Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Indian Athletes Chase Asian Games Medals Across Packed Schedule
Indian athletes have a busy day at the Asian Games.
They will compete in many different sports.
The badminton team will play China in a semifinal.
India’s hockey and kabaddi teams will also play their matches.
Some athletes will try to qualify for finals in shooting and swimming.
Mirabai Chanu will compete in the 49-kilogram weightlifting final.
Jay Meena could play several soft-tennis matches if he keeps winning.
The schedule gives the starting times for each event in Indian Standard Time.
Indian athletes will compete in badminton, boxing, canoe sprint, hockey, kabaddi, shooting, swimming, and other sports on Wednesday, September 23.
India’s men’s badminton team will face China in a semifinal at 11:30am IST.
Medal hopes include Mirabai Chanu in the women’s 49kg weightlifting final and Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, and Suruchi Singh in air-pistol shooting.
Jay Meena is scheduled for the men’s soft-tennis quarterfinal, with possible semifinal and gold-medal matches later in the day.
Indian teams and athletes will also compete in equestrian, fencing, rowing, squash, table tennis, wushu, and sepaktakraw.
- Who
- Indian athletes and teams, including Mirabai Chanu, Manu Bhaker, Jay Meena, and India’s badminton, hockey, and kabaddi teams.
- What
- They will compete in a wide range of Asian Games events, including semifinals, preliminary rounds, qualification rounds, and medal finals.
- When
- Wednesday, September 23, with events scheduled throughout the day in Indian Standard Time.
- Where
- At Asian Games venues; the articles specify opponents for several events but do not provide venue locations.
- Why
- To compete for medals and advance through their respective events.
- Schedule date
- Wednesday, September 23
- Time zone
- All listed times are in Indian Standard Time
- Badminton highlight
- India’s men’s team faces China in the semifinal at 11:30am
- Weightlifting highlight
- Mirabai Chanu competes in the women’s 49kg final at 10:00am
- Shooting highlight
- India’s women’s air-pistol team competes in qualification at 6:15am and the final at 9:00am
- Soft-tennis highlight
- Jay Meena’s quarterfinal is scheduled for 5:30am, with later rounds subject to qualification
- Team sports
- India’s women’s hockey team faces Thailand, while the women’s kabaddi team faces Iran and the men’s team faces Bangladesh