Industry Odisha Bureau, Sep 21: India enter Day 2 of the Asian Games 2026 with two shooting silvers. Shooting again leads the programme. Women’s hockey, kabaddi and India-Pakistan table tennis also feature.
India begin Asian Games 2026 Day 2 with two silver medals. Both came from shooting on Sunday. India sit 10th in the medal standings. Shooting again leads the Monday programme. The Aichi-Nagoya Games continue with a crowded Indian schedule.
Shooting leads India’s Day 2 push
Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Mane and Rudrankksh Patil compete in men’s 10m air rifle. Qualification also counts towards the team competition. The team final is at 6:15 a.m. IST. The individual final follows at 9 a.m. IST. Participation in it depends on qualification.
India also begin their skeet campaign. Mairaj Khan, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka and Bhavtegh Singh Gill feature in men’s skeet. Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan represent India in women’s skeet. Several disciplines give India early opportunities. That does not guarantee medals.
Suchika Tariyal eyes final
Suchika Tariyal meets Singapore’s Teo Hui Hoon in the women’s traditional 60kg semifinal. The mixed martial arts bout starts at 8 a.m. IST. She reached the last four by beating Mongolia’s Altanchimeg Baigalmaa. She won that quarterfinal on Sunday. The report describes her as assured of a medal. Its colour remains unresolved. A win would send her into the final.
Hockey and kabaddi enter focus
India’s women’s hockey team faces Indonesia in Pool B. It is India’s second Pool B match. The match begins at 9:30 a.m. IST. India opened with a 19-0 win over Uzbekistan. That is context, not a forecast.
In kabaddi, India’s women face Bangladesh. The men open Group A against Japan at 9:45 a.m. IST.
India-Pakistan table tennis matches
India play Pakistan in both table tennis team events. The women’s Group F match starts at 6:15 a.m. IST. The men’s match follows at 3:30 p.m. IST. India’s women beat Indonesia and Singapore on Sunday. The men beat Indonesia 3-0. They then lost 0-3 to Iran.
Packed programme beyond medal events
Several other contests broaden India’s schedule. The men’s badminton team meets Bangladesh at 11:30 a.m. IST. Sumit faces Bunjong Sinsiri in men’s 70kg boxing at 2:45 p.m. IST. Swimmers Rishabh Das, Srihari Nataraj, Mani Akash, Gitesh Shah and Dhanush Suresh race in heats.
Nyeman Wangsu contests the women’s Changquan wushu final. Roshbina Devi and Aryan also compete in wushu rounds of 16. Aadhya Tiwari and Jay Meena play soft tennis. India also face Japan in men’s sepaktakraw. Many of these are heats or early rounds. They are not all medal events.
Medal tally provides early context
China lead with 20 medals, including 11 gold. Hosts Japan also have 20, six of them gold. India have no gold yet. The standings remain fluid.
Day 2 offers India several chances to add to its tally. India will look to build on Sunday’s shooting haul. Qualification rounds, semifinals and team fixtures remain unresolved. That means outcomes stay open.
