Archive · 25 Sep 2026
India Faces Packed Day 7 Schedule at Asian Games
India has a busy day of sports at the 2026 Asian Games.
The events take place in Aichi-Nagoya on September 25.
Surfing starts early in the morning with India’s women’s shortboard competitors.
The dressage team and shooting athletes compete later in the morning.
Seram Nirupama Devi will compete in the women’s 61kg weightlifting final at 1:30 PM.
Indian runners will take part in the 100m semifinals and the 10,000m final.
India’s men’s and women’s kabaddi teams will play Thailand and Nepal in semifinals.
Indian teams and athletes will also compete in hockey, squash, badminton, table tennis, boxing, fencing, swimming, canoe sprint and esports.
India’s Day 7 action on September 25 begins with women’s shortboard surfing heats at 4:16 AM IST.
Reports list Sugar Shanti Gayen and Kamali Prakash—also identified as Sugar Shanti and Kamali Moorthy—in the surfing event.
The Indian dressage team competes from 6:00 AM, while rifle and pistol shooters also target podium finishes.
Seram Nirupama Devi is scheduled to compete in the women’s 61kg weightlifting final at 1:30 PM.
India will also contest athletics, kabaddi, hockey, squash, badminton, table tennis, boxing, fencing, swimming, canoe sprint and esports events.
- Who
- Indian athletes and teams, including Sugar Shanti Gayen, Kamali Prakash, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Niraj Kumar and Seram Nirupama Devi.
- What
- India will compete in numerous Day 7 events, including surfing, dressage, shooting, athletics, kabaddi, hockey, squash and weightlifting.
- When
- September 25, 2026; the listed schedule begins at 4:16 AM IST, with the weightlifting final scheduled for 1:30 PM.
- Where
- The 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya; specific venues are not provided.
- Why
- The schedule gives India several opportunities to compete for medals across multiple disciplines.
- Event
- 2026 Asian Games
- Day
- Day 7
- Date
- September 25, 2026
- Location
- Aichi-Nagoya
- First listed event
- Women’s shortboard round 1 heats at 4:16 AM IST
- Major shooting event
- Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions, featuring Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil and Niraj Kumar
- Weightlifting final
- Women’s 61kg final at 1:30 PM, featuring Seram Nirupama Devi
- Team semifinals
- India’s men’s kabaddi team faces Thailand and the women’s team faces Nepal
