Asian Games, Oct 1 schedule: IND vs PAK double-header takes centre stage

India face a packed day at the Asian Games, with the spotlight on a high-profile India-Pakistan double-header in volleyball and hockey. The men’s volleyball team meet Pakistan in the quarterfinal, while the hockey team take on their arch-rivals in the semifinal.The day also features India’s men’s cricket semifinal against Sri Lanka, with a place in the final at stake. In squash, both the women’s and men’s teams are assured of medals and will look to progress further.Several Indian athletes will also be chasing medals across wrestling, shooting, archery, rugby, cycling and sport climbing. Anish competes in the 25m rapid-fire pistol final, while Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru begins his men’s compound individual campaign.Wrestlers Sumit, Aman, Nitesh and Mansi are among those scheduled for key bouts, while Deepu Mallesh returns to action in men’s speed climbing. With multiple medal opportunities and two India-Pakistan clashes, it promises to be another busy day for the Indian contingent.Here's the full schedule for Indian athletes at the Asian Games 2026 for Wednesday, October 1:3:00 AM: Golf, women’s team, Round 2: Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar, Pranavi Sharath Urs3:44 AM: Golf, women’s individual, Round 2: Pranavi Sharath Urs3:55 AM: Golf, women’s individual, Round 2: Diksha Dagar4:06 AM: Golf, women’s individual, Round 2: Aditi Ashok5:30 AM: Archery, Chikitha Taniparthi, women’s compound individual quarterfinal5:30 AM: Taekwondo, Rupa Bayor, women’s individual poomsae semifinal5:30 AM: Sepaktakraw, India men vs Vietnam6:10 AM: Shooting, Anish, men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol qualification6:30 AM: Cycling, Harshveer Singh Sekhon, men’s omnium scratch race6:30 AM: Tennis, Sumit Nagal, men’s singles quarterfinal vs Yibing Wu6:30 AM: Tennis, Yuki Bhambri/Rutuja Bhosale, mixed doubles quarterfinal, subject to qualification6:30 AM: Volleyball, India men vs Pakistan, quarterfinal6:30 AM onwards: Sailing, Vishnu Sarvanan, ILCA 7 races6:30 AM onwards: Sailing, Prince Noble/Manu Francis, 49er races6:35 AM onwards: Sailing, Harshita Tomar/Shital Verma, 49er FX races6:38 AM: Archery, Chikitha Taniparthi, compound individual semifinal, subject to qualification6:40 AM onwards: Sailing, Nethra Kumanan, ILCA 6 races7:00 AM: Cycling, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka, women’s sprint qualification7:00 AM: Cycling, Celestina, women’s sprint qualification7:00 AM: Squash, India women vs Hong Kong, semifinal7:10 AM onwards: Golf, India men’s team, Round 27:14 AM: Archery, Chikitha Taniparthi, bronze medal match, subject to qualification7:22 AM: Wrestling, Aman, 77kg Greco-Roman qualification7:30 AM: Wrestling, Mansi, 62kg qualification7:30 AM: Judo, Yamini Mourya, women’s 57kg Round of 167:30 AM: Judo, Ininganbi Thakellambam, women’s 70kg Round of 167:30 AM onwards: Sailing, Shraddha Verma/Ravindra Kumar, mixed 470 races7:31 AM: Archery, Chikitha Taniparthi, gold medal match, subject to qualification7:32 AM: Cycling, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka and Celestina, 1/16 finals7:36 AM: Canoe slalom, Shikha Chouhan, women’s kayak semifinal7:55 AM: Wrestling, Sumit, 60kg Greco-Roman quarterfinal7:56 AM: Cycling, Harshveer Singh Sekhon, omnium tempo race8:04 AM: Wrestling, Aman, 77kg Greco-Roman quarterfinal8:10 AM: Golf, Veer Ahlawat, men’s individual Round 28:12 AM: Wrestling, Mansi, 62kg quarterfinal, subject to qualification8:19 AM: Wrestling, Nitesh, 97kg Greco-Roman qualification8:21 AM: Golf, Saptak Talwar, men’s individual Round 28:29 AM: Wrestling, Sumit, 60kg Greco-Roman semifinal, subject to qualification8:32 AM: Golf, Yuvraj Sandhu, men’s individual Round 28:42 AM: Wrestling, Aman, 77kg Greco-Roman semifinal, subject to qualification8:44 AM: Wrestling, Nitesh, 97kg Greco-Roman semifinal, subject to qualification8:50 AM: Rugby Sevens, India women vs Hong Kong8:50 AM: Wrestling, Mansi, 62kg semifinal, subject to qualification8:57 AM: Wrestling, Nitesh, 97kg repechage, if applicable9:02 AM: Wrestling, Aman, 77kg repechage, if applicable9:10 AM: Wrestling, Mansi, 62kg repechage, if applicable9:16 AM: Wrestling, Sumit, 60kg repechage, if applicable9:35 AM onwards: Sailing, Katya Coelho, women’s IQFOIL races9:40 AM onwards: Sailing, Mahi Verma, girls’ ILCA 4 races9:47 AM: Archery, Ganesh Maniratnam Thirumuru, men’s compound quarterfinal10:00 AM: Cricket, India men vs Sri Lanka, semifinal10:30 AM: Canoe slalom, Shikha Chouhan, women’s kayak final, subject to qualification10:30 AM: Sepaktakraw, India men vs Myanmar10:55 AM: Archery, Ganesh Maniratnam Thirumuru, men’s compound semifinal, subject to qualification11:31 AM: Archery, Ganesh Maniratnam Thirumuru, men’s compound gold medal match, subject to qualification11:39 AM: Cycling, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka and Celestina, 1/16 repechages11:55 AM: Archery, Ganesh Maniratnam Thirumuru, men’s compound bronze medal match, subject to qualification11:57 AM: Cycling, Harshveer Singh Sekhon, omnium elimination race12:00 PM: Taekwondo, Rupa Bayor, gold medal contest, subject to qualification12:00 PM: Shooting, Anish, men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol final, subject to qualification12:18 PM: Cycling, Harshita Jakhar and Swasti Singh, women’s Madison final1:00 PM: Squash, India men vs Malaysia, semifinal1:00 PM: Hockey, India men vs Pakistan, semifinal1:09 PM: Cycling, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka and Celestina, 1/8 finals1:30 PM: Judo, Yamini Mourya, women’s 57kg bronze medal match/final, subject to qualification1:30 PM: Judo, Ininganbi Thakellambam, women’s 70kg bronze medal match/final, subject to qualification1:33 PM: Cycling, Harshveer Singh Sekhon, omnium points race2:18 PM: Cycling, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka and Celestina, 1/8 repechages2:30 PM: Wrestling, Sumit, 60kg Greco-Roman medal matches, subject to qualification2:30 PM: Wrestling, Aman, 77kg Greco-Roman medal matches, subject to qualification2:30 PM: Wrestling, Nitesh, 97kg Greco-Roman medal matches, subject to qualification2:30 PM: Wrestling, Mansi, 62kg women’s medal matches, subject to qualification3:30 PM: Rugby Sevens, India women vs China4:42 PM: Sport climbing, Deepu Mallesh, men’s speed quarterfinal4:49 PM: Sport climbing, Deepu Mallesh, semifinal, subject to qualification4:58 PM: Sport climbing, Deepu Mallesh, final, subject to qualification - Ends