Asian Games 2026 Full Schedule: From Badminton To Cricket

The Asian Games 2026 are set to begin on September 19 and conclude on October 3 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. More than 17,000 athletes and officials are expected to take part in Asia's biggest sporting event, which will be held across Nagoya and the wider Aichi Prefecture. At the previous edition of the Games in Hangzhou (held in 2023 after being postponed from 2022), India returned home with a historic haul of 106 medals across various disciplines. Heading into the upcoming edition, the Indian contingent is eager to build on that success and is aiming to surpass its previous medal tally.

Events such as athletics, cricket, hockey, badminton, boxing, and wrestling will be in major focus, as India is expected to be a strong medal contender in these disciplines.

Here's the full schedule of Asian Games 2026: 

September 17

Teqball: Men's doubles; Women's singles; Mixed doubles.

September 18

Cricket: India vs Japan, women's quarter-final.

Soft tennis: Men's team, preliminary round; Men's team, quarter-final, subject to qualification.

Teqball: Women's singles qualification, repechage; Mixed doubles qualification, repechage

September 19

Teqball: Women's single, mixed doubles, men's doubles - semi-finals.

September 20

Badminton: Men's team, preliminary round; Women's team, preliminary round.

Cricket: Women's semi-final, subject to qualification.

Hockey: India vs Indonesia, men's Pool A; India vs Uzbekistan, women's Pool B.

MMA: Men's traditional MMA -77kg; Women's traditional MMA -60kg.

Shooting: Women's 10m air rifle individual and team, qualification; Women's 10m air rifle individual, final.

Soft tennis: Men's team, semi-final and final, subject to qualification.

Swimming: Men's 100m freestyle heats, final; Men's 100m backstroke heats, final.

Table tennis: Men's team, group stage; Women's team, group stage.

Teqball: Men's doubles final; Women's singles final; Mixed doubles final.

Wushu: Men's changquan, final; Men's sanda 56kg, preliminary round; Men's sanda 75kg, preliminary round; Women's sanda 52kg, preliminary round; Women's sanda 60kg, preliminary round.

September 21

Badminton: Men's team Round of 16.

Boxing: Men's 70kg, Round of 32.

Hockey: India vs Indonesia, women's Pool B.

Kabaddi: Japan vs India, men's Group A; Bangladesh vs India, women's Group A.

MMA: Men's traditional MMA -77kg; Women's traditional MMA -60kg.
Rowing: Men's quadruple sculls, heats; Lightweight men's double sculls, heats.

Shooting: Men's 10m air rifle individual and team, qualification; Men's 10m air rifle individual, final; Men's skeet, qualification; Women's skeet, qualification.

Soft tennis: Mixed doubles, quarter-final and medal rounds.

Swimming: Men's 50m freestyle; Men's 50m backstroke; Men's 100m breaststroke; Men's 4x200m freestyle relay.

Table tennis: Men's team, group stage and knockout rounds; Women's team, group stage and knockout rounds; Women's doubles, opening round.

Wushu: Women's changquan, final; Men's and women's sanda, elimination rounds.

September 22

Artistic gymnastics: Women's all-around qualification.
Badminton: Men's team, quarter-finals; Women's team, quarter-finals.

Boxing: Women's 51kg, preliminary rounds; Women's 54kg, preliminary rounds; Men's 55kg, preliminary rounds.

Equestrian: Eventing individual and team, cross-country.
Fencing: Men's foil individual; Women's Epee individual.

Hockey: India vs Sri Lanka, men's Pool A.

Kabaddi: Republic of Korea vs India, men's Group A.

Karate: Women's kumite -55kg, elimination and medal contests; Men's kumite -84kg, elimination and medal contests.

MMA: Men's traditional MMA -77kg medal rounds; Women's traditional MMA -60kg medal rounds.

Rowing: Indian rowing events, heats.

Shooting: 10m air rifle mixed team, qualification and medal rounds; 
Men's skeet, qualification; Women's skeet, qualification.

Swimming: Men's 1500m freestyle; Men's 4x100m medley relay.

Table tennis: Men's team, round of 16 and quarter-finals; Women's team, round of 16 and quarter-finals; Mixed doubles, opening rounds.

Wushu: Women's nanquan and nandao, final; Men's and women's sanda, quarter-finals.

September 23

Artistic gymnastics: Women's all-around, final, subject to qualification.

Badminton: Men's team, semi-finals; Women's team, semi-finals.

Boxing: Men's 60kg, preliminary rounds; Men's 80kg, preliminary rounds.

Canoe/kayak: Men's kayak single 500m; Men's kayak double 500m; Men's kayak four 500m; Men's canoe double 500m; Women's canoe single 200m; Women's canoe double 500m; Women's kayak double 500m; Women's kayak four 500m; Mixed kayak double 500m; Mixed canoe double 500m.

Cricket: Women's semi-final, subject to qualification.

Equestrian: Eventing individual and team, jumping and medal contests.

Esports: eFootball.

Fencing: Women's foil individual; Men's sabre individual.

Hockey: Thailand vs India, women's Pool B.

Kabaddi: Bangladesh vs India, men's Group A; Iran vs India, women's 
Group A.

Rowing: Men's single sculls, final, subject to qualification; Men's double sculls, final, subject to qualification; Men's pair, final, subject to qualification; Men's four, final, subject to qualification; Women's four, final, subject to qualification.

Shooting: Women's 10m air pistol individual and team, qualification; Women's 10m air pistol individual, final; Men's skeet, qualification and final; Women's skeet, qualification and final.

Soft tennis: Men's singles, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final; Women's singles, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.

Squash: Men's singles, opening rounds; Women's singles, opening 
rounds; Mixed doubles, opening rounds.

Swimming: Men's 100m butterfly; Men's 200m freestyle.

Table tennis: Men's team, semi-finals; Women's team, semi-finals; Men's singles, opening round; Women's singles, opening round; Men's doubles, opening round; Mixed doubles, preliminary rounds.

Weightlifting: Men's 60kg, Rishikanta Singh; Women's 49kg, Mirabai Chanu; Women's 53kg, Gyaneshwari Yadav; Women's 61kg, Seram Nirupama Devi; Women's 69kg, Harjinder Kaur.

Wushu: Men's sanda 56kg, semi-final, subject to qualification; Men's sanda 75kg, semi-final, subject to qualification; Women's sanda 52kg, semi-final, subject to qualification; Women's sanda 60kg, semi-final, subject to qualification.

September 24

Artistic gymnastics: Women's vault, final, subject to qualification.

Athletics: Women's heptathlon, 100m hurdles; Women's heptathlon, high jump; Women's heptathlon, shot put; Women's heptathlon, 200m; Men's triple jump, qualifying round; Men's high jump, qualifying round; Men's 100m, round 1; Mixed 4x400m relay, heats; Women's triple jump, final; Mixed 4x400m relay, final; Women's 10,000m, final.

Badminton: Men's team, final; Women's team, final.

Boxing: Men's 70kg, preliminary rounds; Women's 51kg, preliminary rounds; Women's 65kg, preliminary rounds.

Fencing: Women's sabre individual.

Hockey: Korea vs India, men's Pool A.

Kabaddi: Chinese Taipei vs India, men's Group A; Japan vs India, women's Group A.

Rowing: Men's quadruple sculls, final, subject to qualification; Lightweight men's double sculls, final, subject to qualification.

Shooting: Men's 10m air pistol individual and team, qualification; Men's 10m air pistol individual, final; Men's 50m rifle 3 positions, elimination; Skeet mixed team, qualification and medal rounds.

Squash: Men's singles, preliminary rounds; Women's singles, preliminary rounds; Mixed doubles, preliminary rounds.

Swimming: Men's 50m butterfly; Men's 800m freestyle; Men's 4x100m freestyle relay.

Table tennis: Men's team, final; Women's team, final; Men's singles, preliminary round; Women's doubles, preliminary round.

Wushu: Men's sanda 56kg, final, subject to qualification; Men's sanda 75kg, final, subject to qualification; Women's sanda 52kg, final, subject to qualification; Women's sanda 60kg, final, subject to qualification.

September 25

Athletics: Women's heptathlon, long jump; Women's heptathlon, javelin throw; Women's heptathlon, 800m; Women's 400m, round 1; Men's 400m, round 1; Men's 400m, semi-finals; Men's 100m, semi-finals; Women's shot put, final; Women's pole vault, final; Men's 100m, final; Men's 10,000m, final; Men's hammer throw, final.

Badminton: Men's singles, preliminary rounds; Women's singles, preliminary rounds; Men's doubles, preliminary rounds; Women's doubles, preliminary rounds; Mixed doubles, preliminary rounds.

Boxing: Men's 60kg, preliminary rounds; Men's +90kg, preliminary rounds; Women's 54kg, preliminary rounds.

Fencing: Men's foil team; Women's pe team.

Hockey: Japan vs India, women's Pool B.

Kabaddi: Men's semi-final, subject to qualification; Women's semi-final, subject to qualification.

Sepaktakraw: Men's team regu, preliminary and medal rounds.

Shooting: 10m air pistol mixed team, qualification and medal rounds; Men's 50m rifle 3 positions individual and team, qualification; Men's 50m rifle 3 positions individual, final.

Squash: Men's singles, quarter-finals; Women's singles, quarter-finals; Mixed doubles, quarter-finals.

Surfing: Women's shortboard, round 1; Men's shortboard, round 1; Women's shortboard, round 2.

Swimming: Men's 50m breaststroke; Men's 200m backstroke; Men's 400m freestyle; Men's 200m butterfly.

Table tennis: Men's singles, preliminary rounds; Women's singles, preliminary rounds; Men's doubles, preliminary rounds; Women's doubles, preliminary rounds; Mixed doubles, quarter-finals and semi-finals.

September 26

Archery: Recurve and compound events.

Athletics: Men's marathon, final; Men's decathlon, 100m; Men's decathlon, long jump; Men's decathlon, shot put; Men's decathlon, high jump; Men's decathlon, 400m; Men's javelin throw, qualifying round; Women's 200m, round 1; Women's 200m, semi-finals; Men's 200m, round 1; Men's 200m, semi-finals; Women's long jump, qualifying round; Women's 100m hurdles, round 1; Men's 1500m, round 1; Men's shot put, final; Men's triple jump, final; Women's 400m, final; Men's 400m, final; Women's 1500m, final.

Badminton: Men's singles, preliminary rounds; Women's singles, preliminary rounds; Men's doubles, preliminary rounds; Women's doubles, preliminary rounds; Mixed doubles, preliminary rounds.

Boxing: Men's 55kg, preliminary rounds; Men's 90kg, preliminary rounds; Women's 60kg, preliminary rounds.

Canoe/kayak: Men's kayak single 500m; Men's kayak double 500m; Men's kayak four 500m; Men's canoe double 500m; Women's canoe single 200m; Women's canoe double 500m; Women's kayak double 500m; Women's kayak four 500m; Mixed kayak double 500m; Mixed canoe double 500m.

Equestrian: Dressage individual, qualification.

Fencing: Women's foil team; Men's sabre team.

Hockey: Japan vs India, men's Pool A.

Shooting: Women's 50m rifle 3 positions individual and team, qualification; Women's 50m rifle 3 positions individual, final.

Squash: Men's singles, semi-finals; Women's singles, semi-finals; 
Mixed doubles, semi-finals.

Surfing: Men's shortboard, round 2; Women's shortboard, round 3.

Table tennis: Men's singles, quarter-finals; Women's singles, quarter-finals; Men's doubles, quarter-finals; Women's doubles, quarter-finals; Mixed doubles, final.

September 27

Archery: Recurve and compound events.

Athletics: Women's marathon race walk, final; Men's decathlon, 110m hurdles; Men's decathlon, discus throw; Men's decathlon, pole vault; Men's decathlon, javelin throw; Men's decathlon, 1500m; Women's high jump, qualifying round; Women's 400m hurdles, round 1; Men's 400m hurdles, round 1; Men's long jump, qualifying round; Men's 800m, round 1; Women's 4x100m relay, heats; Men's high jump, final; Women's long jump, final; Women's 200m, final; Men's 200m, final; Women's 100m hurdles, final; Women's javelin throw, final; Women's 3000m steeplechase, final.

Badminton: Men's singles, quarter-finals; Women's singles, quarter-finals; Men's doubles, quarter-finals; Women's doubles, quarter-finals; Mixed doubles, quarter-finals.

Boxing: Men's 80kg, preliminary rounds; Women's 54kg, preliminary rounds; Men's 60kg, preliminary rounds; Men's +90kg, preliminary rounds; Women's 65kg, preliminary rounds.

Equestrian: Dressage individual, final.

Fencing: Women's sabre team.

Hockey: India vs Singapore, women's Pool B.

Kabaddi: Women's final, subject to qualification; Men's final, subject to qualification.

Kurash: Men's -66kg; Men's +90kg; Women's -57kg; Women's -78kg.

Sepaktakraw: Women's doubles, preliminary and medal rounds.
Shooting: Women's 25m pistol, precision stage; Men's trap, qualification; Women's trap, qualification.

Soft tennis: Men's singles, preliminary round; Women's singles, preliminary round.

Squash: Men's singles, final; Women's singles, final; Mixed doubles, final; Men's team, preliminary and quarter-final rounds; Women's team, preliminary and quarter-final rounds.

Surfing: Men's shortboard, round 3; Men's shortboard, quarter-finals; Women's shortboard, quarter-finals.

Table tennis: Men's doubles, semi-finals and final; Women's singles, semi-finals and final.

Tennis: Men's singles, preliminary rounds; Men's doubles, preliminary rounds; Women's doubles, preliminary rounds.

Volleyball: Men's Pool C, preliminary round.

September 28

Archery: Recurve and compound events.

Athletics: Women's 800m, round 1; Mixed 4x100m relay, heats; Men's 4x400m relay, heats; Women's discus throw, final; Women's 400m hurdles, final; Men's 400m hurdles, final; Men's 3000m steeplechase, final; Men's long jump, final; Men's 1500m, final; Men's javelin throw, final; Women's 5000m, final; Women's 4x100m relay, final.

Badminton: Men's singles, semi-finals; Women's singles, semi-finals; Men's doubles, semi-finals; Women's doubles, semi-finals; Mixed doubles, semi-finals.

Boxing: Men's 70kg, preliminary rounds; Women's 51kg, preliminary rounds; Women's 75kg, preliminary rounds; Men's 55kg, preliminary rounds; Men's 90kg, preliminary rounds; Women's 60kg, preliminary rounds.

Cricket: India vs Group A runner-up, men's quarter-final.
Hockey: India vs Bangladesh, men's Pool A.

Shooting: Women's 25m pistol, rapid stage and final; Men's trap, qualification; Women's trap, qualification.

Squash: Men's team, preliminary and quarter-final rounds; Women's team, preliminary and quarter-final rounds.

Surfing: Men's shortboard, semi-finals and medal contests; Women's shortboard, semi-finals and medal contests.

Tennis: Men's singles, preliminary rounds; Men's doubles, preliminary rounds; Women's doubles, preliminary rounds.

Volleyball: Men's Pool C, preliminary round.

September 29

Archery: Recurve and compound events.

Athletics: Men's pole vault, final; Women's high jump, final; Women's hammer throw, final; Women's 800m, final; Men's 800m, final; Men's 5000m, final; Mixed 4x100m relay, final; Women's 4x400m relay, final; Men's 4x400m relay, final.

Badminton: Men's singles, final; Women's singles, final; Men's doubles, final; Women's doubles, final; Mixed doubles, final.

Boxing: Men's 60kg, semi-finals; Men's 80kg, semi-finals; Men's +90kg, semi-finals; Women's 54kg, semi-finals; Women's 65kg, semi-finals.

Shooting: Men's trap, qualification and final; Women's trap, qualification and final.

Soft tennis: Men's singles, preliminary round; Women's singles, preliminary round.

Tennis: Men's singles, preliminary rounds; Men's doubles, preliminary rounds; Women's doubles, preliminary rounds.

Track cycling: Men's sprint; Men's team sprint; Men's keirin; Men's omnium; Men's Madison; Women's sprint; Women's team sprint; Women's keirin; Women's team pursuit; Women's omnium; Women's Madison.

Volleyball: Men's Pool C, preliminary round.

September 30

Archery: Compound events, medal rounds.

Boxing: Men's 55kg, semi-finals; Men's 70kg, semi-finals; Men's 90kg, semi-finals; Women's 51kg, semi-finals; Women's 60kg, semi-finals; Women's 75kg, semi-finals.

Canoe/kayak: Men's kayak single slalom; Women's canoe single slalom; Men's kayak cross; Women's kayak cross.

Golf: Men's individual and team, round 1; Women's individual and team, round 1.

Hockey: Women's semi-final/classification match, subject to qualification.

Judo: Women's -48kg, preliminary rounds and medal contests.

Sport climbing: Men's Speed 4, qualification; Women's Speed 4, final, subject to qualification.

Tennis: Men's singles, preliminary rounds; Men's doubles, preliminary rounds; Women's doubles, preliminary rounds.

Track cycling: Men's sprint; Men's team sprint; Men's keirin; Men's omnium; Men's Madison; Women's sprint; Women's team sprint; Women's keirin; Women's team pursuit; Women's omnium; Women's Madison.

Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 67kg, preliminary and medal rounds; Men's Greco-Roman 87kg, preliminary and medal rounds; Women's 68kg, preliminary and medal rounds.

October 1

Boxing: No events listed.

Cricket: Men's semi-final, subject to qualification.

Golf: Men's individual and team, round 2; Women's individual and team, round 2.

Hockey: Men's semi-final/classification match, subject to qualification.

Judo: Women's -57kg, preliminary rounds and medal contests; Women's -70kg, preliminary rounds and medal contests.

Rugby sevens: Women's preliminary round.

Shooting: Men's 25m rapid fire pistol, qualification stage 2 and final.

Sport climbing: Men's Speed 4, final, subject to qualification.

Tennis: Men's singles, quarter-finals; Men's doubles, quarter-finals; Women's doubles, quarter-finals.

Taekwondo: Women's individual poomsae, semi-final and final.
Volleyball: Men's quarter-final/classification match, subject to qualification.

Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 60kg, preliminary and medal rounds; Men's Greco-Roman 77kg, preliminary and medal rounds; Men's Greco-Roman 97kg, preliminary and medal rounds; Women's 62kg, preliminary and medal rounds.

October 2

Archery: Recurve events, medal rounds.

Boxing: Men's 55kg, final; Men's 60kg, final; Men's 70kg, final; Men's 80kg, final; Men's 90kg, final; Men's +90kg, final; Women's 51kg, final; Women's 54kg, final; Women's 60kg, final; Women's 65kg, final; Women's 75kg, final.

Canoe/kayak: Men's kayak single slalom; Women's canoe single slalom; Men's kayak cross; Women's kayak cross.

Esports: League of Legends.

Golf: Men's individual and team, round 3; Women's individual and team, round 3.

Hockey: Women's medal/classification match, subject to qualification.

Rugby sevens: Women's preliminary round.

Squash: Men's team, final; Women's team, final.

Tennis: Men's singles, semi-finals; Men's doubles, semi-finals; Women's doubles, semi-finals.

Volleyball: Men's semi-final/classification match, subject to qualification.

Wrestling: Men's freestyle 65kg, preliminary and medal rounds; Men's freestyle 125kg, preliminary and medal rounds; Women's 50kg, preliminary and medal rounds; Women's 76kg, preliminary and medal rounds.

October 3

Archery: Recurve events, medal rounds.

Cricket: Men's bronze medal match/final, subject to qualification.

Golf: Men's individual and team, final round; Women's individual and team, final round.

Hockey: Men's medal/classification match, subject to qualification.

Rugby sevens: Women's semi-finals, classification and medal matches, subject to qualification.

Taekwondo: Women's 57kg kyorugi, preliminary rounds and medal contests; Women's +67kg kyorugi, preliminary rounds and medal contests.

Tennis: Men's singles, final; Men's doubles, final; Women's doubles, final.

Volleyball: Men's medal/classification match, subject to qualification.

Wrestling: Men's freestyle 57kg, preliminary and medal rounds; Men's freestyle 74kg, preliminary and medal rounds; Men's freestyle 97kg, preliminary and medal rounds; Women's 53kg, preliminary and medal rounds; Women's 57kg, preliminary and medal rounds.

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