India's Schedule At Asian Games 2026, September 20: Quimcy D'Souza Eyes Double, More Medals Expected

Manu Bhaker and Pawan Sehrawat at the Asian Games opening ceremony.© X/Twitter

India has a chance to open its medals tally on Sunday at the Asian Games 2026. The Indian contingent has already been in action at the Games since Thursday and is in medal contention, with teqball hogging the early limelight. Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza and Mohd Anas Imran Beg have made the early headlines and will be in action for medals. Both athletes will play in the bronze-medal match in the mixed doubles event, facing Vietnam's Gia Nghi Trinh and Hoang Minh Tan Nguyen, to whom they lost in the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, there will be another shot at a medal for Quimcy, as she will also be in action in the women's singles bronze-medal match against Japan's Yuina Sakamoto on Sunday.

Several other top events are also lined up for Sunday, as the Indian women's team will be in action in the cricket event's semifinal against Bangladesh, looking to defend the gold medal it won at the 2023 Games.

Eyes will also turn to the shooting arena, where the Indian women will be in action in the 10m air rifle events. Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Uttam Maskar and Vidarsa K Vinod will be vying for a strong showing for India.

India's hockey campaign will also get underway on Sunday, with both the men's and women's teams playing their first matches. The men's side, in Pool A, will open its campaign against Indonesia, while the women's team, in Pool B, will begin against Uzbekistan.

Here is India's complete schedule for September 20:

Wushu

05:30 AM - Men's Changquan Final (Medal event)

Followed by - Women's 52kg (Round of 16): Sogand Sinkaeichetan (IRI) vs Aparna (IND)

Followed by - Men's 75kg (Round of 16): Soheil Mousavi (IRI) vs Vikrant Baliyan (IND)

Cricket (Women's T20)

10:30 AM - Semifinal 2: Bangladesh vs India

Shooting

06:15 AM - 10m Air Rifle Women's Individual Qualification

06:15 AM - 10m Air Rifle Women's Team Final (Medal event)

11:00 AM - 10m Air Rifle Women's Individual Final (Medal event)

Teqball

06:30 AM - Women's Singles Bronze-Medal Match: Yuina Sakamoto (JPN) vs Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza (IND) [Medal event]

07:00 AM - Mixed Doubles Bronze-Medal Match: Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza / Mohamed Anas Imran Beg (IND) vs Hoang Minh Tan Nguyen / Gia Nghi Trinh (VIE) [Medal event]

Field Hockey

07:30 AM - Women's Pool B (Match 3): India vs Uzbekistan

11:30 AM - Men's Pool A (Match 2): India vs Indonesia

Badminton

11:30 AM - Women's Team 1st Round (Tie 7): Kazakhstan vs India

Table Tennis

06:30 AM - Women's Team Group F (Match 2): India vs Indonesia

09:00 AM - Men's Team Group F (Match 1): India vs Indonesia

12:30 PM - Women's Team Group F (Match 3): Singapore vs India

03:00 PM - Men's Team Group F (Match 3): India vs Iran

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