The Indian contingent will look to add more podium finishes at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, September 28. The previous day was full of heartbreaks for India, as the country missed out on several gold medals in squash and athletics.
Meanwhile, the next day is expected to bring some positive news for India. The country is currently standing at the 12th position with 37 medals and will be desperate to rise up the medal tally.
In the previous edition, India finished in fourth position. This has been a below-par performance from the Indian contingent in this year's tournament.
In this article, we will explore India’s schedule and the key medal events lined up for September 28 at the Asian Games 2026.
Asian Games 2026 September 28: Key Matches and Medal Events
The day will start with Babu Sivaraj competing in the Men’s Shortboard Round 3 in surfing, followed by several other events.
India will also have a gold medal event in shooting, with the Women’s 25m Pistol Team Final. Hopes are really high from this event.
There will also be several gold medal events in athletics across various categories, from the Men’s Long Jump Final to the Women’s 5000m Final.
The previous day, India missed out on a gold medal in the Men’s High Jump, where Sarvesh Kushare missed out by a little in the last moments.
Below is the complete schedule of India’s key matches and events on September 28.
Schedule for September 28
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Time (IST)
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Sport
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Phase / Event
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Match / Competitors
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3:58 AM
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Surfing
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Men’s Shortboard Round 3
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Babu Sivaraj vs Jayuard Alciso
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4:45 AM
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Archery
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Compound Men’s Individual 1/16 Eliminations
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Sahil Rajesh Jadhav vs Jamiyangombo Purevdorj
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4:45 AM
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Archery
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Compound Men’s Individual 1/16 Eliminations
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Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru vs Sostar Andaru Rinaldi
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6:10 AM
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Shooting
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25m Pistol Women Team Final
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India
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6:10 AM
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Shooting
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25m Pistol Women Individual Qualification
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Rahi Sarnobat, Manu Bhaker +1
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6:30 AM
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Sepaktakraw
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Women’s Double Preliminary Group B
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India vs Japan
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6:30 AM
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Shooting
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Trap Women Team Final
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India
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6:30 AM
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Squash
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Women’s Team Pool C
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India vs China
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6:30 AM
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Shooting
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Trap Men Team Final
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India
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6:30 AM
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Shooting
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Trap Women Individual Qualification
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Manisha Keer, Aashima Ahlawat +1
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6:30 AM
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Shooting
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Trap Men Individual Qualification
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Ahvar Rizvi, Kynan Chenai +1
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6:30 AM
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Tennis
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Men’s Singles Second Round
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Sumit Nagal vs Hong Seongchan
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6:30 AM
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Volleyball
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Men’s Preliminary Round - Pool C
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India vs Hong Kong, China
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6:46 AM
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Surfing
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Men’s Shortboard Round 3
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Kishore Kumar Anbarasu vs Ma Wensong
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7:30 AM
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Tennis
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Women’s Doubles First Round
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Rutuja Bhosale / Ankita Raina vs Anna Danilina / Yulia Putintseva
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8:00 AM
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Kurash
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Women’s -78kg Quarterfinals
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Pincky Balhara
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8:30 AM
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Squash
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Men’s Team Pool A
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India vs China
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9:45 AM
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Archery
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Compound Women’s Individual 1/16 Eliminations
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Jyothi Surekha Vennam vs Adel Zhexenbinova
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9:45 AM
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Archery
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Compound Women’s Individual 1/16 Eliminations
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Chikitha Taniparthi
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10:00 AM
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Boxing
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Women’s 75kg Quarterfinal
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Lovlina Borgohain vs Seong Suyeon
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10:00 AM
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Cricket
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Men’s Quarterfinal
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India vs Afghanistan
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12:00 PM
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Squash
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Women’s Team Pool C
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India vs Japan
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2:00 PM
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Squash
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Men’s Team Pool A
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India vs Republic of Korea
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2:15 PM
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Boxing
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Women’s 60kg Quarterfinal
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Priya vs Mijgona Samadova
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3:09 PM
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Athletics
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Mixed 4x100m Relay Round 1
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India
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3:30 PM
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Hockey
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Men Pool A
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India vs Bangladesh
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3:45 PM
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Boxing
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Men’s 90kg Quarterfinal
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Kapil Pokhariya vs Kim Gichae
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4:50 PM
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Athletics
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Women’s 800m Round 1
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Gowthami Jayaraman
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5:00 PM
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Athletics
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Women’s 800m Round 1
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Pooja
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6:01 PM
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Athletics
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Men’s 4x400m Relay Round 1
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India
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Medal Events
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Time (IST)
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Sport
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Event
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Indian Competitors
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6:10 AM
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Shooting
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25m Pistol Women Team Final
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India
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6:30 AM
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Shooting
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Trap Women Team Final
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India
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6:30 AM
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Shooting
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Trap Men Team Final
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India
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2:35 PM
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Athletics
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Women’s Discus Throw Final
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Sanya Yadav, Seema
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3:53 PM
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Athletics
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Women’s 400m Hurdles Final
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Vithya Ramraj, Anu Raghavan
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4:03 PM
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Athletics
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Men’s 400m Hurdles Final
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Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan
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4:17 PM
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Athletics
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Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final
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Avinash Mukund Sable
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4:30 PM
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Athletics
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Men’s Long Jump Final
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Murali Sreeshankar, David Solomon Patturaj
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4:38 PM
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Athletics
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Men’s 1500m Final
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Yoonus Shah, Gulveer Singh
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4:45 PM
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Athletics
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Men’s Javelin Throw Final
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Yashvir Singh, Rohit Yadav
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5:13 PM
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Athletics
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Women’s 5000m Final
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Seema, Parul Chaudhary
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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.