India enters Day 9 of the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, holding a tally of 37 medals as athletes prepare to contest multiple disciplines on Sunday. With multiple finals scheduled across track and field, shooting, and archery, the contingent faces one of its most important days of the multi-sport competition.
Track and Field Contenders Eye Podiums
The athletic program features a packed slate of medal events where several top-tier Indian competitors take center stage. Avinash Sable lines up for the men’s 3000m steeplechase final, while Parul Chaudhary features in the women’s 5000m final. In the field events, Murali श्रीशंकर takes part in the men’s long jump final alongside David Solomon Patturaj. Additional athletics action includes the women’s discus throw final featuring Seema and Sanya यादव, alongside finals in the women’s and men’s 400m hurdles.
Precision Shooting and Archery Events
Shooting ranges in Aichi-Nagoya open early with the 25-meter pistol women’s individual qualification rapid stage and team final, featuring Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, and Rahi Sarnobat. Qualification for the individual final is slated for later in the morning. Meanwhile, trap specialists Ahvar Rizvi, Kayanet Chenai, and Shapath Bharadwaj resume Day 2 of the men’s and women’s trap individual and team qualification rounds.
Archery commitments run across compound and recurve divisions. The compound men’s and women’s team events begin with 1/8 eliminations against the United Arab Emirates and Mongolia, respectively, with subsequent quarterfinals scheduled throughout the morning session.
Badminton and Combat Sports Quarterfinals
On the badminton courts, mixed doubles pair Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto face China’s Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dongping in the quarterfinals. Other quarterfinal fixtures feature Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand in women’s doubles, alongside singles matches involving Unnati Hooda and P.V. Sindhu.
In the boxing ring, Ankush competes in the men’s 80kg quarterfinal against Tajikistan’s Nekruz Salimov. Further quarterfinal bouts feature Parveen in the women’s 65kg category, Sachin in the men’s 60kg division, and Narender in the men’s +90kg bracket.
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