Asian Para Games 2026: Bhagat, Manasi in action on October 17th – Schedule, timings

Indian para athletes have already kickstarted their group-stage campaign, two days before the 2026 Asian Para Games officially opens on October 18. There will be plenty of action for Indian fans across badminton, table tennis and Boccia in Nagoya on Saturday.

India is fielding 168 para athletes across 11 discplines.

Assam’s Sachin Chamaria and Himachal Pradesh’s Anjali Devi, India’s only entries in Boccia, will begin their campaigns in the individual BC3 group stages.

In para badminton, star shuttlers including Pramod Bhagat, Manisha Ramdass, Krishna Nagar and Manasi Joshi will continue to make their way in their respective group-stage matches, with 34 matches involving Indian players scheduled for the day.

Para table tennis will also see a busy schedule, with as many as 13 singles group-stage matches lined up for Indian paddlers.

India’s blind football team will take on hosts Japan in their second group stage match, having lost 0-2 to South Korea in opener.

India's schedule at the Asian Para Games on October 17 (Timings in IST)

Para Badminton 05:35 AM: Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Stage: Ruthick/Manasi Vs China

Para Badminton 05:35 AM: Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Stage: Manisha/Pramod Vs Indonesia

Para Table Tennis: 06:00 AM: Women's Singles Class 8 Group Stage: India Vs China

Para Table Tennis: 06:00 AM: Women's Singles Class 3 Group Stage: India Vs Japan

Para Badminton 06:05 AM: Men's Singles WH1 Group Stage: Prem Kumar Ale Vs O. Younas (UAE)

Para Badminton 06:05 AM: Mixed Doubles SH6 Group Stage: Krishna/Nithya Vs China

Para Badminton 06:35 AM: Men's Singles SL4 Group Stage: Sukant Kadam Vs K. Shin (KOR)

Para Table Tennis: 06:35 AM: Women's Singles Class 1 Group Stage: India Vs Saudi Arabia

Para Badminton 07:05 AM: Women's Singles SU5 Group Stage: T. Murugesan Vs Z. Mohamad (BRN)

Para Table Tennis: 07:10 AM: Men's Singles Class 9 Group Stage: India Vs Japan

Para Badminton 07:30 AM: Men's Singles SU5 Group Stage: Hardik Makkar Vs B. Ahmad (MAS)

Para Badminton 07:30 AM: Men's Singles SL4 Group Stage: Surya Kant Yadav Vs K. Ogawa (JPN)

Para Badminton 07:30 AM: Men's Singles SL3 Group Stage: Nitesh Kumar Vs N. Chamnawet (THA)

Para Table Tennis: 07:45 AM: Men's Singles Class 3 Group Stage: India Vs Saudi Arabia

Para Badminton 08:00 AM: Men's Singles SL3 Group Stage: Umesh Kumar Vs K. Urbano (PHI)

Para Badminton 08:00 AM: Men's Singles SL3 Group Stage: Pramod Bhagat Vs L. Xiang (THA)

Para Badminton 08:00 AM: Men's Singles SL4 Group Stage: Naveen Sivakumar Vs H. Ramdani (THA)

Boccia: 08:10 AM: Men's Individual BC3 Group Stage: India Vs UAE

Para Badminton 08:30 AM: Women's Singles SL3 Group Stage: Mandeep Kaur Vs S. Lawani (MAS)

Para Badminton 08:30 AM: Men's Singles SL4 Group Stage: Abhijeet Sakhuja Vs S. Teamarrom (THA)

Para Badminton 08:30 AM: Men's Singles SU5 Group Stage: R. Ragupathi Vs W. Kanai (JPN)

Para Badminton 09:00 AM: Women's Singles SU5 Group Stage: Manisha Ramadass Vs Shantiya Vishwanthan

Para Badminton 09:00 AM: Mixed Doubles WH1-WH2 Group Stage: Alphia/Prem Vs Chinese Taipei

Para Badminton 09:00 AM: Women's Singles SL4 Group Stage: Kanak Jadaun Vs Z. Huang (CHN)

Para Badminton 09:30 AM: Women's Singles SL3 Group Stage: Manasi Joshi Vs S. Kawai (JPN)

Para Badminton 10:00 AM: Women's Singles SL3 Group Stage: Neeraj Vs Z. Xiao (CHN)

Para Badminton 10:00 AM: Men's Singles WH2 Group Stage: Abu Hubaida Vs R. Oyama (JPN)

Para Badminton 10:00 AM: Women's Singles SH6 Group Stage: Nithya Sre Sivan Vs S. Lin (CHN)

Para Badminton 10:30 AM: Men's Singles SH6 Group Stage: Krishna Nagar Vs Subhan (INA)

Para Badminton 10:30 AM: Women's Singles WH1 Group Stage: Pallavi K Vs F. Yang (CHN)

Para Badminton 10:30 AM: Women's Singles SL3 Group Stage: Sanjana Kumari Vs Q. Syakuroh (INA)

Para Badminton 11:00 AM: Men's Singles SH6 Group Stage: S. Solaimalai Vs W. Lim (HKG)

Para Badminton 11:00 AM: Men's Singles SH6 Group Stage: Sudarshan M Vs C. Kai (HKG)

Para Table Tennis: 11:10 AM: Women's Singles Class 9 Group Stage: India Vs China

Para Table Tennis: 11:30 AM: Women's Singles Class 4-5 Group Stage: India Vs Jordan

Para Badminton 11:30 AM: Men's Singles WH2 Group Stage: Haris Mythili Vs W. Andri (INA)

Para Badminton 12:00 PM: Men's Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Stage: Umesh/Rakesh Vs Indonesia

Para Table Tennis: 12:20 PM: Women's Singles Class 3 Group Stage: India Vs South Korea

Para Table Tennis:12:20 PM: Men's Singles Class 1 Group Stage: Jehan Madan Vs R. Alsalmi (KSA)

Para Badminton 01:00 PM: Men's Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Stage: Sukant/Pramod Vs South Korea

Para Badminton 01:00 PM: Men's Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Stage: Suhash/Abhijeet Vs South Korea

Para Badminton 01:30 PM: Women's Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Stage: Murugesan/Joshi Vs China

Para Badminton 01:30 PM: Men's Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Stage: Suryakant/Naveen Vs China

Para Badminton 01:30 PM: Women's Doubles SL3-SU5 Group Stage: Mandeep/Shanthiya Vs China

Para Table Tennis: 01:30 PM: Women's Singles Class 6 Group Stage: India Vs China

Para Table Tennis: 02:05 PM: Men's Singles Class 9 Group Stage: India Vs Kazakhstan

Boccia: 02:15 PM: Women's Individual BC3 Group Stage: India Vs Japan

Para Table Tennis: 03:50 PM: Men's Singles Class 1 Group Stage: Jehan Madan Vs Ardak N. (KAZ)

Para Table Tennis: 03:50 PM: Men's Singles Class 1 Group Stage: Sandeep Dangi Vs H. Kim (KOR)