Asian Para Games schedule for October 22: India bets on archery, athletics, swimming

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India will be in cross-discipline action at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Thursday, October 22, offering multiple medal opportunities in Para Archery, Athletics, Shooting, Swimming and Table Tennis.

In para badminton, Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan will face China’s Mingpan Li and Zuxian Xiao in the SL3-SU5 mixed doubles semi-finals. In the same category, Manisha Ramadass and Pramod Bhagat will also compete against Indonesians Leani Ratro Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani.

Other key matches include Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj’s SL4 Men’s Singles semi-final against Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan and Nitesh Kumar’s SL3 Men’s Singles semi-final against Indonesia’s Muh Al Imran.

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Para archery offers significant medal opportunities for India. Swati Chaudhary will compete in the W1 individual gold medal final while Sheetal Devi will compete in the women’s gold medal final. Sheetal will also team up with Toman Kumar in the mixed team semi-finals. Toman should compete in the men’s combined event for bronze.

In para athletics, Suvarna Raj will feature in the women’s F54 discus final. Parveen Kumar will compete in the men’s F56/F57 javelin final, while Rahul, Shailesh Kumar and Varun Singh Bhati are on the agenda in the men’s T42/T63 high jump final. Indian athletes will also participate in multiple heats for the 400m and finals, depending on qualification.

In para swimming, Kapil Kumar will compete in the men’s 400m freestyle S10 final. Devanshi Satija and Ajay Hindurao Bhosale are slated for the S10 50m freestyle finals, while other Indian swimmers will be looking to qualify for their respective finals.

India’s schedule also includes Para Table Tennis Doubles, Shooting Qualifiers and Bocce Group matches, making it a packed day across the competition.

Here is India’s full schedule for the 2026 Asian Para Games on Thursday, October 22:

  • 5:30 IST: Para Badminton Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Semi Final: Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan Vs. Mingpan Li and Zuxian Xiao (China).
  • 5:35 IST: Para Badminton Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Semi Final: Manisha Ramadass and Pramod Bhagat Vs. Leani Ratro Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani (Indonesia).
  • 5:34 IST: Para Athletics, Women’s Discus Throw F54 Final: Suvarna Raj (medal event).
  • 5:55 IST: Para Archery W1 Individual Gold Medal Final: Swati Chaudhary vs Mengkan Cen (China) (medal event).
  • 6:03 IST: Women’s Para Athletics 400m T11 Heat 2: Ravanni Valasanaini.
  • 6:10 IST: Para Badminton Mixed Doubles SH6 Semi Final: Krishna Nagar and Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan Vs. Rina Marlina and Subhan (Indonesia).
  • 6:30 IST: Para Shooting, P4 Open 50m Pistol SH1 Qualification: Rudransh Khandelwal.
  • 6:35 IST: Para Table Tennis Men’s Doubles MD4 Group A: Jehan Dorab Madan and Shubham Wadhwa Vs. Thirayu Chueawong and Nattawut Thinathet (Thailand).
  • 6:41 IST: Para Athletics Men’s 400m T45/T46/T47 Heat 1: Dilip Gavit.
  • 6:48 IST: Para Athletics Men’s 400m T45/T46/T47 Heat 2: Bharwad Bhavikk Dinesh Bhai.
  • 6:50 IST: Para Badminton SL4 Men’s Singles Semi Final: Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj vs Fredy Setiawan (Indonesia).
  • 6:55 IST: Para Badminton SL4 Men’s Singles Semi Final: Naveen Sivakumar vs Abhijeet Sakhuja (India).
  • 6:55 IST: Men’s Para Swimming 100m Breaststroke SB9 Heat 2: Swatik Patil.
  • 7:10 IST: Para Table Tennis Women’s Doubles WD5 Group A: Ekta Bhyan and Bhavina Patel Vs. Suthida Saensathan and Patamawadee (Thailand).
  • 7:10 IST: Para Table Tennis Women’s Doubles WD14 Group B: Savita Ajjanakati and Prachi Pandey Vs. Kanokporn Phathumchai and Kanlaya Chaiwut (Thailand).
  • 7:10 IST: Para Swimming Men’s 50m Freestyle S13 Heat 2: Ravi Veera Venkata Bhavani Budigina.
  • 7:16 IST: Para Swimming Men’s 50m Freestyle S11 Heat 2: Himanshu Nandal.
  • 7:30 IST: Para Swimming Men’s 100m Breaststroke S7 Heat 1: Tejas Nandakumar.
  • 7:33 IST: Athletics Women’s 400m T12 Heat 1: Tejalben Amraji Damor.
  • 7:33 IST: Para Swimming Men’s 100m Breaststroke S7 Heat 2: Gopichand Linguta.
  • 7:35 IST: Parabadminton Women’s Singles SL3 Semi-Final: Sanjana Kumari vs Shino Kawai (Japan).
  • 7:40 IST: Boccia, Mixed Doubles BC3 Pool A Match: Sachin Chamaria and Anjali Devi vs Aloysius Gan and Mohammad Nurulasyiqah (Singapore).
  • 8:10 IST: Para Archery Mixed Team Semi-Final: Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar vs Yun-hsien Lee and Jyun-kali Yang (Chinese Taipei).
  • 8:45 IST: Para Table Tennis Mixed Doubles XD17 Quarter Final: Savita Ajjanakati and Dattaprasad Chougule Vs. Wilfred Redulla and Lhey Manginsay (Philippines).
  • 8:45 IST: Para Table Tennis Mixed Doubles XD7 Quarter Final: Bhavina Patel and Shubham Wadhwa vs Kimie Bessho and Masanori Uno (Japan).
  • 8:55 IST: Para Badminton SL3 Men’s Singles Semi Final: Nitesh Kumar vs Muh Al Imran (Indonesia).
  • 9:00 IST: Para Shooting, P4 Open 50m Pistol SH1 Final (if qualified): Rudransh Khandelwal (medal race).
  • 9:50 IST: Para Table Tennis Men’s Doubles MD4 Group A: Jehan Dorab Madan and Shubham Wadhwa vs Hyeon Uk Kim and Yeongjin Jang (Korea).
  • 10:10 IST: Parabadminton SL3 Men’s Singles Semi Final: Pramod Bhagat vs Seunghu Lee (Korea).
  • 10:50 IST: Parabadminton Women’s Singles SH6 Semi Final: Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Shuangbao Lin (China).
  • 11:25 IST: Para Table Tennis Mixed Doubles XD7 Semi-Finals (subject to qualification): Bhavina Patel and Shubham Wadhwa.
  • 11:40 IST: Para Archery Women’s Gold Medal Final: Sheetal Devi vs Nur Syahidah Alim (Singapore) (medal event).
  • 12:00 IST: Para Archery, Combined Men’s Bronze: Toman Kumar vs Yicheng Zhang (China) (medal event).
  • 12:10 IST: Para Table Tennis Mixed Doubles XD17 Semi-Finals (subject to qualification): Savita Ajjanakati and Dattaprasad Chougule.
  • 13:10 IST: Para Table Tennis Mixed Doubles XD7 Gold Medal Match (subject to qualification): Bhavina Patel and Shubham Wadhwa (medal event).
  • 13:30 IST: Boccia, Mixed Doubles BC3 Pool A Match: Sachin Chamaria and Anjali Devi vs Ho Yan Chan and Tak Wah Tse (Hong Kong).
  • 13:30 IST: Para Swimming Men’s 400m Freestyle S10 Final: Kapil Kumar (medal event).
  • 13:45 IST: Para Athletics Men’s High Jump T42/T63 Final: Rahul, Shailesh Kumar and Varun Singh Bhati (medal event).
  • 13:55 IST: Para Table Tennis Mixed Doubles XD17 Gold Medal Match (Depending on Qualification): Savita Ajjanakati and Dattaprasad Chougule (Medal Event).
  • 14:03 IST: Para Athletics Women’s 400m T12 Final (subject to qualification): Tejalben Amraji Damor (medal event).
  • 14:03 IST: Para Athletics, Women’s 400m T45/T46/T47 Final: Anjanaben Rohit Bumbadiya and Jayanti Behera (medal event).
  • 14:42 IST: Para Swimming Men’s 100m Breaststroke SB9 Final (subject to qualification): Swatik Patil (medal event).
  • 15:15 IST: Para Athletics, Men’s Javelin F56/F57 Final: Parveen Kumar (medal event).
  • 15:22 IST: Para Swimming Men’s 50m Freestyle S13 Final (subject to qualification): Ravi Veera Venkata Bhavani Budigina (medal event).
  • 15:25 IST: Para Athletics Men’s 400m T45/T46/T47 Final (depending on qualification): Bharwad Bhavikk Dinesh Bhai and Dilip Gavit (medal event).
  • 15:25 IST: Para Swimming Men’s 50m Freestyle S11 Final (subject to qualification): Himanshu Nandal (medal event).
  • 15:30 IST: Parabadminton Women’s Singles SU5 Semi Final: Thulasimathi Murugesan Vs. Manisha Ramadass (India).
  • 15:30 IST: Para Swimming Women’s 50m Freestyle S10 Final: Devanshi Satija (medal event).
  • 15:33 IST: Para Swimming Men’s 50m Freestyle S10 Final: Ajay Hindurao Bhosale (medal event).
  • 15:47 IST: Para Athletics Long Jump Men T44/T62/T64 Final: Solairaj Dharmaraj (medal event).
  • 16:08 IST: Para Athletics Women’s 400m T11 Final (subject to qualification): Ravanni Valasanaini (medal event).
  • 16:09 IST: Para Swimming Men’s 100m Breaststroke S7 Final (subject to qualification): Gopichand Linguta and Tejas Nandakumar (medal event).
  • 16:10 IST: Para Badminton Men’s Doubles SL3-SU5 Semi Final: Naveen Sivakumar and Surya Kant Yadav Vs. Suryo Nugroho and Muh Al Imran (Indonesia).

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