India's Thrilling Schedule at the Asian Games on September 29
A Day Packed with Action
On September 29, Team India will showcase its talents across various sports at the Asian Games, featuring medal events in athletics, shooting, cycling, martial arts, and more.
Morning Events: Surfing and Archery
The day kicks off with surfing, where Anbarasu Kishore Kumar is set to compete in the Men's Shortboard quarterfinals against Toby Espejon from the Philippines at 4:54 am IST (8:24 am JST). Should he advance, the semifinals will take place at 7:47 am IST, followed by the bronze medal match at 9:26 am IST and the gold medal match at 10:35 am IST.
Archery will commence at 5:30 am IST (9:00 am JST) at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square. Dhiraj Bommadevara and Neeraj Chauhan will participate in the Recurve Men's Individual 1/16 Elimination Round, with Dhiraj facing an opponent from the UAE or Philippines, while Neeraj competes against Indonesia's Salsabilla Riau Ega Agata. The 1/8 elimination rounds are set for 9:30 am and 10:15 am IST. In the women's recurve, Kumkum Anil Mohod will take on Mongolia's Bishindee Urantungalag, and Kirti Sharma will face Vietnam's Hoang Phuong Thao starting at 9:45 am IST, with the 1/8 elimination rounds scheduled for 10:25 am IST.
Shooting: Aiming for Medals
The shooting events will feature a robust Indian team starting at 6:30 am IST (10:00 am JST) at the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery. Kynan Chenai, Ahvar Rizvi, and Shapath Bharadwaj will compete in the Men's Trap Individual Qualification Round and Team Final. Meanwhile, Neeru, Manisha Keer, and Aashima Ahlawat will participate in the women's trap qualification and team final. The individual finals are scheduled later in the day, with the women's Trap final at 10:30 am IST and the men's Trap final at 12:00 pm IST.
Kurash, Squash, and Tennis
In Kurash, Vipin Kumar will kick off his Men's -66kg campaign in the Round of 16 at 6:24 am IST (9:54 am JST) at the Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall, with the quarterfinals, semifinals, and final set for 8:00 am, 10:50 am, and 11:45 am IST, respectively.
The Indian women's squash team, consisting of Anahat Singh, Jyotsna Chinappa, Tanvi Khanna, and Shameena Riaz, will face Iran in Pool C Match 2 at 6:30 am IST at the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena.
In tennis, Dhakshineswar Suresh will compete against Indonesia's Gunawan Trismuwantara in the men's singles second round at 6:30 am IST. Following that, Sumit Nagal will take on South Korea's Seongchan Hong at 9:00 am, while Yuki Bhambri and Dhakshineswar Suresh will play men's doubles against Kazakhstan's Beibit Zhukayev and Denis Yevseyev. Anirudh Chandrasekar and N Sriram Balaji will also be in men's doubles against Nepal's Pradip Khadka and Abhishek Bastola. In mixed doubles, N Sriram Balaji and Ankita Raina will face Hong Kong at 12:00 pm IST.
Water Sports, Boxing, and Climbing
Canoe slalom, sailing, and boxing will further enrich India's busy schedule. Hitesh Kewat and Pradhyumna Singh Rathod will compete in the men's kayak single heats starting at 7:00 am IST, while Rina Sen and Pallavi Jagpat will participate in the women's canoe single heat at 7:50 am. Shikha Chouhan will compete in the women's kayak single heat at 8:47 am.
In sailing, Prince Noble and Manu Francis will compete in the men's Skiff/49er from 7:30 am, followed by Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma in the women's Skiff/49er FX and Mahi Verma in the Girls' Dinghy/ILCA 4. Vishnu Saravanan, Katya Coelho, and Nethra Kumanan will also be in action later in the morning.
Boxing will feature three Indian athletes in semifinal bouts. Parveen will face China's Li Shu in the women's 65kg category at 10:15 am IST, Ankush will take on Uzbekistan's Erkinboev Fazliddin in the men's 80kg category at 11:00 am, and Narender will compete against Kazakhstan's Oralbay Aibek in the men's +90kg category at 11:30 am.
In sports climbing, Joga Purty will participate in the women's speed qualification starting at 9:00 am IST.
Cycling and Volleyball
Track cycling will include qualification rounds for the women's team sprint at 6:30 am, men's team sprint at 6:48 am, and women's team pursuit at 7:12 am. The first rounds will commence at 11:30 am, with the sprint finals beginning at 12:43 pm.
The Indian men's volleyball team is set to face Qatar in Pool C Match 23 at 12:30 pm IST (4:00 pm JST) at Park Arena Komaki.
Athletics: The Medal Rush
The most significant medal opportunities will arise in athletics at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium. Dev Kumar Meena and Kuldeep Kumar will compete in the men's pole vault final at 2:50 pm IST, followed by Pooja and Supriya Sindigere Basavaraju in the women's high jump final at 3:35 pm. Tanya Chaudhary and Anushka Yadav will participate in the women's hammer throw final at 4:05 pm.
Track finals will commence with Pooja competing in the women's 800m final at 4:20 pm, followed by Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath in the men's 800m final at 4:35 pm. Gulveer Singh and Avinash Mukund Sable will line up for the men's 5000m final at 4:45 pm. The day's athletics events will conclude with three relay finals: the mixed 4x100m relay at 5:18 pm, the women's 4x400m relay at 5:35 pm, and the men's 4x400m relay at 5:47 pm.
Conclusion
With numerous medal events and qualification rounds scheduled throughout the day, September 29 is set to be another thrilling day for the Indian team at the Asian Games.