On the ninth day of the Asian Games 2026, Indian athletes continue to actively participate in the competitions. It is expected that there will be many medals in athletics, while athletes in other disciplines strive to demonstrate outstanding results to increase India's overall medal tally.
On the eighth day of the Asian Games, India won seven awards: four silver and three bronze. In swimming, Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh lost in the final matches, receiving silver medals. Additionally, Ensi Sodjan and Sarvesh Kushare added glory to the country by winning silver. Harita Bhadra, Tejashwin Shankar, and Parul Chaudhary received bronze medals.
Shooter Ganesh Mani reached the quarterfinals of the men's individual competition, defeating his compatriot Sahil Jadhav with a score of 149-148 in the second round. Previously, he won the first round with a score of 144-142.
The competition schedule includes the following events: at 4:45 AM — qualifying round of the men's individual competition (Sahil Jadhav vs Jamyangombo Purevordorj from Mongolia; Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru vs Sostar Andaru Rinaldi from Indonesia); at 5:25 AM — men's individual competition round of 1/8 (Sahil Jadhav and Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru, depending on qualification); at 9:45 AM — qualifying round of the women's individual competition (Jyoti Surekha Venem vs Adel Jaksenbina from Kazakhstan; Chikita Taniparti); at 10:25 AM — women's individual competition round of 1/8 (Jyoti Surekha Venem and Chikita Taniparti, depending on qualification).
The athletics schedule includes the following finals and rounds: at 2:35 PM — women's discus throw final (Sima, Sanya Yadav); at 3:09 PM — first stage of the mixed 4x100 meters relay (India); at 3:53 PM — women's 400 meters hurdles final (Vitya Ramraj, Anu Ragwan); at 4:03 PM — men's 400 meters hurdles final (Santosh Kumar Tamilarasan); at 4:13 PM — men's 3000 meters steeple chase final (Avinash Sable); at 4:25 PM — men's long jump final (David Solomon Patturaj, Murili Shrishankar); at 4:35 PM — men's 1500 meters final (Yunus Shah, Gulvir Singh); at 4:45 PM — men's javelin throw final (Rohit Yadav, Yash Vir Singh); at 4:50 PM — women's 800 meters round 1 (Gautami Jairaman (stage 1), Pooja (stage 2)); at 5:13 PM — women's 5000 meters final (Sima, Parul Chaudhary); at 6:01 PM — first stage of the mixed 4x400 meters relay (India); at 6:34 PM — women's 4x100 meters relay final (India).
The boxing schedule includes the following bouts: at 1:30 PM — women's 75 kg quarterfinal (Lovlina Borgohain vs Suyon Seong from South Korea); at 2:45 PM — women's 60 kg quarterfinal (Priya Ganghas vs Midzgan Samdov from Tajikistan); at 3:45 PM — men's 90 kg quarterfinal (Kapil Pokhria vs Giche Kim from South Korea).
The competitions include: at 8:00 AM — women's 78 kg quarterfinal (Pinky Balhara); at 10:30 AM — women's 78 kg semi-final (Pinky Balhara, depending on qualification); at 11:30 AM — women's 78 kg final (Pinky Balhara, depending on qualification).
The cricket schedule features a men's team quarterfinal match between India and Afghanistan at 10 AM.
In hockey, a men's group stage match between India and Bangladesh will take place at 3:30 PM.
The sailing schedule includes the following events: at 7:30 AM — men's dinghy qualification series (Vishnu Saravanan); at 7:30 AM — men's skiff start series (Prince Kurisinkl Noble, Manu Francis); at 7:40 AM — women's dinghy qualification series (Netra Kumannan); at 7:40 AM — women's skiff start series (Harshita Tomar, Shital Varma); at 8:30 AM — mixed dinghy start series (Shraddha Varma, Ravindra Kumar Sharma); at 10:40 AM — girls' dinghy start series (Mahi Varma).
Sepak Takraw events include: at 6:30 AM — women's double group stage B (India (Priti Langoldjam, Menenu Tsukuru, Lerentonbi Devi Langbam) vs Japan); at 10:30 AM — women's double semi-final (India, depending on qualification).
Shooting events include: at 6:10 AM — qualification and team final of women's 25m pistol (Rapid stage) (Manu Bhakar, Isha Singh, Rahi Sarnobat); at 6:30 AM — qualification and team final of men's shotgun (second day) (Akhwar Rizvi, Kinan Chennai, Shafnat Bhardwaj); at 6:30 AM — qualification and team final of women's shotgun (second day) (Manisha Kir, Ashima Ahalawat, Niru); at 10:45 AM — women's individual 25m pistol final (Manu Bhakar, Isha Singh, Rahi Sarnobat, depending on qualification).
Volleyball features a men's group stage match between India and Hong Kong at 6:30 AM.
Squash events include: at 6:30 AM — women's team group stage C (India vs China); at 8:30 AM — men's team group stage A (India vs China); at 12:00 PM — women's team group stage C (India vs Japan); at 2:00 PM — men's team group stage A (India vs South Korea).
Tennis events include: at 6:30 AM — men's singles second round (Sumit Nagl vs Hong Seong-Chang from South Korea); before 11:00 AM — women's doubles first round (Ankita Raina/Ratujha Bhosale vs Anna Denilina/Yulia Putinseva from Kazakhstan).
Surfing features the third round of men's shortboard (stage 2) at 3:58 AM (Shivaj Babu vs J).
