Asian Games 2026: India eye kabaddi, athletics medals on September 26 - Schedule

India will have a packed day at the Asian Games on Saturday, with both kabaddi teams playing their respective finals and three Indian squash combinations chasing places in the gold medal matches.

The women’s kabaddi team will take on Iran in the final at 9:30 AM, while the men’s team face Iran in the gold medal match at 2:30 PM. Both Indian teams entered the finals unbeaten.

Squash will also be a major focus. Anahat Singh faces Japan’s S. Watanabe in the women’s singles semifinal at 10:30 AM, while Abhay Singh takes on Pakistan’s Muhammad Irfan at 11:15 AM in the men’s singles last four.

Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar will also be in semifinal action in mixed doubles against Hong Kong’s Lee-Tang pair at 8:30 AM.

Badminton has several Indian contenders in action. Lakshya Sen begins his men’s singles campaign against Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew at 6 AM, followed by Ayush Shetty against Kazakhstan’s Makhsut T. at 8:30 AM. PV Sindhu faces Chinese Taipei’s Chiu PC at 9 AM, while Unnati Hooda takes on Malaysia’s Wong LC at 8 AM.

India's schedule on September 26:

Surfing: 03:58 AM: Women's Shortboard Round 2: Kamali Prakash Vs Camille S. (SGP)

Athletics: 04:00 AM: Men's Marathon Final

Archery: 04:30 AM: Recurve Men & Compound Women's Ranking Round

Surfing: 04:54 AM: Women's Shortboard Round 2: Sugar Gayen Vs C. Wan-yu (TPE)

Athletics: 05:35 AM: Men's Decathlon 100m

Surfing: 05:50 AM: Men's Shortboard Round 2: Sivaraj Babu Vs D. Khadir (IRI)

Equestrian: 06:00 AM: Dressage Individual Qualifier

Fencing: 6:00 AM: Women's Foil Team Round of 16: India Vs Hong Kong

Badminton: 06:00 AM: Men's Singles R32: Lakshya Sen Vs Loh KY (SGP)

Athletics: 06:15 AM: Men's Decathlon Long Jump

Shooting: 06:15 AM: Women's 50m Rifle 3P Qualification

Canoeing: 06:30 AM: Men's Kayak Single 500m Semifinals

Table Tennis: 6:30 AM: Women's Singles Round of 16: Yashaswini Ghorpade Vs M. Harimoto (JPN)

Table Tennis: TBA: Men's Singles Round of 16: Manush Shah Vs L. Shidong (CHN)

Esports: 06:45 AM: Puzzle Quarterfinals: India Vs South Korea

Canoeing: 06:50 AM: Mixed Kayak Double 500m Semi-finals

Fencing: 7:00 AM: Men's Sabre Team Round of 16: India Vs Philippines

Athletics: 07:55 AM: Men's Decathlon Shot Put

Badminton: 08:00 AM: Women's Singles R32: Unnati Hooda Vs Wong LC (MAS)

Canoeing: 08:10 AM: Men's Kayak Single 500m Final

Canoeing: 08:20 AM: Mixed Canoe Double 500m Final

Canoeing: 08:30 AM: Mixed Kayak Double 500m Final

Squash: 08:30 AM: Mixed Doubles Semi-finals: Joshna/Velavan Vs Lee-Tang (HKG)

Badminton: 08:30 AM: Men's Singles R32: Ayush Shetty Vs Makhsut T. (KAZ)

Athletics: 08:32 AM: Men's 200m Round 1

Archery: 09:00 AM: Recurve Women & Compound Men's Ranking Round

Badminton: 09:00 AM: Women's Singles R32: PV Sindhu Vs Chiu PC (TPE)

Surfing: 09:06 AM: Women's Shortboard Round 3

Sailing: 09:30 AM: Mixed Dinghy Day 1

Shooting: 09:30 AM: Women's 50m Rifle 3P Final

Kabaddi: 09:30 AM: Women's Team Final: India Vs Iran

Boxing: 10:15 AM: Men's 55Kg Round of 16: India Vs Philippines

Sailing: 10:30 AM: Men's Skiff Day 1

Squash: 10:30 AM: Women's Singles Semi-finals: Anahat Singh Vs S. Watanabe (JPN)

Boxing: 10:45 AM: Men's 90Kg Round of 16: India Vs Iran

Esports: 10:45 AM: Pokemon Unite Group Stage: India Vs Japan

Badminton: 11:00 AM: Women's Doubles R16: Treesa-Gayatri Vs Mayu-Yuki (JPN)

Squash: 11:15 AM: Men's Singles Semi-finals: Abhay Singh Vs M. Irfan (PAK)

Sailing: 11:30 AM: Women's Skiff Day 1

Badminton: 12:30 PM: Men's and Women's Singles R16

Field Hockey: 01:30 PM: Men's Group Stage: India Vs Japan

Boxing: 02:15 PM: Women's 60Kg Round of 16: India Vs South Korea

Kabaddi: 02:30 PM: Men's Team Final: India Vs Iran

Athletics: 02:35 PM: Men's Decathlon High Jump

Athletics: 04:04 PM: Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1

Athletics: 04:25 PM: Women's 200m Round 1

Athletics: 04:30 PM: Men's Shot Put Final

Athletics: 04:54 PM: Men's 200m Semi-finals

Athletics: 05:05 PM: Men's Triple Jump Final

Athletics: 05:21 PM: Men's 1500m Heats

Athletics: 05:50 PM: Men's Decathlon 200m

Athletics: 06:15 PM: Women's 400m Final

Athletics: 06:33 PM: Men's 400m Final

Athletics: 06:45 PM: Women's 15000m Final