India at Asian Games 2026 on October 1: Match times, results, viewing and medal tally

India’s October 1 programme at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games featured a men’s volleyball quarterfinal against Pakistan at 6:30 a.m. IST, a men’s cricket semifinal against Sri Lanka at 10 a.m. and a men’s hockey semifinal against Pakistan at 1 p.m. The day also brought Indian competitors into archery, shooting, wrestling, squash and other events. Those matches have now been played: India reached the cricket and hockey finals, while the Indian Olympic Association’s October 1, 4:58 p.m. IST medal-table update showed India eighth with 66 medals: 10 gold, 23 silver and 33 bronze. The tally is a timestamped snapshot, not a final Games total.

India’s key October 1 times and results

All times below are Indian Standard Time. They are scheduled start times for October 1, not indications that an event is still live.

• 5:30 a.m. — Compound archery: Chikitha Taniparthi entered the women’s individual quarterfinal against Indonesia’s Nurisa Dian Ashrifah. Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru also competed in the men’s individual event later in the morning. He went on to win bronze, defeating Vietnam’s Cong Duc Dang 149–144 in the medal match.
• 6:10 a.m. onward — Shooting: Anish competed in the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol. He reached the individual final, scheduled for noon, and finished seventh. India did not win a medal in that event.
• 6:30 a.m. — Men’s volleyball: India met Pakistan in the quarterfinal. The fixture was one of the day’s two India–Pakistan team contests; it should not be confused with the hockey semifinal.
• 7 a.m. — Women’s team squash: India faced Hong Kong, China, in the semifinals. The men’s team semifinal against Malaysia was scheduled for 1 p.m.
• 8:30 a.m. — Tennis: Sumit Nagal played China’s Wu Yibing in the men’s singles quarterfinal.
• 10 a.m. — Men’s cricket: India faced Sri Lanka in the semifinal and won by 124 runs. Ishan Kishan made an unbeaten 80 as India scored 169 for seven; Sri Lanka were bowled out for 45. India will play Pakistan for gold on Saturday, October 3.
• 1 p.m. — Men’s hockey: India faced Pakistan in the semifinal and won 4–3. Pakistan recovered from 3–0 down to level the match, before Abhishek’s late strike sent India into the October 3 final.

Beyond those headline fixtures, India’s October 1 entries included wrestlers Mansi in the women’s 62kg division and Nitesh in men’s Greco-Roman 97kg; judokas Yamini Mourya and Inunganbi Takhellambam; and Shikha Chouhan in canoe slalom. Indians also competed in track cycling, sailing, golf, rugby sevens, taekwondo, sepaktakraw and sport climbing. Some events had successive rounds on the same day, so an early-round start time was not necessarily the time of a medal contest.

How to watch in India

Sony Sports Network carries the 2026 Asian Games on television in India, while SonyLIV offers Games coverage online, including live-event streams and replays. Viewers looking back at October 1 competition can check the platform’s event listings for available recordings. The selected television channel and stream can differ by sport and session; a scheduled Games event is not a guarantee that every contest had its own uninterrupted broadcast.

What the medal figure means

The Indian Olympic Association’s displayed count of 10 gold, 23 silver and 33 bronze was labelled as updated at 4:58 p.m. IST on October 1. It placed India eighth at that snapshot, with China leading the standings. Medal tables can change as results are confirmed and incorporated, so readers should check the Games’ live results and medal table for a newer count rather than treating that afternoon figure as the closing tally for the day.

Thursday’s confirmed Indian podium result in compound archery was Thirumuru’s bronze. India’s cricket and hockey semifinal wins secured places in their respective gold-medal matches but did not add gold medals to the October 1 tally: both finals are scheduled for October 3. Keeping qualification for a final separate from a medal already awarded is essential when following a fast-moving Games table.