Asian Games 2026: India’s Day 5 schedule in Aichi-Nagoya (September 24)
India will be in action across several sports in Aichi-Nagoya on Thursday, September 24, as Day 5 of the Asian Games 2026 begins. The Indian contingent enters the day having won 11 medals, with shooting contributing seven of those.
Day 4 produced four additional medals for India, taking the overall haul to 11. The tally comprises one gold, five silver and five bronze. Shooting has supplied seven medals — four silver and three bronze — while cricket, weightlifting, mixed martial arts and soft tennis have each yielded one medal. India's women's cricket team successfully defended its Asian Games title on Day 3, defeating Sri Lanka by 114 runs in the final.
On Wednesday, the shooting team added two medals, claiming bronze in both the men's and women's skeet team events. Those skeet team bronzes were part of the four medals the contingent won on Day 4. The shooting results have been a major source of podium finishes for India at the Games.
Jay Meena secured bronze in soft tennis, which the report describes as India's first-ever Asian Games medal in the discipline. That soft tennis podium contributes one of the current 11 medals for the country. The account frames the result as a historic achievement for India in the sport.
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won silver in the women's 49kg, opening her Asian Games medal account. That silver represents the weightlifting contribution to India’s medal list at Aichi-Nagoya. The piece lists weightlifting among the sports that have already produced a medal for India.
Athletics, canoe sprint, rowing and shooting are cited as key sports offering medal opportunities on Day 5. Indian competitors are also scheduled in swimming, boxing, e-sports, hockey, kabaddi, squash and table tennis. The article states there are medal possibilities across the disciplines mentioned.
India will contest events across those sports on Thursday, September 24, as the Asian Games 2026 reaches its fifth day in Aichi-Nagoya. For ongoing updates, the report directs readers to Khel Now’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, its Android and iOS apps, and its WhatsApp and Telegram communities.
