Asian Games 2026 India Schedule
Follow Team India’s confirmed events at Aichi-Nagoya 2026, including cricket knockout entries, hockey pools, kabaddi groups, volleyball, archery, rugby sevens and sepaktakraw.
The Asian Games 2026 India schedule below includes only events in which India’s participation has been confirmed through official team draws, knockout seeding or published selection information.
Exact match times and the complete list of India’s individual-sport entries have not yet been released in one consolidated IOA schedule. Every pending item is clearly marked so the page does not present estimates as confirmed fixtures.
Asian Games 2026 India Date-wise Schedule
Open a date card to see India’s confirmed event window and conditional knockout or medal appearances.
SEP16Wednesday Team India Schedule India Men’s Volleyball Campaign Begins Confirmed
India Events 1
- INDMen’s Volleyball: India are drawn in Pool C with Qatar, Vietnam and Hong Kong, China.
Schedule Status i
Exact match order and start times are still awaited from the organisers.
SEP17Thursday Team India Schedule India Women’s Cricket Quarterfinal Window India vs Japan
India Events 1
- INDWomen’s T20 Cricket: Defending champions India face Japan in the quarterfinal.
Schedule Status i
The official draw confirms the matchup; the exact date and time within the quarterfinal window remain pending.
SEP18Friday Team India Schedule Indian Hockey Teams Enter Competition Window Men & Women
India Events 3
- INDMen’s Hockey: India are in Pool A with Japan, Republic of Korea, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
- INDWomen’s Hockey: India are in Pool B with Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Uzbekistan.
- INDMen’s Volleyball: Pool-stage action continues, subject to the final match programme.
Schedule Status i
Individual hockey fixture dates and timings have not yet been published in the official draw announcement.
SEP20Sunday Team India Schedule India’s Sepaktakraw Events Begin 4 Entries
India Events 5
- INDMen’s Team Regu: India are in Pool B.
- INDMen’s Quadrant: India are in Group A.
- INDWomen’s Double: India are in Group B.
- INDWomen’s Quadrant: India are in Group A.
- INDWomen’s Cricket: Semifinals are scheduled on 20 September if India win their quarterfinal.
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Event-specific sepaktakraw match dates are pending; medal days are 25 September, 29 September and 3 October.
SEP21Monday Team India Schedule India’s Kabaddi Campaign Begins Men & Women
India Events 2
- INDMen’s Kabaddi: India are in Group A with Bangladesh, Republic of Korea, Chinese Taipei and Japan.
- INDWomen’s Kabaddi: India are in Group A with Iran, Japan and Bangladesh.
Schedule Status i
The match-by-match order and IST timings are yet to be released.
SEP22Tuesday Team India Schedule First Major Medal Day for India’s Team Events Medal Day
India Events 2
- INDWomen’s T20 Cricket: Gold and bronze medal matches are scheduled, subject to India’s progress.
- INDMen’s Volleyball: The men’s volleyball medal event is scheduled on this date, subject to qualification.
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These are conditional India appearances based on progress through earlier rounds.
SEP24Thursday Team India Schedule Men’s Cricket Tournament Starts Direct QF
India Events 1
- INDMen’s T20 Cricket: Preliminary matches run from 24-26 September; India do not play this stage.
Schedule Status i
India’s quarterfinal opponent will come from the preliminary round.
SEP25Friday Team India Schedule First Sepaktakraw Medal Day Potential
India Events 1
- INDSepaktakraw: India could feature depending on progression in its confirmed entries.
Schedule Status i
The organisers have not yet assigned the medal programme to specific India-entered categories.
SEP26Saturday Team India Schedule Kabaddi Finals and Archery Opening Medal Day
India Events 4
- INDMen’s Kabaddi: Gold and bronze medal matches are scheduled, subject to qualification.
- INDWomen’s Kabaddi: Gold and bronze medal matches are scheduled, subject to qualification.
- INDRecurve Archery: Competition begins and runs through 3 October.
- INDCompound Archery: Competition begins and runs through 1 October.
Schedule Status i
India’s archery squad has been finalised, but session-level athlete timings are still pending.
SEP28Monday Team India Schedule India Men’s Cricket Quarterfinal Window Opens Confirmed Stage
India Events 3
- INDMen’s T20 Cricket: India enter the tournament directly in the quarterfinal round.
- INDHockey: Pool-stage and classification fixtures continue.
- INDArchery: Recurve and compound qualification/elimination rounds continue.
Schedule Status i
India’s exact cricket quarterfinal date, opponent and start time are still to be announced.
SEP29Tuesday Team India Schedule Cricket Quarterfinal and Sepaktakraw Medal Window Potential
India Events 3
- INDMen’s T20 Cricket: Second day of the quarterfinal window.
- INDSepaktakraw: Two gold-medal events are scheduled.
- INDHockey: Tournament action continues.
Schedule Status i
India’s participation on this date depends on final fixture allocation and progression.
SEP30Wednesday Team India Schedule Compound Archery Medal Events Begin Medal Day
India Events 2
- INDCompound Archery: India’s selected compound archers may compete in medal events.
- INDHockey: Knockout and classification phase continues.
Schedule Status i
Athlete-by-athlete start lists will be added after official entries are published.
OCT1Thursday Team India Schedule Cricket Semifinals, Rugby Sevens and Compound Finals High-Interest
India Events 3
- INDMen’s T20 Cricket: Semifinals are scheduled, subject to India winning the quarterfinal.
- INDWomen’s Rugby Sevens: India begin the 1–3 October competition window in Group E.
- INDCompound Archery: Two compound medal events are scheduled.
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India’s women’s rugby group also includes China, Hong Kong, China and Malaysia.
OCT2Friday Team India Schedule Recurve Archery and Hockey Medal Window Medal Day
India Events 3
- INDRecurve Archery: Three recurve gold-medal events are scheduled.
- INDHockey: One hockey gold-medal event is scheduled across the 2-3 October medal programme.
- INDWomen’s Rugby Sevens: Pool and knockout action continues.
Schedule Status i
The hockey schedule does not yet identify which gender’s final is on 2 October.
OCT3Saturday Team India Schedule India’s Biggest Confirmed Final-Day Window Finals
India Events 5
- INDMen’s T20 Cricket: Gold and bronze medal matches are scheduled, subject to qualification.
- INDHockey: The second hockey gold-medal event is scheduled.
- INDRecurve Archery: Two recurve gold-medal events are scheduled.
- INDWomen’s Rugby Sevens: Medal matches are scheduled.
- INDSepaktakraw: Two gold-medal events are scheduled.
Schedule Status i
This is the final confirmed India event window currently available from official sources.
Team India Sport-wise Schedule
View India’s official pools, confirmed opponents, competition windows, medal dates and venues.
Cricket 2confirmed entries
Women’s T20 Cricket
India vs JapanMen’s T20 Cricket
Direct QuarterfinalHockey 2confirmed entries
Men’s Hockey
Pool AWomen’s Hockey
Pool BVolleyball 1confirmed entry
Men’s Volleyball
Pool CKabaddi 2confirmed entries
Men’s Kabaddi
Group AWomen’s Kabaddi
Group ASepaktakraw 4confirmed entries
Men’s Team Regu
Pool BMen’s Quadrant
Group AWomen’s Double
Group BWomen’s Quadrant
Group ARugby Sevens 1confirmed entry
Women’s Rugby Sevens
Group EArchery 2disciplines
Recurve Archery
Squad FinalisedCompound Archery
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India at the Asian Games 2026
India will enter Aichi-Nagoya 2026 as one of Asia’s leading sporting nations. The currently confirmed programme includes both Indian cricket teams, the men’s and women’s hockey and kabaddi teams, the men’s volleyball team, the women’s rugby sevens team, four sepaktakraw entries and selected recurve and compound archers.
In women’s cricket, India have been drawn against Japan in the quarterfinal. The men’s cricket team are seeded directly into the knockout stage and will begin in the quarterfinals on 28 or 29 September. India’s hockey men are placed in Pool A, while the women are in Pool B.
Why exact India match timings are not shown yet
The organisers have published the sport calendar and team draws, but several match orders and session times remain pending. The IOA has also not released one final consolidated list covering every Indian athlete and individual event. Publishing unconfirmed times would therefore be misleading.
This page will remain structured around official information: confirmed opponent, competition window, medal date and venue. Session times can be inserted into the existing cards once released.
Asian Games 2026 India Schedule FAQs
When does India’s Asian Games 2026 schedule begin?
India’s earliest currently confirmed competition window begins with men’s volleyball on 16 September 2026. Women’s cricket follows from 17 September, before the opening ceremony on 19 September.
Who will India face in women’s cricket?
India will face Japan in the women’s T20 quarterfinal. The quarterfinal matches are scheduled across 17 and 18 September.
When will India play men’s cricket?
India are seeded directly into the quarterfinals, scheduled on 28 and 29 September. The exact India match date, opponent and time are still pending.
Is this the final Asian Games 2026 India schedule?
No. It contains the currently verified India entries and competition windows. Additional individual sports and exact timings should be added after official final entries are released.