Asian Games 2026: India face Pakistan in cricket final, Malaysia in hockey - Schedule
India faces Pakistan in the Asian Games cricket final and Malaysia in the men’s hockey final, with archery, wrestling and other medal events also on October 3.
Ishan Kishan’s unbeaten 80 powers India into Asian Games cricket final (Photo credit: PTI)
India enjoyed a memorable day at the Asian Games on October 2, with a boxing hat-trick, wrestling gold and a historic women’s hockey title leading the medal rush.
Lovlina Borgohain, Parveen Hooda and Ankush Panghal all won gold in their respective boxing finals, while Sujeet Kalkal produced a stunning comeback from 2-9 down to beat Tajikistan’s Abdulmazhid Kudiev 10-9 in the men’s freestyle 65kg final. India’s women’s hockey team then ended a 44-year wait for Asian Games gold with a 1-0 win over China.
Archery also brought India its first-ever Asian Games gold in the women’s recurve team event, while Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Mohod added a mixed recurve silver. Nethra Kumanan won sailing bronze and India secured a historic men’s quadrant bronze in sepak takraw. Pranavi Urs also held the sole lead in the women’s golf individual event after Round 3.
With the Games entering their final weekend, India face another packed day on October 3, with two major team finals taking centre stage.
The day begins with golf, with the women’s Round 4 at 3:30 AM, followed by the men’s Round 4 at 4:25 AM.
Archery gets underway at 5:30 AM, with the women’s recurve individual quarterfinal featuring India against South Korea. The women’s semifinals are scheduled for 6:30 AM, followed by the medal matches at 7:05 AM.
India’s schedule on October 3
03:30 AM Golf Women’s Round 4
04:25 AM Golf Men’s Round 4
05:30 AM Archery Recurve Women Individual QF: India vs South Korea
05:42 AM Taekwondo Women’s 57kg R16: India vs South Korea
06:20 AM Rugby Women’s 5th-8th place: India vs Singapore
06:30 AM Taekwondo Women’s 67+kg R16: India vs Thailand
06:30 AM Archery Recurve Women Individual SF
07:05 AM Archery Recurve Individual Medal Matches
07:10 AM Sailing Girls’ Dinghy Medal Races
07:25 AM Wrestling Men’s FS 97kg R16: India vs China
07:27 AM Wrestling Men’s FS 74kg R16: India vs Mongolia
07:53 AM Wrestling Women’s 57kg R16: India vs South Korea
08:05 AM Wrestling Women’s 53kg R16: India vs Kazakhstan
08:05 AM Sailing Women’s Windsurfing Medal Races
08:29 AM Wrestling Men’s FS 57kg R16: Aman Sehrawat
09:30 AM Volleyball Men’s 5th-6th place: India vs Thailand
09:30 AM Archery Recurve Men Individual QF: Dhiraj vs Amirkhon
10:00 AM Cricket Men’s Final: India vs Pakistan
10:15 AM Archery Recurve Men Individual QF: Neeraj vs Lam
10:30 AM Archery Recurve Men Individual SF
11:00 AM Taekwondo Women’s 57-67+kg Medal Bouts
11:05 AM Archery Recurve Individual Medal Matches
01:00 PM Rugby Women’s 5th-6th place match
02:30 PM Wrestling Men’s FS 57-74-97kg & WW 53-57kg Medal Bouts
03:30 PM Field Hockey Men’s Final: India vs Malaysia
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