India’s campaign at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, will enter its final day on Saturday, with athletes competing across 10 disciplines.Indian athletes will have several opportunities to add to the medal tally, with events in archery, cricket, hockey and wrestling among those to watch. As the competition comes to a close for India, the athletes will look to finish on a high.Kumkum Mohod, who impressed in the team events, will aim to carry that form into the individual competition. Dhiraj Bommadevara will also be among India’s medal contenders in recurve archery.The Indian men’s hockey team will face Malaysia in the final, with a gold medal and direct qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics at stake. India will look to put in a better performance and finish on top.In wrestling, Antim Panghal and Amar Sehrawat will be among the Indian athletes looking to add to the country’s medal count.The men’s cricket team will also be in action, taking on Pakistan in the gold medal match.Here is the full schedule of Indian athletes at the Asian Games 2026 on Saturday, October 3:
- 5:30am: Archery – Kumkum Mohod vs Kang Chaeyoung of South Korea in recurve women’s individual quarterfinals, followed by semifinals, bronze medal and gold medal matches (if she qualifies).
- 5:42am onwards: Taekwondo – Kashish Malik in women’s 57kg and Jyoti Yadav in women’s 67kg round of 16 bouts, followed by quarterfinals, semifinals and medal bouts (if they qualify).
- 6:20am: Rugby Sevens – India vs Singapore in women’s 5th-8th place match.
- 6:30am onwards: Golf – Veer Ahlawat, Saptak Talwar and Yuvraj Sandhu in men’s individual stroke play and team round 4 final day.
- 6:43am onwards: Golf – Pranavi Urs, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar in women’s individual stroke play and team round 4 final day.
- 7:10am onwards: Sailing – Mahi Verma in girls dinghy final races; Katya Ida Coelho in women’s windsurfing final races.
- 7:23am: Wrestling – Sagar Jaglan vs Tulga Tumur-Ochir of Mongolia in men’s freestyle 74kg round of 16 bout, followed by repechage, quarterfinals, semifinals and final (if he qualifies).
- 7:25am: Wrestling – Deepak Punia vs Junpeng Zhou of China in men’s freestyle 97kg round of 16 bout, followed by repechage, quarterfinals, semifinals and final (if he qualifies).
- 7:53am: Wrestling – Manisha vs Youngjin Kwon of South Korea in women’s freestyle 57kg round of 16 bout, followed by repechage, quarterfinals, semifinals and final (if he qualifies).
- 8:08am: Wrestling – Antim vs Shugyla Omirbek of Kazakhstan in women’s freestyle 53kg round of 16 bout, followed by repechage, quarterfinals, semifinals and final (if she qualifies).
- 8:29am: Wrestling – Aman Sehrawat vs TBD. in men’s freestyle 57kg round of 16 bout, followed by repechage, quarterfinals, semifinals and final (if he qualifies).
- 9:30am: Archery – Dhiraj Bommadevara vs Amirkhon Sadikov in recurve men’s individual quarterfinals, followed by semifinals, bronze medal and gold medal matches (if he qualifies).
- 9:30am: Volleyball – Inda vs TBC. In men’s 5th-6th place match.
- 10:00am: Cricket – India vs Pakistan in men’s gold medal match.
- 10:15am: Archery – Neeraj Chauhan vs Lam Dorji of Bhutan in recurve men’s individual quarterfinals, followed by semifinals, bronze medal and gold medal matches (if he qualifies).
- 3:30pm: Hockey – India vs Malaysia in men’s gold medal match.
