Asian Games 2026: September 21 Action — India-Pakistan Clash, Shooting Medals in Focus

India will have a busy schedule at the Asian Games on Monday, with major action spread across shooting, table tennis, hockey, kabaddi, badminton, MMA, boxing, swimming and soft tennis.

Shooting will get underway early with the men’s 10m air rifle qualification. Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Rakesh Mane and Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil will be aiming to progress to the final. The skeet events will follow, with Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan competing in the women’s event, while Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka and Bhavtegh Singh Gill will represent India in the men’s competition.

The day’s team events include high-profile India-Pakistan clashes in both men’s and women’s table tennis. The Indian women’s hockey team will face Indonesia, while the kabaddi teams take on Japan and Bangladesh. The men’s badminton team will also begin its campaign against Bangladesh.

In MMA, Suchika Tariyal will compete against Singapore’s Teo Hui Hoon in the women’s traditional -60kg semifinal. Boxer Sumit will make his tournament debut against Thailand’s Sinsiri Bunjong. Wushu athletes Roshibina Devi and Aryan will take to the field later in the afternoon.

Swimming will see Rishabh Das, Srihari Nataraj, Akash Mani, Heer Gitesh Shah and Danush Suresh compete in the morning heats. India will also feature in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay.

The soft tennis schedule begins early, with Aadhya Tiwari and Jay Meena set to play three group-stage matches, the first of which is scheduled for 5:30am.

Here’s the full schedule for Indian athletes at the Asian Games 2026 for Monday, September 21:

5:30 AM – Wushu – Women’s Changquan Final – Nyeman Wangsu (medal event)
5:30 AM – Soft Tennis – Mixed Doubles Group B Match 1 – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari vs Cambodia
5:30 AM – Sepaktakraw – Men’s Team Regu Preliminary Group B – India vs Japan
6:15 AM – Shooting – 10m Air Rifle Men’s Individual Qualification – Parth Rakesh Mane, Himanshu Dhillon, Rudranksh Balasaheb Patil

6:15 AM – Shooting – 10m Air Rifle Men’s Team Final – Parth Rakesh Mane, Himanshu Dhillon, Rudranksh Balasaheb Patil (medal event)
6:30 AM – Soft Tennis – Mixed Doubles Group B Match 3 – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari vs Mongolia
6:30 AM – Shooting – Skeet Men’s Individual Qualification, Day 1 (50 Targets) – Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan
6:30 AM – Shooting – Skeet Men’s Team Final, Day 1 (50 Targets) – Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan (medal event)
6:30 AM – Shooting – Skeet Women’s Individual Qualification, Day 1 (50 Targets) – Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan
6:30 AM – Shooting – Skeet Women’s Team Final, Day 1 (50 Targets) – Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan (medal event)
6:30 AM – Table Tennis – Women’s Team Group F – India vs Pakistan
6:32 AM – Swimming – Men’s 50m Backstroke – Heat 2 – Rishabh Das, Srihari Natraj
6:46 AM – Swimming – Men’s 50m Freestyle – Heat 2 – Akash Mani
6:50 AM – Swimming – Men’s 50m Freestyle – Heat 4 – Heer Gitesh Shah
7:10 AM – Swimming – Men’s 100m Breaststroke – Heat 2 – Danush Suresh
7:30 AM – Soft Tennis – Mixed Doubles Group B Match 6 – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari vs South Korea
7:44 AM – Swimming – Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Heat 2 – Sajan Prakash, Aneesh Sunil Kumar Gowda, Vedaant Madhavan, Dhakshan Shashikumar
8:30 AM – Mixed Martial Arts – Women’s Traditional -60kg Semifinal – Suchika Tariyal vs Teo Hui Hoon
After 8:30 AM – Boxing – Men’s 70kg Round of 32 – Sumit vs SinSiri Bunjong
9:00 AM – Shooting – Air Rifle Men’s Individual Final – Parth Rakesh Mane, Himanshu Dhillon, Rudranksh Balasaheb Patil (medal event)
9:30 AM – Hockey – Women’s Pool Stage Match 4 – India vs Indonesia
9:45 AM – Kabaddi – Men’s Team Group A Game 2 – India vs Japan
10:30 AM – Soft Tennis – Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari – If qualified
11:30 AM – Badminton – Men’s Team Round 1 – India vs Bangladesh
12:00 PM – Soft Tennis – Mixed Doubles Semifinal – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari – If qualified
1:30 PM – Soft Tennis – Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari – If qualified (medal event)
1:30 PM – Swimming – Men’s 50m Backstroke Final – Rishabh Das, Srihari Natraj – If qualified (medal event)
1:42 PM – Swimming – Men’s 50m Freestyle Final – Akash Mani, Heer Gitesh Shah – If qualified (medal event)
2:08 PM – Swimming – Men’s 100m Breaststroke Final – Danush Suresh – If qualified (medal event)
After 2:30 PM – Wushu – Women’s Sanda 60kg 1/8 Final – Roshibina Devi vs Most Shika Khatun
After 2:30 PM – Wushu – Men’s Sanda 56kg 1/16 Final – Aryan vs Shahzada Safi
2:43 PM – Swimming – Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final – Sajan Prakash, Aneesh Sunil Kumar Gowda, Vedaant Madhavan, Dhakshan Shashikumar – If qualified (medal event)
3:30 PM – Table Tennis – Men’s Team Group F – India vs Pakistan