Gulveer Singh eyes hat-trick, boxers aim for finals

Gulveer Singh's bid for a third medal and three boxing semi-finals headline India's schedule at the Asian Games 2026 today, September 29.

Already a silver medallist in the 1500m and 10000m, Gulveer will be running for a third podium finish at Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in the 5000m final on the final day of athletics.

The Indian athlete will be joined in the field by Avinash Sable, who will also be gunning for a podium after falling short in the steeplechase. Sable won silver in that event at Hangzhou 2023.

National record-holder Dev Meena and Kuldeep Kumar take their rivalry to the international stage in the pole vault final.

Indian teams will also run in three relay finals, the mixed 4x100m and the men's and women's 4x400m.

Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath will line up for the 800m.

There will be more medal chances on the track and in the field today, with the women's high jump, hammer throw and 800m.

In boxing, three Indians fight for a place in their finals, each already assured of at least a bronze.

Parveen Hooda meets the People’s Republic of China's Li Shu in the women's 65kg semi-finals, Ankush Panghal faces Uzbekistan's Fazliddin Erkinboev, the reigning 75kg world champion, in the men's 80kg.

Narender Berwal takes on Kazakhstan's Aibek Oralbay, the reigning world champion, in the men's +90kg.

In shooting, the trap events conclude, with the men's and women's individual finals deciding two medals after the team finals earlier in the day.

India's squash women's team continues its group campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran, while the archery recurve archers go through the individual eliminations.

The Indian men’s team faces Qatar in a decisive group game in volleyball. Multiple doubles matches are scheduled in tennis.

Cycling, canoe slalom and sport climbing also join India's itinerary.

There are further medal opportunities in track cycling, where the men's and women's team sprint finals are scheduled, in kurash, through, Vipin Kumar in the men's -66kg, and in the men's shortboard surfing.

Asian Games 2026 India schedule today: September 29

All in Indian Standard Time (IST)

Archery

Recurve men's individual 1/16 elimination: Dhiraj Bommadevara (IND) vs Khalifa Alkaabi (UAE)/Girvin Cullen Nigel Garcia (PHI) - 5:30 AM

Recurve men's individual 1/16 elimination: Neeraj Chauhan (IND) vs Riau Ega Agatha (INA) - 5:30 AM

Recurve men's individual 1/8 elimination: Dhiraj Bommadevara (if qualified) - 9:30 AM

Recurve women's individual 1/16 elimination: Kumkum Mohod (IND) vs Bishindee Urantungalag (MGL) - 9:45 AM

Recurve women's individual 1/16 elimination: Kirti Sharma (IND) vs Hoang Phuong Thao (VIE) - 9:45 AM

Recurve men's individual 1/8 elimination: Neeraj Chauhan (if qualified) - 10:15 AM

Recurve women's individual 1/8 elimination: Kumkum Mohod (if qualified) - 10:25 AM

Recurve women's individual 1/8 elimination: Kirti Sharma (if qualified) - 10:25 AM

Athletics

Medal event: Men's pole vault final (Dev Meena, Kuldeep Kumar) - 2:50 PM

Medal event: Women's high jump final (Pooja Singh, Supriya Sindigere Basavaraju) - 3:35 PM

Medal event: Women's hammer throw final (Tanya Chaudhary, Anushka Yadav) - 4:05 PM

Medal event: Women's 800m final (Pooja) - 4:20 PM

Medal event: Men's 800m final (Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath) - 4:35 PM

Medal event: Men's 5000m final (Gulveer Singh, Avinash Sable) - 4:45 PM

Medal event: Mixed 4x100m relay final (Indian team) - 5:18 PM

Medal event: Women's 4x400m relay final (Indian team) - 5:35 PM

Medal event: Men's 4x400m relay final (Indian team) - 5:47 PM

Boxing

Medal event: Women's 65kg semi-final: Parveen Hooda (IND) vs Shu Li (CHN) - 10:15 AM

Medal event: Men's 80kg semi-final: Ankush Panghal (IND) vs Fazliddin Erkinboev (UZB) - 11:00 AM

Medal event: Men's +90kg semi-final: Narender Berwal (IND) vs Aibek Oralbay (KAZ) - 11:30 AM

Canoe slalom

Men's kayak single heat (Hitesh Kewat, Pradhyumna Singh Rathod) - 7:00 AM

Women's canoe single heat (Rina Sen, Pallavi Jagtap) - 7:50 AM

Women's kayak single heat (Shikha Chouhan) - 8:47 AM

Cycling (track)

Women's team sprint qualification (Celestina Chelobroy, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka, Sarita Kumari) - 6:30 AM

Men's team sprint qualification (Rojit Singh Yanglem, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo, Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam) - 6:48 AM

Women's team pursuit qualification (Harshita Jakhar, Pooja Danole, Meenakshi Rohilla, Swasti Singh) - 7:12 AM

Women's team sprint 1st round (if qualified) - 11:30 AM onwards

Men's team sprint 1st round (if qualified) - 11:42 AM onwards

Women's team pursuit 1st round (if qualified) - 11:54 AM onwards

Medal event: Women's team sprint final for bronze (if qualified) - 12:43 PM

Medal event: Women's team sprint final for gold (if qualified) - 12:46 PM

Medal event: Men's team sprint final for bronze (if qualified) - 12:49 PM

Medal event: Men's team sprint final for gold (if qualified) - 12:52 PM

Kurash

Men's -66kg round of 16: Vipin Kumar (IND) vs PHI or KOR - 6:24 AM

Men's -66kg quarter-final: Vipin Kumar (if qualified) - 8:00 AM

Medal event: Men's -66kg semi-final: Vipin Kumar (if qualified) - 10:50 AM

Medal event: Men's -66kg final: Vipin Kumar (if qualified) - 11:45 AM

Sailing

Men's skiff/49er races 3-6 (Prince Kurisinkal Noble, Manu Francis) - 7:30 AM onwards

Women's skiff/49er FX races 3-6 (Harshita Tomar, Shital Verma) - 7:40 AM onwards

Girls' dinghy/ILCA 4 opening series races 1-3 (Mahi Verma) - 7:40 AM onwards

Men's dinghy/ILCA 7 qualification series races 3-5 (Vishnu Saravanan) - 10:30 AM onwards

Women's windsurfing/iQFOiL races 1-4 (Katya Ida Coelho) - 10:40 AM onwards

Women's dinghy/ILCA 6 qualification series races 3-5 (Nethra Kumanan) - 10:40 AM onwards

Shooting

Men's trap individual qualification day 3 (Kynan Chenai, Ahvar Rizvi, Shapath Bharadwaj) - 6:30 AM

Medal event: Men's trap team final, day 3 (Kynan Chenai, Ahvar Rizvi, Shapath Bharadwaj) - 6:30 AM

Women’s trap individual qualification day 3 (Neeru Dhanda, Manisha Keer, Aashima Ahlawat) - 6:30 AM

Medal event: Women's trap team final, day 3 (Neeru Dhanda, Manisha Keer, Aashima Ahlawat) - 6:30 AM

Medal event: Women's trap individual final (Neeru Dhanda, Manisha Keer, Aashima Ahlawat) - 10:30 AM

Medal event: Men's trap individual final (Kynan Chenai, Ahvar Rizvi, Shapath Bharadwaj) - 12:00 PM

Sports climbing

Women's speed qualification (Joga Purty) - 9:00 AM onwards

Squash

Women's team event Pool C: India vs Iran (Anahat Singh, Joshana Chinappa, Tanvi Khanna, Shameena Riaz) - 6:30 AM

Surfing

Men's shortboard quarter-final heat 4: Kishore Kumar (IND) vs Toby Espejon (PHI) - 4:54 AM

Men's shortboard semi-final: Kishore Kumar (if qualified) - 7:47 AM

Medal event: Men's shortboard bronze medal match: Kishore Kumar (if qualified) - 9:26 AM

Medal event: Men's shortboard gold medal match: Kishore Kumar (if qualified) - 10:35 AM

Tennis

Men's singles 2nd round: Dhakshineswar Suresh (IND) vs Gunawan Trismuwantara (INA) - 6:30 AM onwards

Men's singles 2nd round: Sumit Nagal (IND) vs Hong Seong-chan (KOR) - 9:00 AM onwards

Men's doubles 2nd round: Yuki Bhambri & Dhakshineswar Suresh (IND) vs Beibit Zhukayev & Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) - 9:00 AM onwards

Men's doubles 2nd round: Anirudh Chandrasekar & N Sriram Balaji (IND) vs Pradip Khadka & Abhishek Bastola (NEP) - 9:00 AM onwards

Mixed doubles 1st round: N Sriram Balaji & Ankita Raina (IND) vs Kai Thompson & Eudice Chong (HKG) - 12:00 PM onwards

Mixed doubles 2nd round: Yuki Bhambri & Rutuja Bhosale (IND) vs TBD - TBD

Volleyball

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