India’s Asian Games Schedule For September 20
Indian athletes will compete across multiple disciplines on Sunday, September 20, as the Asian Games action continues in Nagoya. All timings are in IST.
Several Indian athletes will be involved in medal events, with shooting, wushu and teqball providing some of the day’s key opportunities.
Shooting And Wushu Lead Medal Events
Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod will compete in the women’s 10m air rifle qualifying and team final at 6:15 AM, followed by the individual final at 11 AM, subject to qualification.
In wushu, Suraj Singh Mayanglambam will compete in the men’s changquan final at 5:30 AM, while Aparna will face Iran’s Sogand Sinkaeichetan in the women’s 52kg Sanda round of 16 at 3:10 PM.
Vikrant Baliyan will take on Iran’s Soheil Mousavi in the men’s 75kg Sanda round of 16 at 4:50 PM.
Teqball will also feature two medal contests. Quimcy Dsouza will play Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto in the women’s singles bronze medal match at 6:30 AM, while Dsouza and Mohamed Anas Beg will contest the mixed doubles bronze medal match at 7 AM against Vietnam’s Hoang Minh Tan Nguyen and Gia Ngih Trinh.
India In Action Across Team Sports
India’s women’s cricket team will face Bangladesh in the semifinal at 10:30 AM.
In hockey, the Indian women will play Uzbekistan in Pool B at 7:30 AM, while the men’s team will face Indonesia in Pool A at 11:30 AM.
The badminton women’s team will open its campaign in the round of 16 against Kazakhstan at 11:30 AM.
Table tennis will see India in action multiple times. The women’s team faces Indonesia at 6:30 AM and Singapore at 12:30 PM, while the men’s team takes on Indonesia at 9 AM and Iran at 3 PM.
Swimming And Mixed Martial Arts
In swimming, Akash Mani will compete in Heat 5 of the men’s 100m freestyle at 7:22 AM.
Utkarsh Patil and Rishabh Das will feature in Heat 3 of the men’s 100m backstroke at 7:37 AM.
Mixed martial arts will see Suchika Tariyal face Mongolia’s Altanchimeg Baigalmaa in the women’s traditional 60kg quarterfinal at 7:10 AM.
Varun Sanyal will compete in the men’s traditional 77kg quarterfinal at 2 PM, with his opponent to be confirmed.
India will also compete in the men’s team regu preliminary Group B in sepaktakraw.
India’s Full Asian Games Schedule
| Sport | Event | Indian Athlete/Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wushu | Men’s Changquan Final | Suraj Singh Mayanglambam | 5:30 AM |
| Table Tennis | Women’s Team vs Indonesia | India | 6:30 AM |
| Teqball | Women’s Singles Bronze | Quimcy Dsouza | 6:30 AM |
| Shooting | Women’s 10m Air Rifle Qualifying & Team Final | Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar, Vidarsa Vinod | 6:15 AM |
| MMA | Women’s Traditional 60kg QF | Suchika Tariyal | 7:10 AM |
| Hockey | Women’s Pool B vs Uzbekistan | India | 7:30 AM |
| Teqball | Mixed Doubles Bronze | Quimcy Dsouza/Mohamed Anas Beg | 7:00 AM |
| Swimming | Men’s 100m Freestyle Heat 5 | Akash Mani | 7:22 AM |
| Swimming | Men’s 100m Backstroke Heat 3 | Utkarsh Patil, Rishabh Das | 7:37 AM |
| Table Tennis | Men’s Team vs Indonesia | India | 9:00 AM |
| Cricket | Women’s Semifinal vs Bangladesh | India | 10:30 AM |
| Shooting | Women’s 10m Air Rifle Individual Final* | Indian shooters | 11:00 AM |
| Badminton | Women’s Team Round of 16 vs Kazakhstan | India | 11:30 AM |
| Hockey | Men’s Pool A vs Indonesia | India | 11:30 AM |
| Table Tennis | Women’s Team vs Singapore | India | 12:30 PM |
| MMA | Men’s Traditional 77kg QF | Varun Sanyal | 2:00 PM |
| Table Tennis | Men’s Team vs Iran | India | 3:00 PM |
| Wushu | Women’s 52kg Sanda R16 | Aparna | 3:10 PM |
| Wushu | Men’s 75kg Sanda R16 | Vikrant Baliyan | 4:50 PM |
*Subject to qualification.
