Asian Games 2026 full schedule — Complete list of events at Aichi-Nagoya, time, venue, live streaming info
The Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya features 43 standard sports alongside new disciplines such as mixed martial arts, teqball, and virtual taekwondo.
Updated : Sep 16, 2026 09:28 IST , Chennai - 2 MINS READ
The 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Aichi, will officially begin on September 19 and go on till October 14, with Mirabai Chanu set to feature as one of the key medal prospects for India at the tournament. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap/AFP
The 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Aichi, will officially begin on September 19 and go on till October 14, with Mirabai Chanu set to feature as one of the key medal prospects for India at the tournament. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap/AFP
The 20th edition of the Asian Games is set to begin officially on September 19, although the preliminary rounds of the tournament have already begun in Japan.
The multi sports quadrennial event features 43 standard sports alongside new disciplines like freestyle BMX, mixed martial arts, paddle surfing, teqball, and virtual taekwondo. Seven disciplines, namely archery, hockey, sailing, squash, surfing, tennis, and triathlon, offer direct qualification quotas for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
Sportstar looks at the entire schedule of the 2026 Asian Games, slated between September 19 to October 4 in the city of Nagoya in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan.
| Date | Event | Time (in IST) | Venue | Time (in JST) | Competition stage |
| September 10-18 | Basketball | 06:30 / 09:30 / 12:30 / 15:30 | Aichi International Arena | 10:00 / 13:00 / 16:00 / 19:00 | Men/Women preliminary rounds |
| September 14-21; October 3 | Football | 10:30–12:30 / 15:30–16:00 | Seven football venues | 14:00–16:00 / 19:00–19:30 | Men/Women group, QF, SF, finals |
| September 16-20 | Modern Pentathlon | 06:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 | Anjo Sports Park | 10:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 | Competition |
| September 17-20 | Teqball | 5:30-15:30 | Nagoya City Higashi Sports Center | 9:00-19:00 | Competition |
| September 17–30; October 1–3 | Cricket | 05:30 / 10:30 | Korogi Athletic Park | 09:00 / 14:00 | Women / Men; group, QF, SF, final |
| September 18-October 3 | Hockey | 05:30 / 07:30 / 09:30 / 11:30 / 13:30 / 15:30 | Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium | 09:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00 / 17:00 / 19:00 | Group / SF / finals |
| September 19 | Opening Ceremony | 14:30 | Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium | 18:00 | Opening Ceremony |
| September 20-23 | Cycling – Road | 05:30 / 10:00 | Shinshiro Cycling Road Course | 09:00 / 13:30 | Road events |
| September 20-23 | Rugby Sevens | 10:30 / 15:30 | Nagoya City Mizuho Park Rugby Field | 14:00 / 19:00 (session-dependent) | Group / QF / SF / finals |
| September 20-24 | Artistic Gymnastics | 07:30 / 09:30 / 14:00 | Nagoya City General Gymnasium [Rainbow Hall] | 11:00 / 13:00 / 17:30 | Qualification / finals |
| September 20-24 | Karate – Kata/Kumite | 05:30 / 10:30 / 16:00 | Toyohashi Gymnasium | 09:00 / 14:00 / 19:30 | Prelims / SF / finals |
| September 20-24 | Rowing | 05:30 | Nagaragawa International Regatta Course | 09:00 | Heats / SF / finals |
| September 20-24 | Wushu – Taolu | 05:30 / 11:00 / 16:00 | Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall | 09:00 / 14:30 / 19:30 | Competition / finals |
| September 20-25 | Aquatics – Swimming | 06:30 / 13:30 | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | 10:00 / 17:00 | Heats / finals |
| September 26-30 | Table Tennis | 06:30 / 13:30 / 15:50 | Sky Hall Toyota | 10:00 / 17:00 / 19:20 | Group / knockout / finals |
| September 20–29 | Badminton | 06:00 / 07:30 | Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium | 09:30 / 11:00 (session-dependent) | Group / R16 / QF / SF / finals |
| September 20-29 | Handball | 06:00–18:00 | Kasugai City Gymnasium / ENTRIO | 09:30–21:30 (session-dependent) | Group / QF / SF / finals |
| September 20-30 | Mixed Martial Arts | 06:00 / 10:30 | Nagoya City Inae Sports Center | 09:30 / 14:00 | Competition / finals |
| September 20-30 | Fencing | 05:30 / 14:10 | Aichi Sky Expo | 09:00 / 17:40 | Foil / Épée / Sabre; preliminaries to finals |
| September 20-30 | Volleyball | 06:30 / 09:30 / 12:30 / 15:30 | Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Gymnasium / Park Arena Komaki | 10:00 / 13:00 / 16:00 / 19:00 | Group / QF / SF / finals |
| September 20-October 1 | Shooting | 05:30 / 10:30 | Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery | 09:00 / 14:00 | Qualification / finals |
| September 20-October 3 | Water Polo | 11:00 / 12:15 / 14:10 / 15:30 | Nagoya City General Gymnasium [Rainbow Pool] | 14:30 / 15:45 / 17:40 / 19:00 | Men/Women competition |
| September 20-October 3 | Sepaktakraw | 05:30 / 10:30 / 15:30 | Nagoya City Mizuho Park Gymnasium | 09:00 / 14:00 / 19:00 | Group / knockout / finals |
| September 20-October 3 | Beach Volleyball | 05:30 / 09:30 / 12:30 | Hekinan Ryokuchi Beach Court | 09:00 / 13:00 / 16:00 | Group / knockout / finals |
| September 21-25 | 3x3 Basketball | 08:30 / 14:10 / 14:30 | Kinjo Futo Station Square Venue | 12:00 / 17:40 / 18:00 | Group / knockout / finals |
| September 21-26 | Kabaddi | 06:00 / 12:30 / 14:30 | Tokai Citizen Gymnasium | 09:30 / 16:00 / 18:00 | Group / SF / finals |
| September 21-30 | Equestrian – Dressage | 06:00 | Equestrian Park | 09:30 | Open / finals |
| September 21-30; October 2 | Boxing | 08:30 / 09:30 / 13:30 / 14:00 | Nishio Gymnasium | 12:00 / 13:00 / 17:00 / 17:30 | Preliminaries / semifinals / finals |
| September 21-October 3 | Baseball | 08:30 / 15:00 | Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Baseball Stadium; Toyohashi Municipal Baseball Stadium | 12:00 / 18:30 | Preliminary / SF / final |
| September 21-October 3 | Softball | 05:30 / 07:30 / 09:45 / 11:45 | Anjo Softball Ground | 09:00 / 11:00 / 13:15 / 15:15 | Group / finals |
| September 23-25 | Wushu – Sanda | 05:30 / 11:00 / 16:00 | Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall | 09:00 / 14:30 / 19:30 | Prelims / finals |
| September 23-25 | Equestrian – Eventing | 06:00 / 07:15 | Equestrian Park | 09:30 / 10:45 | Open / finals |
| September 23-October 1 | Tennis / Soft Tennis | 05:30 / 06:30 | Nagoya City Higashiyama Park Tennis Center | 09:00 / 10:00 | Group / QF / SF / finals |
| September 23-October 2 | Esports | 05:30 / 06:30 / 08:30 / 10:30 / 14:30 | Aichi Sky Expo | 09:00 / 10:00 / 12:00 / 14:00 / 18:00 | Open / competition / finals |
| September 23-October 3 | Archery | 04:30–12:30 | Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square | 08:00–16:00 (session-dependent) | Recurve/Compound; qualification to finals |
| September 24-26 | Skateboarding | 05:30 / 11:45 | Aichi Sky Expo | 09:00 / 15:15 | Qualification / finals |
| September 24-27 | Canoe Sprint | 06:30 | Miyoshi Lake Canoe Course | 10:00 | Heats / SF / finals |
| September 24–29 | Athletics: Track-and-Field | 05:30 / 06:30 / 12:30 / 14:30 | Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium | 09:00 / 10:00 / 16:00 / 18:00 (session-dependent) | Heats / finals |
| September 25-26 | Cycling – Mountain Bike | 07:30 / 10:00 | Obata Ryokuchi Park | 11:00 / 13:30 | Cross-country / finals |
| September 26-27 | Athletics: Marathon | 04:00 | Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium (start/finish) | 07:30 | Marathon |
| September 26-30 | Surfing | 03:30–13:30 | Pacific Long Beach (Tahara) | 07:00–17:00 | Heats / SF / finals |
| September 26-30 | Aquatics – Diving | 06:30 | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | 10:00 | Prelims / finals |
| September 26-October 3 | Sailing | 07:30 | Kaiyoh Yacht Harbor | 11:00 | Fleet racing / finals |
| September 27 | Athletics – Race Walk | 04:00 | Aichi Prefectural Government & Nagoya City Halls Loop Course | 07:30 | Race walk |
| September 27-28 | Cycling – BMX Freestyle | 06:30 / 10:30 | Aichi Sky Expo | 10:00 / 14:00 | Qualification / finals |
| September 27-29 | Aquatics – Artistic Swimming | 07:30 / 13:30 | “ToBiO” Furuhashi Hironoshin Memorial Hamamatsu Swimming Center | 11:00 / 17:00 | Technical/free routines |
| September 27-30 | Jiu Jitsu / Kurash | 06:00 / 10:30 | Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall | 09:30 / 14:00 | Competition / finals |
| September 27-30 | Triathlon | 06:00 | Gamagori City Triathlon Venue | 09:30 | Individual / relay |
| September 27-October 2 | Squash | 05:30 / 06:30 / 08:30 | Nagoya Kinjo-Futo Arena | 09:00 / 10:00 / 12:00 | Group / QF / SF / finals |
| September 27-October 3 | Breaking | 10:30 / 14:30 | Aichi Sky Expo | 14:00 / 18:00 | Preliminary / finals |
| September 27-October 3 | Sport Climbing | 05:30 / 14:30 | Nagoya International Exhibition Hall [Portmesse Nagoya] | 09:00 / 18:00 | Qualification / SF / finals |
| September 28-29 | Cycling – BMX Racing | 06:00 / 08:30 | Nagoya Velodrome BMX Race Course | 09:30 / 12:00 | Heats / finals |
| September 28-October 1 | Golf | 03:00 | Kasugai Country Club East Course | 06:30 | Men/Women rounds / final |
| September 29-October 1 | Rhythmic Gymnastics | 05:30 / 12:30 | Nagoya City General Gymnasium [Rainbow Hall] | 09:00 / 16:00 | Qualification / finals |
| September 29-October 1 | Trampoline Gymnastics | 05:30 / 12:30 | Nagoya City General Gymnasium [Rainbow Hall] | 09:00 / 16:00 | Qualification / finals |
| September 29-October 2 | Cycling – Track | 06:30 / 11:30 | Izu Velodrome | 10:00 / 15:00 | Qualification / SF / finals |
| September 29-October 3 | Canoe Slalom | 05:30 / 07:00 / 08:30 | Yahagigawa Canoe Slalom Course | 09:00 / 10:30 / 12:00 | Heats / SF / finals |
| September 29-October 3 | Weightlifting | 06:30 / 09:30 / 12:30 / 15:30 | Nagoya City Trade and Industry Center | 10:00 / 13:00 / 16:00 / 19:00 | Competition / finals |
| September 30–October 3 | Judo | 07:30 / 13:30 | Aichi International Arena | 11:00 / 17:00 | Prelims / finals |
| September 30-October 3 | Taekwondo – Kyorugi | 06:30 / 10:00 | Toyohashi Gymnasium | 10:00 / 13:30 | Prelims / SF / finals |
| September 30-October 3 | Wrestling – Freestyle / Greco-Roman | 06:30 / 10:00 / 14:30 | Nagoya City Inae Sports Center | 10:00 / 13:30 / 18:00 | Prelims / SF / finals |
| September 30-October 4 | Equestrian – Jumping | 06:00 | Equestrian Park | 09:30 | Open / finals |
| October 1-3 | Taekwondo – Poomsae / Virtual | 05:30 / 10:00 | Toyohashi Gymnasium | 09:00 / 13:30 | Competition / finals |
| October 4 | Closing Ceremony | 15:30 | Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium | 19:00 | Closing Ceremony |
How to watch Asian Games 2026 in India ?
The Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya, Aichi will live telecast on the Sony Sports Network in India. The Games can also be live-streamed on the Sony LIV app and website.
Other prominent broadcasts around the world are:
- Japan: TBS
- Philippines: ONE Sports and Cignal TV
- Singapore: Mediacorp (including meWATCH)
- South Korea: SBS, MBC, TV Chosun
- Middle East: beIN Sports
- Malaysia: AstroIndonesia: TVR
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