Asian Games 2026: India's complete day-wise schedule in IST

After a series of last-minute changes, India’s final contingent is set for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, which will be held from September 19 to October 4.India will field 496 athletes: 264 men and 232 women, across 36 sports, with several established names and teams set to compete for medals.The contingent includes badminton star PV Sindhu, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and wrestler Sujeet Kalkal, along with the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams, cricket and kabaddi squads, and a strong shooting contingent.While the opening ceremony is scheduled for September 19, India’s competition will begin earlier. The teqball events are set to start on September 17, followed 18.The Aichi-Nagoya Games will bring together athletes from across Asia in 43 sports, with India looking to build on its record 106-medal haul from the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.Here is the complete day-wise schedule for the Indian athletes at the 2026 Asian Games in IST.17th September Teqball: 10:00 AM: Men's Doubles Qualification 18th September Soft Tennis: 5:30 AM: Men's Team Qualification Teqball: 06:30 AM: Women's Singles Qualification 09:00 AM: Mixed Doubles Qualification Women's Cricket: 10:30 AM: India Vs Japan Quarterfinals 19th SeptemberTeqball: 06:30 AM: Women's Singles Semi-finals 07:30 AM: Mixed Doubles Semi-finals 08:30 AM: Men's Doubles Semi-finals 20th September Tennis:TBA: Individual Prelims Sepak Takraw: 5:30 AM: Men's Team Regu Day-1 Wushu: 5:30 AM: Men's Changquan Final 2:30 PM: Sanda Round of 16 Rowing: 5:30 AM: Men's Single Sculls Heats 5:50 AM: Men's Double Sculls Heats 6:40 AM: Men's Pair Heats 7:10 AM: Women's Four HeatsBadminton: 6:00 AM: Women's Team Round of 16 Teqball: 06:30 AM: All Finals Shooting: TBA: 10m Air Rifle Women Swimming: 07:14 AM: Men's 100m Freestyle Heats 07:35 AM: Men's 100m Backstroke Heats 02:27 PM: Men's 100m Freestyle Final 02:49 PM: Men's 100m Backstroke Final Field Hockey: 07:30 AM: Women's Group Stage: IND vs UZB 11:30 AM: Men's Group Stage: IND vs INA MMA: 8:00 AM: Preliminary Round 2:00 PM: QuarterfinalsSoft Tennis: 8:00 Men's Team Semi-finalsWomen's Cricket: 10:30 AM: Semi-final 21st September Table Tennis: TBA: Individual Prelims Sepak Takraw:5:30 AM: Men's Team Regu Day-2Wushu: 5:30 AM: Women's Changquan Final 2:30 PM: Sanda Round of 16 Rowing: 6:00 AM: Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Heats 7:00 AM: Men's Quadruple Sculls Heats 7:20 AM: Men's Four Heats Equestrian:6:00 AM: Eventing Day-1Kabaddi: 06:00 AM: Men's Group Stage- INDvsJPN 12:30 PM: Women's Group Stage: IND vs BANSoft Tennis: TBA: Mixed Doubles Badminton: 6:00 AM: Men's Team Round of 16 Shooting: 6:15 AM: 10m Air Rifle Men 6:30 AM: Skeet Men And Women Day-1 Swimming: 06:30 AM: Men's 50m Backstroke Heats 06:44 AM: Men's 50m Freestyle Heats 07:04 AM: Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats 07:31 AM: Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Heats 01:30 PM: Men's 50m Backstroke Final 01:42 PM: Men's 50m Freestyle Final 02:12 PM: Men's 100m Breaststroke Final 02:53 PM: Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Field Hockey: 09:30 AM: Women's Group Stage: IND vs INABoxing: 08:30 AM: Men's 70Kg round of 32 MMA: 9:00 AM: Semi-finals 22nd September Sepak Takraw: 5:30 AM: Men's Team Regu Day-3 Rowing: 5:30 AM: All Finals- BEquestrian: 5:30 AM: Eventing Day 2 Badminton: 6:00 AM: Women's Team Round of 8 11:30 AM: Men's Team Round of 8 Kabaddi: 06:00 AM: Men's Group Stage- INDvsKOR Shooting: 6:15 AM: 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team 6:30 AM: Skeet Men And Women Day-2 Soft Tennis: TBA: Women's & Men's Individual Qualification Table Tennis: TBA: Individual Prelims TBA: Team Round of 16 & Quarters Fencing: 6:30 AM: Men's Foil & Women's Epee Wushu: 7:30 AM: Women's Nanquan & Nandao Final 2:30 PM: Sanda Quarterfinals Karate: 7:45 AM: Women's 55Kg & Men's 84Kg Swimming: 08:17 AM: Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay Heats 01:59 PM: Men's 1500m freestyle 03:03 PM: Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final Boxing: 08:30 AM: Women's 51-54Kg & Men's 55Kg round of 32 Gymnastics: 08:30 AM: Women's Qualification Women's Cricket: 10:30 AM: Gold Medal Match MMA: 11:10 AM: Finals Field Hockey: 03:30 PM: Men's Group Stage: IND vs SRI23rd September Sepak Takraw: 5:30 AM: Men's Team Regu Day-4 Rowing: 5:30 AM: Final-A Equestrian: TBA: Eventing Day-3 Kabaddi: TBA: Men's Group Stage- INDvsBAN TBA: Women's Group Stage: IND vs IRIBadminton: 06:00 AM: Women's Team Semis 11:30 AM: Men's Team Semis Table Tennis: TBA: Individual Prelims TBA: Team Semifinals Shooting: 6:15 AM: 10m Air Pistol Women 6:30 AM: Skeet Men And Women Day-3 Fencing: 6:30 AM: Men's Sabre & Women's Foil Soft Tennis: TBA: Women's & Men's Individual Knockout Canoeing: 06:30 AM: Men's Kayak Four 500m Heats 07:10 AM: Women's Kayak Double 500m Heats 10:30 AM: Men's Kayak Double 500m Heats 10:50 AM: Women's Canoe Double 500m Heats Esports: TBA: eFootball Swimming: 06:39 AM: Men's 100m Butterfly Heats 07:03 AM: Men's 200m Freestyle Heats 01:38 PM: Men's 100m Butterfly Final 01:54 PM: Men's 200m Freestyle Final Squash: 7:30 AM: Individual Round of 32 Boxing: 08:30 AM: Men's 60-80Kg Prelims Weightlifting: 10:00 AM: Women's 49Kg Final 01:30: PM: Women's 53Kg Final Field Hockey: 11:30 AM: Women's Group Stage: IND vs THAWushu: 2:30 PM: Sanda Semi-finals Gymnastics: 03:30 PM: Women's All-Around Final 24th September Sepak Takraw: 5:30 AM: Men's Team Regu Semi-finals Rowing: 5:30 AM: Final-A Badminton: 6:00 AM: Women's Team Final 12:30 AM: Men's Team Final Wushu: 6:00 AM: Sanda Finals Shooting: 6:15 AM: 10m Air Pistol Men's 6:30 AM: Skeet Mixed Team Canoeing: 06:30 AM: Women's Kayak Double 500m Semis 11:30 AM: Mixed Kayak Double 500m Heats Kabaddi: TBA: Men's Group Stage- INDvsTPE TBA: Women's Group Stage: IND vs JPNFencing: 6:30 AM: Women's Sabre Table Tennis: TBA: Individual Prelims TBA: Team Finals Athletics: 6:30 AM: Women's Heptathlon Day-1 6:50 AM: Mixed 4x400m Relay Heats 7:00 AM: Men's Triple Jump Qualification 3:35 PM: Men's High Jump Qualification 4:14 PM: Women's Triple Jump Final 4:38 PM: Men's 100m Heats 5:55 PM: Women's 10,000m Final 6:45 PM: 4 x 400m Relay Mixed Final Swimming: 06:38 AM: Men's 50m Butterfly Heats 07:43 AM: Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Heats 01:35 PM: Men's 50m Butterfly Final 02:13 PM: Men's 900m Freestyle Final 02:44 PM: Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final Squash: 7:30 AM: Individual Round of 16 Boxing: 08:30 AM: Pre-quarterfinals Weightlifting: 10:00 AM: Men's 60Kg Final Field Hockey: 11:30 AM: Men's Group Stage: IND vs KORGymnastics: 02:25 PM: Women's Vault Final 25th September Surfing: 3:30 AM: Women's Shortboard Round 1Heats 6:34 AM: Men's Shortboard Round 1 Heats Sepak Takraw: 5:30 AM: Men's Team Regu Finals Equestrian: 6:00 AM: Dressage Day-1 Kabaddi: TBA: Men's Semi-finals TBA: Women's Semi-finals Badminton: 6:00 AM: Men's and Women's Singles R64 6:00 AM: Men's and Women's Doubles R32 6:00 AM: Mixed Doubles R16 Shooting: 6:15 AM: 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team 7:15 AM: Men's 50m 3P Canoeing: 06:30 AM: Women's Kayak Double 500m Semis Table Tennis: TBA: Individual Prelims TBA: Mixed Doubles Quarters & Semis Squash: 6:30 AM: Individual Quarterfinals Fencing: 6:00 AM: Men's Foil & Women's Epee Teams Athletics: 6:30 AM: Women's Heptathlon Day-2 7:00 AM: Men's 400m Heats 3:35 PM: Women's Shot Put Final 4:03 PM: Men's 100m Semi-Final 4:33 PM: Women's Pole Vault Final 5:02 PM: Men's 10,000m Final 5:10 PM: Men's Hammer Throw Final 5:45 PM: Women's 400m Heats 6:13 PM: Men's 400m Semi-finals 6:45 PM: Men's 100m Final Swimming: 06:37 AM: Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats 06:58 AM: Men's 200m Backstroke Heats 07:10 AM: Men's 400m Freestyle Heats 07:34 AM: Men's 200m Butterfly Heats 01:35 PM: Men's 50m Breaststroke Final 01:55 PM: Men's 200m Backstroke Final 02:20 PM: Men's 400m Freestyle Final 02:47 PM: Men's 200m Butterfly Final Field Hockey: 07:30 AM: Women's Group Stage: IND vs JPNBoxing: 08:30 AM: Pre-quarterfinals Weightlifting: 10:00 AM: Women's 61Kg Final 26th September Surfing: 3:30 AM: Men's Shortboard Round 2 Heats 7:14 AM: Women's Shortboard Round 3 Heats Equestrian: 6:00 AM: Dressage Day-2 Kabaddi: TBA: Men's Finals TBA: Women's Finals Shooting: 6:15 AM: Men's 50m Women Badminton: 6:00 AM: Men's and Women's Singles R32 & R16 6:00 AM: Men's and Women's Doubles R16 Table Tennis: TBA: Individual Prelims TBA: Mixed Doubles Final Athletics: 4:00 AM: Men's Marathon Final 5:35 AM: Men's Decathlon Day 1 7:35 AM: Men's Javelin Throw Qualification 8:00 AM: Women's 200m Round 1 8:45 AM: Men's 200m Round 1 8:50 AM: Women's Long Jump Qualification 4:04 PM: Women's 100m Hurdles Qualification 4:25 PM: Women's 200m Semi-final 4:30 PM: Men's Shot Put Final 4:46 PM: Men's 200m Semi-finals 5:05 PM: Men's Triple Jump Final 5:21 PM: Men's 1500m Heats 6:15 PM: Women's 400m Final 6:33 PM: Men's 400m Final 6:45 PM: Women's 15000m Final Archery: 04:30 AM: Recurve Men & Compound Women's Ranking Round 09:00 AM: Recurve Women & Compound Men's Ranking Round Canoeing: 06:30 AM: Women's Kayak Double 500m Semis Sailing: 7:30 AM: Day-1 Boxing: 08:30 AM: Pre-quarterfinals Esports: TBA: Puyo Puyo Champions Fencing: 6:30 AM: Men's Sabre & Women's Foil Teams Squash: 8:30 AM: Individual Semifinals Field Hockey: 01:30 PM: Men's Group Stage: IND vs JPN27th September Surfing: 03:30 AM: Men's Shortboard Round 3 Heats 07:54 AM: Women's Shortboard Quarterfinal Heats 10:06 AM: Men's Shortboard Quarterfinal Heats Archery: 04:30 AM: Compound Men & Women's Team Elimination Round 06:45 AM: Recurve & Compound Mixed Team Elimination Round 10:00 AM: Recurve Men & Women's Team Elimination Round Sepak Takraw: 5:30 AM: Women's Double Day-1 Equestrian: 6:00 AM: Dressage Day-3 Badminton: 6:00 AM: Quarterfinals Fencing: 6:00 AM: Women's Sabre Team Kurash: 6:00 AM: Women's 57Kg, Men+90Kg Shooting: 6:10 AM: 25m Women 6:30 AM: Trap Men & Women Day-1 Volleyball:6:30 AM: Men's Group Stage Day-1 Table Tennis: TBA: Men's Doubles and Women's Singles Semis & Final Tennis: 6:30 AM: Preliminary Round Sailing: 7:30 AM: Day 2Esports: TBA: Pokemon Unite Athletics: TBA: Women's Marathon Racewalk Final TBA: Men's Decathlon Day 2 3:40 PM: Women's Long Jump Final 4:05 PM: Women's 200m Final 4:15 PM: Men's 200m Final 4:45 PM: Men's High Jump Final 5:06 PM: Men's 800m Heats 5:33 PM: Women's Javelin Throw Final 5:52 PM: Women's 3,000m Steeplechase Final 6:15 PM: Women's 4x100m Relay Heats 6:42 PM: Men's 4x100m Relay Heats Squash: 8:30 AM: Individual Finals Boxing: 08:30 AM: Quarterfinals Weightlifting: 10:00 AM: Women's 69Kg Final Field Hockey: 03:30 PM: Women's Group Stage: IND vs SGP28th September Surfing: 03:30 AM: Men's Shortboard Semi-finals 04:42 AM: Women's Shortboard Semi-finals 05:54 AM: Shortboard Bronze Medal Matches 07:16 AM: Shortboard Finals Archery: 04:30 AM: Compound Men Individual First & Second Round 08:45 AM: Compound Women Individual First & Second Round Sepak Takraw: 05:30 AM: Women's Double Day-2 10:30 AM: Women's Double Semi-finals Badminton: 6:00 AM: Semi-finals Kurash: 6:00 AM: Women's 78Kg, Men 81Kg Shooting: 6:10 AM: 25m Women Day2 6:30 AM: Trap Men & Women Day-2 Volleyball 6:30 AM: Men's Group Stage Day-2 Table Tennis: TBA: Women's Doubles and Men's Singles Semis & Final Tennis: 6:30 AM: Preliminary Round Squash: 6:30 AM: Team Event Group Stage Sailing: 7:30 AM: Day-3 Men's Cricket 10:30 AM: Quarterfinal Athletics: 2:45 PM: Women's Discus Throw Final 3:20 PM: 4 x 100m Relay Mixed Heats 3:53 PM: Women's 400m Hurdles Final 4:03 PM: Men's 400m Hurdles Final 4:12 PM: Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final 4:25 PM: Men's Long Jump Final 4:35 PM: Men's 1500m Final 4:50 PM: Women's 800m Heats 4:55 PM: Men's Javelin Throw Final 5:13 PM: Women's 5,000m Final 5:50 PM: Men's 4 x 400m Relay Heats 6:34PM: Women's 4 x 100m Relay Final 6:53 PM: Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final Boxing: 08:30 AM: Quarterfinals Field Hockey: 03:30 PM: Men's Group Stage: IND vs BAN29th September Archery: 04:30 AM: Recurve Men Individual First & Second Round 08:45 AM: Recurve Women Individual First & Second Round Sepak Takraw: 05:30 AM: Women's Double Final Kurash: 6:00 AM: Women's +87Kg, Men 66Kg Volleyball 6:30 AM: Men's Group Stage Day-3 Shooting: 6:30 AM: Trap Men & Women Day-3 Tennis: 6:30 AM: Preliminary Round Cycling: 06:30 AM: Women's Team Sprint Qualifying 06:51 AM: Men's Team Sprint Qualifying 07:18 AM: Women's Team Pursuit Qualifying 12:50 PM: Women's Team Sprint Final 12:56 PM: Men's Team Sprint Final Squash: 6:30 AM: Team Event Group Stage Canoeing: 07:00 AM: Men's Kayak Single Heats 07:40 AM: Women's Canoe Single Heats 08:18 AM: Men's Canoe Single Heats 08:55 AM: Women's Kayak Single Heats Badminton: 7:30 AM: Finals Sailing: 7:30 AM: Day-4 Sport Climbing:9:00 AM: Women's Speed Qualification Athletics: 2:45 PM: Men's Pole Vault Final 3:48 PM: Women's High Jump Final 4:05 PM: Women's Hammer Throw Final 4:20 PM: Women's 800m Final 4:35 PM: Men's 800m Final 4:50 PM: Men's 5000mm Final 5:18 PM: Mixed 4x100m Relay Final 5:35 PM: Women's 4x400m Relay Final 5:47 PM: Men's 4x400m Relay Final Boxing: 09:30 AM: Semi-finals 30th September Golf: 03:00 AM: Men's & Women's Day-1 Sepak Takraw: 05:30 AM: Men's & Women's Quadrant Day-1 Archery: 05:30 AM: Compound Women Team Semifinals 06:25 AM: Compound Women Team Medal Matches 07:55 AM: Compound Mixed Team Semifinals 08:50 AM: Compound Mixed Team Medal Matches 10:30 AM: Compound Men's Team Semifinals 11:25 AM: Compound Men's Team Medal Matches Cycling: 06:30 AM: Men's Sprint Qualifying 06:56 AM: Women's Keirin First Round 11:58 AM: Women's Team Pursuit Medal Races 12:32 PM: Women's Keirin Finals Tennis: 6:30 AM: Preliminary Round Shooting: 6:10 AM: 25m Men Day 1 6:30 AM: Trap Mixed Team Squash: 6:30 AM: Team Event Quarterfinals Canoeing: 07:00 AM: Men's Kayak Single Semi-Final 07:57 AM: Women's Canoe Single Semi-Final 10:00 AM: Men's Kayak Single Final 10:36 AM: Women's Canoe Single Final Wrestling: 7:00 AM: Men's GR 67-87Kg & WW 68Kg Sailing: 7:30 AM: Day-5 Judo: 7:30 AM: Women's 48Kg Sport Climbing: 9:00 AM: Men's Speed Qualification TBA: Women's Speed Final Boxing: 09:30 AM: Semi-finals Field Hockey: TBA: Women's Semis 1st October Golf: 03:00 AM: Men's & Women's Day-2 Sepak Takraw: 05:30 AM: Men's & Women's Quadrant Day-2 Archery: 05:30 AM: Compound Women Individual Quarterfinals 06:38 AM: Compound Women Individual Semifinals 07:14 AM: Compound Women Individual Medal Matches 09:30 AM: Compound Men Individual Quarterfinals 10:38 AM: Compound Men Individual Semi-finals 11:14 AM: Compound Men Individual Medal Matches Taekwondo: 05:30 AM: Women's Individual Poomsae Equestrian: TBA: Team Jumping Rugby: TBA: Women's Event Day-1 Shooting: 6:10 AM: 25m Men Day-2 Cycling: 06:30 AM: Men's Omnium 06:48 AM: Men's Sprint Quarterfinals 07:00 AM: Women's Sprint Qualification 11:30 AM: Men's Sprint Semifinals 12:18 PM: Women's Madison Final 01:03 AM: Men's Sprint Finals Volleyball:6:30 AM: Men's Quarterfinals Tennis: 6:30 AM: Preliminary Round Wrestling: 7:00 AM: Men's GR 60-77-97Kg & WW 62Kg Canoeing: 07:00 AM: Men's Canoe Single Semi-Final 07:45 AM: Women's Kayak Single Semi-Final 10:00 AM: Men's Canoe Single Final 10:33 AM: Women's Kayak Single Final Squash: 7:00 AM: Team Event Semifinals Sailing: 7:30 AM: Two Finals Judo: 7:30 AM: Women's 57Kg & 70Kg Men's Cricket: 10:30 AM: Semi-final Field Hockey: TBA: Men's Semis Sport Climbing: 4:30 PM: Men's Speed Final 2nd October Golf: 03:00 AM: Men's & Women's Day-3 Sepak Takraw: 05:30 AM: Men's & Women's Quadrant Semifinals Archery: 05:30 AM: Recurve Women's Team Semifinals 06:25 AM: Recurve Women's Team Medal Matches 07:55 AM: Recurve Mixed Team Semifinals 08:50 AM: Recurve Mixed Team Medal Matches 10:30 AM: Recurve Men's Team Semifinals 11:25 AM: Recurve Men's Team Medal Matches Esports: TBA: League Of Legends Rugby: TBA: Women's Event Day-2 Cycling: 06:30 AM: Women's Omnium 06:48 AM: Women's Sprint Quarterfinals 07:00 AM: Men's Keirin First Round 11:30 AM: Women's Sprint Semi-finals 11:39 AM: Men's Keirin Semi-finals 12:16 PM: Men's Madison Final 01:21 PM: Women's Sprint Finals 01:27 PM: Men's Keirin Finals Volleyball:6:30 AM: Men's Semi-finals Tennis: 6:30 AM: Two Finals Wrestling: 7:00 AM: Men's FS 65-125Kg & WW 50-76Kg Sailing: 7:30 AM: Five Finals Canoeing: 07:30 AM: Women's Kayak Cross Individual 08:02 AM: Women's Kayak Cross Individual Boxing: 09:30 AM: Finals Squash: 10:00 AM: Team Event Finals Field Hockey: TBA: Women's Final 3rd October Golf: 03:00 AM: Men's & Women's Day-4 Sepak Takraw: 05:30 AM: Men's & Women's Quadrant Finals Archery: 05:30 AM: Recurve Women Individual Quarterfinals 06:38 AM: Recurve Women Individual Semifinals 07:14 AM: Recurve Women Individual Medal Matches 09:30 AM: Recurve Men Individual Quarterfinals 10:38 AM: Recurve Men Individual Semi-finals 11:14 AM: Recurve Individual Medal Matches Taekwondo: 05:30 AM: Women's 57-67+Kg Volleyball:6:30 AM: Men's Finals Tennis: 6:30 AM: Three Finals Wrestling: 7:00 AM: Men's FS 57-74-97Kg & WW 53-57Kg Equestrian: TBA: Individual Jumping Day-1 Men's Cricket: 10:30 AM: Final Rugby: TBA: Women's Event Knockouts Sailing: 7:30 AM: Seven Finals Field Hockey: 3:30 PM: Men's Final 4th October Equestrian: TBA: Individual Jumping Day-2