India at the Asian Games on September 29: Timings and medal chances

India’s Asian Games schedule on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, stretches from an early surfing quarterfinal to a packed evening on the athletics track. Trap shooters can win team medals and qualify for individual finals in the morning, while three Indian boxers contest semifinals later in the day.

All times below are Indian Standard Time (IST). Japan is three hours and 30 minutes ahead. Timings for later rounds depend on athletes advancing, and outdoor events remain vulnerable to weather changes.

Early start: surfing, archery and shooting

Surfer Anbarasu Kishore Kumar is due in the men’s shortboard quarterfinals at approximately 4:54 a.m. A win would put him in a semifinal scheduled for around 7:47 a.m., with a medal contest possible later in the morning. This is a late addition to Tuesday’s programme: unsuitable surf pushed the quarterfinals back, and organisers activated September 29, originally a reserve day, as the final competition day. The surfing session is scheduled to begin at 3:30 a.m. IST, but individual heat times may shift with conditions.

At 5:30 a.m., Dhiraj Bommadevara and Neeraj Chauhan begin their men’s individual recurve elimination matches. The women’s draw brings Kirti Sharma and Kumkum Anil Mohod into action from 9:45 a.m. Tuesday’s listed archery rounds are steps toward later medals, not medal matches themselves.

Trap shooting starts at 6:30 a.m. with the final 25 targets of qualification. Kynan Chenai, Ahvar Rizvi and Shapath Bharadwaj form India’s men’s team; Neeru, Manisha Keer and Aashima Ahlawat make up the women’s team. The combined scores will settle the team medals. Indian shooters who make the cut can then contest the individual finals, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. for women and noon for men. The team medals are an immediate opportunity; places in the individual finals are not guaranteed.

Boxing semifinals and daytime contests

Three boxers have confirmed semifinal places. Parveen meets China’s Li Shu in the women’s 65kg division at approximately 10:15 a.m. Ankush faces Uzbekistan’s Fazliddin Erkinboev in the men’s 80kg semifinal around 11 a.m., followed by Narender against Kazakhstan’s Aibek Oralbay in the men’s over-90kg category around 11:30 a.m. Each has secured at least bronze; a semifinal win would send them into a final. Bout times can move as the session progresses.

Other daytime action includes India’s women’s squash team against Iran from 6:30 a.m., the opening rounds of track cycling, and tennis matches involving Sumit Nagal, Yuki Bhambri and Ankita Raina. India’s men’s volleyball side is scheduled to meet Qatar at 12:30 p.m. Tennis viewers should check the day’s order of play: rain affected matches and court assignments on September 28.

Eight athletics finals to follow

The principal viewing window begins in the afternoon at Nagoya’s Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium:

• 2:50 p.m.: Dev Kumar Meena and Kuldeep Kumar in the men’s pole vault.
• 3:35 p.m.: Pooja and Supriya Sindigere Basavaraju in the women’s high jump.
• 4:05 p.m.: Tanya Chaudhary and Anushka Yadav in the women’s hammer throw.
• 4:20 p.m.: Women’s 800m final; Indian participation depends on qualification.
• 4:35 p.m.: Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath in the men’s 800m final.
• 4:45 p.m.: Gulveer Singh and Avinash Sable in the men’s 5,000m final.
• 5:18 p.m.: India in the mixed 4x100m relay final.
• 5:35 p.m. and 5:47 p.m.: India in the women’s and men’s 4x400m relay finals, respectively.

The 5,000m and relay races offer particularly clear moments to tune in, while field-event finals may unfold over a longer period than their listed start times.

One potential source of confusion: the Games schedule includes men’s cricket quarterfinals on September 29, but India’s quarterfinal against Afghanistan was scheduled for September 28 and was not played because of rain. India is not listed for a cricket match on Tuesday. As with surfing and tennis, readers should check the latest competition updates before relying on a start time.