The Asian Games 2026 now moves to Day 3 on September 22 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. China dominated the headlines on the first two days with 38 medals in total, including 23 golds, followed by host Japan and South Korea in second and third place, respectively.
Meanwhile, India is currently sitting in 12th position with 6 medals, including 4 silver and 2 bronze. India has won medals in 2 sports so far, shooting and mixed martial arts.
Asian Games 2026 September 22: Key Matches and Medal Events
The third day of the Asian Games 2026 will see several important events for India, with shooting once again providing a major medal opportunity. Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Rakesh Mane will compete in the 10m air rifle mixed team event, with the qualification and medal rounds scheduled on the same day.
The biggest attraction for India on September 22 will be the women's cricket gold medal match, where India will face Sri Lanka at 10:30 AM IST.
Another major highlight will be the badminton quarterfinals, with both the Indian women's and men's teams facing Japan.
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Time (IST)
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Sport
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Event / Round
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Match / Competitors
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05:30 AM
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Esports
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Group F Match 1
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India vs Uzbekistan
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05:30 AM
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Soft Tennis
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Women's Singles, Group D Match 1
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Aadhya Tiwari (IND) vs Alisha Ziegler (THA)
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05:30 AM
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Sepaktakraw
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Men's Team Regu, Preliminary Group B 5
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India vs Malaysia
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06:00 AM
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Badminton
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Women's Team, Quarterfinals Tie 4
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India vs Japan
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06:15 AM
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Shooting
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10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Qualification
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Multiple Teams
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06:30 AM
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Fencing
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Men's Foil Individual, Pool 1 - Bout 3
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Hemash Singh Sanasam (IND) vs Raphael Juan Kang Tan (SGP)
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06:30 AM
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Fencing
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Men's Foil Individual, Pool 1 - Bout 5
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Hemash Singh Sanasam (IND) vs Kazuki Iimura (JPN)
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06:30 AM
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Fencing
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Men's Foil Individual, Pool 1 - Bout 7
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Hemash Singh Sanasam (IND) vs Sammuel Tranquilan (PHI)
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06:30 AM
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Fencing
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Men's Foil Individual, Pool 1 - Bout 11
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Hemash Singh Sanasam (IND) vs Chong Kio Cheong (MAC)
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06:30 AM
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Fencing
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Men's Foil Individual, Pool 1 - Bout 15
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Hemash Singh Sanasam (IND) vs Saeed Al Shuaibi (OMA)
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06:30 AM
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Fencing
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Men's Foil Individual, Pool 5 - Bout 3
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Sachin (IND) vs Baryal Khan (PAK)
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06:30 AM
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Fencing
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Men's Foil Individual, Pool 5 - Bout 5
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Sachin (IND) vs Chih-Chieh Chen (TPE)
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06:30 AM
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Fencing
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Men's Foil Individual, Pool 5 - Bout 7
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Sachin (IND) vs Galim Nurumov (KAZ)
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06:30 AM
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Fencing
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Men's Foil Individual, Pool 5 - Bout 11
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Sachin (IND) vs Jeonghyun Youn (KOR)
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06:30 AM
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Fencing
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Men's Foil Individual, Pool 5 - Bout 15
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Sachin (IND) vs Chingis Narmandakh (MGL)
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06:30 AM
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Shooting
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Men's Skeet Individual Qualification (Day 2)
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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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Shooting
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Men's Skeet Team Final (Day 2)
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Multiple Teams
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06:30 AM
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Shooting
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Women's Skeet Individual Qualification (Day 2)
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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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Women's Skeet Team Final (Day 2)
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Multiple Teams
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06:30 AM
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Table Tennis
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Women's Team, Round 1 Match 3
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India vs Thailand
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07:00 AM
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Soft Tennis
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Men's Singles, Group D Match 1
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Jay Meena (IND) vs Hussain Arain (PAK)
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07:15 AM
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Kabaddi
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Men's Team, Group A Game 4
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South Korea vs India
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07:29 AM
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Swimming
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Men's 1500m Freestyle, Timed Final
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Aryan Nehra
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07:35 AM
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Karate
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Men's Kumite -84kg Semifinal
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Chetan Bhatt (IND)
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08:05 AM
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Swimming
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Men's 4x100m Medley Relay, Heat 2
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Multiple Teams
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08:15 AM
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Fencing
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Women's Epee Individual, Pool 2 - Bout 2
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Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari (IND) vs Elle Meihui Koh (SGP)
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08:15 AM
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Fencing
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Women's Epee Individual, Pool 2 - Bout 6
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Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari (IND) vs Phuong Kim Nguyen (VIE)
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08:15 AM
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Fencing
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Women's Epee Individual, Pool 2 - Bout 9
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Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari (IND) vs Malika Khakimova (UZB)
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08:15 AM
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Fencing
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Women's Epee Individual, Pool 2 - Bout 11
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Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari (IND) vs Alexa Larrazabal (PHI)
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08:15 AM
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Fencing
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Women's Epee Individual, Pool 2 - Bout 13
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Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari (IND) vs Junyao Tang (CHN)
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08:15 AM
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Fencing
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Women's Epee Individual, Pool 4 - Bout 1
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Taniksha Khatri (IND) vs Mercy Damdinpurev (MGL)
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08:15 AM
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Fencing
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Women's Epee Individual, Pool 4 - Bout 5
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Taniksha Khatri (IND) vs Natpapat Sangngio (THA)
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08:15 AM
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Fencing
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Women's Epee Individual, Pool 4 - Bout 9
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Taniksha Khatri (IND) vs Irina Bakaldina (KAZ)
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08:15 AM
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Fencing
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Women's Epee Individual, Pool 4 - Bout 12
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Taniksha Khatri (IND) vs Zainab Alhosani (UAE)
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08:15 AM
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Fencing
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Women's Epee Individual, Pool 4 - Bout 14
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Taniksha Khatri (IND) vs Taehee Lim (KOR)
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09:00 AM
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Table Tennis
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Men's Team, Round 1 Match 5
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South Korea vs India
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09:00 AM
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Boxing
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Women's 51kg Preliminaries
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Sakshi (IND) vs Aira Villegas (PHI)
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09:20 AM
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Karate
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Women's Kumite -55kg, Round of 16
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Alisha (IND) vs Cok Istri Agung Sanistyarani (INA)
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09:30 AM
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Soft Tennis
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Men's Singles, Group C Match 2
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Aryan Thakur (IND) vs Bold-Erdene Altangerel (MGL)
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10:30 AM
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Soft Tennis
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Women's Singles, Group D Match 3
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Aadhya Tiwari (IND) vs Kainaat Shallwani (PAK)
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10:30 AM
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Cricket
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Women's Gold Medal Match
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India vs Sri Lanka
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11:30 AM
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Badminton
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Men's Team, Quarterfinals Tie 3
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India vs Japan
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12:00 PM
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Soft Tennis
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Men's Singles, Group C Match 3
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Aryan Thakur (IND) vs Po-yi Chen (TPE)
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02:00 PM
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Esports
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Group F Match 3
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India vs Mongolia
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02:15 PM
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Boxing
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Men's 55kg Preliminaries
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Jadumani Singh Mandengbam (IND) vs Chandra Bahadur Thapa (NEP)
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03:30 PM
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Hockey
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Men's Pool A Match 6
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India vs Sri Lanka
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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.