Archive · 19 Sep 2026
India’s Full Asian Games Schedule for September 20
The Asian Games are being held in Japan.
India will compete in many sports on Sunday, September 20.
Some Indian athletes will try to win medals early in the day.
Suraj Singh Mayanglambam will compete in the men’s Changquan final.
India’s shooters will compete in the women’s 10m air rifle events.
The women’s cricket team will play Bangladesh in a semifinal.
India’s hockey and badminton teams will also play matches.
Other Indians will compete in swimming, table tennis, teqball, mixed martial arts and sepaktakraw.
All times in the schedule are Indian Standard Time.
The 20th Asian Games opened Saturday in Japan with a ceremony at a Mizuho stadium.
India’s early medal events include wushu’s men’s Changquan final and women’s 10m air rifle competitions.
India’s women’s cricket team faces Bangladesh in a semifinal at 10:30AM IST.
Indian badminton, hockey and table tennis teams have matches against several Asian opponents.
Indian athletes will also compete in mixed martial arts, sepaktakraw, swimming and teqball.
- Who
- Indian athletes and teams competing against competitors from countries including Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Singapore, Iran, Mongolia and Vietnam.
- What
- India’s Day 2 schedule at the 2026 Asian Games, including team matches, preliminary rounds, finals and medal events.
- When
- Sunday, September 20; all times are listed in Indian Standard Time.
- Where
- The 2026 Asian Games are taking place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan; the articles refer to the host location as Nagayo and name the opening venue as Paloma Mizuho Stadium or Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.
- Why
- Indian competitors are taking part in multiple Asian Games events, including several opportunities to win medals.
- Event
- 2026 Asian Games, described as the 20th Asian Games
- Schedule date
- Sunday, September 20
- Time zone
- Indian Standard Time
- Opening ceremony
- Saturday at a Mizuho stadium in Japan; the articles use the names Paloma Mizuho Stadium and Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium
- Main cricket fixture
- India women vs Bangladesh women, semifinal, 10:30AM
- Shooting medal events
- Women’s 10m air rifle qualification and team final at 6:15AM; individual final at 11AM subject to qualification
- Other medal events
- Men’s Changquan final at 5:30AM, women’s and mixed doubles teqball bronze-medal matches at 6:30AM and 7AM
