Asian Games 2026: Sunday i.e. 27th September is going to be very important for Indian players in the Asian Games 2026. In squash, Anhat Singh and Abhay Singh will take the court for the gold medal. Whereas in athletics, Tejaswin Shankar will have a chance to win gold medal in decathlon. Medal hopes will also be from PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda in badminton, while in shooting Manu Bhaker will also be there.
The Indian women's hockey team will face Singapore in its last match of the group stage. Apart from this, Indian players will also challenge for medals in archery, boxing, weightlifting, horse riding and fencing.
Anhat Singh and Abhay Singh have a chance to create history
India's eyes will be mostly on the final matches of squash. Anahat Singh will face Malaysia's Subramaniam Sivasangari in the women's singles final. At the same time, in the men's singles final, Abhay Singh will face Malaysia's Ng Eun Yeo.
Anhat Singh made it to the final by defeating world number six Satomi Watanabe of Japan in the semi-finals. Now he will face the challenge of world number five and current Asian Games champion Shivsangari.
On the other hand, Abhay Singh entered the title match by defeating Pakistan's Irfan Muhammad in the semi-finals. Now he will face defending champion Ng Eun Yeo.
For both the Indian players, this match is important towards winning the gold medal and also achieving the quota for Los Angeles Olympics 2028. However, to achieve Olympic quota, one has to fulfill the prescribed eligibility conditions. These also include breaking into the top 50 in the PSA world rankings on 22 May 2028.
It is noteworthy that Squash will be included in Los Angeles Olympics 2028 for the first time.
Tejaswin Shankar eyes gold medal
In athletics, Tejaswin Shankar will enter the final day of men's decathlon with a lead of 88 points. Hangzhou 2023 Asian Games silver medalist Tejaswin will be in the field this time with the intention of changing the color of his medal.
In women's long jump, Hangzhou 2023 silver medalists Ansi Sojan and Shaili Singh will contest the finals. At the same time, Parul Chaudhary will also challenge for a medal in the women's 3000 meter steeplechase.
Animesh Kujur will be in the men's 200m final, while Sarvesh Kushare will be in the men's high jump final. Sarvesh will be aiming to achieve another big achievement after his Commonwealth Games medal.
Priyanka Goswami and Manju Rani will represent India in the women's marathon race walk. Whereas, Murali Sreeshankar will take part in the qualification match of men's long jump.
Manu Bhaker returns, eyes on PV Sindhu too
There is no medal match scheduled for Sunday in shooting. However, two-time Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker will compete in the qualification of women's 25m pistol. Earlier she had missed an individual medal in 10 meter pistol.
Along with this, the qualification matches of men's and women's trap event will also start.
In badminton, PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda and the Indian doubles pairs are one win away from ensuring a medal. Sindhu will face Tokyo Olympics 2020 champion Chen Yu Fei of China. At the same time, Unnati Hooda will face the challenge of three-time world champion and domestic player Akane Yamaguchi.
In women's doubles, the pair of Trisha Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, while in mixed doubles, the pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto will also enter the quarter-finals.
Women's hockey team competes with Singapore
The Indian women's hockey team has already made it to the semi-finals. On Sunday, the team will play against Singapore in its last match of the group stage.
Indian players will face many important elimination matches in archery. At the same time, in boxing, four Indian players will enter the quarter-finals with medal hopes.
Harjinder Kaur will also have medal hopes for India in weightlifting, horse riding dressage event and women's saber team fencing.
Asian Games 2026: India's full schedule on September 27
Timings of all matches are as per Indian Standard Time (IST). The matches for which the qualifying conditions are written will take place once the respective player or team reaches the next round.
Archery
4:45 am: Men's Compound Team Round of 16 – India vs UAE. The Indian team includes Sahil Jadhav, Thirumuru Ganesh Mani Ratnam and Kushal Dalal.
4:45 am: Women's Compound Team Round of 16 – India vs Mongolia. The Indian team includes Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep and Chikita Taniparthy.
5:15 am: Men's compound team quarter-finals (if qualifying).
5:15 am: Women's compound team quarter-finals (if qualifying).
7:30 am: Recurve Mixed Team Round of 16 – India vs UAE/Nepal. Dheeraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Anil Mohod will field from India.
7:30 am: Compound Mixed Team Round of 16 – India vs Mongolia. Chikita Taniparthy and Sahil Jadhav will field from India's side.
8:00 am: Recurve mixed team quarter-finals (if qualifying).
8:00 am: Compound mixed team quarter-finals (if qualifying).
10:45 am: Men's Recurve Team Round of 16 – India vs Philippines. The Indian team includes Dheeraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan and Yashdeep Bhoge.
10:45 am: Women's Recurve Team Round of 16 – India vs Mongolia. The Indian team includes Ankita Bhagat, Kumkum Anil Mohod and Kirti Sharma.
11:15 am: Men's recurve team quarter-finals (if qualifying).
11:15 am: Women's recurve team quarter-finals (if qualified).
Athletics
4:00 am: Women's Marathon Race Walk Final – Priyanka Goswami and Manju Rani.
7:38 am: Men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles – Tejaswin Shankar and Thowfeeq Naushad.
8:10 am: Men's Decathlon Discus Throw – Tejaswin Shankar and Thoufeeq Naushad.
8:35 am: Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1, Heat 1 – Santosh Kumar Tamilarasan.
8:43 am: Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1, Heat 2 – Yashas Palaksha.
9:05 am: Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1, Heat 1 – Vidya Ramraj.
9:10 am: Men's Long Jump Qualification – David Solomon Patturaj and Murali Sreeshankar.
9:13 am: Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1, Heat 2 – Anu Raghavan.
9:50 am: Men's Decathlon Pole Vault – Tejaswin Shankar and Thoufiq Naushad.
3:25 pm: Women's Long Jump Final – Ansi Sojan and Shaili Singh.
3:35 pm: Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw – Tejaswin Shankar and Thoufiq Naushad.
3:55 pm: Women's 200m final – Haritha Bhadra and Unnathi Ayyappa Boland.
4:05 pm: Men's 200m final – Animesh Kujur.
4:15 pm: Men's High Jump Final – Sarvesh Kushare and Adarsh Ram Jyoti Shankar.
4:53 pm: Women's 100m hurdles final – Nandini Kongan.
5:06 pm: Men's 800m Round 1, Heat 1 – Mohammad Afsal Pulikkalath.
5:14 pm: Men's 800m Round 1, Heat 2 – Krishna Kumar.
5:40 pm: Men's Decathlon 1500m Final – Tejaswin Shankar and Thoufeeq Naushad.
5:52 pm: Women's 3000m steeplechase final – Parul Chaudhary and Ankita.
6:15 pm: Women's 4x100m Relay Round 1, Heat 2 – Indian Team.
Badminton
6:00 am: Women's doubles quarterfinals – Trisha Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand vs Pearly Tan and Thinah Muralitharan (Malaysia).
6:10 am: Mixed doubles quarterfinals – Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto vs Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dongping (China).
9:30 am: Women's singles quarter-finals – PV Sindhu vs Chen Yu Fei (China, on qualifying).
9:30 am: Women's Singles Quarterfinals – Unnati Hooda vs Akane Yamaguchi (Japan).
Boxing
9:45 am: Men's 80kg quarterfinal – Ankush Panghal vs Nekriz Salimov (Tajikistan).
2:00 pm: Women's 65kg quarterfinal – Parveen Hooda vs Navbakhor Khamidova (Uzbekistan).
2:45 pm: Men's 60kg quarterfinal – Sachin Siwach vs Shunsuke Kitamoto (Japan).
3:45 pm: Men's Over 90kg Quarterfinals – Narendra Berwal vs Adthapong Sengthep (Thailand).
Equestrian
– 6:00 am: Dressage individual final – Hriday Chheda and Jai Sood.
Fencing
8:20 am: Women's Saber Team Round of 16 – India vs Indonesia. The Indian team includes Bhavani Devi, Shreya Gupta, Jefferlin Jani Rexlin Simla and S. Shruti Joshi is included.
9:20 am: Women's Saber Team Quarter-finals (if qualified).
1:50 pm onwards: Women's saber team semi-finals (if qualified).
4:10 pm onwards: Women's Saber Team Final (upon qualifying).
Hockey
– 3:30 pm: Women's Pool B – India vs Singapore.
Kurash
6:30 am: Women's Under 57kg Round of 32 – Sangeeta Balhara vs Charmia Quelino (Philippines).
6:30 am: Women's Under 57kg Round of 16 – Sangeeta vs P. Edivandi (Iran, on qualifying).
6:55 am: Women's Under 57kg Round of 16 – Bharti vs Tahereh Azarpivand (Iran).
7:35 am: Men's Over 90kg Round of 16 – Yash Kumar Chauhan vs Shakarmamad Mirzamadov (Tajikistan).
7:50 am: Women's Under 57kg quarterfinals – Sangeeta Balhara and Bharti (if qualifying).
8:05 am: Men's Over 90kg Quarterfinals – Vishal.
8:15 am: Men's Over 90kg Quarterfinals – Yash Kumar Chauhan (on qualifying).
10:30 am: Women's Under 57kg quarterfinal – Sangeeta Balhara (on qualifying).
10:30 am: Women's Under 57kg Semifinals – Bharti (if qualifying).
11:00 am: Men's Over 90kg Semifinals – Yash Kumar Chauhan and Vishal (on qualifying).
11:30 am: Women's Under 57kg final – Sangeeta Balhara and Bharti (if qualifying).
11:45 am: Men's Over 90kg Final – Yash Kumar Chauhan and Vishal (on qualifying).
sailing
From 7:30 am: Girls Dinghy/ILCA 4 Race 1 & 2 – Mahi Verma.
From 7:30 am: Mixed Dinghy/470 Race 3 & 4 – Shraddha Verma and Ravindra Kumar.
From 9:30am: Men's Skiff/49er Beginner Races 1 to 4 – Prince Noble and Manu Francis.
9:40am onwards: Women's Skiff/49er FX Beginner Race 1 to 4 – Harshita Tomar and Sheetal Verma.
Sepaktakraw
5:30 am: Women's Doubles Group B – India vs South Korea. The Indian team includes Elangbam Larentonbi Devi, Menenu Tsuku and Langoljam Pretty.
11:30 am: Women's Doubles Group B – India vs Philippines.
Shooting
6:10 am: Women's 25m pistol individual and team qualification, precision phase – Isha Singh, Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat.
6:30 am: Men's Trap Individual and Team Qualification, Day 1 – Kaynan Chenai, Ahwar Rizvi and Shapath Bhardwaj.
6:30 am: Women's Trap Individual and Team Qualification, Day 1 – Neeru, Manisha Keer and Ashima Ahlawat.
Squash
12:30 pm: Men's Singles Final – Abhay Singh vs Ng Eun Yeo (Malaysia).
1:30 pm: Women's Singles Final – Anhat Singh vs Subramaniam Sivasangari (Malaysia).
Surfing
3:58 am: Women's Shortboard Round 2, Heat 3 – Kamali Murthy vs Camille Marie (Singapore).
4:54 am: Women's Shortboard Round 2, Heat 7 – Sugar Shanthi Banarse vs Wan-Yu Chen (Chinese Taipei).
5:50 am: Men's Shortboard Round 2, Heat 1 – Sivaraj Babu vs Dawood Khadir (Iran).
Volleyball
– 12:30 pm: Men's Preliminary Round, Pool C – India vs Vietnam.
Weightlifting
– 10:00 am: Women's 69 kg final – Harjinder Kaur.
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