Asian Games 2026 are officially known as the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026. They are being held in Japan from 19 September to 4 October 2026. Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya are the host region. The Asian Games 2026 India Schedule feature 43 sports, 71 disciplines and 469 medal events. India has a 503 athletes across 36 disciplines.
Asian Games 2026 India Schedule
The Asian Games 2026 India Schedule covers India’s participation across 36 disciplines at Aichi-Nagoya 2026. The Games calendar has competitions from 10 September, while the main event runs from 19 September to 4 October. India’s cricket schedule includes women’s matches on 18 and 20 September, with the final on 22 September. The men’s cricket knockout schedule runs from 28 September to 3 October.
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Asian Games 2026 Schedule
The complete schedule of the Games and Sports at the Asian Games 2026 has been tabulated below:
| Asian Games 2026 Schedule | |
| Date | Games |
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10 – 13 September |
Basketball |
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14 September |
Basketball, Football |
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15 September |
Football |
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16 September |
Indoor Volleyball, Modern Pentathlon, Basketball, Football |
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17 September |
Women’s Cricket, Basketball, Football, Modern Pentathlon, Indoor Volleyball, Teqball |
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18 September |
Women’s Cricket, Basketball, Football, Modern Pentathlon, Indoor Volleyball, Teqball, Soft tennis, Field hockey |
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19 September |
Opening Ceremony, Basketball, Teqball, Handball |
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20 September |
Women’s Cricket, Basketball, Football, Modern Pentathlon, Indoor Volleyball, Teqball, Soft tennis, Field hockey, Swimming, Water polo, Badminton, Mixed Martial Arts, Road cycling, Handball, Karate, Sepak takraw, Shooting, Table Tennis, Teqball, Triathlon, Beach Volleyball, Wushu |
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21 September |
Swimming, Water Polo, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Basketball 3×3, Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Field Hockey, Football, Artistic Gymnastics, Handball, Kabaddi, Karate, Sepak Takraw, Shooting, Table Tennis, Soft Tennis, Triathlon, Beach Volleyball, Indoor Volleyball, Wushu |
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22 September |
Swimming, Water Polo, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Basketball 3×3, Boxing, Mixed Martial Arts, Cricket, Road Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Field Hockey, Football, Artistic Gymnastics, Handball, Kabaddi, Karate, Sepak Takraw, Shooting, Table Tennis, Soft Tennis, Beach Volleyball, Indoor Volleyball, Wushu |
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23 September |
Wushu, Weightlifting, Beach Volleyball, Soft Tennis, Table Tennis, Squash, Shooting, Sepak Takraw, Rowing, Karate, Kabaddi, Handball, Artistic Gymnastics, Football, Field Hockey, Fencing, Esports, Equestrian, Road Cycling, Sprint, Boxing, Basketball 3×3, Baseball, Badminton, Athletics, Water Polo, Swimming |
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24 September |
Swimming, Water Polo, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Basketball 3×3, Boxing, Sprint, Cricket, BMX, Mountain Biking, Esports, Fencing, Field Hockey, Artistic Gymnastics, Kabaddi, Rowing, Sepak Takraw, Shooting, Skateboarding, Squash, Table Tennis, Beach Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wushu |
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25 September |
Weightlifting, Beach Volleyball, Table Tennis, Surfing, Squash, Skateboarding, Shooting, Sepak Takraw, Kabaddi, Handball, Artistic Gymnastic, Football, Field Hockey, Fencing, Esports, Equestrian, Mountain Biking, BMX, Sprint, Boxing, Basketball, Basketball 3×3, Baseball, Badminton, Athletics, Swimming |
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26 September |
Artistic Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Softball, Basketball, Boxing, Sprint, Cricket, Equestrian, Esports, Fencing, Field Hockey, Football, Handball, Kabaddi, Sailing, Shooting, Skateboarding, Squash, Surfing, Table Tennis, Beach Volleyball, Weightlifting |
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27 September |
Weightlifting, Indoor Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Tennis, Table Tennis, Surfing, Squash, Skateboarding, Shooting, Sepak Takraw, Sailing, Handball, Trampolining, Field Hockey, Fencing, Esports, Equestrian, Kurash, Boxing, Softball, Baseball, Badminton, Athletics, Archery, Water Polo, Diving, Artistic Swimming |
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28 September |
Artistic Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Softball, Boxing, Kurash, Cricket, BMX, Esports, Field Hockey, Handball, Padel, Sailing, Sepak Takraw, Shooting, Squash, Surfing, Table Tennis, Tennis, Neach Volleyball, Indoor Volleyball, Weightlifting |
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29 September |
Weightlifting, Indoor Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Tennis, Squash, Sport Clibing, Shooting, Sepak Takraw, Sailing, Padel, Handball, Football, Esports, Track cycling, Cricket, Kurash, Slalom, Boxing, Softball, Badminton, Athletics, Archery, Water Polo, Diving |
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30 September |
Diving, Water Polo, Archery, Softball, Boxing, Slalom, Track Cycling, Esports, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Judo, Padel, Sailing, Sepak Takraw, Shooting, SPort Climbing, Squash, Tennis, Beach Volleyball, Wrestling |
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1 October |
Wrestling, Indoor Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Tennis, Taekwondo, Squash, Sport Climbing, Shooting, Sepak Takraw, Sailing, Rugby Sevens, Padel, Judo, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Golf, Field Hockey, Esports, Equestrian, Track Cycling, Cricket, Ju-jitsu, Slalom, Softball, Archery |
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2 October |
Water Polo, Archery, Softball, Boxing, Breaking, Slalom, Sprint, Track Cycling, Esports, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Judo, Padel, Rugby Sevens, Sailing, Sepak Takraw, Sport Climbing, Squash, Taekwondo, Virtual Taekwondo, Tennis, Beach Volleyball, Indoor Volleyball, Wrestling |
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3 October |
Wrestling, Indoor Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Tennis, Taekwondo, Sport Climbing, Ssepak Takraw, Sailing, Rugby Sevens, Padel, Judo, GOlf, Football, Field Hockey, Equestrian, Cricket, Ju-jitsu, Breaking, Soft Ball, Archery, water Polo, |
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4 October |
Closing Ceremony, Equestrian |
Asian Games Cricket 2026 Schedule
The Asian Games Cricket 2026 Schedule covers men’s and women’s T20 cricket at Korogi Athletic Park in Aichi, Japan, from September 17 to October 3.
Asian Games 2026 Women’s Cricket Schedule
The women’s cricket tournament follows a knockout format, with India beginning its title defence against Japan in the quarter-final.
| Asian Games 2026 Women’s Cricket Schedule | ||
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Date |
Match Type |
Opponents |
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September 17, Thursday |
Quarter-final |
Bangladesh vs China |
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September 17, Thursday |
Quarter-final |
Pakistan vs Thailand |
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September 18, Friday |
Quarter-final |
Sri Lanka vs Malaysia |
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September 18, Friday |
Quarter-final |
India vs Japan |
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September 20, Sunday |
Semi-final |
Pakistan/Thailand winner vs Sri Lanka/Malaysia winner |
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September 20, Sunday |
Semi-final |
Bangladesh/China winner vs India/Japan winner |
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September 22, Tuesday |
Third-place playoff |
Bronze Medal Match |
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September 22, Tuesday |
Final |
Gold Medal Match |
Asian Games 2026 Men’s Cricket Schedule
The men’s cricket competition has 10 teams, with India entering directly at the quarter-final stage as one of four seeded teams. Group A consists of Afghanistan, Japan, Nepal, Group B consists Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Oman and the Seeding Team includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.
| Asian Games 2026 Men’s Cricket Schedule | ||
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Date |
Match Type |
Opponents |
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September 24, Thursday |
Group A |
Afghanistan vs Japan |
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September 24, Thursday |
Group B |
Hong Kong China vs Malaysia |
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September 25, Friday |
Group B |
Hong Kong China vs Oman |
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September 25, Friday |
Group A |
Afghanistan vs Nepal |
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September 26, Saturday |
Group A |
Japan vs Nepal |
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September 26, Saturday |
Group B |
Malaysia vs Oman |
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September 28, Monday |
Quarter-final |
Pakistan vs B2 |
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September 28, Monday |
Quarter-final |
India vs A2 |
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September 29, Tuesday |
Quarter-final |
Sri Lanka vs A1 |
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September 29, Tuesday |
Quarter-final |
Bangladesh vs B1 |
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October 1, Thursday |
Semi-final |
Pakistan/B2 vs Bangladesh/B1 |
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October 1, Thursday |
Semi-final |
India/A2 vs Sri Lanka/A1 |
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October 3, Saturday |
Third-place playoff |
Bronze Medal Match |
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October 3, Saturday |
Final |
Gold Medal Match |
Also Read:- Asian Games 2026 Sports List
Asian Games 2026
The Asian Games 2026 India Schedule bring together 45 countries and regions and include traditional disciplines along with newer sports. The event also marks Japan’s third time hosting the Asian Games.
- Host and Dates: Japan is hosting Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya from 19 September to 4 October 2026. Nagoya previously hosted no Asian Games, while Japan hosted Tokyo in 1958 and Hiroshima in 1994.
- Sports: The Games feature 43 sports, 71 disciplines and 469 medal events. The programme includes athletics, swimming, shooting, wrestling, hockey, cricket, badminton, football, volleyball, kabaddi and other major disciplines.
- Indian participation: India is participating with about 500 athletes across 36 disciplines.
- India’s previous performance: India won a record 107 medals at the Hangzhou 2023 Asian Games. The tally included 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze medals.
- Asian Games 2026 Cricket Schedule: India’s women’s cricket team plays Japan on 18 September. The women’s semi finals are scheduled for 20 September, followed by the bronze medal match and final on 22 September. India’s men’s quarter final is scheduled for 28 September against the second placed team from Group A.
- Venues: The Games are spread across venues in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya. The Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium hosts the opening and closing ceremonies and athletics. Other competitions are held at dedicated venues for sports such as basketball, judo, squash, shooting, sailing and cricket.
- Asian Games History: The first Asian Games were held in New Delhi in March 1951. They had 489 athletes from 11 countries competing in 6 sports and 57 events. The Asian Games Federation was established in New Delhi in 1949, while the Olympic Council of Asia was created in 1981.
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