{"id":125818,"date":"2026-09-23T12:16:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T06:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=125818"},"modified":"2026-09-23T12:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:02:13","slug":"asian-games-2026-day-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/asian-games-2026-day-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian Games 2026 Day 5, Schedule, Events and Indian Medals Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Asian Games 2026 Day 5 <\/b>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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Asian Games 2026 Day 5<\/b><\/h2>\n

Asian Games 2026 Day 5 <\/b>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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also Read:- Asian Games 2026 Medal Tally<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Schedule<\/b><\/h2>\n

The <\/span>Asian Games 2026<\/a> Day 5 Schedule <\/b>on 23 September includes Indian athletes across multiple sports, with events ranging from heats to finals.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Schedule<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Time (IST)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sports\/ Games<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Event<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Soft Tennis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Singles, Quarterfinal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sepaktakraw<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men Team Regu, Preliminary Group B<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5:40 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rowing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Single Sculls, Heat 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6:00 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rowing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Double Sculls, Heat 3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6:15 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Shooting<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Air Pistol Individual and Team, Qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Shooting<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Skeet Individual and Team, Qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Shooting<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Skeet Individual and Team, Qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Canoe Sprint<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Kayak Four 500m, Heat 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Equestrian<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Eventing Individual Cross Country, Final Day 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Table Tennis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mixed Doubles, Round of 32<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6:30 AM onwards<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fencing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Foil Individual, Pool Bouts<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6:42 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Swimming<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s 100m Butterfly, Heat 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6:50 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Canoe Sprint<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Canoe Single 200m, Heat 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6:50 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rowing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Pair, Heat 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7:03 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Swimming<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s 200m Freestyle, Heat 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7:10 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Canoe Sprint<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Kayak Double 500m, Heat 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7:10 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rowing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Four, Heat 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7:10 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Table Tennis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mixed Doubles, Round of 32<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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8:15 AM onwards<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fencing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Sabre Individual, Pool Bouts<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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8:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Soft Tennis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Singles, Semifinal, subject to qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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8:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Kabaddi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women Team, Preliminary Round, Group A<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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8:30 AM onwards<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Boxing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s 80kg, Round of 16<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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9:00 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Shooting<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Air Pistol Individual, Final<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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9:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fencing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Foil Individual, Round of 32, subject to qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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9:45 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Kabaddi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men Team, Preliminary Round, Group A<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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9:50 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fencing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Sabre Individual, Round of 32, subject to qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10:00 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Weightlifting<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s 49kg, Final Group A<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10:05 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fencing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Foil Individual, Round of 16, subject to qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10:15 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Table Tennis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mixed Doubles, Round of 16<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10:25 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fencing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Sabre Individual, Round of 16, subject to qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Squash<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Singles, Round of 32<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10:40 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Canoe Sprint<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Kayak Double 500m, Heat 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:00 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Canoe Sprint<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Canoe Double 500m, Heat 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:00 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fencing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Foil Individual, Round of 8, subject to qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:00 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fencing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Sabre Individual, Round of 8, subject to qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:00 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Shooting<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Skeet Individual, Final<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:15 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Squash<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Singles, Round of 32<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:20 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rowing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Lightweight Double Sculls, Heat 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Badminton<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Team, Semifinal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:30 AM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Hockey<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Team, Pool B<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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12:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Squash<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Singles, Round of 32<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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12:10 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rowing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Quadruple Sculls, Heat 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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12:15 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Soft Tennis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Singles, Gold Medal Match, subject to qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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12:20 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rowing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Four, Heat 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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12:30 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Shooting<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Skeet Individual, Final<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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12:50 PM onwards<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fencing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Foil Individual, Semifinal, subject to qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1:30 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Weightlifting<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s 53kg, Final Group A<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1:30 PM onwards<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fencing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Sabre Individual, Semifinal, subject to qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1:38 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Swimming<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s 100m Butterfly, Final, subject to qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1:54 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Swimming<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s 200m Freestyle, Final, subject to qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2:10 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fencing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Foil Individual, Medal Bout, subject to qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2:30 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fencing<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Men\u2019s Sabre Individual, Medal Bout, subject to qualification<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2:30 PM onwards<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Wushu<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Women\u2019s Sanda 60kg, Semifinal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Games<\/b><\/h2>\n

The <\/span>Asian Games 2026 Day 5 <\/b>Games involve Indian athletes across 17 sports, with several events reaching medal or knockout stages on 23 September.<\/span><\/p>\n

Soft Tennis<\/b><\/h3>\n
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  • Jay Meena: <\/b>Jay Meena faced Sherwin Nuguit in the men\u2019s 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.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Sepaktakraw<\/b><\/h3>\n
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    • Men Team Regu: <\/b>Indian players defeated the Philippines in Preliminary Group B at 5:30 AM.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Rowing<\/b><\/h3>\n
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      • Women Team: <\/b>Gurbani Kaur, Poonam, Tendenthoi Devi Haobijam and Aleena has qualified for the Final round scheduled tomorrow.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Shooting<\/b><\/h3>\n
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        • Men\u2019s Bronze: <\/b>Anantjeet, Mairaj and Bhavtegh has won Bronze Medal in the Men\u2019s Skeet.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Women Bronze: <\/b>Parinaaz, Maheshwari and Raiza has won Bronze in the Women\u2019s Skeet.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Canoe Sprint<\/b><\/h3>\n
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          • 500m Semi Finals: <\/b>Parvathy Geetha and Phairembam Soniya Devi has qualified for the women\u2019s kayak double 500m semi finals.<\/span><\/li>\n
          • 200m Semi Finals:<\/b> Megha Pradeep has qualified for the canoe single 200m semi finals.<\/span><\/li>\n
          • 500m Final A: <\/b>Harshwardhan Shaktawat, Varinder Singh, L Naocha Singh Oinam and Arun Singh has qualified for the men\u2019s kayak four 500m Final A.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Asian Games 2026 Day 5 on 23 September sees India compete in shooting, weightlifting, badminton, kabaddi, hockey, wushu and soft tennis, with several medal events scheduled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":125810,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[786],"tags":[10388,10387,10435],"class_list":["post-125818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-general-studies","tag-asian-games","tag-asian-games-2026","tag-asian-games-2026-day-5","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125818"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125852,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125818\/revisions\/125852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}