Asian Games 2026: India enter Day 14 with multiple medal events on October 3
India's contingent begins Day 14 of the Asian Games 2026 on October 3 with a packed schedule featuring several medal-deciding events across disciplines.
After Day 13, which produced a triple-gold sweep in boxing alongside intense hockey contests, India faces a high-stakes Day 14 programme that includes head-to-head matchplay, combat divisions and team finals. Kumkum Mohod meets former world champion Kang Chae-young of South Korea in a five-set match-play contest; a win would send Kumkum straight into semifinals and the successive bronze and gold-medal matches scheduled in the morning session, where 10-ring scoring accuracy is cited as crucial. South Asian Games gold medallist Kashish Malik is listed for the women’s 57kg round of 16, while Jyoti Yadav will compete in the women’s 67kg division.
The programme contains two headline gold-medal fixtures for India: the men’s cricket final against Pakistan at 10:00 AM IST at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, and the men’s hockey gold-medal match versus Malaysia at 3:30 PM IST at Gifu Gifu Kakamigahara Stadium. Both matches are scheduled as definitive medal opportunities for the Indian teams on Day 14.
Freestyle wrestling fields five Indian athletes—Sagar Jaglan, Deepak Punia, Manisha Bhanwala, Antim Panghal and Aman Sehrawat—with action beginning at 7:23 AM IST at the Nagoya City Exhibition Hall and progressing from qualification rounds through to evening medal contests. The schedule places their bouts across the day, from early sessions into the medal phase.
In archery, India’s top-ranked recurve archer Dhiraj Bommadevara meets Uzbekistan’s Amirkhon Sadikov in a quarterfinal, while national teammate Neeraj Chauhan is due to face Bhutan’s Lam Dorji at 10:15 AM IST. Those matches form part of the individual elimination pathway toward the continental podium.
India’s golf contingent includes Veer Ahlawat, Saptak Talwar and Yuvraj Sandhu, who will attempt to exploit morning scoring conditions; the coverage notes that fairway accuracy, disciplined approach shots into guarded greens and putting inside 10 feet will be important for any final-round move. The overall Indian golf lineup is led by Aditi Ashok, described in the schedule as an Olympian and LPGA regular, alongside Ladies European Tour winner Diksha Dagar and Pranavi Urs.
Sailing features Mahi Verma in the Girls’ Dinghy event and Katya Ida Coelho in the Women’s Windsurfing final series, while Indian athletes are also entered in taekwondo among other sports on the Day 14 programme.
The day’s decisive fixtures conclude with the men’s cricket gold match at 10:00 AM IST at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, and the men’s hockey gold match at 3:30 PM IST at Gifu Gifu Kakamigahara Stadium; for ongoing coverage Khel Now advises following its channels on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, downloading the Khel Now Android App or IOS App, or joining its communities on Whatsapp & Telegram.
