Following a grand opening ceremony, the focus now shifts for athletes at the Aichi-Nagoya venue as they gear up for the competition. On Sunday, the Indian team showcased their unique Mohenjo-daro-inspired kits, and they are now ready to chase medals.
India is looking to kick off strong performances at the 2026 Asian Para Games, with numerous contenders set to participate on Monday, October 19. In Para Athletics, celebrated Paralympic medalists Nishad Kumar and Ajeet Singh Yadav, along with reigning world champion Rinku Hooda, are among those aiming to secure spots on the podium.
India is also set to compete for medals in Para Swimming and Para Powerlifting. In addition, archers Harvinder Singh, Payal Nag, and Sheetal Devi will launch their events, while shooting star Avani Lekhara is ready to take her shot in Para Shooting.
Here’s a detailed schedule for India’s events on Monday, October 19, at the Asian Para Games 2026:
- 4:30 AM IST: Para Archery — Men’s Recurve Qualification: Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi.
- 4:30 AM IST: Para Archery — Men’s Recurve Doubles Qualification: Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi.
- 4:30 AM IST: Para Archery — Women’s Compound Qualification: Payal Nag and Sheetal Devi.
- 4:30 AM IST: Para Archery — Women’s Compound Doubles Qualification: Payal Nag and Sheetal Devi.
- 4:30 AM IST: Para Archery — Women’s W1 Qualification: Swati Chaudhary.
- 5:30 AM IST onwards: Para Badminton — Men’s Doubles WH1-WH2 Group A: Abu Hubaida and Prem Kumar Ale vs Daiki Kajiwara and Keita Nishimura.
- 5:30 AM IST onwards: Para Badminton — Women’s Singles WH2 Group B: Alphia James vs Amnouy Wetwithan.
- 5:30 AM IST onwards: Para Badminton — Women’s Doubles WH1-WH2 Group B: Alphia James and Pallavi Kaluvehalli vs Amnouy Wetwithan and Onanong Phraikaeo.
- 5:30 AM IST onwards: Para Badminton — Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 Group B: Thulasimathi Murugesan and Nitesh Kumar vs Chen Pengfei and Huang Zixuan.
- 5:30 AM IST onwards: Para Badminton — Men’s Singles SL3 Group A: Nitesh Kumar vs Joo Dongjae.
- 5:30 AM IST onwards: Para Badminton — Men’s Singles SU5 Group C: Ruthick Ragupathi vs Pricha Somsiri.
- 5:30 AM IST onwards: Para Badminton — Women’s Singles SU5 Group A: Shanthiya Vishwanathan vs Yang Qiuxia.
- 5:30 AM IST onwards: Para Badminton — Men’s Doubles SL3-SU5 Group D: Sukant Kadam and Pramod Bhagat vs Suryo Nugroho and Muh Al Imran.
- 5:30 AM IST onwards: Para Badminton — Women’s Singles SL3 Group C: Neeraj vs Siti Maisarah B. Mat Lawani.
- 6:30 AM IST onwards: Para Judo — Men’s J1, -70kg Quarter-final: Kapil Parmar vs opponent to be confirmed.
- 6:30 AM IST onwards: Para Judo — Women’s J2, -52kg Semi-final: Kokila vs opponent to be confirmed.
- 6:30 AM IST: Para Shooting — Men’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification: Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar, Rakesh Nidagundi, and Anandha Krishnan H.
- 6:30 AM IST: Para Shooting — Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Qualification: Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal.
- 7:05 AM IST: Boccia — Women’s Individual BC3 Pool A: Anjali Devi vs Choi Ye Jin.
- 7:05 AM IST: Boccia — Men’s Individual BC3 Pool A: Sachin Chamaria vs Kazuki Takahashi.
- 7:19 AM IST: Para Cycling — Men’s C1-2 3,000m Individual Pursuit Qualification: Arshad Shaik.
- 8:40 AM IST: Para Shooting — Men’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final, subject to qualification: Indian qualifiers.
- 8:50 AM IST: Para Table Tennis — Women’s Singles Class 8 Group A: Savita Ajjanakatti vs Asako Kurashimo.
- 9:00 AM IST: Blind Football — Men’s Preliminary Round: India vs Thailand.
- 10:35 AM IST: Para Shooting — Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final, subject to qualification: Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal.
- 1:00 PM IST: Para Powerlifting — Women’s Up to 45kg Final: Jaspreet Kaur. (Medal event)
- 3:35 PM IST onwards: Para Athletics — Men’s Javelin Throw F46 Final: Ajeet Singh and Rinku. (Medal event)
- 4:30 PM IST: Para Athletics — Men’s 200m T64 Final: Pranav Desai. (Medal event)
– Ends
