Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Mixed day so far for India in badminton; India suffer 1-6 loss to Japan i

Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Badminton – Men’s Singles WH2 – Abu Hubaida Eliminated After Second Straight Defeat Abu Hubaida’s campaign came to an end after he lost 13-21, 11-21 to Japan’s Reo Oyama in his final group match. The defeat marked his second consecutive loss, leaving him third in Group D. With only the top two players advancing to the Round of 16, Hubaida failed to progress further in the competition..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Badminton – Men’s Singles SL4 – Naveen Sivakumar and Abhijeet Sakhuja Secure Wins Naveen Sivakumar opened his campaign with a comfortable straight-games victory over Indonesia’s Hikmat Ramdani, winning 21-12, 21-10. Meanwhile, Abhijeet Sakhuja extended his unbeaten run with a hard-fought 19-21, 21-16, 21-10 win over Thailand’s Sirpong Teamarrom. Both Indians will play their final group matches on Monday, with the top two finishers in each group advancing to the Round of 16..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Badminton – Men’s Singles SU5 – Ruthick Ragupathi Books Round of 16 Spot Ruthick Ragupathi began his Group C campaign with a straight-games victory over Japan’s Wataru Kanai, winning 21-12, 21-13 to secure his place in the Round of 16. He will face Thailand’s Pricha Somsiri in his final group match on Monday, with the result set to determine the group winner..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Boccia – Men’s Individual BC3 – Sachin Chamaria Opens Campaign with a Win Sachin Chamaria began his campaign on a positive note, defeating the UAE’s Khalifa Ahmad 8-4 in his opening group match. He will play two more matches on Monday, taking on opponents from South Korea and Japan. The top two athletes from the group will advance to the quarter-final playoffs..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Badminton – Men’s Singles SL3 – Pramod Bhagat and Umesh Kumar Reach Quarter-Finals India’s Pramod Bhagat and Umesh Kumar have secured their places in the quarter-finals after winning their opening group matches. Pramod defeated China’s Lichuan Xiong 21-17, 21-16, while Umesh beat the Philippines’ Khain Urbano 21-10, 21-12. Both shuttlers have qualified for the last eight with one group match each still to play, as the top two from each group advance..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Badminton – Men’s Singles SL3 – Paralympic Champion Nitesh Kumar Opens with Convincing Win Paralympic champion Nitesh Kumar began his campaign with a dominant straight-games victory over Thailand’s Natthapol Chamnawet, winning 21-6, 21-7 in just 25 minutes. He will face South Korea’s Dongje Joo in his final group match on Monday, with the top two players advancing to the quarter-finals..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Badminton – Men’s Singles SL4 – Suryakant Yadav Books Round of 16 Spot Suryakant Yadav began his men’s singles campaign with a straight-games victory over Japan’s Koki Ogawa, winning 21-6, 21-19 to secure his place in the Round of 16. With the top two players from each group progressing, Yadav will face China’s Pengfei Chen in his final Group C match on Monday, with the result determining the group winner..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Badminton – Men’s Singles SU5 – Hardik Makkar Secures Second Straight Win Hardik Makkar continued his strong run with a hard-fought 21-16, 16-21, 21-18 victory over Malaysia’s Amyrul Yazid Sibi, securing his second consecutive win in three games. He had earlier defeated South Korea’s Lee J. Makkar will face Singapore’s Wei Ming Tay in his final group match on Monday, with the top two players advancing to the quarter-finals..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Table Tennis – Men’s Singles Class 3 – Shubham Wadhwa’s Quarter-Final Hopes in Doubt Shubham Wadhwa suffered his first defeat of the tournament, going down 7-11, 9-11, 12-14 to Saudi Arabia’s Ibrahim Alhassam in his final group match. Having previously beaten Nepal’s Thapa, Wadhwa’s qualification for the quarter-finals now depends on the outcome of Thapa’s remaining match against Ibrahim..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Blind Football – Men’s Team Event – India Suffer 1-6 Defeat Against Japan India suffered a 1-6 loss to hosts Japan in their second group match, despite Sovendra Singh scoring the team’s first goal of the tournament to make it 1-1 in the first half. Japan took control after the break, netting five more goals, with Taichi Hirabayashi scoring four and Kenta Hiyashi and Ryo Kawamura adding one each. Japan dominated the attack with 41 shots compared to India’s four, registering 20 shots on target while India managed just one..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Badminton – Women’s Singles SU5 – Thulasimathi Murugesan Dominates Opener Thulasimathi Murugesan made a commanding start to her singles campaign, defeating Bahrain’s Zainab Mohamad 21-2, 21-2 in just 14 minutes. Competing in Group B, she will face players from China and Hong Kong in her remaining group matches, with the top two athletes advancing to the semi-finals..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Badminton – Men’s Singles SL4 – Sukant Kadam Wins Opener Sukant Kadam started his campaign with a three-game victory over South Korea’s Kyung Hwan Shin, winning 21-17, 18-21, 21-9 in Group B. He will face Sri Lanka’s S. Madduma in his final group match on Monday, with a win securing his place in the Round of 16..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Table Tennis – Women’s Singles Class 1 – Group Stage Update Ekta Bhyan began her campaign with a straight-games defeat, losing 7-11, 4-11, 5-11 to Saudi Arabia’s Maryam Almyrisl in her opening round-robin match. She will face two more opponents from China and South Korea in the group stage, with the top three players in the final standings earning medals..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Table Tennis – Women’s Singles Class 3 – Sonalben Patel Opens with a Convincing Win Sonalben Patel makes a winning start to her campaign, defeating Japan’s home favourite Yuka Ikeyama in straight games, 11-6, 11-7, 11-3, in just 16 minutes in the women’s singles Class 3 group stage. She now has two more group matches ahead, against opponents from China and South Korea, as she aims to secure a place in the quarter-finals. The top two players from each group progress to the next round..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Table Tennis – Women’s Singles Class 8 – Savita Ajjanakatti Falls to Chinese Opponent Savita Ajjanakatti begins her campaign with a defeat in the women’s singles Class 8 group stage, going down 3-11, 6-11, 4-11 to China’s Wenjuan Huang. She now looks to bounce back in her final group-stage match on Monday, when she takes on a Japanese player backed by the home crowd..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Badminton – Men’s Singles WH1 – Prem Kumar Ale Secures Second Consecutive Win Prem Kumar Ale extends his unbeaten run in the men’s singles WH1 group stage, overcoming the UAE’s Omair Younas in a three-game battle, 20-22, 21-10, 21-9. The victory marks his second consecutive win after opening his campaign with a triumph over an Indonesian opponent, putting him in a strong position to reach the quarter-finals, with the top two players from each group advancing. Prem will face Malaysia’s Muhammad Ramli in his final group-stage match on Monday..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Difficult start for the shuttlers India faces a challenging day in para badminton mixed doubles at the Asian Para Games, with all three pairs suffering defeats. In the SH6 group stage, Krishna Nagar and Nithya Sre Sivan go down 6-21, 10-21 to reigning world champions Naili Lin and Fengmei Li of China after winning their opening match against Malaysia. They face Chinese Taipei on Monday, with a semi-final spot still at stake. In the SL3-SU5 category, Pramod Bhagat and Manisha Ramadass lose 19-21, 16-21 to world champions Hikmat Ramdani and Leani Oktila of Indonesia after beginning their campaign with a victory over China. Their quarter-final qualification now depends on the outcome of Monday’s Indonesia-China clash. Meanwhile, Manasi Joshi and Ruthick Ragupathi suffer a 10-21, 17-21 defeat against China’s Mingpan Li and Zuxian Xiao, marking their second consecutive loss and ending their hopes of advancing to the quarter-finals. They face the Philippines in their final group match on Monday..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Boccia schedule 8:10 AM: Men's Individual BC3, Group Stage — India vs UAE 2:15 PM: Women's Individual BC3, Group Stage — India vs Japan.Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Table Tennis 6:00 AM: Women's Singles Class 8, Group Stage — India vs China 6:00 AM: Women's Singles Class 3, Group Stage — India vs Japan 6:35 AM: Women's Singles Class 1, Group Stage — India vs Saudi Arabia 7:10 AM: Men's Singles Class 9, Group Stage — India vs Japan 7:45 AM: Men's Singles Class 3, Group Stage — India vs Saudi Arabia 11:10 AM: Women's Singles Class 9, Group Stage — India vs China 11:30 AM: Women's Singles Class 4-5, Group Stage — India vs Jordan 12:20 PM: Women's Singles Class 3, Group Stage — India vs South Korea 12:20 PM: Men's Singles Class 1, Group Stage — Jehan Madan vs R. Alsalmi (KSA) 1:30 PM: Women's Singles Class 6, Group Stage — India vs China 2:05 PM: Men's Singles Class 9, Group Stage — India vs Kazakhstan 3:50 PM: Men's Singles Class 1, Group Stage — Jehan Madan vs Ardak N. (KAZ) 3:50 PM: Men's Singles Class 1, Group Stage — Sandeep Dangi vs H. Kim (KOR).Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Badminton 5:35 AM: Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5, Group Stage — Ruthick/Manasi vs China 5:35 AM: Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5, Group Stage — Manisha/Pramod vs Indonesia 6:05 AM: Men's Singles WH1, Group Stage — Prem Kumar Ale vs O. Younas (UAE) 6:05 AM: Mixed Doubles SH6, Group Stage — Krishna/Nithya vs China 6:35 AM: Men's Singles SL4, Group Stage — Sukant Kadam vs K. Shin (KOR) 7:05 AM: Women's Singles SU5, Group Stage — T. Murugesan vs Z. Mohamad (BRN) 7:30 AM: Men's Singles SU5, Group Stage — Hardik Makkar vs B. Ahmad (MAS) 7:30 AM: Men's Singles SL4, Group Stage — Surya Kant Yadav vs K. Ogawa (JPN) 7:30 AM: Men's Singles SL3, Group Stage — Nitesh Kumar vs N. Chamnawet (THA) 8:00 AM: Men's Singles SL3, Group Stage — Umesh Kumar vs K. Urbano (PHI) 8:00 AM: Men's Singles SL3, Group Stage — Pramod Bhagat vs L. Xiang (THA) 8:00 AM: Men's Singles SL4, Group Stage — Naveen Sivakumar vs H. Ramdani (THA) 8:30 AM: Women's Singles SL3, Group Stage — Mandeep Kaur vs S. Lawani (MAS) 8:30 AM: Men's Singles SL4, Group Stage — Abhijeet Sakhuja vs S. Teamarrom (THA) 8:30 AM: Men's Singles SU5, Group Stage — R. Ragupathi vs W. Kanai (JPN) 9:00 AM: Women's Singles SU5, Group Stage — Manisha Ramadass vs Shantiya Vishwanthan 9:00 AM: Mixed Doubles WH1-WH2, Group Stage — Alphia/Prem vs Chinese Taipei 9:00 AM: Women's Singles SL4, Group Stage — Kanak Jadaun vs Z. Huang (CHN) 9:30 AM: Women's Singles SL3, Group Stage — Manasi Joshi vs S. Kawai (JPN) 10:00 AM: Women's Singles SL3, Group Stage — Neeraj vs Z. Xiao (CHN) 10:00 AM: Men's Singles WH2, Group Stage — Abu Hubaida vs R. Oyama (JPN) 10:00 AM: Women's Singles SH6, Group Stage — Nithya Sre Sivan vs S. Lin (CHN) 10:30 AM: Men's Singles SH6, Group Stage — Krishna Nagar vs Subhan (INA) 10:30 AM: Women's Singles WH1, Group Stage — Pallavi K vs F. Yang (CHN) 10:30 AM: Women's Singles SL3, Group Stage — Sanjana Kumari vs Q. Syakuroh (INA) 11:00 AM: Men's Singles SH6, Group Stage — S. Solaimalai vs W. Lim (HKG) 11:00 AM: Men's Singles SH6, Group Stage — Sudarshan M vs C. Kai (HKG) 11:30 AM: Men's Singles WH2, Group Stage — Haris Mythili vs W. Andri (INA) 12:00 PM: Men's Doubles SL3-SU5, Group Stage — Umesh/Rakesh vs Indonesia 1:00 PM: Men's Doubles SL3-SU5, Group Stage — Sukant/Pramod vs South Korea 1:00 PM: Men's Doubles SL3-SU5, Group Stage — Suhash/Abhijeet vs South Korea 1:30 PM: Women's Doubles SL3-SU5, Group Stage — Murugesan/Joshi vs China 1:30 PM: Men's Doubles SL3-SU5, Group Stage — Suryakant/Naveen vs China 1:30 PM: Women's Doubles SL3-SU5, Group Stage — Mandeep/Shanthiya vs China. Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: India vs Japan in Blind Football India's blind football team will face hosts Japan in its second group-stage match on October 17. The fixture will give India another opportunity to test itself against a strong opponent as the team continues its campaign in the competition. Playing the hosts will add to the challenge, with Japan looking to make the most of its home advantage..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: India's Boccia Schedule India will begin its Boccia campaign with two individual BC3 group-stage matches. Sachin Chamaria will face the United Arab Emirates at 8:10 AM IST in the men's individual BC3 group stage. Anjali Devi will then take on Japan at 2:15 PM IST in the women's individual BC3 group stage. Chamaria, from Assam, and Devi, from Himachal Pradesh, are India's two entries in Boccia at the Games. Both will look to make a positive start as they compete against international opponents in their respective events..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Table Tennis Schedule Indian paddlers will compete in several singles group-stage matches throughout the day. The schedule begins at 6:00 AM IST, with Indian players facing opponents from China and Japan in the women's singles events. India will also face Saudi Arabia in the women's singles Class 1 event at 6:35 AM IST, while the men's singles Class 9 match against Japan is scheduled for 7:10 AM IST. Other important fixtures include India's women's singles Class 9 match against China at 11:10 AM IST and the women's singles Class 4-5 contest against Jordan at 11:30 AM IST. In the afternoon, Indian paddlers will face China in the women's singles Class 6 event at 1:30 PM IST. Jehan Madan will compete against Kazakhstan's Ardak N. in the men's singles Class 1 group stage at 3:50 PM IST. Sandeep Dangi will also be in action against South Korea's H. Kim at the same time..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Para Badminton Schedule Para badminton will feature prominently in India's schedule, with matches beginning at 5:35 AM IST. Indian players will compete across several classifications in men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles. Pramod Bhagat, one of India's leading para badminton players, will face Thailand's L. Xiang in the men's singles SL3 group stage at 8:00 AM IST. Krishna Nagar will take on Indonesia's Subhan in the men's singles SH6 event at 10:30 AM IST. Manisha Ramadass will face compatriot Shantiya Vishwanthan in the women's singles SU5 group stage at 9:00 AM IST, while Manasi Joshi will play Japan's S. Kawai in the women's singles SL3 event at 9:30 AM IST. The mixed doubles events will get underway early in the morning, with Ruthick and Manasi facing China and Manisha and Pramod taking on Indonesia at 5:35 AM IST. Krishna and Nithya will also be in action against China in mixed doubles SH6 at 6:05 AM IST. The afternoon session will feature men's and women's doubles matches, including Sukant Kadam and Pramod Bhagat against South Korea, and Indian women's pairs against China.. Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Athletes in action The day's schedule features several leading Indian para badminton players, including Pramod Bhagat, Manisha Ramadass, Krishna Nagar and Manasi Joshi. Indian players will compete in singles, doubles and mixed doubles events as they look to make a strong start to their campaigns. India will also have a busy day in para table tennis, with 13 singles group-stage matches scheduled. Meanwhile, Sachin Chamaria from Assam and Anjali Devi from Himachal Pradesh, India's two entries in Boccia, will begin their campaigns in the individual BC3 group stages. The competitions are scheduled to take place ahead of the Asian Para Games' official opening on October 18, making October 17 an important day for Indian athletes across multiple disciplines..Asian Para Games 2026 Live Updates: Hello and welcome! Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of Asian Para Games 2026. Indian para athletes will continue their campaigns today, with a packed day of action in para badminton, para table tennis and Boccia in Nagoya, Japan. India's blind football team will also take on hosts Japan in its second group-stage match.