The Asian Games 2026 caravan now moves to Day 2 on Monday, September 21, in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. India finished the previous day with 2 silver medals, with both medals coming in shooting. Elavenil Valarivan was part of both events that won silver in the women's 10m air rifle team and individual.
India also had some standout performances with the athletes assuring two medals in MMA and cricket.
China was the top medal getter on the previous day with 20 medals, including 11 golds, followed by Japan and South Korea. India is sitting in 10th position and will be looking to up the ante and climb further in the medal tally.
India’s Asian Games 2026 Schedule: September 21
India will be involved in several crucial matches and events on September 21, with the contingent looking to add more medals to its tally.
The day will also see Suchika Tariyal return to action in MMA after assuring India of a medal on the opening day.
Below is the complete schedule for Monday, September 21, featuring the Indian athletes and teams in action.
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Time (IST)
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Sport
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Event / Stage
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India vs Participants
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05:30 AM
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Sepaktakraw
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Men's Team Regu (Preliminary Group B)
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India vs Japan
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05:30 AM
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Soft Tennis
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Mixed Doubles (Group B Match 1)
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India vs Cambodia
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06:15 AM
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Shooting
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Men's 10m Air Rifle Qualification & Team Final
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Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Rakesh Mane, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil
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06:30 AM
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Shooting
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Women's Skeet Qualification (Day 1)
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Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan
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06:30 AM
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Shooting
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Men's Skeet Qualification (Day 1)
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Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill
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06:30 AM
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Table Tennis
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Women's Team (Group F Match 6)
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India vs Pakistan
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06:30 AM
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Soft Tennis
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Mixed Doubles (Group B Match 3)
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India vs Mongolia
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06:32 AM
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Swimming
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Men's 50m Backstroke (Heat 2)
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Rishabh Das, Srihari Nataraj
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06:46 AM
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Swimming
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Men's 50m Freestyle (Heat 2)
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Akash Mani
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06:50 AM
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Swimming
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Men's 50m Freestyle (Heat 4)
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Heer Gitesh Shah
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07:10 AM
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Swimming
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Men's 100m Breaststroke (Heat 2)
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Danush Suresh
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07:30 AM
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Soft Tennis
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Mixed Doubles (Group B Match 6)
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India vs Republic of Korea
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07:44 AM
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Swimming
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Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay (Heat 2)
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Team India
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08:30 AM
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MMA
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Women's Traditional -60kg (Semifinal)
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Suchika Tariyal (IND) vs Teo Hui Hoon (SGP)
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09:30 AM
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Hockey
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Women's Pool B (Match 4)
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India vs Indonesia
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09:45 AM
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Kabaddi
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Men's Team (Game 2)
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Japan vs India
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11:30 AM
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Badminton
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Men's Team (1st Round, Tie 5)
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Bangladesh vs India
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02:45 PM
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Boxing
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Men's 70kg Preliminary (Round of 32)
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Sumit (IND) vs Bunjong Sinsiri (THA)
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03:00 PM
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Wushu
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Women's 60kg Sanda (Round of 16)
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Roshibina Devi (IND) vs Most Shika Khatun (BAN)
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03:30 PM
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Table Tennis
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Men's Team (Group F Match 5)
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India vs Pakistan
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03:50 PM
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Wushu
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Men's 56kg Sanda (Round of 16)
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Aryan (IND) vs Shahzada Safi (AFG)
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04:15 PM
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Kabaddi
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Women's Team (Game 2)
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Bangladesh vs India
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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.