The campaign by the Indian team continues on Day 5 of the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with Manu Bhaker, Mirabai Chanu, Gyaneshwari Yadav and Roshibina Devi among the athletes in action. Key fixtures on September 23 include India's men's badminton semifinal against China, the women's hockey clash against Thailand, and medal events in shooting and weightlifting. India currently has one gold, four silver and three bronze medals, placing eighth on the medal tally. Here’s the full Asian Games Sep 23 schedule, including all timings in IST, along with when and where to watch the events live online and on TV in India.
The Asian Games 2026 are available to stream live on SonyLIV in India. Television coverage is on Sony Sports 1 and Sony Sports 5, while Sony Sports 3 carries Hindi coverage and Sony Sports 4 offers Tamil, Telugu and Kannada feeds.
Soft Tennis
5:30 am: Jay Meena vs Sherwin Nuguit, men's singles quarter-final
8:30 am: Jay Meena, men's singles semifinal, subject to qualification
12:15 pm: Jay Meena, men's singles gold medal match, subject to qualification
Esports
5:30 am: Daniel and Chinmay Sahoo, eFootball quarter-final, subject to qualification
12:30 pm onwards: eFootball semifinal, subject to qualification
3:50 pm: eFootball final, subject to qualification
Sepaktakraw
5:30 am: India vs Philippines, men's team regu, preliminary Group B
Rowing
5:40 am: Balraj Panwar, men's single sculls Heat 2
6:00 am: Satnam Singh and Salman Khan, men's double sculls Heat 3
6:50 am: Jaswinder Singh and Nitin Kumar, men's pair Heat 2
7:10 am: Gurbani Kaur, Poonam, Tendenthoi Devi Haobijam and Aleena Anto, women's four Heat 1
11:20 am: Rohit and Ujjwal Kumar Singh, men's lightweight double sculls Heat 1
12:10 pm: Arvind Singh, Kulwinder Singh, Navdeep Singh and Jakar Khan, men's quadruple sculls Heat 2
12:20 pm: Ghurde Vipul Satish, Saurav Kumar, Babu Lal Yadav and Yogesh Kumar, men's four Heat 1
Shooting
6:15 am: Suruchi Inder Singh, Esha Singh and Manu Bhaker, women's 10m air pistol individual qualification
6:15 am: Women's 10m air pistol team qualification
6:30 am: Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill and Mairaj Ahmad Khan, men's skeet qualification
6:30 am: Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan, women's skeet qualification
9:00 am: Women's 10m air pistol individual final, subject to qualification
11:00 am: Women's skeet final, subject to qualification
12:30 pm: Men's skeet final, subject to qualification
Canoe Sprint
6:30 am: Men's kayak four 500m Heat 1
6:50 am: Megha Pradeep, women's canoe single 200m Heat 1
7:10 am: Parvathy Geetha and Phairembam Soniya Devi, women's kayak double 500m Heat 1
10:40 am: Prasanna Kumar CS and Prohit Baroi, men's kayak double 500m Heat 2
11:00 am: Megha Pradeep and L Neha Devi, women's canoe double 500m Heat 2
Equestrian
6:30 am: Ashish Limaye, eventing individual cross-country, Day 2
6:30 am: Fouaad Mirza, eventing individual cross-country, Day 2
Table Tennis
6:30 am: Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade vs Ismael Mohamed Ali and Fathimath, mixed doubles Round of 32
7:10 am: Manush Shah and Diya Chitale vs Chanul Kulappuwawadu and Bimandee Swarn, mixed doubles Round of 32
10:15 am: Mixed doubles Round of 16, subject to qualification
Fencing
6:30 am onwards: Naorem Mina Devi and Joys Ashitha Stalinraj, women's foil individual pool bouts
8:15 am onwards: Gisho Nidhi K.P. and Karan Singh, men's sabre individual pool bouts
9:30 am: Women's foil Round of 32, subject to qualification
9:50 am: Men's sabre Round of 32, subject to qualification
10:05 am: Women's foil Round of 16, subject to qualification
10:25 am: Men's sabre Round of 16, subject to qualification
11:00 am: Quarter-finals, subject to qualification
12:50 pm onwards: Semifinals, subject to qualification
2:10 pm: Women's foil medal bouts, subject to qualification
2:30 pm: Men's sabre medal bouts, subject to qualification
Swimming
6:42 am: Rohit Benedicton and Sajan Prakash, men's 100m butterfly heats
7:03 am: Aneesh Sunil Kumar Gowda and Vedaant Madhavan, men's 200m freestyle heats
1:38 pm: Men's 100m butterfly final, subject to qualification
1:54 pm: Men's 200m freestyle final, subject to qualification
Kabaddi
8:30 am: India vs Iran, women's Group A preliminary match
9:45 am: India vs Bangladesh, men's Group A preliminary match
Boxing
8:30 am onwards: Ankush vs Hamsa Vogel of Bahrain, men's 80kg Round of 16
Weightlifting
10:00 am: Mirabai Chanu, women's 49kg final
1:30 pm: Gyaneshwari Yadav, women's 53kg final
Squash
10:30 am: Abhay Singh vs Arkaradet Arkarahirunya of Thailand, men's singles Round of 32
11:15 am: Tanvi Khanna vs Kim Dami of South Korea, women's singles Round of 32
12:00 pm: Veer Chotrani vs Mohamed Shamil Mukthar Wakeel of Sri Lanka, men's singles Round of 32
Badminton
11:30 am: India vs China, men's team semifinal
Hockey
11:30 am: India vs Thailand, women's Pool B match
Wushu
2:30 pm onwards: Roshibina Devi vs Thania Kusumaningtyas of Indonesia, women's Sanda 60kg semifinal
September 23 brings several important medal opportunities for India at the Asian Games 2026. Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Suruchi Inder Singh will compete in the women’s 10m air pistol final at 9 am, subject to qualification, while Mirabai Chanu takes part in the women’s 49kg weightlifting final at 10 am. The shooting schedule continues with the women’s skeet final at 11 am and men’s skeet final at 12:30 pm, both subject to Indian qualification. Gyaneshwari Yadav will then compete in the women’s 53kg weightlifting final at 1:30 pm, while Roshibina Devi takes on Indonesia’s Thania Kusumaningtyas in the women’s Sanda 60kg semifinal from 2:30 pm, with a place in the gold-medal contest at stake.
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 36 | 13 | 9 | 58 |
| 2 | Japan | 11 | 17 | 20 | 48 |
| 3 | South Korea | 6 | 5 | 18 | 29 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Thailand | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Hong Kong, China | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | Tajikistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | India | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
When is Mirabai Chanu’s Asian Games 2026 final?
Mirabai Chanu will compete in the women’s 49kg weightlifting final at 10 am IST on September 23.
When is India vs China in men’s badminton?
India will face China in the men’s team badminton semifinal at 11:30 am IST. India has already secured a medal by reaching the last four.
Where can I watch the Asian Games 2026 live in India?
The Asian Games 2026 can be streamed live on SonyLIV, with television coverage available across Sony Sports channels in India.
How many medals does India have at the Asian Games 2026?
The latest published medal tally lists India with one gold, four silver and two bronze medals, placing eighth with seven medals.