The Asian Games 2026 now moves to the second last day in Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday, October 3. India have now risen to the top five in the medal tally and will look to strengthen their position further with a few more gold medals.
There will be several finals across different sports, with India entering some of them as strong contenders for the gold medal.
In this article, we will explore the Asian Games 2026 India schedule for October 3, including key matches, medal events, timings, Indian athletes in action and where to watch the events live.
Asian Games 2026 October 3: Key Matches and Medal Events
Golf will be in the spotlight on October 3, with four gold-medal events scheduled across men's and women's categories, all these events will take place early in the morning.
Meanwhile, there will also be the much-awaited India vs Pakistan final in men's cricket and India vs Malaysia final in men's hockey. India will look to secure gold in both events and add more medals to their tally.
As the Indian women's hockey team made history on October 2 by ending their 44-year wait for the Asian Games gold medal after defeating China 1-0. The Indian men's hockey team will now look to secure the top finish in their event as well.
Apart from these major finals, Indian athletes will also compete in archery, wrestling, taekwondo, rugby sevens and volleyball.
Asian Games 2026 India Medal Events on October 3
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Time (IST)
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Sport
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Event
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Indian Athlete / Team
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Opponent / Details
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2:40 AM IST
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Golf
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Women's Team
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India
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—
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2:40 AM IST
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Golf
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Women's Individual Stroke Play
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Diksha Dagar, Aditi Ashok (+1)
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—
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4:45 AM IST
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Golf
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Men's Team
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India
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—
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4:45 AM IST
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Golf
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Men's Individual Stroke Play
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Veer Ahlawat, Yuvraj Sandhu (+1)
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—
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10:00 AM IST
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Cricket
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Men's Final
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India
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Pakistan
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3:30 PM IST
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Hockey
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Men's Final
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India
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Malaysia
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Asian Games 2026 Other India Matches and Events on October 3
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Time (IST)
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Sport
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Event
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Indian Athlete / Team
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Opponent / Details
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5:30 AM IST
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Archery
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Recurve Women's Individual Quarterfinals
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Kumkum Mohod
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Kang Chaeyoung
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5:42 AM IST
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Taekwondo
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Women -57kg Round of 16
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Kashish Malik
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Kim Yujin
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6:20 AM IST
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Rugby Sevens
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Women Placing 5th–8th
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India
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Singapore
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6:30 AM IST
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Taekwondo
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Women +67kg Round of 16
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Jyoti Yadav
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Chuenchooklin Kannaluck
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7:23 AM IST
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Wrestling
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Men's Freestyle 74kg 1/8 Finals
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Sagar Jaglan
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Tumur-Ochir Tulga
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7:25 AM IST
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Wrestling
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Men's Freestyle 97kg 1/8 Finals
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Deepak Punia
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Zhou Junpeng
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7:53 AM IST
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Wrestling
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Women's Wrestling 57kg 1/8 Finals
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Manisha
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Kwon Youngjin
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8:08 AM IST
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Wrestling
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Women's Wrestling 53kg 1/8 Finals
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Antim Panghal
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Omirbek Shugyla
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8:29 AM IST
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Wrestling
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Men's Freestyle 57kg 1/8 Finals
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Aman
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—
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9:30 AM IST
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Volleyball
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Men's Classification Match 5th–8th
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India
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Thailand
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9:30 AM IST
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Archery
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Recurve Men's Individual Quarterfinals
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Dhiraj Bommadevara
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Amirkhon Sadikov
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10:15 AM IST
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Archery
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Recurve Men's Individual Quarterfinals
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Neeraj Chauhan
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Lam Dorji
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India's Updated Asian Games 2026 Medal Tally
India are currently standing at fifth position in the Asian Games 2026 medal tally with 16 gold, 25 silver and 35 bronze medals to their name.
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Medal
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Count
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Gold
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16
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Silver
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25
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Bronze
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35
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Total
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76
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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.