Asian Games 2026 Day 3 Live: Events, Schedule, Timings, Highlights, Results & Medal Tally

Asian Games 2026 Day 3 Live action from Aichi-Nagoya is underway. India opened its medal account on Day 2 with two historic silver medals in women's 10m air rifle. Day 3 – Monday, September 21, 2026 – is set for a bigger medal push with Men's 10m Air Rifle, MMA semifinals, Kabaddi debut, and Badminton.

Follow LIVE updates here for India schedule, IST timings, medal tally, and results.

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Asian Games 2026 Day 3 Live Medal Tally – After Day 2

India finally on board!

India's Medal Winners on Day 2:

Silver – Women's 10m Air Rifle Team: Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Uttam Maskar, Vidarsa Vinod Kochalumkal – Finished second behind China, Japan bronze.

Silver – Women's 10m Air Rifle Individual: Elavenil Valarivan – First Indian woman to win Asian Games silver in this event.

Hosts Japan won first Gold of Games in Men's Triathlon via Takumi Hojo on Sunday. Philippines won first-ever medal in soft tennis bronze.

India also assured two more medals: Women's Cricket (into final vs Sri Lanka) and MMA.

Asian Games 2026 Day 3 Live Schedule – India Full Fixtures Today

This is Day 3 – Monday, September 21, 2026

SHOOTING – Biggest Gold Hope Today

6:15 AM – Men's 10m Air Rifle Qualification + Team Final – Rudrankksh Patil, Parth Mane, Himanshu Dhillon

6:30 AM – Men's Skeet Day 1 – Mairaj Khan, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill

6:30 AM – Women's Skeet Day 1 – Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan

9:00 AM – Men's 10m Air Rifle Individual FINAL (subject to qual) – Gold medal event

KABADDI – Campaign Begins (Defending Champions)

9:45 AM – Men's Group A: India vs Japan

4:15 PM – Women's Group A: India vs Bangladesh

HOCKEY

9:30 AM – Women's Pool B: India vs Indonesia – 2nd match, India won opener 7-0 vs Uzbekistan on Day 2

BADMINTON

11:30 AM – Men's Team Round of 16: India vs Bangladesh – Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy expected to play. Women already in quarters.

BOXING

2:45 PM – Men's 70kg Round of 32: Sumit vs Bunjong Sinsiri (Thailand) – First boxing bout for India

MMA – Medal Assured, Going for Gold

8:00 AM – Women's Traditional 60kg Semifinal: Suchika Tariyal vs Teo Hui Hoon (Singapore) – Suchika already assured medal with QF win, now fights for final.

OTHER SPORTS

5:30 AM – Wushu Women's Changquan FINAL: Nyeman Wangsu

5:30 AM – Sepak Takraw Men vs Japan | Soft Tennis Mixed Doubles vs Cambodia, Mongolia, South Korea (Group)

6:15 AM – Table Tennis Women's Team: India vs Pakistan Group F

6:32-7:06 AM – Swimming Heats: Srihari Nataraj, Rishabh Das (50m Back), Mani Akash (50m Free)

3:30 PM – Table Tennis Men's Team: India vs Pakistan

3:15 & 3:50 PM – Wushu Combat: Roshbina Devi (W 60kg R16), Aryan (M 56kg R16)

Top 5 Highlights Today – What to Watch

1. Men's 10m Air Rifle – Can Rudrankksh Get Gold?

After women's team silver yesterday, men's team is even stronger. Rudrankksh Patil (World Champion) + Parth Mane + Himanshu Dhillon are World No.1 ranked team. Team final at 6:15 AM based on qualification, individual final at 9 AM. India expects GOLD here.

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2. Suchika Tariyal – MMA Semifinal – Assured Medal to Gold Push

MMA is debuting at Asian Games 2026. Suchika Tariyal has already assured India's first-ever MMA medal after reaching semis. She faces Singapore's Teo Hui Hoon at 8 AM. Win = Gold medal bout tomorrow. This is Traditional MMA -77kg and -60kg categories.

3. Kabaddi Double Header – Dominance Begins

India is defending champion in both men & women. Men vs Japan at 9:45 AM – Japan is weak, expect 40+ point win. Women vs Bangladesh at 4:15 PM – also easy opener. Both teams will look to send statement.

4. Hockey Women Eye Second Win

After a 7-0 thrashing of Uzbekistan on Day 2, the women's team faces Indonesia again. Actually schedule shows Indonesia again on Day 3, per NDTV – 9:30 AM. Another big win is needed to top Pool B before facing Japan on Sept 25.

5. Badminton Men Begin & Boxing Begins

Men's team vs. Bangladesh in the Round of 16 at 11:30 AM. With Satwik-Chirag, Lakshya, Prannoy – should be 3-0 sweep. Sumit in boxing at 2:45 PM starts India's boxing campaign – India won 10 medals (7 Gold) at CWG 2026.

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Asian Games 2026 Day 3 Live Results & Medal Updates

Live at 7:00 AM IST:

Shooting: Men's 10m Air Rifle Qualification LIVE – Rudrankksh Patil scores 631.2 – currently first. India Team Total leading – Gold in sight for the team event!

Soft Tennis: India mixed doubles loses 0-2 to South Korea.

Wushu: Nyeman Wangsu finishes sixth in Women's Changquan Final – no medal.

Table Tennis: India Women beat Pakistan 3-0 in Group F opener.

Upcoming:

8:00 AM – Suchika Tariyal MMA Semifinal – LIVE on Sony Sports

9:00 AM – Men's 10m Air Rifle FINAL

9:30 AM – Hockey Women vs Indonesia

9:45 AM – Kabaddi Men vs Japan

Medal Prediction for Day 3: India is expected to win three to four medals today. One Gold likely in the Men's Air Rifle Team, one Silver/Bronze in the individual, one Bronze assured in MMA.

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End Of My Asian Games 2026 Day 3 Live How to Watch in India?

TV: Sony Sports Ten 2, Ten 3, Ten 5 (English/Hindi)

Live Stream: SonyLIV App (Premium) – All courts live, DD Sports – Free for India matches (Hockey, Kabaddi)

Live Medal Tally: Olympics.com, SonyLIV, The Bridge

Timings: Japan is three and a half hours ahead of IST. Morning sessions start at 5:30 AM IST.

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