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Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 12: Jyothi, Taniparthi And Prithika Enter Compound Archery Women's Team Final

Asian Games 2026 Highlights, Day 12 (September 30): Check real-time updates of India's events at the Asiad at Aichi Nagoya on Wednesday, September 30

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Welcome to our live coverage preview of September 30 at the 2026 Asian Games! Today promises an action-packed schedule featuring high-stakes semifinal clashes and crucial medal matches for the Indian contingent. Target sports lead India’s morning quest for medals. Jyothi Surekha Vennam targets the podium in the Compound Women’s Team final, while Sahil Rajesh Jadhav anchors the Men's and Mixed Compound Team rounds. Over on the range, Kynan Chenai and Neeru compete in the Trap Mixed Team finals. The marquee event of the afternoon sees India’s Women’s Hockey team clash against Republic of Korea in a high-voltage semifinal at 15:30 IST. Inside the boxing ring, Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) headlines three semifinal bouts alongside Priya (60kg) and Kapil Pokhariya (90kg). On the wrestling mat, Nisha Dahiya (68kg) and Sunil Kumar (87kg Greco-Roman) pursue evening medal matches. In tennis, Sumit Nagal features in the Men's Singles Round of 16, while Olympian Aditi Ashok tees off in Round 1 of Women's Golf
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Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 12: India Schedule, September 30

Here is the Day 12 schedule for India at the Asian Games 2026:

  • 3:00 a.m. — Golf: Men’s Individual Stroke Play & Men’s Team Round 1 (Veer Ahlawat, Saptak Talwar, Yuvraj Sandhu)

    5:30 a.m. — Esports: MOBA [League of Legends] Group B — India vs Hong Kong, China (Mihir Ranjan, Akshaj Shenoy, Aakash Shandilya, Rahul Bisht, Sanindhya Malik, Ahmed Shahid Israr)

    5:30 a.m. — Sepaktakraw: Women’s Quadrant Group A — India vs Vietnam (Priya Devi Elangbam, Shilpa Elangbam, Malemnganbi Yumnam, Chaoba Devi Oinam, Seyiekhrieno Tepa, Maipak Devi Ayekpam)

    5:55 a.m. — Archery: Compound Women’s Team Semifinal — India vs Republic of Korea (Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi, Prithika Pradeep)

    6:10 a.m. — Shooting: Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Individual Qualification Stage 1 (Anish Bhanwala)

    6:30 a.m. — Archery: Compound Women’s Team Medal Matches — India (Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi, Prithika Pradeep) (Subject to qualification)

    6:30 a.m. — Cycling Track: Men’s Sprint Qualifying (Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo)

    6:30 a.m. — Sepaktakraw: Men’s Quadrant Group A — India vs Laos (Arun, Bobby Kumar, Lokhon Singh Elangbam, Malemnganba Singh Sorokhaibam, Ram Kumar Sharma, Akash Yumnam)

    6:30 a.m. — Shooting: Trap Mixed Team Qualification (Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai)

    6:30 a.m. — Squash: Women’s Team Quarterfinal — India vs Singapore

    7:00 a.m. — Canoe Slalom: Men’s Kayak Single Semifinals (Hitesh Kewat, Pradhyumna Singh Rathod)

    7:00 a.m. — Cycling Track: Women’s Keirin First Round (Sarita Kumari - Heat 2, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka - Heat 3)

    7:00 a.m. — Wrestling: Women’s 68kg Round of 16 — Nisha Dahiya vs Pak Sol-gum (North Korea)

    7:10 a.m. — Cycling Track: Men’s Sprint 1/16 Finals Heats (Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo) (Subject to qualification)

    7:30 a.m. — Judo: Women’s -48kg Preliminary Rounds (Asmita Dey)

    7:30 a.m. — Sailing:

    • Girls’ Dinghy Opening Series (Races 1–4) — Mahi Verma

    • Men’s Skiff Opening Series (Races 3–6) — Manu Francis & Prince Noble

    • Men’s Dinghy Qualification Series (Races 3–5) — Vishnu Saravanan

    7:34 a.m. — Cycling Track: Women’s Keirin Repechage Heats (Sarita Kumari, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka) (Subject to qualification)

    7:35 a.m. — Sailing:

    • Women’s Windsurfing Opening Series (Races 1–4) — Katya Ida Coelho

    • Women’s Skiff Opening Series (Races 3–6) — Harshita Tomar & Shital Verma

    • Women’s Dinghy Qualification Series (Races 3–5) — Nethra Kumanan

    7:40 a.m. — Cycling Track: Men’s Sprint 1/16 Finals Repechage Heats (Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo) (Subject to qualification)

    7:45 a.m. — Wrestling:

    • Men’s Greco-Roman 87kg Quarterfinal (Sunil Kumar) (TBC)

    • Women’s 68kg Quarterfinal (Nisha Dahiya) (Subject to qualification)

    7:50 a.m. — Golf: Women’s Individual Stroke Play & Men’s Team Round 1 (Aditi Ashok, Pranavi Urs, Diksha Dagar)

    7:55 a.m. — Archery: Compound Mixed Team Semifinal — India vs Thailand (Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Sahil Jadhav)

    8:00 a.m. — Canoe Slalom: Women’s Canoe Single Semifinals (Rina Sen, Pallavi Jagtap)

    8:00 a.m. — Esports: MOBA [League of Legends] Group B — India vs Republic of Korea (Mihir Ranjan et al.)

    8:40 a.m. — Wrestling:

    • Men’s Greco-Roman 87kg Semifinal (Sunil Kumar) (Subject to qualification)

    • Women’s 68kg Semifinal (Nisha Dahiya) (Subject to qualification)

    8:50 a.m. — Archery: Compound Mixed Team Medal Matches — India (Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Sahil Jadhav) (Subject to qualification)

    9:00 a.m. — Sport Climbing: Men’s Speed 4 Qualification (Deepu Mallesh)

    9:10 a.m. — Wrestling:

    • Men’s Greco-Roman 87kg Repechage (Sunil Kumar) (Subject to qualification)

    • Women’s 68kg Repechage (Nisha Dahiya) (Subject to qualification)

    9:45 a.m. — Judo: Women’s -48kg Repechage (Asmita Dey) (Subject to qualification)

    9:50 a.m. — Judo: Women’s -48kg Semifinals (Asmita Dey) (Subject to qualification)

    10:15 a.m. — Boxing: Women’s 60kg Semifinal — Priya Ghanghas vs Yang Chengyu (China)

    10:30 a.m. — Esports: MOBA [League of Legends] Group B — India vs Chinese Taipei (Mihir Ranjan et al.)

    10:30 a.m. — Sepaktakraw: Women’s Quadrant Group A — India vs Philippines

    10:45 a.m. — Boxing: Women’s 75kg Semifinal — Lovlina Borgohain vs Natalya Bogdanova (Kazakhstan)

    10:55 a.m. — Archery: Compound Men’s Team Semifinal — India vs Republic of Korea (Sahil Jadhav, Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru, Kushal Dalal)

    11:00 a.m. — Shooting: Trap Mixed Team Final — India (Subject to qualification)

    11:00 a.m. — Squash: Men’s Team Quarterfinal — India vs Kuwait

    11:25 a.m. — Archery: Compound Men’s Team Medal Matches — India (Sahil Jadhav, Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru, Kushal Dalal) (Subject to qualification)

    11:30 a.m. — Cycling Track: Women’s Keirin Semifinals (Sarita Kumari, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka) (Subject to qualification)

    11:40 a.m. — Cycling Track: Men’s Sprint 1/8 Finals Heats (Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo) (Subject to qualification)

    11:58 a.m. — Cycling Track: Women’s Team Pursuit Finals For Bronze — India (Harshita Jakhar, Swasti Singh, Meenakshi, and Pooja Baban Danole)

    12:00 p.m. — Boxing: Men’s 90kg Semifinal — Kapil Pokhariya vs Turabek Khabibullaev (Uzbekistan)

    12:26 p.m. — Cycling Track: Men’s Sprint 1/8 Finals Repechage Heats (Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo) (Subject to qualification)

    12:32 p.m. — Cycling Track: Women’s Keirin Finals For Places 7–12 (Sarita Kumari, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka) (Subject to qualification)

    12:37 p.m. — Cycling Track: Women’s Keirin Finals For Gold (Sarita Kumari, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka) (Subject to qualification)

    1:30 p.m. — Judo: Women’s -48kg Bronze Medal Bout (Asmita Dey) (Subject to qualification)

    1:50 p.m. — Judo: Women’s -48kg Final (Asmita Dey) (Subject to qualification)

    2:50 p.m. — Wrestling:

    • Men’s Greco-Roman 87kg Bronze Medal Bout (Sunil Kumar) (Subject to qualification)

    • Men’s Greco-Roman 87kg Final (Sunil Kumar) (Subject to qualification)

    3:30 p.m. — Hockey: Women’s Semifinal — India vs Republic of Korea

    3:50 p.m. — Wrestling:

    • Women’s 68kg Bronze Medal Bout (Nisha Dahiya) (Subject to qualification)

    • Women’s 68kg Final (Nisha Dahiya) (Subject to qualification)

    4:36 p.m. — Sport Climbing: Women’s Speed 4 Quarterfinal 1 (Joga Purty)

    4:49 p.m. — Sport Climbing: Women’s Speed 4 Semifinals (Joga Purty) (Subject to qualification)

    4:58 p.m. — Sport Climbing: Women’s Speed 4 Final (Joga Purty) (Subject to qualification)

    Timings Yet to Be Confirmed (Tennis Events):

    • Tennis: Men’s Singles Round 3 — Dhakshineswar Suresh vs Tseng Chun-hsin (TPE)

    • Tennis: Men’s Singles Round 3 — Sumit Nagal vs Sergey Fomin (UZB)

    • Tennis: Men’s Doubles Quarterfinal — Anirudh Chandrasekar / Balaji Narayanaswamy vs Zhang Tianhui / Jiang Fumin (CHN)

    • Tennis: Men’s Doubles Quarterfinal — Dhakshineswar Suresh / Yuki Bhambri vs Ho Chenjui / Hsu Yu-hsiou (TPE)

    • Tennis: Mixed Doubles Second Round — Ankita Raina / Balaji Narayanaswamy (Subject to qualification)

    • Tennis: Mixed Doubles Second Round — Rutuja Bhosale / Yuki Bhambri vs Hsieh Su-wei / Tseng Chun-hsin (TPE)

Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 12: Final To Commence Soon

India are set to clash with powerhouse China in the high-stakes gold medal match of the compound archery event, with action scheduled to get underway at 7:20 AM IST. Having already displayed incredible grit and composure to battle through fierce semifinal competition, the Indian squad will look to carry that winning momentum onto the final stage and secure the ultimate prize.

Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 12: India Women's Compound Archery Team Ensure Medal

India are through to the gold medal match of the compound women's team event in archery after a breathtaking semifinal thriller against powerhouse South Korea. In a contest that went down to the absolute wire, the formidable trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep, and Chikitha Taniparthi held their nerve under intense pressure to edge past their opponents with a slender 234-233 victory, securing a hard-fought and memorable spot in the final.

Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 12: Archery: Compound Archers Competing Strong

India have seized the initiative in a high-stakes archery showdown, charging to a 118-115 lead over powerhouse South Korea at the halfway mark. Displaying nerves of steel and razor-sharp precision on the shooting line, the trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi, and Prithika Pradeep have put themselves in the driver's seat as they look to maintain their composure and close out a statement victory in the latter half of the match.

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Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 12: Special Fact About Indian Track Cyclists

It is a rare quirk of fate—and perhaps a touch of prophetic parenting—that two of India’s most explosive track cycling stars share their names with legendary football icons. Named after Brazilian phenomenon Ronaldo and English midfield maestro David Beckham, Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam and David Beckham Elkatohchoongo have traded cleats and pitches for carbon-fiber frames and velodrome tracks. Far from being mere namesakes, both athletes have carved out stellar paths of their own, bringing elite power, grit, and international acclaim to Indian cycling as they headline high-stakes sprinting events on the global stage.

Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 12: India Schedule, September 30 - Sport-wise

Archery

  • 5:55 a.m. — Compound Women’s Team Semifinal — India vs Republic of Korea (Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi, Prithika Pradeep)

  • 6:30 a.m. — Compound Women’s Team Medal Matches — India (Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi, Prithika Pradeep) (Subject to qualification)

  • 7:55 a.m. — Compound Mixed Team Semifinal — India vs Thailand (Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Sahil Jadhav)

  • 8:50 a.m. — Compound Mixed Team Medal Matches — India (Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Sahil Jadhav) (Subject to qualification)

  • 10:55 a.m. — Compound Men’s Team Semifinal — India vs Republic of Korea (Sahil Jadhav, Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru, Kushal Dalal)

  • 11:25 a.m. — Compound Men’s Team Medal Matches — India (Sahil Jadhav, Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru, Kushal Dalal) (Subject to qualification)

Boxing

  • 10:15 a.m. — Women’s 60kg Semifinal — Priya Ghanghas vs Yang Chengyu (China)

  • 10:45 a.m. — Women’s 75kg Semifinal — Lovlina Borgohain vs Natalya Bogdanova (Kazakhstan)

  • 12:00 p.m. — Men’s 90kg Semifinal — Kapil Pokhariya vs Turabek Khabibullaev (Uzbekistan)

Canoe Slalom

  • 7:00 a.m. — Men’s Kayak Single Semifinals (Hitesh Kewat, Pradhyumna Singh Rathod)

  • 8:00 a.m. — Women’s Canoe Single Semifinals (Rina Sen, Pallavi Jagtap)

Cycling Track

  • 6:30 a.m. — Men’s Sprint Qualifying (Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo)

  • 7:00 a.m. — Women’s Keirin First Round (Sarita Kumari - Heat 2, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka - Heat 3)

  • 7:10 a.m. — Men’s Sprint 1/16 Finals Heats (Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo) (Subject to qualification)

  • 7:34 a.m. — Women’s Keirin Repechage Heats (Sarita Kumari, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka) (Subject to qualification)

  • 7:40 a.m. — Men’s Sprint 1/16 Finals Repechage Heats (Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo) (Subject to qualification)

  • 11:30 a.m. — Women’s Keirin Semifinals (Sarita Kumari, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka) (Subject to qualification)

  • 11:40 a.m. — Men’s Sprint 1/8 Finals Heats (Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo) (Subject to qualification)

  • 11:58 a.m. — Women’s Team Pursuit Finals For Bronze — India (Harshita Jakhar, Swasti Singh, Meenakshi, and Pooja Baban Danole)

  • 12:26 p.m. — Men’s Sprint 1/8 Finals Repechage Heats (Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam, David Beckham Elkatohchoongo) (Subject to qualification)

  • 12:32 p.m. — Women’s Keirin Finals For Places 7–12 (Sarita Kumari, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka) (Subject to qualification)

  • 12:37 p.m. — Women’s Keirin Finals For Gold (Sarita Kumari, Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka) (Subject to qualification)

Esports

  • 5:30 a.m. — MOBA [League of Legends] Group B — India vs Hong Kong, China (Mihir Ranjan, Akshaj Shenoy, Aakash Shandilya, Rahul Bisht, Sanindhya Malik, Ahmed Shahid Israr)

  • 8:00 a.m. — MOBA [League of Legends] Group B — India vs Republic of Korea (Mihir Ranjan et al.)

  • 10:30 a.m. — MOBA [League of Legends] Group B — India vs Chinese Taipei (Mihir Ranjan et al.)

Golf

  • 3:00 a.m. — Men’s Individual Stroke Play & Men’s Team Round 1 (Veer Ahlawat, Saptak Talwar, Yuvraj Sandhu)

  • 7:50 a.m. — Women’s Individual Stroke Play & Men’s Team Round 1 (Aditi Ashok, Pranavi Urs, Diksha Dagar)

Hockey

  • 3:30 p.m. — Women’s Semifinal — India vs Republic of Korea

Judo

  • 7:30 a.m. — Women’s -48kg Preliminary Rounds (Asmita Dey)

  • 9:45 a.m. — Women’s -48kg Repechage (Asmita Dey) (Subject to qualification)

  • 9:50 a.m. — Women’s -48kg Semifinals (Asmita Dey) (Subject to qualification)

  • 1:30 p.m. — Women’s -48kg Bronze Medal Bout (Asmita Dey) (Subject to qualification)

  • 1:50 p.m. — Women’s -48kg Final (Asmita Dey) (Subject to qualification)

Sailing

  • 7:30 a.m. onwards:

    • Girls’ Dinghy Opening Series (Races 1–4) — Mahi Verma

    • Men’s Skiff Opening Series (Races 3–6) — Manu Francis & Prince Noble

    • Men’s Dinghy Qualification Series (Races 3–5) — Vishnu Saravanan

    • Women’s Windsurfing Opening Series (Races 1–4) — Katya Ida Coelho

    • Women’s Skiff Opening Series (Races 3–6) — Harshita Tomar & Shital Verma

    • Women’s Dinghy Qualification Series (Races 3–5) — Nethra Kumanan

Sepaktakraw

  • 5:30 a.m. — Women’s Quadrant Group A — India vs Vietnam (Priya Devi Elangbam, Shilpa Elangbam, Malemnganbi Yumnam, Chaoba Devi Oinam, Seyiekhrieno Tepa, Maipak Devi Ayekpam)

  • 6:30 a.m. — Men’s Quadrant Group A — India vs Laos (Arun, Bobby Kumar, Lokhon Singh Elangbam, Malemnganba Singh Sorokhaibam, Ram Kumar Sharma, Akash Yumnam)

  • 10:30 a.m. — Women’s Quadrant Group A — India vs Philippines

Shooting

  • 6:10 a.m. — Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Individual Qualification Stage 1 (Anish Bhanwala)

  • 6:30 a.m. — Trap Mixed Team Qualification (Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai)

  • 11:00 a.m. — Trap Mixed Team Final — India (Subject to qualification)

Sport Climbing

  • 9:00 a.m. — Men’s Speed 4 Qualification (Deepu Mallesh)

  • 4:36 p.m. — Women’s Speed 4 Quarterfinal 1 (Joga Purty)

  • 4:49 p.m. — Women’s Speed 4 Semifinals (Joga Purty) (Subject to qualification)

  • 4:58 p.m. — Women’s Speed 4 Final (Joga Purty) (Subject to qualification)

Squash

  • 6:30 a.m. — Women’s Team Quarterfinal — India vs Singapore

  • 11:00 a.m. — Men’s Team Quarterfinal — India vs Kuwait

Tennis (Timings yet to be confirmed)

  • Men’s Singles Round 3: Dhakshineswar Suresh vs Tseng Chun-hsin (TPE)

  • Men’s Singles Round 3: Sumit Nagal vs Sergey Fomin (UZB)

  • Men’s Doubles Quarterfinal: Anirudh Chandrasekar / Balaji Narayanaswamy vs Zhang Tianhui / Jiang Fumin (CHN)

  • Men’s Doubles Quarterfinal: Dhakshineswar Suresh / Yuki Bhambri vs Ho Chenjui / Hsu Yu-hsiou (TPE)

  • Mixed Doubles Second Round: Ankita Raina / Balaji Narayanaswamy (Subject to qualification)

  • Mixed Doubles Second Round: Rutuja Bhosale / Yuki Bhambri vs Hsieh Su-wei / Tseng Chun-hsin (TPE)

Wrestling

  • 7:00 a.m. — Women’s 68kg Round of 16 — Nisha Dahiya vs Pak Sol-gum (North Korea)

  • 7:45 a.m. — Men’s Greco-Roman 87kg Quarterfinal (Sunil Kumar) (TBC)

  • 7:45 a.m. — Women’s 68kg Quarterfinal (Nisha Dahiya) (Subject to qualification)

  • 8:40 a.m. — Men’s Greco-Roman 87kg Semifinal (Sunil Kumar) (Subject to qualification)

  • 8:40 a.m. — Women’s 68kg Semifinal (Nisha Dahiya) (Subject to qualification)

  • 9:10 a.m. — Men’s Greco-Roman 87kg Repechage (Sunil Kumar) (Subject to qualification)

  • 9:10 a.m. — Women’s 68kg Repechage (Nisha Dahiya) (Subject to qualification)

  • 2:50 p.m. — Men’s Greco-Roman 87kg Bronze Medal Bout (Sunil Kumar) (Subject to qualification)

  • 2:50 p.m. — Men’s Greco-Roman 87kg Final (Sunil Kumar) (Subject to qualification)

  • 3:50 p.m. — Women’s 68kg Bronze Medal Bout (Nisha Dahiya) (Subject to qualification)

  • 3:50 p.m. — Women’s 68kg Final (Nisha Dahiya) (Subject to qualification)

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Asian Games 2026 LIVE Updates, Day 12: Greetings!

Hello and welcome to another exciting day of the Asian Games 2026! Day 12 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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