Asian Games 2026: Check India’s full September 21 schedule, including hockey, kabaddi, badminton, shooting, MMA, boxing, swimming and table tennis timings.
Share Article
https://www.india.com/sports/others/asian-games-2026-indias-full-schedule-for-september-21-hockey-kabaddi-badminton-and-more-8528101/
Indian athletes will be in action across hockey, kabaddi, badminton, shooting, MMA and other sports on September 21 at the Asian Games 2026(Photo: IANS)
The Indian contingent will be in action across several sports on another busy day at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan on Monday, September 21Indian athletes will compete in hockey, kabaddi, badminton, shooting, swimming, boxing, MMA, table tennis, wushu, soft tennis and sepaktakraw.
With several medal events also lined up, shooting and MMA will be among the key sports to followHere is the complete schedule of Indian athletes for September 21, with all timings in IST.
Asian Games 2026: India’s full schedule for September 21 (Day 3) all timings in IST
Swimming
| Time | Event | Indian Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| 6:32 a.m. | Men’s 50m Backstroke Heats | Rishabh Das, Srihari Nataraj |
| 6:46 a.m. | Men’s 50m Freestyle Heats | Akash Mani |
| 6:50 a.m. | Men’s 50m Freestyle Heats | Heer Gitesh Shah |
| 7:10 a.m. | Men’s 100m Breaststroke Heats | Danush Suresh |
| 7:44 a.m. | Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Heats | India |
| 1:30 p.m. | Men’s 50m Backstroke Final | Rishabh Das, Srihari Nataraj (if qualify) |
| 1:42 p.m. | Men’s 50m Freestyle Final | Akash Mani, Heer Gitesh Shah (if qualify) |
| 2:08 p.m. | Men’s 100m Breaststroke Final | Danush Suresh (if qualify) |
| 2:43 p.m. | Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final | India (if qualify) |
Shooting
| Time | Event | Indian Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| 6:15 a.m. | 10m Air Rifle Men Qualification & Team Final | Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Mane, Rudrankksh Patil |
| 6:30 a.m. | Skeet Men Qualification & Team Final (Day 1) | Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka |
| 6:30 a.m. | Skeet Women Qualification (Day 1) & Team Final | Maheshwari Chauhan, Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon |
| 9:00 a.m. | 10m Air Rifle Men Individual Final | Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Mane, Rudrankksh Patil (if qualify) |
Hockey
| Time | Event | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 a.m. | Women’s Hockey – Pool B | India vs Indonesia |
Kabaddi
| Time | Event | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 9:45 a.m. | Men’s Team – Group A | India vs Japan |
| 4:15 p.m. | Women’s Team – Group A | India vs Bangladesh |
Badminton
| Time | Event | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 11:30 a.m. | Men’s Team – Round of 16 | India vs Bangladesh |
Boxing
| Time | Event | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 a.monwards | Men’s 70kg – Round of 32 | Sumit vs Bunjong Sinsiri (Thailand) |
MMA
| Time | Event | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 a.monwards | Women’s Traditional -60kg Semifinals | Suchika Tariyal vs Teo Hui Hoon (Singapore) |
Table Tennis
| Time | Event | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 6:30 a.m. | Women’s Team – Group F | India vs Pakistan |
| 3:30 p.m. | Men’s Team – Group F | India vs Pakistan |
Soft Tennis
| Time | Event | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 5:30 a.m. | Mixed Doubles Group B | Aadhya Tiwari/Jay Meena vs Cambodia |
| 6:30 a.m. | Mixed Doubles Group B | Aadhya Tiwari/Jay Meena vs Mongolia |
| 7:30 a.m. | Mixed Doubles Group B | Aadhya Tiwari/Jay Meena vs Korea |
| 9:00 a.monwards | Mixed Doubles Knockout stages | Subject to qualification |
Sepaktakraw
| Time | Event | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 5:30 a.m. | Men’s Team Regu – Group B | India vs Japan |
Wushu
| Time | Event | Match / Athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 5:30 a.m. | Women’s Changquan Final | Nyeman Wangsu |
| 3:00 p.monwards | Women’s 60kg 1/8 Finals | Roshibina Devi vs Most Shika Khatun (Bangladesh) |
| 3:50 p.monwards | Men’s 56kg 1/8 Finals | Aryan vs Shahzada Safi (Afghanistan) |
