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Asian Games Live Updates, Day 9: Manu Bhaker In Action; Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh In Gold Medal Hunt

Asian Games Live Updates (September 27): Follow live updates, scores, results, medals, and commentary from India’s Day 9 action at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on September 27. India will compete across athletics, squash, weightlifting, kurash, shooting, badminton, archery, boxing, hockey, and more

Indian squash player Anahat Singh. File
Asian Games 2026 Live Updates Day 9 (September 27): Welcome to the live coverage of India's events at the Asian Games 2026 on Day 8. September 27 shapes up as one of the most pivotal and action-packed days for India at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, offering a dense cluster of medal events and high-stakes knockout clashes across multiple disciplines. The spotlight shines brightest on the track and field arena, which carries the heaviest medal load. The day begins early with Manju Rani and Priyanka Goswami contesting the women's marathon race walk at 4:00 AM, followed by a blockbuster evening session featuring finals for Shaili Singh, Ancy Sojan, Animesh Kujur, Sarvesh Kushare, Parul Chaudhary, and others, alongside Tejaswin Shankar and Thowfeeq Noushad's grueling decathlon conclusion. Squash presents a golden double opportunity as Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh face formidable Malaysian opponents in their respective men's and women's singles finals. Meanwhile, Harjinder Kaur contends for a podium finish in the women's 69kg weightlifting event. Beyond direct medal rounds, India's campaign spans deep into the knockout stages. Four boxers battle for semifinal berths, while badminton stars Unnati Hooda and the doubles pair of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly face tough quarterfinal tests. Team sports like women's hockey and men's volleyball, alongside extensive representation in shooting, archery, surfing, and kurash, ensure nearly every sporting arena features Indian athletes on what could be a historic Day 9.
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Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 9: India's Schedule Today - September 27

  • 6:30 a.m.: Shooting: Ahvar Rizvi, Kynan Chenai, Shapath Bharadwaj | Men’s Trap Individual & Team Qualification, Day 1

  • 6:30 a.m.: Shooting: Manisha Keer, Aashima Ahlawat, Neeru | Women’s Trap Individual & Team Qualification, Day 1

  • 7:00 a.m.: Badminton: Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly vs Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan | Women’s Doubles Quarterfinal

  • 7:38 a.m.: Athletics: Tejaswin Shankar, Thowfeeq Noushad | Men’s Decathlon 110m Hurdles

  • 8:10 a.m.: Athletics: Tejaswin Shankar, Thowfeeq Noushad | Men’s Decathlon Discus Throw

  • 8:20 a.m.: Fencing: India vs Indonesia | Women’s Sabre Round of 16

  • 8:35 a.m. onwards: Athletics: Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Yashas Palaksha | Men’s 400m Hurdles Heats

  • 9:00 a.m.: Badminton: Unnati Hooda vs Akane Yamaguchi | Women’s Singles Quarterfinal

  • 9:05 a.m.: Athletics: Vithya Ramraj | Women’s 400m Hurdles Heats

  • 9:15 a.m.: Athletics: Sreeshankar Murali, David Solomon | Men’s Long Jump Qualification A & B

  • 9:30 a.m. onwards: Sailing: Prince Noble, Manu Francis | Men’s Skiff; Harshita Tomar, Shital Verma | Women’s Skiff

  • 9:30 a.m.: Badminton: P.V. Sindhu vs Chen Yu Fei | Women’s Singles Quarterfinal

  • 9:45 a.m.: Boxing: Ankush vs Nekruz Salimov (Tajikistan) | Men’s 80kg Quarterfinal

  • 9:50 a.m.: Athletics: Tejaswin Shankar, Thowfeeq Noushad | Men’s Decathlon Pole Vault

  • 10:00 a.m.: Weightlifting: Harjinder Kaur | Women’s 69kg Medal Event

  • 11:30 a.m.: Sepaktakraw: India vs Philippines | Women’s Doubles Group B

  • 12:30 p.m.: Squash: Abhay Singh vs Ng Eain Yow (Malaysia) | Men’s Singles Gold Medal Match

  • 12:30 p.m.: Volleyball: India vs Vietnam | Men’s Pool C

  • 1:30 p.m.: Squash: Anahat Singh vs Sivasangari Subramaniam (Malaysia) | Women’s Singles Gold Medal Match

  • 2:00 p.m.: Boxing: Parveen vs Navbakhor Khamidova (Uzbekistan) | Women’s 65kg Quarterfinal

  • 2:45 p.m.: Boxing: Sachin Siwach vs Shunsuke Kitamoto (Japan) | Men’s 60kg Quarterfinal

  • 3:30 p.m.: Hockey: India vs Singapore | Women’s Pool Game

  • 3:35 p.m.: Athletics: Tejaswin Shankar, Thowfeeq Noushad | Men’s Decathlon Javelin Throw

  • 3:35 p.m.: Athletics: Shaili Singh, Ancy Sojan | Women’s Long Jump Final

  • 3:45 p.m.: Boxing: Narender vs Adthapong Saengtep (Thailand) | Men’s 90+kg Quarterfinal

  • 3:55 p.m.: Athletics: Harita Bhadra, Unnathi Bolland | Women’s 200m Final

  • 4:05 p.m.: Athletics: Animesh Kujur | Men’s 200m Final

  • 4:15 p.m.: Athletics: Sarvesh Kushare, J Aadarsh Ram | Men’s High Jump Final

  • 4:53 p.m.: Athletics: Nandhini Kongan | Women’s 100m Hurdles Final

  • 5:06 p.m. onwards: Athletics: Mohammed Afsal, Krishan Kumar | Men’s 800m Heats

  • 5:40 p.m.: Athletics: Tejaswin Shankar, Thowfeeq Noushad | Men’s Decathlon 1500m

  • 5:52 p.m. onwards: Athletics: Parul Chaudhary, Ankita | Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final

  • 6:25 p.m.: Athletics: India | Women’s 4x100m Relay Heats

  • 6:30 p.m. onwards: Kurash: Sangita, Bharti, Yash Kumar Chauhan, Vishal | Women’s 57kg and Men’s +90kg bouts

Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 9: Badminton -Treesa-Gayatri drop the opening game

It was neck-and-neck for much of the first game, with Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand matching the Malaysian pair point for point. But Tan and Muralitharan managed to create the crucial separation late on, earning four game points.

The Indians saved two, but could not stop the Malaysians from closing it out as Tan-Muralitharan take the opening game 21-18.

Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 9: Archery - Compound Men's and Women's Team Events

India have two shots at reaching the compound archery finals after both the men's and women's teams made it through to the semifinals.

The men's trio of Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru, Kushal Dalal and Sahil Jadhav got past Bhutan 235-232 in the quarterfinals. Their reward is a semifinal against South Korea, who were almost flawless in their last-eight clash, putting up 239 points out of a possible 240 against Iran.

The women's team had to dig deep after Kazakhstan made the stronger start. Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep and Chikitha Taniparthi were three points behind after the opening set of six arrows, but steadily turned the contest around to clinch a 233-230 victory.

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South Korea await them as well in the semifinals after the Koreans edged Thailand in a tie-break in their quarterfinal.

Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 9: Badminton - Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila Begin Medal Quest

India's badminton medal campaign gets underway with Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila taking on China's Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dongping in the mixed doubles quarterfinals.

The Indian pair face the top-ranked Chinese duo as they look to move into the semifinals and keep their medal hopes alive.

Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 9: India's Schedule Sport-Wise - September 27

Archery

  • 4:45 a.m. - Compound Men’s Team Round of 16: India vs UAE

  • 4:45 a.m. - Compound Women’s Team Round of 16: India vs Mongolia

  • 5:15 a.m. - Compound Men’s Team Quarterfinal, subject to qualification

  • 5:15 a.m. - Compound Women’s Team Quarterfinal, subject to qualification

  • 7:30 a.m. - Compound Mixed Team Round of 16: India vs Mongolia

  • 7:30 a.m. - Recurve Mixed Team Round of 16: India vs TBC

  • 8:00 a.m. - Recurve Mixed Team Quarterfinal, subject to qualification

  • 8:00 a.m. - Compound Mixed Team Quarterfinal, subject to qualification

  • 10:45 a.m. - Recurve Men’s Team Round of 16: India vs Philippines

  • 10:45 a.m. - Recurve Women’s Team Round of 16: India vs Mongolia

  • 11:15 a.m. - Recurve Men’s Team Quarterfinal, subject to qualification

  • 11:15 a.m. - Recurve Women’s Team Quarterfinal, subject to qualification

Athletics

  • 4:00 a.m. - Women’s Marathon Race Walk Final: Manju Rani, Priyanka Goswami

  • 7:30 a.m. - Men’s Decathlon 110m Hurdles: Tejaswin Shankar, Thowfeeq Noushad

  • 8:10 a.m. - Men’s Decathlon Discus Throw: Tejaswin Shankar, Thowfeeq Noushad

  • 8:35 a.m. - Men’s 400m Hurdles Round 1: Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Yashas Palaksha

  • 9:05 a.m. - Women’s 400m Hurdles Round 1: Vithya Ramraj, Anu Raghavan

  • 9:10 a.m. - Men’s Long Jump Qualification: David Solomon Patturaj, Murali Sreeshankar

  • 9:50 a.m. - Men’s Decathlon Pole Vault: Tejaswin Shankar, Thowfeeq Noushad

  • 3:25 p.m. - Women’s Long Jump Final: Ancy Sojan, Shaili Singh

  • 3:35 p.m. - Men’s Decathlon Javelin Throw: Tejaswin Shankar, Thowfeeq Noushad

  • 4:05 p.m. - Men’s 200m Final: Animesh Kujur

  • 4:15 p.m. - Men’s High Jump Final: Sarvesh Kushare, Aadarsh Ram

  • 4:53 p.m. - Women’s 100m Hurdles Final: Nandhini Kongan

  • 5:06 p.m. - Men’s 800m Round 1: Mohd. Afsal, Krishan Kumar

  • 5:40 p.m. - Men’s Decathlon 1500m: Tejaswin Shankar, Thowfeeq Noushad

  • 5:52 p.m. - Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final: Parul Chaudhary, Ankita

  • 6:15 p.m. - Women’s 4x100m Relay Heats: India

  • 7:00 p.m. - Women’s 4x400m Relay Heats: India

Badminton

  • 6:10 a.m. - Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal: Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto vs Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dongping

  • TBC - Women’s Doubles Quarterfinal: Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand vs Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan

  • TBC - Women’s Singles Quarterfinal: Unnati Hooda vs Akane Yamaguchi

  • TBC - Women’s Singles Quarterfinal: P.V. Sindhu vs Chen Yu Fei

Boxing

  • 9:45 a.m. - Men’s 80kg Quarterfinal: Ankush vs Nekruz Salimov

  • 2:00 p.m. - Women’s 65kg Quarterfinal: Parveen vs Navbakhor Khamidova

  • 2:45 p.m. - Men’s 60kg Quarterfinal: Sachin Siwach vs Shunsuke Kitamoto

  • 3:45 p.m. - Men’s +90kg Quarterfinal: Narender vs Adthapong Saengtep

Kurash

  • 6:30 a.m. - Women’s -57kg Round of 32: Sangita vs Charmea Quelino

  • 6:55 a.m. - Women’s -57kg Round of 16: Bharti vs Tahereh Azarpeivand

  • 7:35 a.m. - Men’s +90kg Round of 16: Yash Kumar Chauhan vs Shakarmamad Mirmamadov

  • 7:50 a.m. - Women’s -57kg Quarterfinal, subject to qualification

  • 8:05 a.m. - Men’s +90kg Quarterfinal: Vishal vs TBC

  • 10:30 a.m. - Women’s -57kg Semifinal, subject to qualification

  • 10:50 a.m. - Men’s +90kg Semifinal, subject to qualification

  • 11:30 a.m. - Women’s -57kg Final, subject to qualification

  • 11:45 a.m. - Men’s +90kg Final, subject to qualification

Equestrian

  • 6:00 a.m. - Dressage Individual Final: Jai Sud, Hriday Chheda

Fencing

  • 8:20 a.m. - Women’s Sabre Team Round of 16: India vs Indonesia

  • 9:20 a.m. - Women’s Sabre Team Quarterfinal, subject to qualification

  • 1:50 p.m. onwards - Women’s Sabre Team Semifinal, subject to qualification

  • 4:10 p.m. onwards - Women’s Sabre Team Final, subject to qualification

Hockey

  • 3:30 p.m. - Women’s Pool B: India vs Singapore

Sailing

  • 7:30 a.m. - Girls’ Dinghy: Mahi Verma

  • 7:30 a.m. - Mixed Dinghy: Shraddha Verma/Ravindra Kumar Sharma

  • 9:30 a.m. - Men’s Skiff: Manu Francis/Prince Noble

  • 9:40 a.m. - Women’s Skiff: Harshita Tomar/Shital Verma

Sepaktakraw

  • 5:30 a.m. - Women’s Doubles Group B: India vs Republic of Korea

  • 11:30 a.m. - Women’s Doubles Group B: India vs Philippines

Shooting

  • 6:10 a.m. - Women’s 25m Pistol Qualification & Team Final: Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, Rahi Sarnobat

  • 6:30 a.m. - Men’s Trap Qualification & Team Final, Day 1: Ahvar Rizvi, Kynan Chenai, Shapath Bharadwaj

  • 6:30 a.m. - Women’s Trap Qualification & Team Final, Day 1: Maneesha Keer, Aashima Ahlawat, Neeru

Squash

  • 12:30 p.m. - Men’s Singles Final: Abhay Singh vs Eain Yow Ng

  • 1:30 p.m. - Women’s Singles Final: Anahat Singh vs Sivasangari Subramaniam

Surfing

  • 3:58 a.m. - Women’s Shortboard Round 2: Kamali Prakash vs Camille Marie Spaccarotella

  • 4:54 a.m. - Women’s Shortboard Round 2: Sugar Shanti Gayen vs Wan-yu Chen

  • 5:50 a.m. - Men’s Shortboard Round 2: Sivaraj Babu vs Davoud Khadir

Volleyball

  • 12:30 p.m. - Men’s Pool C: India vs Vietnam

Weightlifting

  • 10:00 a.m. - Women’s 69kg Final: Harjinder Kaur

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Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 9: Hello Everyone!

Hello and welcome to another exciting day of the Asian Games 2026! Day 9 brings plenty of action for India, with major medal events, crucial finals and key fixtures lined up across the day. Stay tuned as we bring you all the LIVE updates, results and developments from Aichi-Nagoya. Let’s get started!

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