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India’s Asian Games Schedule Features Cricket, Boxing, Athletics Finals
India has a very busy day at the Asian Games on September 28.
Athletes from India will compete in many different sports.
The cricket team will play Afghanistan in a quarterfinal.
The hockey team will face Bangladesh in its pool match.
Boxer Lovlina Borgohain will compete in a quarterfinal.
Several Indian athletes will take part in athletics finals, including Avinash Sable and Murali Sreeshankar.
Indian shooters will compete in pistol and trap events.
Indian players will also participate in sports such as tennis, squash, sailing, surfing, and volleyball.
All of the listed times are in Indian Standard Time.
Indian athletes are scheduled to compete across numerous sports on September 28, with all times listed in IST.
India’s men’s cricket team faces Afghanistan in a quarterfinal at 10:00am, while the men’s hockey team plays Bangladesh at 3:30pm.
Lovlina Borgohain, Priya, and Kapil Pokhariya are scheduled for boxing quarterfinals in their respective weight categories.
Athletics finals include events featuring Avinash Sable, Murali Sreeshankar, Parul Chaudhary, and several other Indian competitors.
Indian athletes and teams also compete in archery, shooting, sailing, squash, surfing, tennis, volleyball, kurash, and sepak takraw.
- Who
- Indian athletes and teams, including cricketers, boxers, hockey players, athletes, shooters, and competitors in other sports.
- What
- They are scheduled to compete in Asian Games matches, heats, qualifications, semifinals, finals, and elimination rounds.
- Where
- At the Asian Games; specific venues are not provided.
- When
- September 28; all times are listed in Indian Standard Time.
- Why
- To compete in their scheduled Asian Games events and advance through matches or qualification rounds.
Key facts
- Date
- September 28
- Time zone
- Indian Standard Time (IST)
- Cricket highlight
- India vs Afghanistan in the men’s quarterfinal at 10:00am
- Boxing highlight
- Lovlina Borgohain vs Seong Suyeon in the women’s 75kg quarterfinal at 10:00am
- Athletics highlights
- Avinash Sable competes in the men’s steeplechase final at 4:17pm, and Murali Sreeshankar competes in the men’s long jump final at 4:30pm
- Shooting highlight
- The women’s 25m pistol events involving Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker, and Rahi Sarnobat begin at 6:10am, with an individual final scheduled for 10:45am subject to qualification
- Schedule discrepancy
- The key points refer to a men’s 3000m steeplechase, while the detailed schedule lists a men’s 300m steeplechase
Sources
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