Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Mirabai Chanu, Manu Bhaker Lead India’s Asian Games Day Five
India has many athletes competing on Day 5 of the 2026 Asian Games.
Mirabai Chanu will try to win her first Asian Games medal in the women’s 49kg weightlifting final.
Manu Bhaker will compete in women’s 10m air pistol.
India’s men’s badminton team will play China in a semifinal.
The women’s hockey team will play Thailand.
India’s men’s and women’s kabaddi teams will also have group matches.
Roshibina Devi will compete in a Wushu semifinal.
Other Indians will compete in shooting, swimming, squash and boxing.
One report says India’s women’s skeet team won bronze, while another describes the skeet qualification rounds as ongoing.
Mirabai Chanu will compete in the women’s 49kg weightlifting final, seeking her first Asian Games medal.
Manu Bhaker is scheduled for the women’s 10m air-pistol individual and team events.
India’s men’s badminton team will face China in the semifinal after defeating Japan in the quarterfinal.
India’s women’s hockey team will play Thailand, while the men’s and women’s kabaddi teams face Bangladesh and Iran.
Roshibina Devi will compete in the women’s 60kg Wushu sanda semifinal, while Indian athletes also take part in shooting, swimming, squash and boxing.
- Who
- Indian athletes and teams, including Mirabai Chanu, Manu Bhaker, Roshibina Devi, India’s badminton team, women’s hockey team and kabaddi teams.
- What
- India will compete in weightlifting, shooting, badminton, hockey, kabaddi, Wushu, swimming, squash and boxing events.
- When
- Wednesday, September 23, 2026, identified as Day 5 of the Asian Games.
- Where
- The events are part of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan; India’s hockey match is scheduled at Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium in Gifu Prefecture.
- Why
- Indian competitors are seeking medals and advancement in finals or semifinals, while team sports continue their group-stage campaigns.
- Event
- 2026 Asian Games
- Day and date
- Day 5 — September 23, 2026
- Host region
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
- Weightlifting
- Mirabai Chanu in the women’s 49kg final; Gyaneshwari Yadav is also scheduled to compete in weightlifting
- Shooting
- Manu Bhaker in the women’s 10m air-pistol events; one report says India’s women’s skeet team won bronze
- Badminton
- India men versus China in the semifinal
- Wushu
- Roshibina Devi in the women’s 60kg sanda semifinal
Sources
Asian Games 2026 Day 5 LIVE Updates: Mirabai Chanu aims for first-ever Asiad medal; India women's skeet team win bronze
India at Asian Games 2026 Day 5, September 23: Full schedule, venue, fixtures & time
