Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: India eye medals in teqball, shooting; hockey, cricket campaigns begin

Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: SEPAK TAKRAW Men’s Team Regu Preliminary Group B: India will be represented by Arun Raju, Jasvir Sukhbir Singh, Ashish Chundawat, Shyam Chundawat, Lokhon Singh Elangbam, Bobby Kumar, Ashok Singh Mayengbam, Ram Kumar Sharma, Amarjit Singha, Malemnganba Singh Sorokhaibam, Henary Singh Wahengbam and Akash Yumnam..Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: SWIMMING Men’s 100m Freestyle Heat 5: Akash Mani will be in action at 7:22 AM. Men’s 100m Backstroke Heat 3: Utkarsh Patil and Rishabh Das will compete at 7:37 AM. .Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: TEQBALL Women’s Singles Bronze Medal Match: Quimcy Dsouza will face Yuina Sakamoto of Japan at 6:30 AM. This is a medal event. Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal Match: Quimcy Dsouza/Mohamed Anas Beg will face Hoang Minh Tan Nguyen/Gia Ngih Trinh of Vietnam at 7:00 AM. This is a medal event..Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: SHOOTING Women’s 10m Air Rifle Individual Qualification and Team Final: Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod will compete at 6:15 AM. This is a medal event. Women’s 10m Air Rifle Individual Final: Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod could compete in the final at 11:00 AM, subject to qualification. This is a medal event..Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: MIXED MARTIAL ARTS Women’s Traditional 60kg Quarterfinal: Suchika Tariyal will face Altanchimeg Baigalmaa of Mongolia at 7:10 AM. Men’s Traditional 77kg Quarterfinal: Varun Sanyal will face TBC at 2:00 PM..Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: HOCKEY Women’s Pool B: India will begin their campaign against Uzbekistan at 7:30 AM. Men’s Pool A: India will open their campaign against Indonesia at 11:30 AM.Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: CRICKET Women’s Semifinal India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, will take on Bangladesh at 10:30 AM..Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: Hockey - India's opponents The Indian women’s team will face Uzbekistan on Sunday at 7:30 AM IST at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium. The Indian men’s team will take on Indonesia in their Pool A opener at 11:30 AM IST at the same venue. .Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: BADMINTON Women’s Team Opening Round of 16: India will face Kazakhstan at 11:30 AM..Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: Hockey - Women want to build on World Cup run The Indian women’s team will also begin its campaign at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium, taking on Uzbekistan in Pool B. India are coming off a strong 2026 World Cup campaign, where they finished fifth — their best finish in 52 years — despite missing out on a semifinal place. India have won the women’s Asian Games gold medal only once, in 1982. They also won a bronze medal at the Hangzhou 2023 Games. The team also finished fourth at the 2020 Olympics but did not qualify for the Paris 2024 Games. .Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: India men look to bounce back The Harmanpreet Singh-led Indian men’s team will open its campaign at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium in Kakamigahara. India finished eighth at the 2026 World Cup and failed to reach the semifinals. The team will now look to correct the mistakes from that campaign. India are four-time Asian Games gold medallists, having won the title in 1966, 1998, 2014 and 2022. The team is placed in Pool A along with Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. South Korea and Japan will provide tough tests, with both teams having won the Asian Games title in the past..Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: Hockey - Both men and women in action The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams will begin their Asian Games 2026 campaigns on Sunday, with both sides looking for a strong start at the continental event. The men’s team will begin its gold-medal defence against Indonesia, while the women’s team will face Uzbekistan in their opening Pool B match. The Asian Games also carry extra importance for both teams, with the gold medallists earning qualification for the 2028 Olympics..Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: Badminton, table tennis and wushu India’s table tennis teams will also be busy, with the women’s team facing Indonesia and Singapore, while the men’s team will take on Indonesia and Iran in their group matches. The Indian women’s badminton team will begin its campaign against Kazakhstan in the first round. In wushu, Aparna will compete in the women’s 52kg Round of 16, while Vikrant Baliyan will feature in the men’s 75kg Round of 16. The men’s Changquan final will also be a medal event on Sunday. With medal opportunities in teqball, shooting and wushu, along with key matches in cricket and hockey, September 20 will be a busy day for the Indian contingent at the Asian Games. .Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: Hockey teams begin campaigns India’s men’s and women’s hockey teams will also start their Asian Games campaigns on Sunday. The Indian women’s team will face Uzbekistan in its Pool B match at 7:30 AM IST. The men’s team will then take on Indonesia in its Pool A opener at 11:30 AM IST..Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: India women face Bangladesh in semifinal The Indian women’s cricket team will take on Bangladesh in the second semifinal of the women’s T20 competition at 10:30 AM IST. India will look to reach the final and continue its bid to defend the gold medal it won at the 2022 Asian Games..Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: Shooters eye medals India will also have medal hopes in the women’s 10m air rifle competition. Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Uttam Maskar and Vidarsa K Vinod will compete in the event. The individual qualification and women’s team medal event will begin at 6:15 AM IST. The individual final is scheduled for later in the morning, subject to qualification..Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: Quimcy Dsouza has two medal chances Teqball player Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza will have two opportunities to win a medal for India on Sunday. She will first compete in the women’s singles bronze-medal match against Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto. Quimcy will then team up with Mohamed Anas Imran Beg in the mixed doubles bronze-medal match. They will face Vietnam’s Hoang Minh Tan Nguyen and Gia Nghi Trinh. The Indian pair had lost to the Vietnamese combination in the quarterfinals. They will now have another chance to finish on the podium. .Asian Games 2026 Live Updates: Hello and welcome Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of the Asian Games 2026 India’s campaign at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 will gather pace on Sunday, with athletes competing across several sports. India will be in action in teqball, shooting, cricket, hockey, badminton, table tennis and wushu. There will also be medal opportunities for the Indian contingent.