Asian Games 2026 Day 8 (September 26) Preview: Full India Schedule, Match Timings, Medal Events & Live Streaming Details

India head into a medal-heavy Day 8 at the Asian Games 2026 with gold bouts in kabaddi, early medal events in shooting and canoe sprint and a packed athletics programme that builds into the evening. The day begins before 4am IST and stretches across marathon, surfing, archery, badminton, fencing, boxing, hockey, sailing, table tennis, squash and esports.

Asian Games 2026 Day 8: India’s Full Schedule and Timings

All timings are in Indian Standard Time (IST). The schedule can be subject to changes by the organisers.

Key Medal Events To Watch on Day 8

Morning Medal Chances

Sawan Barwal and Kartik Jayaraj Karkera line up in the men's marathon final, opening India's medal chase. Kamali Moorthy Prakash faces Camille Marie of Singapore in women's shortboard Round 2, Sugar Shanti Gayen meets Wan-yu Chen of Chinese Taipei, and Sivaraj Babu takes on Davoud Khadir of Iran in men's shortboard Round 2.

Vidarsa K Vinod, Ashi Chouksey and Tilottama Sen compete in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions team final and individual qualification, with a potential return for the individual final.

Harshwardhan Shaktawat Singh races in the men's kayak single 500m semifinal with a final slot on the line. Parvathy Geetha and Prasanna Kumar compete in the mixed kayak double 500m semifinal before the final, while Raju Rawat and L Neha Devi go straight into the mixed canoe double 500m Final A.

Kabaddi And Squash

India's women take on Iran in the gold medal match, followed by the men's final against Iran, making kabaddi one of India's biggest medal draws.

Joshna Chinappa and Velavan Senthilkumar face Lee Ka Yi and Tang Ming Hong of Hong Kong in the mixed doubles semifinal. Anahat Singh meets Satomi Watanabe of Japan in the women's singles semifinal, and Abhay Singh faces Irfan Muhammad of Pakistan in the men's singles semifinal.

Adnan Mohammed Badshah, Deepkumar Vipulbhai Patel, Sai Krishna Nalluri, Dipjyoti Laxman Nath, Rudra Narayan Nayak and Reuben Fernandes play Japan in Pokémon Unite Group C, with a group-stage last selection subject to qualification. Paritosh faces Dongshin Kang of the Republic of Korea in the Puyo Puyo Champions quarterfinal, ahead of the semifinal and final rounds.

Track And Field Finals

The decathlon begins with Thowfeeq Noushad and Tejaswin Shankar running their 100m heats. Both return for the long jump and shot put, while Animesh Kujur runs the men's 200m Round 1.

The decathlon resumes as Shankar and Noushad compete in the high jump and 400m. The evening track card also features Jyothi Yarraji and Nandhini Kongan in the women's 100m hurdles, followed by Haritha Bhadra and Unnati Aiyappa Bolland in the women's 200m.

Medal events arrive with Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Karanveer Singh in the men's shot put final. Praveen Chithravel and Karthik Unnikrishnan compete in the men's triple jump final, and Kujur could return for the men's 200m semifinal.

Middle-distance and one-lap finals close the athletics day. Yoonus Shah and Gulveer Singh run their respective 1500m rounds. Kiran Pahal and Prachi line up in the women's 400m final, Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi runs the men's 400m final, and Parul Chaudhary and Pooja contest the women's 1500m final.

Other Indian Events

Archery begins with Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan and Yashdeep Bhoge in men's recurve individual and team qualification. Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep and Taniparthi Chikitha compete in women's compound team and individual qualification.

Badminton starts with Lakshya Sen facing Loh Kean Yew and Ayush Shetty meeting Tajibullayev Maksut in men's singles. PV Sindhu plays Chiu Pin Chian and Unnati Hooda takes on Wong Ling Ching in women's singles. Treesa Jolly and Gayatri P Gopichand face Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto in women's doubles, with singles players potentially returning for Round of 16 matches.

Fencing and equestrian feature Joys Ashitha Stalinraj, Naorem Mina Devi, Kanupriya Chawla and Sonia Devi Waikhom facing Indonesia in the women's foil team Round of 16. In men's sabre team, Karan Singh, Gisho Nidhi K.P., Lakshay Badser and Vishal Thapar meet the Philippines in the Round of 16, while Shruti Vora, Gaurav Pundir, Hriday Chheda and Jai Sud compete in individual dressage qualification.

Archery's second block features Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Anil Mohod and Kirti Sharma in women's recurve team qualification, alongside Sahil Rajesh Jadhav, Thirumuru Ganesh Maniratnam and Kushal Dalal in men's compound team and mixed team qualification, alongside India's mixed team recurve entry.

Sailing features Shraddha Verma and Ravindra Kumar in the mixed dinghy/470 opening series, Prince Noble and Manu Francis in the men's skiff/49er, and Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma in the women's skiff/49er FX. In boxing, Jadumani Singh Mandengbam fights Carlo Paalam, Kapil Pokhariya meets Sam Estaki, and Priya faces Oh Yeonji. India's men play Japan in Pool A hockey. In table tennis, Yashaswini Ghorpade takes on Miwa Harimoto, while Manush Shah faces Lin Shidong in the men's singles Round of 16.

Where To Watch Asian Games 2026 in India?

The Asian Games 2026 will be broadcast on Sony Sports Network, while live streaming is available through SonyLIV. Sony Sports Network holds the Indian broadcast rights for the Games, with coverage available across its sports channels.

With Squash, Kabaddi, Athletics, Badminton and several team sports offering important opportunities, Day 8 promises another busy day for India at Aichi-Nagoya 2026.