Archive · 21 Sep 2026
India’s Asian Games Day 3 Features Wushu and Shooting
India will compete in many sports at the 2026 Asian Games on Monday, September 21.
The events are being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
One schedule lists Nyeman Wangsu in the women’s Changquan final at 5:30 AM IST.
Indian shooters will compete in the men’s 10m air rifle events.
The women’s table tennis team will play Pakistan at 6:30 AM.
The women’s hockey team will play Indonesia at 9:30 AM.
India’s men’s sepak takraw team will face Japan.
The kabaddi teams and men’s badminton team are also scheduled to compete.
The reports differ on whether this schedule is called Day 2 or Day 3, but both describe Monday’s events.
India’s schedule on Monday, September 21, includes events across shooting, wushu, table tennis, hockey, kabaddi, badminton, swimming, soft tennis and sepak takraw.
Nyeman Wangsu is listed for the women’s Changquan final at 5:30 AM IST, while Roshibina Devi and Aryan are also named among India’s wushu competitors.
Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Rakesh Mane and Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil are scheduled for men’s 10m air rifle qualification and the team final.
India’s women’s table tennis team faces Pakistan at 6:30 AM, while the women’s hockey team faces Indonesia at 9:30 AM.
India’s men’s sepak takraw team is scheduled to play Japan, and the kabaddi teams and men’s badminton team also begin their campaigns.
- Who
- Indian athletes and teams, including Nyeman Wangsu, Roshibina Devi, Aryan, Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Rakesh Mane, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil and teams in several sports.
- What
- India will compete in shooting, wushu, table tennis, hockey, kabaddi, badminton, swimming, soft tennis and sepak takraw.
- When
- Monday, September 21, 2026; the listed schedule begins at 5:30 AM IST.
- Where
- The 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan; specific venues are not provided.
- Why
- India is continuing its campaign after an action-packed opening phase and a double-medal opening day.
- Event
- 2026 Asian Games
- Date
- September 21, 2026
- Host location
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
- Early wushu event
- Nyeman Wangsu in the women’s Changquan final at 5:30 AM IST
- Shooting entries
- Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Rakesh Mane and Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil in men’s 10m air rifle events
- Team matchups
- India women’s table tennis team vs Pakistan; women’s hockey team vs Indonesia; men’s sepak takraw team vs Japan
- Reporting discrepancy
- One report labels the schedule Day 3, while another refers to Monday as Day 2
