Asian Para Games: India's full schedule for October 19

Nishad Kumar (REUTERS)

India’s para-athletes will begin a packed day of competition at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Monday, October 19, following the opening ceremony on Sunday.

Several Indian stars, including Nishad Kumar, Avani Lekhara, Sheetal Devi, Harvinder Singh and Pramod Bhagat, will be in action across multiple disciplines.India will compete in para athletics, para badminton, para swimming, para archery, para shooting, para powerlifting, para table tennis, boccia, blind football and para cycling, with several medal events scheduled throughout the day.

Nishad Kumar, Deepthi Jeevanji Lead Athletics Challenge

Nishad Kumar will compete in the men’s long jump T47 final at 1:40 PM IST, while Deepthi Jeevanji is scheduled to participate in the women’s 400m T20 heats at 2:10 PM.

Ajeet Singh Yadav and Rinku Hooda will feature in the men’s javelin throw F46 final at 3:35 PM, followed by Radha Venkatesh and Soumya in the women’s 1500m T12/T13 final at 3:55 PM. Pranav Desai will compete in the men’s 200m T64 final at 4:30 PM.

Avani Lekhara, Sheetal Devi Among Key Names in Action

Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal will compete in the women’s R2 10m air rifle standing SH1 qualification at 6:30 AM IST. Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag will begin their para archery campaign at 4:30 AM, alongside Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi in their respective ranking rounds.

Pramod Bhagat will face South Korea’s Lee Seunghu in the men’s singles SL3 group stage at 7:05 AM. Bhagat will later partner Sukant Kadam in the men’s doubles SL3-SU5 match against Indonesia at noon.

India’s Medal Events in Para Swimming and Powerlifting

India will have several medal opportunities in para swimming. Gopichand Lingutla and Niranjan Mukundan are scheduled for the men’s 400m freestyle S7 final at 1:30 PM, followed by Vaishnavi Jagtap in the women’s 400m freestyle S8 final at 1:38 PM.

Himanshu Nandal and Ravi Budigina will also compete in swimming finals during the afternoon.In para powerlifting, Jaspreet Kaur will contest the women’s 45kg final at 1:00 PM, while Manish Kumar and Paramjeet Kumar will compete in the men’s 59kg final at 2:30 PM.

India Face Thailand in Blind Football

India’s men’s blind football team will take on Thailand in a preliminary-round match at 9:00 AM IST. Arshad Shaikh will also compete in the men’s C1-2 3000m individual pursuit qualifying round in para cycling at 7:19 AM.

India’s Full Schedule for October 19: Key Timings in IST