India at Asian Games, September 21: IND vs PAK in spotlight, shooting medals at stake

Monday has a little bit of everything for India at the Asian Games, but there are a few events that will draw most of the attention. The shooting range gets busy early, with the men’s 10m air rifle qualification followed by the skeet competitions. The air rifle trio of Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Rakesh Mane and Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil will be looking to make the final, while Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan, Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka and Bhavtegh Singh Gill begin their skeet campaigns.

There is also plenty of action in the team events. India face Pakistan in both women’s and men’s table tennis, while the women’s hockey team takes on Indonesia. The kabaddi teams meet Japan and Bangladesh, and the men’s badminton team opens its campaign against Bangladesh.

The individual contests bring their own interest. Suchika Tariyal takes on Singapore’s Teo Hui Hoon in the women’s traditional -60kg MMA semifinal, while Sumit starts his boxing campaign against Thailand’s Sinsiri Bunjong. Roshibina Devi and Aryan are in action in Wushu later in the afternoon. In swimming, Rishabh Das, Srihari Nataraj, Akash Mani, Heer Gitesh Shah and Danush Suresh feature in the morning heats, with the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay also on the programme. Soft tennis pair Aadhya Tiwari and Jay Meena have three group matches, starting at 5.30am.

Here’s the full schedule for Indian athletes at the Asian Games 2026 for Monday, September 21:

• 5:30 AM – Wushu – Women’s Changquan Final – Nyeman Wangsu (medal event)
• 5:30 AM – Soft Tennis – Mixed Doubles Group B Match 1 – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari vs Cambodia
• 5:30 AM – Sepaktakraw – Men’s Team Regu Preliminary Group B – India vs Japan
• 6:15 AM – Shooting – 10m Air Rifle Men’s Individual Qualification – Parth Rakesh Mane, Himanshu Dhillon, Rudranksh Balasaheb Patil
• 6:15 AM – Shooting – 10m Air Rifle Men’s Team Final – Parth Rakesh Mane, Himanshu Dhillon, Rudranksh Balasaheb Patil (medal event)
• 6:30 AM – Soft Tennis – Mixed Doubles Group B Match 3 – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari vs Mongolia
• 6:30 AM – Shooting – Skeet Men’s Individual Qualification, Day 1 (50 Targets) – Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan
• 6:30 AM – Shooting – Skeet Men’s Team Final, Day 1 (50 Targets) – Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan (medal event)
• 6:30 AM – Shooting – Skeet Women’s Individual Qualification, Day 1 (50 Targets) – Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan
• 6:30 AM – Shooting – Skeet Women’s Team Final, Day 1 (50 Targets) – Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan (medal event)
• 6:30 AM – Table Tennis – Women’s Team Group F – India vs Pakistan
• 6:32 AM – Swimming – Men’s 50m Backstroke – Heat 2 – Rishabh Das, Srihari Natraj
• 6:46 AM – Swimming – Men’s 50m Freestyle – Heat 2 – Akash Mani
• 6:50 AM – Swimming – Men’s 50m Freestyle – Heat 4 – Heer Gitesh Shah
• 7:10 AM – Swimming – Men’s 100m Breaststroke – Heat 2 – Danush Suresh
• 7:30 AM – Soft Tennis – Mixed Doubles Group B Match 6 – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari vs South Korea
• 7:44 AM – Swimming – Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Heat 2 – Sajan Prakash, Aneesh Sunil Kumar Gowda, Vedaant Madhavan, Dhakshan Shashikumar
• 8:30 AM – Mixed Martial Arts – Women’s Traditional -60kg Semifinal – Suchika Tariyal vs Teo Hui Hoon
• After 8:30 AM – Boxing – Men’s 70kg Round of 32 – Sumit vs SinSiri Bunjong
• 9:00 AM – Shooting – Air Rifle Men’s Individual Final – Parth Rakesh Mane, Himanshu Dhillon, Rudranksh Balasaheb Patil (medal event)
• 9:30 AM – Hockey – Women’s Pool Stage Match 4 – India vs Indonesia
• 9:45 AM – Kabaddi – Men’s Team Group A Game 2 – India vs Japan
• 10:30 AM – Soft Tennis – Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari – If qualified
• 11:30 AM – Badminton – Men’s Team Round 1 – India vs Bangladesh
• 12:00 PM – Soft Tennis – Mixed Doubles Semifinal – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari – If qualified
• 1:30 PM – Soft Tennis – Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match – Jay Meena, Aadhya Tiwari – If qualified (medal event)
• 1:30 PM – Swimming – Men’s 50m Backstroke Final – Rishabh Das, Srihari Natraj – If qualified (medal event)
• 1:42 PM – Swimming – Men’s 50m Freestyle Final – Akash Mani, Heer Gitesh Shah – If qualified (medal event)
• 2:08 PM – Swimming – Men’s 100m Breaststroke Final – Danush Suresh – If qualified (medal event)
• After 2:30 PM – Wushu – Women’s Sanda 60kg 1/8 Final – Roshibina Devi vs Most Shika Khatun
• After 2:30 PM – Wushu – Men’s Sanda 56kg 1/16 Final – Aryan vs Shahzada Safi
• 2:43 PM – Swimming – Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final – Sajan Prakash, Aneesh Sunil Kumar Gowda, Vedaant Madhavan, Dhakshan Shashikumar – If qualified (medal event)
• 3:30 PM – Table Tennis – Men’s Team Group F – India vs Pakistan

– Ends