Asian Games 2026: India's full schedule on September 28, timings and events

India's campaign at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, enters another busy day on Monday, September 28, with athletes from several disciplines in action. The day features a mix of medal events, knockout contests, qualification rounds and team matches, giving the Indian contingent plenty to look forward to.Athletics will be one of the main attractions, with Avinash Sable, Murali Sreeshankar, Parul Chaudhary, Gulveer Singh and Rohit Yadav among those competing in medal events. India's women's 25m pistol team, led by Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rahi Sarnobat, will also be in contention in shooting, while Pincky Balhara could compete for a medal in the women's -78kg kurash event if she progresses through the earlier rounds.There is also plenty of action outside the medal events. India's men's cricket team will take on Afghanistan in the quarterfinal, while the men's hockey team will face Bangladesh in their Pool A match. The squash teams will play multiple matches, and Indian athletes will also be in action in archery, boxing, sailing, surfing, sepak takraw, volleyball and tennis.With several events beginning in the early hours and action continuing into the evening, Monday promises a packed schedule for Indian fans.India's full Asian Games schedule on September 28 (All timings in IST)3:58 a.m. - Surfing: Men's Shortboard Round 3, Heat 2 - Sivaraj Babu vs Jayuard Alciso (Philippines)4:45 a.m. - Archery: Compound Men's Individual 1/16 Elimination - Sahil Jadhav vs Jamiyangombo Purevdorj (Mongolia); Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru vs Sostar Andaru Rinaldi (Indonesia)5:25 a.m. - Archery: Compound Men's Individual 1/8 Elimination - Sahil Jadhav (subject to qualification), Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru (subject to qualification)6:10 a.m. - Shooting: 25m Pistol Women's Individual Qualification & Team Final (Rapid Stage) - Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, Rahi Sarnobat6:30 a.m. - Sepak Takraw: Women's Doubles, Group B - India (Prity Langoljam, Menenu Tsukru, Leirentonbi Devi Elangbam) vs JapanVolleyball: Men's Pool C - India vs Hong Kong, ChinaSquash: Women's Team, Pool C - India vs ChinaTennis: Men's Singles, Second Round - Sumit Nagal vs Seongchan Hong (Republic of Korea)6:46 a.m. - Surfing: Men's Shortboard Round 3, Heat 8 - Kishore Kumar Anbarasu vs Ma Wensong (China)7:30 a.m. - Sailing: Men's Dinghy Qualification Series - Vishnu SaravananSailing: Men's Skiff Opening Series - Prince Kurisinkal Noble, Manu Francis7:40 a.m. - Sailing: Women's Dinghy Qualification Series - Nethra KumananSailing: Women's Skiff Opening Series - Harshita Tomar, Shital Verma8:00 a.m. - Kurash: Women's -78kg Quarterfinal - Pincky Balhara vs To be confirmed8:30 a.m. - Sailing: Mixed Dinghy Opening Series - Shraddha Verma, Ravindra Kumar SharmaSquash: Men's Team, Pool A - India vs China9:26 a.m. - Surfing: Men's Shortboard Quarterfinals - Sivaraj Babu (subject to qualification), Kishore Kumar Anbarasu (subject to qualification)9:45 a.m. - Archery: Compound Women's Individual 1/16 Elimination - Jyothi Surekha Vennam vs Adel Zhexenbinova (Kazakhstan); Chikitha Taniparthi vs To be confirmed10:25 a.m. - Archery: Compound Women's Individual 1/8 Elimination - Jyothi Surekha Vennam (subject to qualification), Chikitha Taniparthi (subject to qualification)10:30 a.m. - Kurash: Women's -78kg Semifinal - Pincky Balhara (subject to qualification)Sepak Takraw: Women's Doubles Semifinal - India (subject to qualification)10:40 a.m. - Sailing: Girls' Dinghy Opening Series - Mahi Verma10:45 a.m. - Shooting: 25m Pistol Women's Individual Final - Manu Bhaker (subject to qualification), Esha Singh (subject to qualification), Rahi Sarnobat (subject to qualification)Not before 11:00 a.m. - Tennis: Women's Doubles, First Round - Ankita Raina/Rutuja Bhosale vs Anna Danilina/Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan)11:30 a.m. - Kurash: Women's -78kg Final - Pincky Balhara (subject to qualification)12 noon - Squash: Women's Team, Pool C - India vs Japan1:30 p.m. - Boxing: Women's 75kg Quarterfinal - Lovlina Borgohain vs Suyeon Seong (Republic of Korea)2:00 p.m. - Squash: Men's Team, Pool A - India vs Republic of Korea2:35 p.m. - Athletics: Women's Discus Throw Final - Seema, Sanya Yadav2:45 p.m. - Boxing: Women's 60kg Quarterfinal - Priya Ghanghas vs Mijgona Samadova (Tajikistan)3:09 p.m. - Athletics: 4x100m Mixed Relay, Round 1, Heat 2 - India3:30 p.m. - Hockey: Men's Pool A - India vs Bangladesh3:45 p.m. - Boxing: Men's 90kg Quarterfinal - Kapil Pokhariya vs Gichae Kim (Republic of Korea)3:53 p.m. - Athletics: Women's 400m Hurdles Final - Vithya Ramraj, Anu Raghavan4:03 p.m. - Athletics: Men's 400m Hurdles Final - Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan4:13 p.m. - Athletics: Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final - Avinash Sable4:25 p.m. - Athletics: Men's Long Jump Final - David Solomon Patturaj, Murali Sreeshankar4:35 p.m. - Athletics: Men's 1500m Final - Yoonus Shah, Gulveer Singh4:45 p.m. - Athletics: Men's Javelin Throw Final - Rohit Yadav, Yash Vir Singh4:50 p.m. - Athletics: Women's 800m Round 1 - Gowthami Jayaraman (Heat 1), Pooja (Heat 2)5:13 p.m. - Athletics: Women's 5000m Final - Seema, Parul Chaudhary6:01 p.m. - Athletics: Men's 4x400m Relay, Round 1, Heat 2 - India6:30 p.m. - Shooting: Trap Men's Individual Qualification & Team Final, Day 2 - Ahvar Rizvi, Kynan Chenai, Shapath BharadwajShooting: Trap Women's Individual Qualification & Team Final, Day 2 - Maneesha Keer, Aashima Ahlawat, Neeru6:34 p.m. - Athletics: Women's 4x100m Relay Final - IndiaStay updated with the latest Asian Games 2026 news, check the Asian Games medal tally and complete Asian Games schedule.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. 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