The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian women’s cricket team will aim to win the country’s first gold medal as they aim to defend their title when they face sri Lanka in a repeat of the summit clash from the 2023 edition as well as the 2026 Asia Cup final, which took place only nine days ago.
This will be the highlight of the 91 events with Indian involvement on Tuesday (September 22) at the 2026 Asian Games, currently taking place in Aichi-Nagoya.
The Indian men’s and women’s badminton teams will both face hosts Japan in the quarter-finals as they aim to secure a medal with a semi-final spot. Meanwhile, the Table tennis teams of both genders will play in the Round of 16.
India In Asian Games 2026 On Tuesday (September 22)
Total Events: 91
Medal Events: 15 (8 in fencing, 4 in Karate, 1 in cricket, 1 in shooting, 1 in swimming)
India Schedule In Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday (September 22)
06:00 AM – Badminton: India’s women’s team vs Japan, quarterfinal
06:15 AM – Shooting: Parth Rakesh Mane and Elavenil Valarivan, 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team qualification
06:29 AM – Wushu: Hanjabam Langlentombi Devi, Women’s Nanquan & Nandao final – MEDAL EVENT
06:30 AM – Shooting: Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill and Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Men’s Skeet qualification; Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan, Women’s Skeet qualification and team event
06:30 AM – Table Tennis: India’s women’s team vs Thailand, Round of 16
06:30 AM onwards – Fencing: Sanasam Hemash Singh, Men’s Foil individual pool bouts
07:00 AM – Soft Tennis: Jay Meena vs Hussain Arain (Pakistan), Men’s Singles
07:15 AM – Kabaddi: India vs South Korea, Men’s Group A
07:29 AM – Swimming: Aryan Nehra, Men’s 1500m freestyle Final B
07:35 AM – Karate: Chetan Bhatt, Men’s Kumite -84kg semifinal
07:50 AM – Karate: Chetan Bhatt, Men’s Kumite -84kg bronze medal bout (subject to qualification) – MEDAL EVENT
08:05 AM – Swimming: India, Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay heats
08:15 AM onwards – Fencing: Mitva Chaudhari and Taniksha Khatri, Women’s Epee individual pool bouts
08:25 AM – Shooting: Parth Rakesh Mane and Elavenil Valarivan, 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team final – MEDAL EVENT
08:30 AM onwards – Boxing: Sakshi, Women’s 51kg Round of 32
09:00 AM onwards – Table Tennis: India’s men’s team, Round of 16
09:20 AM – Karate: Alisha, Women’s Kumite -55kg Round of 16
09:30 AM – Soft Tennis: Aryan Thakur vs Bold-erdene Altangerel (Mongolia), Men’s Singles
09:40 AM – Karate: Alisha, Women’s Kumite -55kg quarterfinal (subject to qualification)
09:55 AM – Karate: Alisha, Women’s Kumite -55kg semifinal (subject to qualification)
10:00 AM – Fencing: Sachin and Sanasam Hemash Singh, Men’s Foil individual Round of 32 (subject to qualification)
10:15 AM – Karate: Alisha, Women’s Kumite -55kg repechage (subject to qualification)
10:30 AM – Cricket: India vs Sri Lanka, Women’s Final – MEDAL EVENT
10:30 AM – Artistic Gymnastics: Pranati Nayak, Women’s qualification
10:30 AM – Soft Tennis: Aadhya Tiwari vs Kainaat Shallwani (Pakistan), Women’s Singles
10:35 AM – Karate: Alisha, Women’s Kumite -55kg bronze medal bout (subject to qualification) – MEDAL EVENT
10:40 AM – Fencing: Taniksha Khatri and Mitva Chaudhari, Women’s Epee individual Round of 32
11:20 AM – Fencing: Sachin and Sanasam Hemash Singh, Men’s Foil individual Round of 16; Taniksha Khatri and Mitva Chaudhari, Women’s Epee individual Round of 16
11:30 AM – Badminton: India’s men’s team vs Japan, quarterfinal
12:00 PM – Equestrian: India, Eventing Team Show Jumping
12:00 PM – Fencing: Sachin and Sanasam Hemash Singh, Men’s Foil individual quarterfinals; Taniksha Khatri and Mitva Chaudhari, Women’s Epee individual quarterfinals
12:00 PM – Soft Tennis: Aryan Thakur vs Po-Yi Chen (Chinese Taipei), Men’s Singles
12:40 PM – Karate: Chetan Bhatt, Men’s Kumite -84kg final (subject to qualification) – MEDAL EVENT
12:50 PM – Karate: Alisha, Women’s Kumite -55kg final (subject to qualification) – MEDAL EVENT
01:30 PM onwards – Boxing: Jadumani Singh Mandengbam, Men’s 55kg Round of 32
01:50 PM – Fencing: Sachin, Men’s Foil individual semifinal
02:00 PM – Esports: Daniel Patel and Chinmay Sahoo, eFootball Group F vs Mongolia
02:10 PM – Fencing: Sanasam Hemash Singh, Men’s Foil individual semifinal
02:30 PM – Fencing: Taniksha Khatri, Women’s Epee individual semifinal
02:30 PM onwards – Wushu: Roshibina Devi, Women’s Sanda 60kg quarterfinal; Aryan, Men’s Sanda 56kg quarterfinal
02:50 PM – Fencing: Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari, Women’s Epee individual semifinal
02:55 PM – Swimming: India, Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay final – MEDAL EVENT
03:10 PM – Fencing: Sachin, Men’s Foil individual medal bout – MEDAL EVENT
03:10 PM – Fencing: Sanasam Hemash Singh, Men’s Foil individual medal bout – MEDAL EVENT
03:30 PM – Hockey: India vs Sri Lanka, Men’s Pool A
03:30 PM – Fencing: Taniksha Khatri, Women’s Epee individual medal bout – MEDAL EVENT
03:30 PM – Fencing: Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari, Women’s Epee individual medal bout – MEDAL EVENT