Asian Para Games 2026: India’s October 22 Schedule, Medal Events and Athletes to Watch
India will aim to build on a strong opening stretch at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games, with a packed programme of finals, semifinals and qualifying rounds scheduled for Thursday, October 22. The contingent has already collected 62 medals, including 14 gold, during the first three days of competition. Archery, athletics, para badminton, boccia, swimming, table tennis and shooting will all feature in India’s schedule.
Several athletes have opportunities to add to the medal tally, while others will be looking to progress through heats and knockout rounds. The schedule below follows the supplied timings in Indian Standard Time (IST). As with any multi-sport event, start times and match order may change, and events marked “subject to qualification” depend on athletes advancing from earlier rounds.
Archery: Sheetal Devi leads India’s medal prospects
Para archery offers one of the day’s most prominent medal opportunities. Sheetal Devi is scheduled to face Singapore’s Nur Syahidah Alim in the women’s compound final at 11:40 a.m. Before that, Sheetal will team up with Toman Kumar in the mixed compound team semifinals against Chinese Taipei’s Lee Yun-hsien and Yang Jyun-kai at 8:10 a.m. India’s mixed-team medal match is listed for 9 a.m., depending on the semifinal result.
Toman Kumar also has a chance to compete for an individual medal, with a men’s compound bronze-medal match against China’s Zhang Yichen scheduled for 12 noon. Earlier in the morning, Swati Chaudhary is set to contest the women’s W1 final against China’s Cen Mengkan at 5:55 a.m. The archery programme could therefore deliver several important results for India in a single day.
Athletics: Finals across track and field
India’s athletics schedule combines sprint heats with field-event finals. Suvarna Raj is listed in the women’s discus throw F54 final at 5:32 a.m. On the track, Ravanni Valasanaini will compete in the women’s 400m T11 first-round heat at 6:03 a.m. Dilip Mahadu Gavit and Bhavikkumar Bharwad are scheduled for separate men’s 400m T47 heats at 6:41 and 6:48 a.m., respectively. Tejalben Damor will contest the women’s 400m T12 heat at 7:33 a.m.
The afternoon brings a cluster of medal events. Shailesh Kumar, Varun Bhati and Rahul are entered in the men’s high jump T63 final at 1:45 p.m. Anjanaben Bumbadiya and Jayanti Behera are listed for the women’s 400m T47 final at 2:03 p.m. Parveen Kumar will compete in the men’s javelin F56/F57 final at 3:15 p.m., followed by Solairaj Dharmaraj in the men’s long jump T44/T62/T64 final at 3:47 p.m. These events will test a range of strengths, from speed and endurance to explosive power and technical precision.
Para badminton: A busy knockout day for Indian players
Para badminton is among the busiest sports on India’s Thursday programme, with a series of semifinals across singles and doubles categories. In mixed doubles SL3-SU5, Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan are scheduled to face China’s Li Mingpan and Xiao Zuxian. Manisha Ramdass and Pramod Bhagat will take on Indonesia’s Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani in the same classification.
India also has several singles semifinalists. Suhas Yathiraj faces Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan in men’s singles SL4, while Naveen Sivakumar meets Abhijeet Sakhuja. In men’s singles SL3, Pramod Bhagat is listed against South Korea’s Lee Seunghu, and Nitesh Kumar will play Indonesia’s Muh Al Imran. Women’s singles matches include Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan against China’s Lin Shuangbao in SH6, Manisha Ramdass against Thulasimathi Murugesan in SU5, and Sanjana Kumari against Japan’s Shino Kawai in SL3.
The doubles programme adds another key matchup: Surya Kant Yadav and Naveen Sivakumar are scheduled to meet Indonesia’s Suryo Nugroho and Muh Al Imran in the men’s SL3-SU5 semifinal. With so many Indian players in the knockout rounds, the day’s badminton results could shape the country’s medal prospects across multiple classifications.
Boccia and swimming: Pool matches, heats and finals
In boccia, India’s mixed pairs BC3 team will play Singapore in Pool A at 7:40 a.m., followed by a second pool fixture against Hong Kong, China, at 1:30 p.m. Pool matches are important for building a route into the later stages, making both appearances significant even before the medal rounds begin.
Swimming starts with a series of heats. Swatik Patil is entered in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB9 at 6:55 a.m. Ravi Budigina will swim the men’s 50m freestyle S13 at 7:10 a.m., while Himanshu Nandal competes in the men’s 50m freestyle S11 at 7:16 a.m. Tejas Nandakumar and Gopichand Linguta are listed in the men’s 100m backstroke S7 heats at 7:30 and 7:33 a.m.
Kapil Kumar is scheduled for the men’s 400m freestyle S10 final at 1:30 p.m. Later finals include the women’s 50m freestyle S10, featuring Devanshi Satija at 3:30 p.m., and the men’s 50m freestyle S10, with Ajay Hindurao Bhosale at 3:33 p.m. Finals for Patil, Budigina, Nandal, Linguta and Nandakumar are listed as subject to qualification.
Table tennis and shooting complete the programme
India’s para table tennis players have group matches and quarterfinals on the schedule. Jehan Dorab Madan and Shubham Wadhwa face Thailand in men’s doubles MD4 Group A at 6:35 a.m., then meet South Korea at 9:50 a.m. In women’s doubles, Ekta Bhyan and Bhavina Patel play Thailand in WD5 Group A at 7:10 a.m. Savita Ajjanakati and Prachi Pandey are also scheduled to face a Thai pair in WD14 Group B at the same time.
Two mixed-doubles quarterfinals are listed for 8:45 a.m. Savita Ajjanakati and Dattaprasad Chougule will take on the Philippines in XD17, while Bhavina Patel and Shubham Wadhwa face Japan in XD7. A win would move either Indian pairing closer to a medal-round opportunity.
In shooting, Rudransh Khandelwal is scheduled to compete in the P4 open 50m pistol SH1 qualification round at 6:30 a.m. The final is listed for 9 a.m., subject to qualification.
What to watch on Thursday
India’s October 22 campaign features a blend of established medal contenders and athletes seeking breakthroughs in heats and knockout contests. The biggest moments may come from the archery finals, athletics field events and the extensive para badminton semifinal slate. With qualification still to be decided in several sports, fans can expect a day of shifting medal prospects and closely contested matchups at the Asian Para Games.
