Asian Games 2026: India’s September 27 Schedule, Squash Finals and Medal Events in IST

Illustrated Asian Games 2026 schedule graphic showing squash players and the September 27 gold-medal match times for Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh.
Asian Games 2026 · India preview

By Pulse India News Desk · 27 September 2026 · Sports · All times IST

Two squash gold-medal matches headline India’s September 27 programme. Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh are assured at least silver, while athletics, weightlifting, boxing and badminton provide further medal opportunities.

Timing note: All listed times are Indian Standard Time (IST). Start times and entries can change; qualification-dependent finals are identified below. The women’s marathon race walk start time has not been confirmed in the schedule used for this preview.

Gold-medal matches and weightlifting

10:00 AM · Weightlifting

Harjinder Kaur · Women’s 69kg

Group A competition. The final standings determine the medals; a podium finish is not guaranteed.

12:30 PM · Squash final

Abhay Singh vs Ng Eain Yow

Men’s singles: India vs Malaysia. Abhay is assured at least silver.

1:30 PM · Squash final

Anahat Singh vs Sivasangari Subramaniam

Women’s singles: India vs Malaysia. Anahat is assured at least silver.

Athletics: afternoon medal programme

  • · Women’s long jump final – Shaili Singh and Ancy Sojan.
  • · Women’s 200m final – Harita Bhadra and Unnathi Bolland, subject to qualification.
  • · Men’s 200m final – Animesh Kujur, subject to qualification.
  • · Men’s high jump final – Sarvesh Kushare and Aadarsh Ram Jothi Shankar.
  • · Women’s 100m hurdles final – Nandhini Kongan is listed in the current event entry; confirm the final start list.
  • · Women’s javelin final – Annu Rani is listed in the current event entry.
  • · Men’s decathlon 1500m – final discipline for Tejaswin Shankar and Thowfeeq Noushad.
  • · Women’s 3000m steeplechase final – Parul Chaudhary and Ankita Dhyani.

Decathlon earlier in the day: 110m hurdles from 7:30 AM, discus at 8:10 AM, pole vault at 9:50 AM and javelin at 3:35 PM. The overall medal order is decided after all ten events.

Badminton and boxing quarterfinals

A quarterfinal victory moves a player or pair into the semifinals. Check the event’s medal format before calling a semifinal berth a confirmed bronze.

From 6:40 AM · Badminton

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand

Women’s doubles quarterfinal against a Malaysian pair.

From 8:00 AM · Badminton

PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda

Women’s singles quarterfinals: Sindhu vs Chen Yufei (China); Unnati vs Akane Yamaguchi (Japan). Match order may shift.

  • · Men’s 80kg boxing QF – Ankush vs Nekruz Salimov (Tajikistan).
  • · Women’s 65kg boxing QF – Parveen vs Navbakhor Khamidova (Uzbekistan).
  • · Men’s 60kg boxing QF – Sachin vs Shunsuke Kitamoto (Japan).
  • · Men’s +90kg boxing QF – Narender vs Adthapong Saengtep (Thailand).

Other Indian action

  • · Archery elimination rounds; shooting qualification in women’s 25m pistol and men’s and women’s trap; women’s sepak takraw doubles group matches.
  • · Men’s volleyball Pool C – India vs Vietnam.
  • · Women’s hockey Pool B – India vs Singapore.
  • · Kurash knockout rounds and additional team events, subject to the competition draw.

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