India enter Day 8 (September 26) of the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday with momentum, eyeing two kabaddi golds as both the men’s and women’s teams face Iran in the final. The women’s team will be in action at 9:30 AM and the men’s team at 2:30 PM. The day opens with the women’s shortboard surfing and men’s marathon, followed by a packed archery qualification schedule and Lakshya Sen’s opener against Loh Kean Yew.The evening belongs to athletics, with Tajinderpal Singh Toor in the shot put final, Jyothi Yarraji in the 100m hurdles and Parul Chaudhary in the 1500m. Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh carry India’s squash hopes in their semifinals, while PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda feature in badminton.India moved up to 12th place after securing their second gold. They finished Day 7 with 23 medals, including 2 gold, 9 silver and 12 bronze.S. No.Time (IST)SportEventAthlete(s)Round / StageOpponent / Team13:58 AMSurfingWomen’s ShortboardKamali Moorthy PrakashRound 2 Heat 3Camille Marie (Singapore)24:00 AMAthleticsMen’s MarathonSawan BarwalFinalAll Participating Athletes34:00 AMAthleticsMen’s MarathonKartik Jayaraj KarkeraFinalAll Participating Athletes44:30 AMArcheryRecurve Men’s IndividualDhiraj BommadevaraQualificationAll participating athletes54:30 AMArcheryRecurve Men’s IndividualNeeraj ChauhanQualificationAll participating athletes64:30 AMArcheryRecurve Men’s IndividualYashdeep BhogeQualificationAll participating athletes74:30 AMArcheryRecurve Men’s TeamDhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan, Yashdeep BhogeQualificationAll participating athletes84:30 AMArcheryCompound Women’s IndividualJyothi Surekha VennamQualificationAll participating athletes94:30 AMArcheryCompound Women’s IndividualPrithika PradeepQualificationAll participating athletes104:30 AMArcheryCompound Women’s IndividualTaniparthi ChikithaQualificationAll participating athletes114:30 AMArcheryCompound Women’s TeamJyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep, Taniparthi ChikithaQualificationAll participating athletes124:54 AMSurfingWomen’s ShortboardSugar Shanti GayenRound 2 Heat 7Wan-yu Chen (Chinese Taipei)135:35 AMAthleticsMen’s Decathlon – 100mThowfeeq NoushadDecathlon 1Heat 1 Lane 7145:43 AMAthleticsMen’s Decathlon – 100mTejaswin ShankarDecathlon 1Heat 2 Lane 5155:50 AMSurfingMen’s ShortboardSivaraj BabuRound 2 Heat 1Davoud Khadir (Iran)166:00 AMBadmintonMen’s SinglesLakshya SenCourt 1 Round of 32Loh Kean Yew (Singapore)176:00 AMBadmintonMen’s SinglesAyush ShettyCourt 2 Round of 32Tajibullayev Maksut (Kazakhstan)186:00 AMEquestrianDressage – IndividualShruti VoraQualificationAll participating Athletes196:00 AMEquestrianDressage – IndividualGaurav PundirQualificationAll participating Athletes206:00 AMEquestrianDressage – IndividualHriday ChhedaQualificationAll participating Athletes216:00 AMEquestrianDressage – IndividualJai SudQualificationAll participating Athletes226:00 AMFencingWomen’s Foil TeamJoys Ashitha, Stalinraj, Naorem Mina Devi, Kanupriya Chawla, Sonia Devi WaikhomTable of 16Team Indonesia236:15 AMShooting50m Rifle 3 Positions Women (Individual)Vidarsa K VinodQualification RoundAll Participating Athletes246:15 AMShooting50m Rifle 3 Positions Women (Individual)Ashi ChoukseyQualification RoundAll Participating Athletes256:15 AMShooting50m Rifle 3 Positions Women (Individual)Tilottama SenQualification RoundAll Participating Athletes266:15 AMShooting50m Rifle 3 Positions Women TeamVidarsa K Vinod, Ashi Chouksey, Tilottama SenFinalAll Participating Athletes276:15 AMAthleticsMen’s Decathlon – Long JumpTejaswin ShankarDecathlon 2All Participating Athletes286:15 AMAthleticsMen’s Decathlon – Long JumpThowfeeq NoushadDecathlon 2All Participating Athletes296:30 AMCanoe SprintMen’s Kayak Single 500mHarshwardhan Shaktawat SinghSemifinal 1All participating Athletes306:30 AMTable TennisWomen’s SinglesYashaswini GhorpadeTable 1 Round of 16 Match 4Miwa Harimoto (Japan)316:45 AMEsportsPuyo Puyo ChampionsParitoshQuarterfinals Match 3Dongshin Kang (Republic of Korea)326:50 AMCanoe SprintMixed Kayak Double 500mParvathy Geetha & Prasanna KumarSemifinal 1All participating Athletes337:00 AMFencingMen’s Sabre TeamKaran Singh, Gisho Nidhi, K.P. Lakshay Badser, Vishal ThaparTable of 16Team Philippines347:15 AM OnwardsEsportsPuyo Puyo ChampionsParitoshSemifinals (Subject to Qualification)TBD357:45 AMEsportsPuyo Puyo ChampionsParitoshFinals (Subject to Qualification)TBD367:55 AMAthleticsMen’s Decathlon – Shot PutTejaswin ShankarDecathlon 3All Participating Athletes377:55 AMAthleticsMen’s Decathlon – Shot PutThowfeeq NoushadDecathlon 3All Participating Athletes388:00 AMBadmintonWomen’s SinglesPV SindhuCourt 1 Round of 32Chiu Pin Chian (Chinese Taipei)398:00 AMBadmintonWomen’s SinglesUnnati HoodaCourt 2 Round of 32Wong Ling Ching (Malaysia)408:00 AMFencingWomen’s Foil TeamJoys Ashitha, Stalinraj, Naorem Mina Devi, Kanupriya Chawla, Sonia Devi WaikhomQuarterfinals (Subject to Qualification)TBC418:00 AMFencingMen’s Sabre TeamKaran Singh, Gisho Nidhi, K.P. Lakshay Badser, Vishal ThaparQuarterfinals (Subject to Qualification)TBC428:10 AMCanoe SprintMen’s Kayak Single 500mHarshwardhan ShaktawatFinal (Subject to Qualification)All participating Athletes438:20 AMCanoe SprintMixed Canoe Double 500mRaju Rawat L, Neha DeviFinal AAll participating Athletes448:30 AMCanoe SprintMixed Kayak Double 500mParvathy Geetha & Prasanna KumarFinalAll participating Athletes458:30 AMEsportsPokemon UniteAdnan Mohammed Badshah, Deepkumar Vipulbhai Patel, Sai Krishna Nalluri, Dipjyoti Laxman Nath, Rudra Narayan Nayak, Reuben FernandesGroup CTeam Japan468:30 AMSquashMixed DoublesJoshna Chinappa & Velavan SenthilkumarCourt 6 Semi-Final Match 1Lee Ka Yi & Tang Ming Hong (Hong Kong)478:32 AMAthleticsMen’s 200mAnimesh KujurRound 1 Heat 5 Lane 5All participating Athletes489:00 AMArcheryRecurve Women’s IndividualAnkita BhakatQualificationAll participating athletes499:00 AMArcheryRecurve Women’s IndividualKumkum Anil MohodQualificationAll participating athletes509:00 AMArcheryRecurve Women’s IndividualKirti SharmaQualificationAll participating athletes519:00 AMArcheryRecurve Women’s TeamAnkita Bhakat, Kumkum Anil Mohod, Kirti SharmaQualificationAll participating athletes529:00 AMArcheryCompound Men’s IndividualSahil Rajesh JadhavQualificationAll participating athletes539:00 AMArcheryCompound Men’s IndividualThirumuru Ganesh ManiratnamQualificationAll participating athletes549:00 AMArcheryCompound Men’s IndividualKushal DalalQualificationAll participating athletes559:00 AMArcheryCompound Men’s TeamSahil Rajesh Jadhav, Thirumuru Ganesh Maniratnam, Kushal DalalQualificationAll participating athletes569:00 AMArcheryCompound Mixed TeamTBDQualificationAll Participating Athletes579:00 AMArcheryRecurve Mixed TeamTBDQualificationAll Participating Athletes589:30 AMKabaddiWomen’s TeamPooja, Sonali Vishnu Raj, Rani Pushpa, Bhavna Devi, Ritu Sanju Devi, Ritu Negi, Manisha Kumari, Pinki Roy, Jyoti NikitaGold Medal MatchWomen Team (Iran)599:30 AMSailingMix Dinghy/470Shraddha Verma, Ravindra KumarOpening Series RaceTBC609:30 AMShooting50m Rifle 3 Positions Women (Individual)Vidarsa K VinodFinal (Subject to Qualification)All Participating Athletes619:30 AMShooting50m Rifle 3 Positions Women (Individual)Ashi ChoukseyFinal (Subject to Qualification)All Participating Athletes629:30 AMShooting50m Rifle 3 Positions Women (Individual)Tilottama SenFinal (Subject to Qualification)All Participating Athletes6310:15 AMBoxingMen’s 55kgJadumani Singh MandengbamRound of 16Carlo Paalam (Philippines)6410:30 AMSailingMen’s Skiff/49er TeamPrince Noble, Manu FrancisOpening Series RaceTBC6510:30 AMSquashWomen’s SinglesAnahat SinghCourt 1 Semi-Final Match 2Satomi Watanabe (Japan)6610:30 AM OnwardsFencingWomen’s Foil TeamJoys Ashitha, Stalinraj, Naorem Mina Devi, Kanupriya Chawla, Sonia Devi WaikhomSemifinals (Subject to Qualification)TBC6710:40 AMSailingWomen’s Skiff/49er FX TeamHarshita Tomar, Shital VermaOpening Series RaceTBC6810:45 AMBoxingMen’s 90kgKapil PokhariyaRound of 16Sam Estaki (Republic of Iran)6911:15 AMSquashMen’s SinglesAbhay SinghCourt 1 Semi-Final Match 2Irfan Muhammad (Pakistan)7011:07 AMBadmintonWomen’s DoublesTreesa Jolly, Gayatri P GopichandCourt 2 Round of 16Yuki Fukushima/Mayu Matsumoto (Japan)7112:30 PMBadmintonMen’s SinglesLakshya SenRound of 16Subject to qualification7212:30 PMBadmintonMen’s SinglesAyush ShettyRound of 16Subject to qualification7312:30 PMBadmintonWomen’s SinglesPV SindhuRound of 16Subject to qualification7412:30 PMBadmintonWomen’s SinglesUnnati HoodaRound of 16Subject to qualification7512:30 PM OnwardsFencingMen’s Sabre TeamKaran Singh, Gisho Nidhi, K.P. Lakshay Badser, Vishal ThaparSemifinals (Subject to Qualification)TBC761:30 PMHockeyMen’s TeamMen’s TeamPool A Match 12Japan771:50 PMFencingWomen’s Foil TeamJoys Ashitha, Stalinraj, Naorem Mina Devi, Kanupriya Chawla, Sonia Devi WaikhomFinal (Subject to Qualification)TBC782:15 PMBoxingWomen’s 60kgPriyaRound of 16Oh Yeonji (Republic of Korea)792:30 PMKabaddiMen’s TeamRahul, Pawan Kumar, Arjun Deshwal, Jaideep, Ankit, Devank, Gaurav Khatri, Ashu Malik, Sumit, Ayan, Sunil Kumar, Aslam Mustafa InamdarGold Medal MatchMen Team (Iran)802:35 PMAthleticsMen’s Decathlon – High JumpTejaswin ShankarDecathlon 4All Participating Athletes812:35 PMAthleticsMen’s Decathlon – High JumpThowfeeq NoushadDecathlon 4All Participating Athletes822:50 PMFencingMen’s Sabre TeamKaran Singh, Gisho Nidhi, K.P. Lakshay Badser, Vishal ThaparFinal (Subject to Qualification)TBC833:00 PMEsportsPokemon UniteAdnan Mohammed Badshah, Deepkumar Vipulbhai Patel, Sai Krishna Nalluri, Dipjyoti Laxman Nath, Rudra Narayan Nayak, Reuben FernandesGroup Stage Last Selection (Subject to Qualification)TBD844:04 PMAthleticsWomen’s 100m HurdlesJyothi YarrajiRound 1 Heat 1 Lane 5All Participating Athletes854:12 PMAthleticsWomen’s 100m HurdlesNandhini KonganRound 1 Heat 2 Lane 3All Participating Athletes864:30 PMAthleticsMen’s Shot PutTajinderpal Singh ToorFinalAll Participating Athletes874:30 PMAthleticsMen’s Shot PutKaranveer SinghFinalAll Participating Athletes884:33 PMAthleticsWomen’s 200mHaritha BhadraRound 1 Heat 2 Lane 5All Participating Athletes894:41 PMAthleticsWomen’s 200mUnnati Aiyappa BollandRound 1 Heat 3 Lane 8All Participating Athletes905:05 PMAthleticsMen’s Triple JumpPraveen ChithravelFinalAll Participating Athletes915:05 PMAthleticsMen’s Triple JumpKarthik UnnikrishnanFinalAll Participating Athletes924:54 PM OnwardsAthleticsMen’s 200mAnimesh KujurSemifinals (Subject to Qualification)TBD935:21 PMAthleticsMen’s 1500mYoonus ShahRound 1 Heat 1 Lane 3All Participating Athletes945:31 PMAthleticsMen’s 1500mGulveer SinghRound 1 Heat 2 Lane 3All Participating Athletes955:50 PM OnwardsAthleticsMen’s Decathlon – 400mTejaswin ShankarDecathlon 5TBD965:50 PM OnwardsAthleticsMen’s Decathlon – 400mThowfeeq NoushadDecathlon 5TBD976:15 PMAthleticsWomen’s 400mKiran PahalFinal Lane 4All Participating Athletes986:15 PMAthleticsWomen’s 400mPrachiFinal Lane 2All Participating Athletes996:33 PMAthleticsMen’s 400mVishal Thennarasu KayalvizhiFinal Lane 6All Participating Athletes1006:45 PMAthleticsWomen’s 1500mParul ChaudharyFinal Lane 4All Participating Athletes1016:45 PMAthleticsWomen’s 1500mPoojaFinal Lane 3All Participating Athletes102TBDTable TennisMen’s SinglesManush ShahRound of 16Lin Shidong (China)