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Asian Games 2026 LIVE: Can Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh win medals? – Updates, Results, Scores, Blog
India’s men’s cricket team, hockey team and athletics stars headline India’s Asian Games 2026 schedule on September 28. Follow live updates here.
Asian Games 2026 LIVE: India will look to build on another strong day at the 2026 Asian Games as the competition enters its crucial stages on Monday. After adding medals across athletics, squash and boxing on Sunday, India will have several major medal opportunities on September 28.
The biggest focus will be on India’s men’s cricket quarterfinal against Afghanistan at 10 AM, while the men’s hockey team takes on Bangladesh at 3:30 PM. Athletics will also take centre stage in the evening, with men’s long jump, men’s javelin throw, women’s discus throw and several track finals on the schedule.
Keep your eyes also peeled out for the women's 25m pistol event, where the likes of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, and Rahi Sarnobat will look to climb through the rankings during the precision stage.
India will also be in action in boxing, archery, squash, tennis, volleyball, sepak takraw, kurash and surfing throughout the day.
The athletics programme promises a particularly busy evening, with finals in the women’s 400m hurdles, men’s 400m hurdles, men’s 3000m steeplechase, men’s long jump, men’s 1500m, men’s javelin throw and women’s 5000m.
LIVE Updates:
Live Updates
- 28 Sept 2026 5:07 AM IST
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- 28 Sept 2026 5:06 AM IST
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The second half of the continental Games is well and truly underway and India still have major heavy lifting to do climb through the ranks in the medal tally.
After faltering in the women's 10m air pistol, the focus will be on Manu Bhaker and Esha Singh to add something to that tally, preferably a gold.
Also starting their campaign at the Games would be Shreyas Iyer and boys in men's cricket against Afghanistan in the quarter-finals, eyeing to defend their title.
Archers, boxers, surfers, sailors and a host of other Indian athletes will also be in action during the course of the day.
Stay tuned for all the latest updates!
