Asian Games 2026: India’s schedule on October 1, key events and timings

India faces another packed day at the Asian Games on Thursday, with several medal events and knockout contests across cricket, hockey, volleyball, squash, archery and wrestling.

The men’s cricket team will take on Sri Lanka in the semifinal, while the men’s hockey team faces Pakistan in the semifinal. India’s men’s volleyball team will also meet Pakistan in the quarterfinals, with both squash teams in semifinal action against Hong Kong and Malaysia, respectively.

Archery will feature multiple medal opportunities, with Indian compound archers competing in the individual quarterfinals, semifinals and medal matches. Wrestling, judo and shooting will also have athletes competing for places in medal bouts.

The day begins with the women’s golf round at 3:00 AM, followed by a busy morning featuring sepak takraw, archery, taekwondo, shooting, cycling and tennis.

India's schedule on October 1:

Golf: 03:00 AM: Women’s Round 2

Sepak Takraw: 05:30 AM: Men’s Quadrant Group Stage: India vs Vietnam

Archery: 05:30 AM: Compound Women’s Individual Quarterfinal – India vs Indonesia

Taekwondo: 05:30 AM: Women’s Individual Poomsae First Stage

Shooting: 06:10 AM: 25m Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification Stage 2

Cycling: 06:30 AM: Men’s Omnium Scratch Race

Volleyball: 06:30 AM: Men’s Quarterfinals: India vs Pakistan

Tennis: 06:30 AM: Men’s Singles Quarterfinals – India vs China

Sailing: 06:30 AM: Men’s Skiff Final Day

Sailing: 06:30 AM: Men’s Dinghy Day 3

Sailing: 06:35 AM: Women’s Skiff Final Day

Archery: 06:38 AM: Compound Women’s Individual Semi-finals

Sailing: 06:40 AM: Women’s Dinghy Day 3

Cycling: 07:00 AM: Women’s Sprint Qualification

Squash: 07:00 AM: Women’s Team Semifinal – India vs Hong Kong

Golf: 07:10 AM: Men’s Round 2

Archery: 07:14 AM: Compound Women’s Individual Medal Matches

Wrestling: 07:22 AM: Men’s Greco-Roman 77kg Round of 16 – India vs Mongolia

Wrestling: 07:30 AM: Women’s Freestyle 62kg Round of 16 – India vs Kazakhstan

Sailing: 07:30 AM: Mixed Dinghy Day 3

Cycling: 07:32 AM: Men’s Sprint Knockout Stage

Judo: 07:35 AM: Women’s 57kg Round of 16 – India vs Qatar

Canoeing: 07:36 AM: Women’s Kayak Single Semi-Final

Wrestling: 07:55 AM: Men’s Greco-Roman 60kg Quarterfinal – Sumit

Cycling: 07:56 AM: Men’s Omnium Tempo Race

Wrestling: 08:19 AM: Men’s Greco-Roman 97kg Quarterfinal – India vs Turkmenistan

Judo: 08:45 AM: Women’s 70kg Round of 16 – India vs Nepal

Rugby: 08:50 AM: Women’s Group Stage – India vs Hong Kong

Sailing: 09:35 AM: Women’s Windsurfing Day 1

Archery: 09:37 AM: Compound Men’s Individual Quarterfinal – India vs Chinese Taipei

Sailing: 09:40 AM: Girls’ Dinghy Day 3

Cricket: 10:00 AM: Men’s Semi-final – India vs Sri Lanka

Sepak Takraw: 10:30 AM: Men’s Quadrant Group Stage: India vs Myanmar

Canoeing: 10:30 AM: Women’s Kayak Single Final

Archery: 10:38 AM: Compound Men’s Individual Semi-finals

Archery: 11:14 AM: Compound Men’s Individual Medal Matches

Cycling: 11:57 AM: Men’s Omnium Elimination Race

Taekwondo: 12:00 PM: Women’s Individual Poomsae Final

Shooting: 12:00 PM: 25m Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol Final

Cycling: 12:18 PM: Women’s Madison Final

Squash: 01:00 PM: Men’s Team Semifinal – India vs Malaysia

Field Hockey: 01:00 PM: Men’s Semifinal – India vs Pakistan

Judo: 01:30 PM: Women’s 57kg & 70kg Medal Bouts

Cycling: 01:33 PM: Men’s Omnium Points Race

Wrestling: 02:30 PM: Men’s GR 60-77-97kg & WW 62kg Medal Bouts

Rugby: 03:30 PM: Women’s Group Stage: India vs China

Sport Climbing: 04:42 PM: Men’s Speed Quarterfinals

Sport Climbing: 04:51 PM: Men’s Speed Semifinals

Sport Climbing: 04:58 PM: Men’s Speed Final