India’s September 28 Asian Games schedule featured medal events

India had a crowded schedule of medal events and knockout fixtures on September 28 at the 2026 Asian Games, with athletes listed in shooting, athletics, boxing and team sports. The published schedules were previews of the day’s program and do not establish results for most of the listed events. The women’s 25m pistol competition was scheduled to open India’s medal program at 6:10 a.m. IST, with Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rahi Sarnobat named for the team event and rapid qualification. An individual final was listed for 10:45 a.m., conditional on qualification. The schedule also included Indian competitors in the women’s and men’s trap qualification events. Athletics accounted for a large share of the day’s listed medal opportunities. Seema and Sanya Yadav were scheduled for the women’s discus final, followed by the women’s and men’s 400m hurdles finals. Avinash Sable was listed in the men’s 3000m steeplechase final, while Murali Sreeshankar and David Solomon Patturaj were named for the men’s long jump. Gulveer Singh and Yoonus Shah were scheduled for the men’s 1500m, with Rohit Yadav and Yashvir Singh in the men’s javelin final.