India's Strong Start at the 2026 Asian Para Games Continues with a Packed Schedule for Tuesday
India made a strong impression on the opening day of the 2026 Asian Para Games, achieving a remarkable haul of 11 medals, including four golds, five silvers, and two bronzes earned by determined athletes.
Notable gold medalists like Mona Agarwal and Nishad Kumar highlight the nation's diverse talent pool.
India's Medal Rush on Day 1
India's opening-day highlights included three gold-silver doubles across shooting and para-athletics.
Gold medal winners Mona Agarwal, Nishad Kumar, Soumya Kumar, and Rinku Hooda led India's gold-medal charge, while Indian athletes also secured silver and bronze medals across multiple disciplines.
India's Schedule for Tuesday, October 20
India's contingent will look to continue its medal rush on Tuesday, with a packed schedule featuring para-athletics, archery, badminton, shooting, swimming, table tennis, judo, and powerlifting.
The schedule below is based on the fixtures provided and may be subject to changes.
Para Archery
- Men's recurve R16: Harvinder Singh vs B. Li (Chinese Taipei); Vijay Sundi vs L. Tseng (Chinese Taipei)
- Women's recurve R16: Bhawna vs M. Sabit (Kazakhstan); Pooja vs C. Loh (Malaysia)
- Men's compound R16: Toman Kumar vs Arif F. (Indonesia); Shyam Sunder Swami vs Y. Oe (Japan)
- Women's compound R16: Sheetal Devi vs Y. Chan (Hong Kong); Payal Nag vs I. Chang (Chinese Taipei)
Para archery individual quarterfinals will take place at 5:30 AM, followed by mixed-team quarterfinals at 8:45 AM.
Para Badminton
- Mixed doubles SL3-SU5 QF: Pramod Bhagat/Manisha vs Thailand
- Mixed doubles SH6 group stage: India vs Chinese Taipei
- Men's singles WH2 R16: India vs China
- Women's singles SL3 QF: India vs China
Para badminton mixed doubles WH1-WH2 QF will take place at 10:10 AM, followed by men's singles SU5 R16 at 11:30 AM.
Para Table Tennis
- Women's singles Class 4-5 semifinal: India vs China
- Women's singles Class 3 semifinal: India vs South Korea
- Women's singles Class 6 semifinal: India vs Iraq
- Women's singles Class 9 semifinal: India vs China
Para table tennis women's singles finals will take place at 11:30 AM.
Para Judo
- Women's 70kg J1 quarterfinal: India vs Japan
- Women's 70kg J1 medal bouts
Para judo women's 70kg J1 medal bouts will take place at 12:30 PM.
Para Powerlifting
- Men's 65kg final
- Men's 72kg final
Para powerlifting men's 65kg final will take place at 8:40 AM, followed by men's 72kg final at 1:30 PM.
Para Swimming
- Men's 50m butterfly S5 heats
- Men's 100m breaststroke SB13 heats
- Men's 400m freestyle S13 final
- Men's 50m butterfly S5 final
- Men's 100m breaststroke SB13 final
- Men's 200m individual medley SM7 final
- Men's 100m freestyle S6 final
Para swimming men's 400m freestyle S13 final will take place at 1:35 PM, followed by men's 50m butterfly S5 final at 2:51 PM.
Para Athletics
- Men's javelin F53/F54 final
- Men's long jump T37/T38 final
- Women's 200m T47 final
- Men's shot put F11 final
- Men's discus F57 final
- Women's 200m T12 final
- Women's 200m T35 final
- Men's high jump T47 final
- Men's discus F43-F44/F62-F64 final
Para athletics men's javelin F53/F54 final will take place at 5:40 AM, followed by men's long jump T37/T38 final at 6:10 AM.
Para Shooting
- Men's and women's 10m air pistol SH1 qualifications
- Men's 10m air pistol SH1 final
- Women's 10m air pistol SH1 final
Para shooting men's and women's 10m air pistol SH1 qualifications will take place at 6:30 AM, followed by men's 10m air pistol SH1 final at 8:45 AM.
Para Track Cycling
- Men's 1000m C1-C3 time-trial qualifying
- Men's 1000m C1-C3 time-trial final
Para track cycling men's 1000m C1-C3 time-trial qualifying will take place at 8:30 AM, followed by men's 1000m C1-C3 time-trial final at 12:26 PM.
Blind Football
- Men's group-stage match: India vs Iran
Blind football men's group-stage match will take place at 11:45 AM.
