
Asian Games 2026 October 2 Key Matches and Medal Events
Several key medal events await India on October 2. Two boxing finals will be held in the men's 80kg and women's 65kg categories, with Ankush competing in the men's final and Parveen in the women's final. Apart from that, there will be a Men's Madison cycling final, where India's Harshveer Singh Sekhon and Vishavjeet Singh will be competing.
There will also be a gold medal match in hockey, where the Indian women's team will face China. Apart from these events, India will also be involved in several events across golf, archery, cycling.
Apart from these medal events, Indian athletes will also compete in archery, golf, wrestling, canoe slalom, cycling track, volleyball, rugby sevens, sepaktakraw, sailing and taekwondo.
Asian Games 2026 India Medal Events on October 2
| Time (IST) | Sport | Event | Indian Athlete/Team | Opponent |
| 10:00 AM IST | Boxing | Women's 75kg Final | Lovlina Borgohain | Bao Ziyi |
| 12:16 PM IST | Cycling Track | Men's Madison Final | Harshveer Singh Sekhon and Vishavjeet Singh | — |
| 2:15 PM IST | Boxing | Women's 65kg Final | Parveen Hooda | Chen Nien-chin |
| 2:45 PM IST | Boxing | Men's 80kg Final | Ankush Panghal | Kim Minseong |
| 3:30 PM IST | Hockey | Women's Gold Medal Match | India | People's Republic of China |
Asian Games 2026 Other India Matches and Events on October 2
| Time (IST) | Sport | Event | Indian Athlete/Team | Opponent/Details |
| 3:00 AM IST | Golf | Men's Team | India | — |
| 3:00 AM IST | Golf | Men's Individual Stroke Play | Saptak Talwar, Veer Ahlawat +1 | — |
| 5:30 AM IST | Sepaktakraw | Women's Quadrant Preliminary Group A | India | Thailand |
| 5:49 AM IST | Golf | Women's Individual Stroke Play | Aditi Ashok, Pranavi Sharath Urs +1 | — |
| 5:49 AM IST | Golf | Women's Team | India | — |
| 5:55 AM IST | Archery | Recurve Women's Team Semifinal | India | People's Republic of China |
| 6:20 AM IST | Taekwondo | Mixed Individual Virtual Taekwondo Round of 16 | Kashish Malik | Lam Siu Wai |
| 6:30 AM IST | Cycling Track | Women's Omnium, Scratch Race 1/4 | Harshita Jakhar | — |
| 6:30 AM IST | Volleyball | Men's Classification Match 5th-8th | India | Republic of Korea |
| 7:05 AM IST | Cycling Track | Men's Keirin, First Round | Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam | — |
| 7:08 AM IST | Wrestling | Women's 50kg Round of 16 | Dipanshi | Yui Susaki |
| 7:10 AM IST | Cycling Track | Men's Keirin, First Round | David Beckham Elkatohchoongo | — |
| 7:25 AM IST | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 125kg Round of 16 | Rajat Ruhal | Yedige Kassimbek |
| 7:30 AM IST | Canoe Slalom | Women's Kayak Cross Individual | Shikha Chouhan | — |
| 7:32 AM IST | Wrestling | Women's 76kg Round of 16 | Priya | Aiperi Medet Kyzy |
| 8:00 AM IST | Canoe Slalom | Men's Kayak Cross Individual | Hitesh Kewat, Pradhyumna Singh Rathod | — |
| 8:02 AM IST | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 65kg Round of 16 | Sujeet | Sayed Omar Zazai |
| 8:20 AM IST | Archery | Recurve Mixed Team Semifinal | India | Japan |
| 8:50 AM IST | Rugby Sevens | Women's Pool E | India | Malaysia |
| 9:10 AM IST | Sailing | Opening Series | Mahi Verma | — |
| 10:55 AM IST | Archery | Recurve Men's Team Semifinal | India | Islamic Republic of Iran |
India's Updated Asian Games 2026 Medal Tally
India are currently standing at eighth position in the Asian Games 2026 medal tally with 10 gold, 22 silver and 32 bronze medals to their name.
| Medal | Count |
| Gold 🥇 | 10 |
| Silver 🥈 | 22 |
| Bronze 🥉 | 32 |
| Total | 64 |
Asian Games 2026: Where to Watch Live
Fans in India can enjoy the live action of the Asian Games 2026 on the Sony Sports Network. The online streaming will be available on Sony LIV (subscription required).
Meanwhile, for TV audiences, different Sony Sports channels will telecast the events. Sony Sports 1 and Sony Sports 5 will telecast in English, while Sony Sports 3 will provide the Hindi broadcast. For other languages such as Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, the events will be available on Sony Sports 4.
Meanwhile, DD Sports will also broadcast some selected events which will be free to air.
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