Page 9 - Asian Games News

Asiad 2026: India hockey teams' full schedule, squads, match timings

India's women face next Indonesia Sep 21, Thailand Sep 23, Japan Sep 25 and Singapore Sep 27; men meet Sri Lanka Sep 22, Korea Sep 24, Japan Sep 26 and Bangladesh Sep 28

Asian Games 2026 Day 1 Schedule, India events live time (IST), streaming

India's focus shifts to the women's cricket semi-final vs Bangladesh, men's hockey opener vs Indonesia, badminton tie vs Kazakhstan and 10m air rifle final (individual)

Asiad 2026: Quimcy misses bronze, India suffer double Teqball heartbreak

Quimcy Dsouza lost 0-2 to Japan's Yuina Sakamoto in singles, then she and Mohamed Anas Beg fell 0-2 to Vietnam in mixed doubles, ending India's teqball medal hopes.

Asiad 2026: Accommodation complaints 'down to zero', says Tayaab Ikram

Ikram defended the container-based accommodation, saying it is well-arranged and offers a good environment for athletes

Asiad 2026: OCA says 'don't politicise' Games amid organisational issues

Addressing a media conference on the eve of the Games opening ceremony here, 2026 Asian Games Coordination Committee Chairman Tayyab Ikram sought to downplay the controversies as temporary issues

Asiad 2026: India cricket teams' full schedule, squads, match timings

The cricket action will commence with the women's event starting September 17, before the men's teams get into action on September 24

Asiad 2026: Will India win 30 medals? Athletics tally in previous edition

Athletics is India's largest discipline at the Aichi-Nagoya Games, with the AFI selecting 77 athletes, including 34 men and 43 women

Asiad 2026: Doha, Riyadh to host Games with dedicated Athletes' Village

The Aichi-Nagoya Games, which open tomorrow, have drawn heavy criticism for accommodation chaos as athletes and officials have been scrambling to get rooms at the container-style huts

Asian Games 2026 Sept 20-21 schedule: Typhoon Dujuan may hit medal events

Japan's chef de mission Kosei Inoue said some competitions had already faced delays or postponements, with weather concerns around September 21

Asiad 2026: 30-35 Indian athletes faced lodging issues, says Sahdev Yadav

Several Indian athletes faced logistical and accommodation hassles after arriving in the city, with some forced to spend long hours waiting for rooms

Asiad 2026: India, other nations complete flag ceremony after disruption

The ceremony, which was scheduled to commence at 1:30pm Japan time at Garden Pier, close to the container-style lodging for the athletes, initially began with a 20-minute delay

Asiad 2026: India's shooting contingent hit by accommodation, travel woes

The shooting contingent arrived in Nagoya on September 16 after travelling from India, but the accommodation it found on the ground did not match the booking information provided to the IOA

Asiad 2026: Anahat Singh eyes medal after remarkable rise in three years

Anahat, now 18, was the baby of the team when she had travelled to Hangzhou for her maiden Asian Games appearance three years ago

Asiad 2026: Sports Ministry seeks diaspora support amid room crunch

Several athletes, including those from India, have complained about delay in handing of their accommodation, which has been spread across container-style huts, a docked cruise ship and some hotels

Asiad 2026: Indian women boxers eye first gold since Mary Kom's 2014 win

Indian boxers returned from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games last month with a record haul of 10 medals, including five golds and a silver won by the women boxers

Asian Games 2026 get underway with grand opening ceremony in Nagoya

The opening programme combined traditional elements with technology as Japan formally welcomed athletes from across the continent

Asiad 2026: India men's cricket team faces kit delay before departure

India's campaign at the Games begins with the quarter-finals on September 28, giving the squad less than a week between the T20I and its opening Asian Games match

Asiad 2026: Quimcy Dsouza denied final spot, to play for Teqball bronze

The Mumbai player, who had previously competed in state-level football and 1,500m running, was introduced to Teqball after watching Brazilian football great Ronaldinho showcase his skills on Instagram

Asian Games 2026 September 19: Schedule, live event time (IST), streaming

India's Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza lost in women's singles teqball semifinal match and will now play for bronze medal on Sunday

Asiad 2026: Pawan Sehrawat replaces Toor as flag-bearer at opening ceremony

The athletics team has been training at the University of Tsukuba near Tokyo since September 13 as part of an acclimatisation camp and is scheduled to reach Nagoya on September 21