India's Busy Schedule at the Asian Games: Key Events on September 29

A Day Full of Competitions for Team India

On September 29, Team India will showcase its talents across various sports at the Asian Games, with significant events in athletics, shooting, cycling, martial arts, and more set to dominate the day.

The action 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 events 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 scheduled for 9:30 am and 10:15 am IST.

In the women's recurve category, Kumkum Anil Mohod will take on Mongolia's Bishindee Urantungalag, while Kirti Sharma faces Vietnam's Hoang Phuong Thao starting at 9:45 am IST. The 1/8 elimination rounds will follow at 10:25 am IST.

Shooting will feature a robust Indian squad from 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, while Neeru, Manisha Keer, and Aashima Ahlawat will participate in the women's trap qualification and team final.

The individual finals are set for 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.

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 scheduled for 8:00 am, 10:50 am, and 11:45 am IST, respectively.

Team events and racket sports will keep Indian athletes engaged throughout the morning. The Indian women's squash team, comprising Anahat Singh, Jyotsna Chinappa, Tanvi Khanna, and Shameena Riaz, will compete against Iran in Pool C Match 2 at 6:30 am IST at the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena.

In tennis, Dhakshineswar Suresh will face 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 compete in men's doubles against Kazakhstan's Beibit Zhukayev and Denis Yevseyev. Anirudh Chandrasekar and N Sriram Balaji will also participate in men's doubles against Nepal's Pradip Khadka and Abhishek Bastola.

Mixed doubles will feature N Sriram Balaji and Ankita Raina facing Hong Kong at 12:00 pm IST.

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 see 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.

Track cycling will feature qualification rounds in 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 are set to begin at 11:30 am, with the sprint finals commencing at 12:43 pm.

The Indian men's volleyball team will face Qatar in Pool C Match 23 at 12:30 pm IST (4:00 pm JST) at Park Arena Komaki.

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 India's 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 then line up for the men's 5000m final at 4:45 pm.

The athletics program 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.

With numerous medal events and qualification rounds scheduled throughout the day, September 29 is set to be another thrilling day for the Indian contingent at the Asian Games.