India's Athletes Gear Up for Medal Contests on Day 6 of Asian Games 2026
India's Medal Aspirations on Day 6
On September 25, in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, Indian shooters Rudrankksh Patil, APS Tomar, and Niraj Kumar are set to spearhead the country's quest for medals during Day 6 of the Asian Games 2026. Alongside them, athletics stars like Gulveer Singh, Manpreet Kaur, and Damneet Singh are also aiming for podium finishes as India seeks to enhance its medal tally.
The day's events will kick off at 7:15 AM IST, featuring APS Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil, and Niraj Kumar in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions individual and team competition. Additionally, Kamaljeet and Suruchi Inder Singh will vie for a medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team final at 8:30 AM IST, contingent on their performance in the qualification round starting at 6:15 AM IST.
Indian athletes will also participate in various semifinal and quarter-final matches across multiple sports.
In table tennis, Diya Chitale and Manush Shah are set to compete against Hong Kong's Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem in the mixed doubles quarter-finals at 6:30 AM IST. Simultaneously, Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade will face China's Lin Shidong and Kuai Man in their mixed doubles quarter-final.
The women's hockey team will challenge Japan in their Pool B match at 7:30 AM IST, while the women's kabaddi team will meet Nepal in the semifinal at 9:30 AM IST. The men's kabaddi team will also compete in their semifinal against Thailand at 10:45 AM IST.
In squash, Joshana Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar will take part in the mixed doubles quarter-final at 7:00 AM IST, while Abhay Singh will face Japan's Ryunosuke Tsukue in the men's singles quarter-final at 9:15 AM IST.
Anahat Singh and Tanvi Khanna will clash in the women's singles quarter-final at 10:00 AM IST, followed by Veer Chotrani in the men's singles quarter-final at 10:45 AM IST.
The canoe sprint will also feature medal events, with Dhanamanjuri Khwairakpam, Pooja, Soniya Devi Phairembam, and Parvathy Geetha competing in the women's kayak four 500m final at 8:10 AM IST.
Athletics events will unfold in the evening, with Manpreet Kaur and Krishna Jayasankar Menon participating in the women's shot put final at 3:35 PM IST, followed by Sindhusree Ganesha and Baranica Elangoval in the women's pole vault final at 4:33 PM IST.
Gulveer Singh will compete in the men's 10,000m final at 5:02 PM IST, while Damneet Singh and Praveen Kumar will participate in the men's hammer throw final at 5:10 PM IST.
Indian sprinters Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kujur will also be in action during the men's 100m semifinals at 4:11 PM IST and 4:19 PM IST, respectively. If they qualify, they will return for the men's 100m final at 6:50 PM IST.
Earlier in the day, Indian athletes will engage in swimming, fencing, badminton, boxing, surfing, esports, and other competitions.
Swimming events will commence at 6:40 AM IST with Dhanush Suresh competing in the men's 50m breaststroke heats, while several Indian swimmers will participate in heats for the men's 200m backstroke, 400m freestyle, and 200m butterfly.
Badminton matches include Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty's men's doubles first-round match at 12:30 PM IST, Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand's women's doubles first-round match at 1:30 PM IST, and Hariharan Amsakarunan-MR Arjun's men's doubles first-round match at 5:10 PM IST.
In boxing, Sachin will face UAE's Abu Jajeh Mohammad in the men's round of 16 at 10:15 AM IST, while Preeti will compete against North Korea's Mi Chol Pang in the women's round of 16 at 2:15 PM IST.