India will have a busy day at the Asian Games 2026 on Sunday, September 20, with medal events and major team competitions spread across the schedule. The spotlight will be on India’s women’s cricket semifinal against Bangladesh, while the women’s and men’s hockey teams begin their campaigns.

Indian shooters Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod will also be chasing medals in the women’s 10m air rifle competition, with both the team and individual events on the schedule.

For India, the day also features action in badminton, table tennis, swimming, wushu, mixed martial arts and teqball.

Asian Games 2026 India schedule for September 20 (IST)

7:10 a.m. — Mixed Martial Arts: Suchika Tariyal vs Altanchimeg Baigalmaa of Mongolia, women’s Traditional 60kg quarterfinal

7:22 a.m. — Swimming: Akash Mani, men’s 100m freestyle Heat 5

7:30 a.m. — Hockey: India vs Uzbekistan, women’s Pool B

7:37 a.m. — Swimming: Utkarsh Patil and Rishabh Das, men’s 100m backstroke Heat 3

9:00 a.m. — Table Tennis: India vs Indonesia, men’s Team Group F

10:30 a.m. — Cricket: India vs Bangladesh, women’s semifinal

11:00 a.m. — Shooting: Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar and Vidarsa Vinod, women’s 10m air rifle individual final, subject to qualification

11:00 a.m. — Mixed Martial Arts: Varun Sanyal vs TBC, men’s Traditional 77kg quarterfinal

11:30 a.m. — Hockey: India vs Indonesia, men’s Pool A

11:30 a.m. — Badminton: India vs Kazakhstan, women’s team first round

12:30 p.m. — Table Tennis: India vs Singapore, women’s Team Group F

3:00 p.m. — Table Tennis: India vs Iran, men’s Team Group F

3:10 p.m. — Wushu: Aparna vs Sogand Sinkaeichetan of Iran, women’s 52kg Sanda Round of 16

4:50 p.m. — Wushu: Vikrant Baliyan vs Soheil Mousavi of Iran, men’s 75kg Sanda Round of 16

With cricket, hockey and shooting all featuring prominently, Sunday’s programme gives India a packed schedule across several sports as the Asian Games 2026 gets underway.