Asian Games LIVE Updates, Day 13: India Confirms Medal In Sepaktakraw; Chikitha Bows Out; Pakistan Extend Volley Lead

India's campaign in the women's individual poomsae taekwondo event came to a heartbreaking close as Rupa Bayor narrowly missed out on a spot in the final. Putting up a determined performance, Rupa finished 5th in her semifinal group, falling just short of the top-four cutoff required to advance to the medal round.

India has found themselves on the back foot early in their high-stakes men's volleyball quarterfinal clash against arch-rivals Pakistan at the Asian Games. Struggling to find their rhythm in the opening exchanges, the Indian side dropped the first set 19–25, leaving them trailing 0-1 and facing an uphill battle to turn the match around and keep their semifinal hopes alive.

India's men's quadrant sepaktakraw team delivered a stellar performance, defeating Vietnam 2-0 with set scores of 15-12 and 15-9 in their second group match. With this commanding victory, India has virtually made their final group fixture against Malaysia redundant for progression purposes, successfully securing a spot in the semifinals and assuring the contingent of at least a bronze medal. Now, with a podium finish locked in, the team will set their sights firmly on the ultimate prize as they charge toward gold.

India is set to lock horns with arch-rivals Pakistan in a high-stakes men's volleyball quarterfinal clash. Heading into the encounter, world rankings favor Pakistan at 39th, while the Indian side sits closely behind at 48th. With a coveted spot in the next round on the line, expect an intense and fiercely contested battle as both teams pull out all the stops to secure bragging rights and move one step closer to a podium finish.

India's campaign in the women's compound individual archery event came to a narrow end as Chikitha Taniparthi bowed out in a fiercely contested quarterfinal. Fresh from her stellar golden exploits earlier in the games, Chikitha put up a valiant fight against Indonesia's Nurisa Dian Ashrifah but narrowly missed out on a spot in the semifinals, going down by a razor-thin margin of 143–144

Here is the schedule organized by sports category:

Archery

• 5:30 a.m. — Compound Women’s Individual Quarterfinals: Chikitha Taniparthi vs Nurisa Dian Ashrifah (Indonesia), followed by semifinal and final (if she is through)

• 9:47 a.m. — Compound Men’s Individual Quarterfinal: Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru vs Chen Chieh-lun, followed by semifinal and final (if he is through)

Canoe Slalom

• 7:36 a.m. — Women’s Kayak Single Semifinal: Shikha Chaouhan, followed by final (if she is through)

Cricket

• 10:00 a.m. — Men’s Semifinal: India vs Sri Lanka

Golf

• 10:10 a.m. — Men’s Individual Stroke Play & Men’s Team Round 2: Veer Ahlawat, Saptak Talwar, and Yuvraj Sandhu

Hockey

• 1:00 p.m. — Men’s Semifinal: India vs Pakistan

Judo

• 7:30 a.m. onwards — Women’s 57kg Quarterfinal Bouts (Yamini Mourya) & Women’s 70kg (Inunganbi Takhellambam)

Rugby Sevens

• 8:50 a.m. onwards — Group Games: India vs Hong Kong, followed by India vs China (at 3:50 p.m.)

Sailing

• 7:30 a.m. — Girls’ Dinghy, Men’s Skiff, Men’s Dinghy, Women’s Windsurfing, and Women’s Skiff Races: Mahi Verma, Manu Francis, Prince Kurusinkal, Vishnu Saravanan, Katya Ida Coelho, Harshita Tomar, and Shital Verma

Sepaktakraw

• 5:30 a.m. onwards — Men’s Quadrant Group A Matches: India

Shooting

• 6:10 a.m. — Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Individual Qualification Stage 2 and Team Final: Anish Bhanwala

• 12:00 p.m. — Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Individual Final: Anish Bhanwala (Subject to qualification)

Sport Climbing

• 4:42 p.m. — Men’s Speed 4 Quarterfinals: Deepu Mallesh, followed by medal races

Squash

• 7:00 a.m. — Women’s Team Semifinals: India vs Hong Kong

• 1:00 p.m. — Men’s Team Semifinals: India vs Malaysia

Taekwondo

• 5:30 a.m. onwards — Women’s Individual Poomsae Semifinals: Roopa Bayor, followed by gold medal contest (if she is through)

Tennis

• Timings Yet to Be Confirmed — Men’s Singles Quarterfinal: Sumit Nagal vs Wu Yibing (China)

Track Cycling

• 6:30 a.m. — Men’s Omnium Scratch Race 1/4: Harshveer Singh Sekhon, followed by medal races

• 7:00 a.m. — Women’s Sprint Qualification: Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka and Celestina, followed by medal races

• 12:18 p.m. — Women’s Madison Final: Harshita Jakhar and Swasti Singh (Medal event)

Volleyball

• 6:30 a.m. — Men’s Quarterfinal: India vs Pakistan

Wrestling

• 7:22 a.m. — Men’s Greco-Roman 77kg Round of 16: Aman vs Borgil Tuvshinbaatar (Mongolia), followed by quarterfinals and medal bouts (if he is through)

• 7:32 a.m. — Women’s 62kg Round of 16: Mansi vs Irina Kuznetsova (Kazakhstan), followed by quarterfinals and medal bouts (if she is through)

• 7:55 a.m. — Men’s Greco-Roman 60kg: Sumit, quarterfinals and medal bouts (if he is through)

• 8:19 a.m. — Men’s Greco-Roman 97kg: Nitesh vs Amanberdi Agamammedov (Turkmenistan), quarterfinals and medal bouts (if he is through)

Here is the Day 13 schedule for India at the Asian Games 2026:

5:30 a.m. — Archery: Compound Women’s Individual Quarterfinals — Chikitha Taniparthi vs Nurisa Dian Ashrifah (Indonesia), followed by semifinal and final (if she is through)

5:30 a.m. — Sepaktakraw: Men’s Quadrant Group A — India onwards

5:30 a.m. — Taekwondo: Women’s Individual Poomsae Semifinals — Roopa Bayor, followed by gold medal contest (if she is through)

6:10 a.m. — Shooting: Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Individual Qualification Stage 2 and Team Final — Anish Bhanwala

6:30 a.m. — Cycling Track: Men’s Omnium Scratch Race 1/4 — Harshveer Singh Sekhon, followed by medal races

6:30 a.m. — Volleyball: Men’s Quarterfinal — India vs Pakistan

7:00 a.m. — Squash: Women’s Team Semifinals — India vs Hong Kong

7:00 a.m. — Cycling Track: Women’s Sprint Qualification — Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka and Celestina, followed by medal races

7:22 a.m. — Wrestling: Men’s Greco-Roman 77kg Round of 16 — Aman vs Borgil Tuvshinbaatar (Mongolia), followed by quarterfinals and medal bouts (if he is through)

7:30 a.m. — Sailing: Girls’ Dinghy, Men’s Skiff, Men’s Dinghy, Women’s Windsurfing, and Women’s Skiff Races — Mahi Verma, Manu Francis, Prince Kurusinkal, Vishnu Saravanan, Katya Ida Coelho, Harshita Tomar, and Shital Verma

7:30 a.m. — Judo: Women’s 57kg Quarterfinal Bouts — Yamini Mourya; Women’s 70kg — Inunganbi Takhellambam onwards

7:32 a.m. — Wrestling: Women’s 62kg Round of 16 — Mansi vs Irina Kuznetsova (Kazakhstan), followed by quarterfinals and medal bouts (if she is through)

7:36 a.m. — Canoe Slalom: Women’s Kayak Single Semifinal — Shikha Chaouhan, followed by final (if she is through)

7:55 a.m. — Wrestling: Men’s Greco-Roman 60kg — Sumit, quarterfinals and medal bouts (if he is through)

8:19 a.m. — Wrestling: Men’s Greco-Roman 97kg — Nitesh vs Amanberdi Agamammedov (Turkmenistan), quarterfinals and medal bouts (if he is through)

8:50 a.m. — Rugby Sevens: Group Games — India vs Hong Kong, followed by India vs China (at 3:50 p.m.)

9:47 a.m. — Archery: Compound Men’s Individual Quarterfinal — Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru vs Chen Chieh-lun, followed by semifinal and final (if he is through)

10:00 a.m. — Cricket: Men’s Semifinal — India vs Sri Lanka

10:10 a.m. — Golf: Men’s Individual Stroke Play & Men’s Team Round 2 — Veer Ahlawat, Saptak Talwar, and Yuvraj Sandhu

12:00 p.m. — Shooting: Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Individual Final — Anish Bhanwala (Subject to qualification)

12:18 p.m. — Cycling Track: Women’s Madison Final — Harshita Jakhar and Swasti Singh (Medal event)

1:00 p.m. — Squash: Men’s Team Semifinals — India vs Malaysia

1:00 p.m. — Hockey: Men’s Semifinal — India vs Pakistan

4:42 p.m. — Sport Climbing: Men’s Speed 4 Quarterfinals — Deepu Mallesh, followed by medal races

Timings Yet to Be Confirmed (Tennis Events):

Tennis: Men’s Singles Quarterfinal — Sumit Nagal vs Wu Yibing (China)

Hello and welcome to another exciting day of the Asian Games 2026! Day 13 brings plenty of action for India, with major medal events, crucial finals and key fixtures lined up across the day, especially in Cricket and Hockey. Stay tuned as we bring you all the LIVE updates, results and developments from Aichi-Nagoya. Let’s get started!