It is Day 12 of the Asian Games 2026 and the first day of October, with India looking to build on a strong outing on Day 11 when they won three gold medals in archery and another gold medal in shooting.The Indian contingent will have several medal opportunities on Thursday, with Chikitha Taniparthi and Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru looking to carry their team-event form into the individual competition. Both will be in action in the quarterfinals.There will also be two India-Pakistan clashes on the day. The first will see the Indian men’s volleyball team take on Pakistan in the quarterfinals, before the two countries meet in the men’s hockey semifinal.In cricket, India’s men’s team will face Sri Lanka in the semifinal for a place in the final.India will also have medal opportunities in shooting, judo, wrestling and squash, making it another busy day for the Indian contingent.With multiple medal chances and two India-Pakistan clashes, Thursday promises to be another packed day of action for India at the Asian Games.Here’s the full schedule for Indian athletes at the Asian Games 2026 for Thursday, October 1:5:30 a.m.: Archery – Chikitha Taniparthi vs Nurisa Dian Ashrifah of Indonesia in compound women’s individual quarterfinals, followed by semifinal and final (if she qualifies).5:30 a.m. onwards: Sepaktakraw – India in men’s quadrant Group A matches.5:30 a.m. onwards: Taekwondo – Roopa Bayor in women’s individual poomsae semifinals, followed by gold medal contest (if she qualifies).6:10 a.m. Shooting: Anish Bhanwala in 25m pistol rapid men’s individual qualification stage 2 and team final.6:30 a.m.: Track Cycling – Harshveer Singh Sekhon in men’s omnium scratch race 1/4, followed by medal races.6:30 a.m.: Volleyball – India vs Pakistan in men’s quarterfinal.7:00 a.m.: Squash – India vs Hong Kong in women’s team semifinals.7:00 a.m.: Track Cycling – Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka and Celestina in women’s sprint qualification, followed by medal races.7:22 a.m.: Wrestling – Aman vs Borgil Tuvshinbaatar of Mongolia in men’s Greco-roman 77kg round of 16 bout, followed by quarterfinals and medal bouts (if she qualifies).7:30 a.m.: Sailing – Mahi Verma, Manu Francis, Prince Kurusinkal, Vishnu Sarvanan, Katya Ida Coelho, Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma in girls dinghy, men’s skiff, men’s dinghy, women’s windsurfing and women’s skiff race.7:30 a.m. onwards: Judo – Yamini Mourya in women’s 57kg quarterfinal bouts; Inunganbi Takhellambam in women’s 70kg.7:32 a.m.: Wrestling – Mansi vs Irina Kuznetsova of Kazakhstan in women’s wrestling 62kg round of 16 bout, followed by quarterfinals and medal bouts (if she qualifies).7:36 a.m.: Canoe Slalom – Shikha Chaouhan in women’s kayak single semifinal, followed by final (if she qualifies).7:55 a.m.: Wrestling – Sumit in men’s greco-roman 60kg quarterfinals and medal bouts (if he qualifies).8:19 a.m.: Wrestling – Nitesh vs Amanberdi Agamammedov of Turkemenistan in men’s greco-roman 97kg quarterfinals and medal bouts (if he qualifies).8:50 p.m.: Rugby Sevens – India vs Hong Kong followed by India vs China (at 3:50 p.m.) group games.9:47 a.m.: Archery – Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru vs Chen Chieh-lun in compound men’s individual quarterfinal, followed by semifinal and final (if he qualifies).10:00 a.m.: Cricket – India vs Sri Lanka in men’s semifinal.10:10 a.m.: Golf – Veer Ahlawat, Saptak Talwar and Yuvraj Sandhu in men’s individual stroke play and men’s team Round 2.12:00 p.m. Shooting: Anish Bhanwala in 25m pistol rapid men’s individual final (if he qualifies).12:18 p.m.: Harshita Jakhar and Swasti Singh in women’s madison final (medal event).1:00 p.m.: Squash – India vs Malaysia in men’s team semifinals.1:00 p.m.: Hockey – India vs Pakistan in men’s semifinal.4:42 p.m.: Sport Climbing – Deepu Mallesh in men’s speed 4 quarterfinals, followed by medal races.TBD. Tennis – Sumit Nagal vs Wu Yibing of China in men’s singles quarterfinals.
