India at Asian Games, September 21: IND vs PAK in spotlight, medal shoot at stake

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Monday has a little bit of everything for India at the Asian Games, but there are a few events that will grab most of the attention. The range soon gets busy, with the men’s 10m air rifle qualification followed by the skeet events. The air rifle trio of Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Rakesh Mane and Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil will look to reach the finals while Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan, Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka and Bhavtegh Singh Gill begin their campaigns.

There is also plenty of action in team events. India face Pakistan both women’s and men’s table tenniswhile the women’s ice hockey team will face Indonesia. The kabaddi teams take on Japan and Bangladesh and the men’s badminton team begins their campaign against Bangladesh.

Individual competitions bring their own interest. Suchika Tariyal will take on Singapore’s Teo Hui Hoon in a traditional women’s MMA 60kg semi-final, while Sumit opens her boxing campaign against Thailand’s Sinsiri Bunjong. Roshibina Devi and Aryan are in Wushu action later in the afternoon. Swimming will feature Rishabh Das, Srihari Nataraj, Akash Mani, Heer Gitesh Shah and Danush Suresh in the morning heats, while the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay is also on the agenda. The soft tennis pair of Aadhya Tiwari and Jay Meena have three matches under their belt in the group which starts at 5.30 am.

Here is the complete schedule for Indian athletes at the 2026 Asian Games for Monday, September 21:

  • 5:30 – Wushu – Changquan Women’s Final – Nyeman Wangsu (medal event)
  • 5:30 – Soft tennis – Mixed Doubles Group B Match 1 – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari Vs. Cambodia
  • 5:30 – Sepaktakkraw – Regu Men’s Team Prep Group B – India Vs. Japan
  • 6:15 – Shooting – Men’s 10m Air Rifle Individual Qualification – Parth Rakesh Mane, Himanshu Dhillon, Rudranksh Balasaheb Patil
  • 6:15 – Shooting – Men’s 10m Air Rifle Team Final – Parth Rakesh Mane, Himanshu Dhillon, Rudranksh Balasaheb Patil (Medal Race)
  • 6:30 – Soft tennis – Mixed Doubles Group B Match 3 – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari Vs. Mongolia
  • 6:30 – Shooting – Skeet Men’s Individual Qualification Day 1 (50 Targets) – Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan
  • 6:30 – Shooting – Men’s Skeet Team Final Day 1 (50 Targets) – Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan (Medal Event)
  • 6:30 – Shooting – Women’s Skeet Individual Qualifier Day 1 (50 Targets) – Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan
  • 6:30 – Shooting – Women’s Skeet Team Final Day 1 (50 Target) – Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan (Medal Event)
  • 6:30 – Table tennis – Women’s Team Group F – India Vs
  • 6:32 – Swimming – Men’s 50m Breaststroke – Heat 2 – Rishabh Das, Srihari Natraj
  • 6:46 – Swimming – Men’s 50m Freestyle – Heat 2 – Akash Mani
  • 6:50 – Swimming – Men’s 50m Freestyle – Heat 4 – Heer Gitesh Shah
  • 7:10 – Swimming – Men’s 100m Breaststroke – Heat 2 – Danush Suresh
  • 7:30 – Soft tennis – Group B Mixed Doubles Match 6 – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari Vs. South Korea
  • 7:44 – Swimming – Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Heat 2 – Sajan Prakash, Aneesh Sunil Kumar Gowda, Vedaant Madhavan, Dhakshan Shashikumar
  • 8:30 – Mixed Martial Arts – Women’s 60kg Traditional Semi-Finals – Suchika Tariyal Vs. Teo Hui Hoon
  • Mon 8:30 – Boxing – Men, 70 kg, round of 16 – Sumit vs. SinSiri Bunjong
  • 9:00 AM – Shooting – Air Rifle Individual Final – Parth Rakesh Mane, Himanshu Dhillon, Rudranksh Balasaheb Patil (Medal Race)
  • 9:30 – Hockey – Women’s Pool Stage 4 – India vs. Indonesia
  • 9:45 – Kabaddi – Men’s Team Group A Match 2 – India Vs. Japan
  • 10:30 – Soft tennis – Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari – if qualified
  • 11:30 – Badminton – Men’s Team Round 1 – India Vs. Bangladesh
  • 12:00 – Soft tennis – Mixed Doubles Semi-Finals – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari – If qualifies
  • 13:30 – Soft tennis – Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari – If Qualified (Medal Event)
  • 13:30 – Swimming – Men’s 50m Backstroke Final – Rishabh Das, Srihari Natraj – If Qualified (Medal Event)
  • 13:42 – Swimming – Men’s 50m Freestyle Final – Akash Mani, Heer Gitesh Shah – If Qualified (Medal Event)
  • 14:08 – Swimming – Men’s 100m Breaststroke Final – Danush Suresh – If Qualified (Medal Race)
  • After 14:30 – Wushu – Women 60kg Bar 1/8 Final – Roshibina Devi vs Most Shika Khatun
  • After 14:30 – Wushu – Men Sanda 56kg 1/16 Final – Aryan vs Shahzada Safi
  • 14:43 – Swimming – Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final – Sajan Prakash, Aneesh Sunil Kumar Gowda, Vedaant Madhavan, Dhakshan Shashikumar – If Qualified (Medal Race)
  • 15:30 – Table tennis – Men’s Team Group F – India Vs

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Issued by:

Amar Panicker

Published on:

20 Sep 2026 20:47 IST