Asian Games 2026: India’s Day 13 schedule in Aichi-Nagoya on October 2
India will compete on Day 13 of the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on Friday, October 2, with a raft of medal opportunities across multiple disciplines. The build-up follows a productive Day 12 in which the Indian contingent added medals in sailing, wrestling and other events.
On Day 12 India secured its first sailing medal of the edition when the Prince Noble-Manu Francis pair took silver in the men’s skiff event. Wrestler Nitesh Siwach won silver in the Greco-Roman 97kg final, losing 0-4 to Japan’s Yuri Nakazato; India also claimed three bronze medals as both the men’s and women’s squash teams finished third after semi-final defeats and Ganesh Thirumuru placed third in the men’s individual compound archery event.
The report lists India’s overall medal count as 65 — 10 gold, 23 silver and 32 bronzes — placing the country eighth on the medal table. Elsewhere in the same coverage the tally is given as 65 — 10 gold, 22 silver and 33 bronzes, with India likewise placed eighth on the table. Both versions in the source record India in eighth position on the medal standings.
A breakdown by sport shows athletics as India’s largest contributor with 24 medals (one gold, nine silver and 14 bronze), followed by shooting with 15 medals and archery with four. Kabaddi has contributed two medals, and the report lists single-medal contributions from cricket, squash, sailing, weightlifting, wushu, boxing, badminton, kurash, mixed martial arts, rowing, soft tennis, table tennis and wrestling.
Medal events available to India on Day 13 include archery, boxing, canoe/kayak, track cycling, hockey, sepak takraw, taekwondo and wrestling, and the contingent will also be in action in rugby sevens and volleyball. The coverage notes India will be looking to add to its overall haul as competition moves into the penultimate day of the Games.
Day 13 action for India begins at 5.30 AM with the Sepak Takraw women’s quadrant event on the schedule, marking the start of India’s competitions for Friday, October 2. The contingent’s participation across the listed medal events will determine any further changes to the country’s standing on the table.