Archive · 20 Sep 2026
India Faces Busy Asian Games Day With Medals In Sight
India has a very busy day at the 2026 Asian Games.
Its athletes will compete in 10 sports in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
The women’s cricket team is reported to play Bangladesh in a semifinal at 10:30 AM IST.
Another report says India is trying to reach the semifinals, so the reports differ about cricket’s exact stage.
India’s hockey teams and women’s badminton team will also compete.
The badminton team will face Kazakhstan in the Round of 16.
Indian shooters will compete in the women’s 10m air rifle events, where medals may be won.
Athletes will also take part in table tennis, wushu, mixed martial arts, sepak takraw, swimming and teqball.
Indian athletes are scheduled to compete in 10 sports at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on September 20, 2026.
The women’s cricket team is listed to face Bangladesh in a semifinal from 10:30 AM IST, although another report says India is still seeking to reach the semifinals.
India’s men’s and women’s hockey teams will begin or continue their campaigns, while the women’s badminton team faces Kazakhstan in the Round of 16.
India’s men’s and women’s table tennis teams will play two group matches each, and three Indian wushu players are scheduled to compete.
Medal opportunities include the women’s 10m air rifle individual and team finals, along with opening medal chances in wushu and teqball.
- Who
- Indian athletes, including the cricket, hockey, badminton, shooting, table tennis and wushu contingents, will compete; named shooters include Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Uttam Maskar and Vidarsa K Vinod.
- What
- India will compete in 10 sports, with medal opportunities in women’s 10m air rifle, wushu and teqball.
- When
- September 20, 2026; the women’s cricket match is listed from 10:30 AM IST.
- Where
- The Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
- Why
- Indian athletes are competing in scheduled Asian Games events and pursuing early medals.
- Competition
- Asian Games 2026
- Location
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
- Date
- September 20, 2026
- Indian participation
- 10 sports
- Cricket fixture
- One report lists India women versus Bangladesh women in a semifinal from 10:30 AM IST; another says India is seeking to reach the semifinals.
- Badminton fixture
- India women versus Kazakhstan in the opening Round of 16 match
- Medal opportunities
- Women’s 10m air rifle individual and team finals, plus early chances in wushu and teqball
