Asian Games 2026 Day 5, Schedule, Events and Indian Medals Updates

Q: When is Asian Games 2026 Day 5?

Asian Games 2026 Day 5 is being held on 23 September 2026 as part of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 programme.

Q: What is the Asian Games 2026 Day 5 schedule?

The Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Schedule includes shooting, weightlifting, rowing, fencing, badminton, kabaddi, hockey, wushu, squash, swimming and other sports.

Q: Which Indian athletes are competing on Day 5 of Asian Games 2026?

Major Indian athletes in action include Mirabai Chanu, Gyaneshwari Yadav, Manu Bhaker, Jay Meena and Roshibina Devi, along with Indian teams in badminton, kabaddi and hockey.

Q: Which major Indian events are scheduled on Asian Games 2026 Day 5?

Major events include women’s air pistol, women’s and men’s skeet, women’s 49kg and 53kg weightlifting, men’s badminton semifinal and women’s Sanda 60kg semifinal.

Q: How many Indian medals were won on Asian Games 2026 Day 5?

India won two bronze medals in shooting, with the men’s and women’s skeet teams securing bronze medals on Day 5.

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Asian Games 2026 Day 5 is being held on 23 September 2026 as part of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 programme. India has action across shooting, weightlifting, rowing, fencing, badminton, kabaddi, hockey, wushu, squash, swimming, canoe sprint, soft tennis, table tennis, boxing, equestrian and sepaktakraw. Several events are qualification rounds, while others include finals, semifinals and medal bouts.

Asian Games 2026 Day 5

Asian Games 2026 Day 5 features major Indian entries including Mirabai Chanu, Gyaneshwari Yadav and Manu Bhaker. India also faces China in the men’s badminton team semifinal. Roshibina Devi is scheduled for the women’s Sanda 60 kg semifinal against Indonesia. The day’s Schedule also includes several progression based events where later rounds depend on qualification. The Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Calendar places these events across venues in Nagoya, Gifu and Tokyo.

Also Read:- Asian Games 2026 Medal Tally

Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Schedule

The Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Schedule on 23 September includes Indian athletes across multiple sports, with events ranging from heats to finals.

Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Schedule
Time (IST)	Sports/ Games	Event
5:30 AM	Soft Tennis	Men’s Singles, Quarterfinal
5:30 AM	Sepaktakraw	Men Team Regu, Preliminary Group B
5:40 AM	Rowing	Men’s Single Sculls, Heat 2
6:00 AM	Rowing	Men’s Double Sculls, Heat 3
6:15 AM	Shooting	Women’s Air Pistol Individual and Team, Qualification
6:30 AM	Shooting	Men’s Skeet Individual and Team, Qualification
6:30 AM	Shooting	Women’s Skeet Individual and Team, Qualification
6:30 AM	Canoe Sprint	Men’s Kayak Four 500m, Heat 1
6:30 AM	Equestrian	Eventing Individual Cross Country, Final Day 2
6:30 AM	Table Tennis	Mixed Doubles, Round of 32
6:30 AM onwards	Fencing	Women’s Foil Individual, Pool Bouts
6:42 AM	Swimming	Men’s 100m Butterfly, Heat 2
6:50 AM	Canoe Sprint	Women’s Canoe Single 200m, Heat 1
6:50 AM	Rowing	Men’s Pair, Heat 2
7:03 AM	Swimming	Men’s 200m Freestyle, Heat 2
7:10 AM	Canoe Sprint	Women’s Kayak Double 500m, Heat 1
7:10 AM	Rowing	Women’s Four, Heat 1
7:10 AM	Table Tennis	Mixed Doubles, Round of 32
8:15 AM onwards	Fencing	Men’s Sabre Individual, Pool Bouts
8:30 AM	Soft Tennis	Men’s Singles, Semifinal, subject to qualification
8:30 AM	Kabaddi	Women Team, Preliminary Round, Group A
8:30 AM onwards	Boxing	Men’s 80kg, Round of 16
9:00 AM	Shooting	Women’s Air Pistol Individual, Final
9:30 AM	Fencing	Women’s Foil Individual, Round of 32, subject to qualification
9:45 AM	Kabaddi	Men Team, Preliminary Round, Group A
9:50 AM	Fencing	Men’s Sabre Individual, Round of 32, subject to qualification
10:00 AM	Weightlifting	Women’s 49kg, Final Group A
10:05 AM	Fencing	Women’s Foil Individual, Round of 16, subject to qualification
10:15 AM	Table Tennis	Mixed Doubles, Round of 16
10:25 AM	Fencing	Men’s Sabre Individual, Round of 16, subject to qualification
10:30 AM	Squash	Men’s Singles, Round of 32
10:40 AM	Canoe Sprint	Men’s Kayak Double 500m, Heat 2
11:00 AM	Canoe Sprint	Women’s Canoe Double 500m, Heat 2
11:00 AM	Fencing	Women’s Foil Individual, Round of 8, subject to qualification
11:00 AM	Fencing	Men’s Sabre Individual, Round of 8, subject to qualification
11:00 AM	Shooting	Women’s Skeet Individual, Final
11:15 AM	Squash	Women’s Singles, Round of 32
11:20 AM	Rowing	Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls, Heat 1
11:30 AM	Badminton	Men’s Team, Semifinal
11:30 AM	Hockey	Women’s Team, Pool B
12:00 PM	Squash	Men’s Singles, Round of 32
12:10 PM	Rowing	Men’s Quadruple Sculls, Heat 2
12:15 PM	Soft Tennis	Men’s Singles, Gold Medal Match, subject to qualification
12:20 PM	Rowing	Men’s Four, Heat 1
12:30 PM	Shooting	Men’s Skeet Individual, Final
12:50 PM onwards	Fencing	Women’s Foil Individual, Semifinal, subject to qualification
1:30 PM	Weightlifting	Women’s 53kg, Final Group A
1:30 PM onwards	Fencing	Men’s Sabre Individual, Semifinal, subject to qualification
1:38 PM	Swimming	Men’s 100m Butterfly, Final, subject to qualification
1:54 PM	Swimming	Men’s 200m Freestyle, Final, subject to qualification
2:10 PM	Fencing	Women’s Foil Individual, Medal Bout, subject to qualification
2:30 PM	Fencing	Men’s Sabre Individual, Medal Bout, subject to qualification
2:30 PM onwards	Wushu	Women’s Sanda 60kg, Semifinal

Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Games

The Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Games involve Indian athletes across 17 sports, with several events reaching medal or knockout stages on 23 September.

Soft Tennis

Jay Meena: Jay Meena faced Sherwin Nuguit in the men’s singles quarterfinal at 5:30 AM. Meena has successfully qualified for the semifinals scheduled at 8:30 AM followed by gold medal matches at 12:15 PM as per qualification.

Sepaktakraw

Men Team Regu: Indian players defeated the Philippines in Preliminary Group B at 5:30 AM.

Rowing

Women Team: Gurbani Kaur, Poonam, Tendenthoi Devi Haobijam and Aleena has qualified for the Final round scheduled tomorrow.

Shooting

Men’s Bronze: Anantjeet, Mairaj and Bhavtegh has won Bronze Medal in the Men’s Skeet.
Women Bronze: Parinaaz, Maheshwari and Raiza has won Bronze in the Women’s Skeet.

Canoe Sprint

500m Semi Finals: Parvathy Geetha and Phairembam Soniya Devi has qualified for the women’s kayak double 500m semi finals.
200m Semi Finals: Megha Pradeep has qualified for the canoe single 200m semi finals.
500m Final A: Harshwardhan Shaktawat, Varinder Singh, L Naocha Singh Oinam and Arun Singh has qualified for the men’s kayak four 500m Final A.

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