The Asian Games or the Asiad is in full swing and the Indian contingent has performed exceptionally well in the continental showpiece.
The Asian Games or the Asiad is in full swing and the Indian contingent has performed exceptionally well in the continental showpiece. Added to that, India has also sent a very strong and large contingent to uphold the motto of “abki baar 100 paar” (this year we will cross the 100 medal mark). India has sent a strong contingent of 665 athletes.
Heading into day 3 of the Asian Games (i.e. September 26), India has already clinched an impressive 11 medals (which includes 2 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze). As a result, India is ranked 5th in the overall medal tally. Additionally, India shattered the shooting record of China in the Men’s team 10 m Air Rifle. Subsequently, the Indian women’s cricket team also won their maiden gold medal in the Asian Games.
| Start Time (IST) | Sport | Event |
| 7:30 am | Swimming | 100 m Freestyle heats- Ananya Nayak |
| 7:45 am | Swimming | 400 m Individual Medley heats- Ananya Nayak |
| 8:00 am | Swimming | 200 m Backstroke heats- Palak Joshi |
| 8:15 am | Swimming | 1500 m Freestyle- Aryan Nehra |
| 7:30 pm | Swimming | 100 m Freestyle Final- Ananya Nayak |
| 7:45 pm | Swimming | 400 m Individual Medley final- Aryan Nehra |
| 8:00 pm | Swimming | 200 m Backstroke Final– Palak Joshi |
| 8:15 pm | Swimming | 1500 m Freestyle heats- Aryan Nehra |
| 11:30 am | Boxing | Women’s 75 kg Prelims- Lovlina Borgohain |
| 11:30 am | Boxing | Men’s 57 kg Prelims- Sachin Siwach |
| 11:30 am | Boxing | Men’s +92kg Prelims- Narender Barwal |
| 12:30 pm | Cycling (Qualifying) | Women’s Team Sprint- Celestina, Triyasha Paul, Mayuri Lute and Susikala Agashe |
| 12:30 pm | Cycling (Qualifying) | Men’s Team Sprint- Esow Alben, Ronaldo Singh, David Beckham and Rojit Singh |
| 12:30 pm | Cycling (Qualifying) | Men’s Team Pursuit- Venkappa Kengalkutti, Neeraj Kumar, Manjeet Kumar and Dinesh Kumar |
| 5:30 am | Equestrian (Dressage) | Team, individual qualifying- Anush Aggarwala, Hriday Chheda, Divyakirti Singh, Sudipti Hejala |
| 6:30 am | Fencing | Women’s Individual Sabre Preliminaries and Knockout- Bhavani Devi |
| 4:00 pm | Fencing | Women’s Individual Sabre semifinals- Bhavani Devi |
| 5:50 pm | Fencing | Women’s Individual Sabre semifinals- Bhavani Devi |
| 6:30 am | Hockey | Men’s- India vs Singapore |
| 7:30 am | Judo | Men’s 100 kg- Avtar Singh |
| 7:30 am | Judo | Women’s 78 kg- Indubala Devi |
| 7:30 am | Judo | Women’s 78+ kg- Tulika Maan |
| 12:30 pm | Chess | Men’s Individual Round 5- Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi |
| 12:30 pm | Chess | Women’s Individual Round 5- Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavali |
| 2:30 pm | Chess | Men’s Individual Round 6- Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi |
| 2:30 pm | Chess | Women’s Individual Round 6- Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavali |
| 4:30 pm | Chess | Men’s Individual Round 7- Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi |
| 4:30 pm | Chess | Women’s Individual Round 7- Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavali |
| 6:30 am | Shooting (Qualification) | 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team |
| 6:30 am | Shooting (Qualification) | Women’s 25m Pistol- Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan and Esha Singh |
| 6:30 am | Shooting (Qualification) | Men’s and women’s skeet individual and team- Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Gurjoat Singh Khangura and Angad Vir Singh Bajwa |
| 8:15 am | Shooting (Final) | 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team |
| 7:30 am | Squash | Women’s Team- Joshna Chinnappa, Dipika Pallikal Karthik, Anahat Singh and Tanvi Khanna |
| 7:30 am | Squash | Men’s Team- Saurav Ghosal, Ramit Tandon, Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar |
To watch the Asian Games, viewers can tune into the various TV broadcasts and on-demand live streams provided by regional broadcasters. The list of broadcasters who will show the Asian Games are as follows:
| Country | Channels |
| China | CCTV |
| Japan | TBS |
| India | Sony LIV (Sony Sports Network) |
| Singapore | MediaCorp Channel 5 and mewatch.sg |
| Indonesia | MNCTV, RCTI, iNews TV, and Vision+ |
| South Korea | KBS, MBC, SBS, and TV Chosun |
| Malaysia | RTM and Astro |
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