Asian Games 2026 India’s October 3 Schedule: Wrestling, Archery, Hockey and Cricket Take Centre Stage

India will have another busy day on the second-last day of the 2026 Asian Games on Saturday, October 3, with athletes competing across several sports. The day will begin with golf before archery, taekwondo and wrestling take centre stage.

Golf

The golf action will begin early in the morning, with India’s women’s team of Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar and Pranavi Sharath Urs taking part in the fourth round from 2:40am (IST) onwards. Diksha will also play her individual round at 3:13am (IST), followed by Aditi at 3:24am (IST) and Pranavi at 4:24am (IST).

The men’s team of Yuvraj Sandhu, Veer Ahlawat and Saptak Talwar will then begin their fourth round from 4:45am (IST). Their individual rounds will start at 5:51am (IST), 6:40am (IST) and 6:51am (IST), respectively.

Archery

Archery will see several Indian athletes competing for a place in the medal rounds. Kumkum Anil Mohod will begin her women’s recurve individual campaign with the quarter-final at 5:30am (IST). If she qualifies, she will return for the semi-final at 6:30am (IST), followed by the bronze medal match at 7:05am (IST) and the gold medal match at 7:20am (IST).

In the men’s recurve event, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Neeraj Chauhan will compete in their quarter-finals at 9:30am (IST) and 10:15am (IST), respectively. The bronze medal match is at 11:05am (IST), while the gold medal match is at 10:20am (IST).

Taekwondo

Kashish Malik and Jyoti Yadav will lead India’s taekwondo action. Kashish will face Yujin Kim of South Korea in the women’s -57kg round of 16 at 5:42am (IST). Jyoti will begin her women’s +67kg campaign against Thailand’s Kannaluck Chuenchooklin at 6:30am (IST).

If they progress, both athletes have further rounds scheduled during the day, with their gold medal matches scheduled for 1:10pm (IST) and 1:40pm (IST), respectively.

Wrestling

Wrestling will have a packed schedule, with Indian wrestlers competing from the morning and potentially returning for medal bouts in the evening. Sagar Jaglan and Deepak Punia will start their respective pre-quarter-finals at 7:23am (IST) and 7:25am (IST).

Manisha Bhanwala and Antim Panghal will then begin their bouts at 7:53am (IST) and 8:08am (IST), while Aman Sehrawat will start the action at 8:29am (IST). The medal bouts are scheduled from 2:37pm (IST), with gold medal matches involving Indian wrestlers set to take place later in the afternoon.

Cricket

India’s men’s cricket team will face Pakistan in one of the biggest events of the day. The two teams will meet in the gold medal match at 10:00am (IST) in Nisshin.

Volleyball

India’s men’s volleyball team will also be in action against Thailand in the fifth-place match at 9:30am (IST).

Rugby Sevens

The Indian women’s rugby sevens team will compete in their fifth-to-eighth-place qualification match at 6:20am (IST). Depending on the result, India could then play the seventh-to-eighth-place match at 12:35pm (IST) or the fifth-to-sixth-place final at 1:00pm (IST).

Sailing

Mahi Verma will compete in races 11 and 12 of the girls’ dinghy event at 7:10am (IST).
Katya Coelho will then take part in races 11, 12 and 13 of the women’s windsurfing event from 8:05am (IST).

Hockey

India’s men’s hockey team will be in gold medal-round action against Malaysia at 3:30pm (IST) at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium.

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