Asian Games 2026: 6 golds in 24 Hours, now IND vs PAK final! Know India's complete schedule for closing day

A high-stakes Saturday awaits the Indian contingent on October 3 at Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, with athletes set to compete across nine sports after a lucrative 10-medal haul on Day 14 pushed the overall count to 76.

The spotlight turns sharply toward marquee team finals, starting at 10:00 AM IST with the Indian men's cricket team taking on arch-rivals Pakistan in a high-voltage gold medal match. Later in the afternoon at 3:30 PM IST, the Indian men's hockey team faces Malaysia in the final, pursuing both Asian Games gold and an automatic berth at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

Earlier in the day, individual contenders will spearhead India's podium charge in archery and wrestling. Kumkum Mohod carries strong momentum from team events into the women's recurve quarterfinals at 5:30 AM IST, while Dhiraj Bommadevara leads the men's recurve effort starting at 9:30 AM IST. On the wrestling mats, marquee names including Antim Panghal, Aman Sehrawat, and Deepak Punia will begin their freestyle campaigns starting from 7:23 AM IST, aiming to push India's total medal count well past the 80-medal threshold.

India's complete schedule for Asian Games 2026 closing day

India’s action on Saturday kicks off at the crack of dawn in archery, where Kumkum Mohod takes on South Korea’s Kang Chaeyoung in the women’s recurve individual quarterfinals at 5:30 AM IST, eyeing a run through the medal rounds. Shortly after at 5:42 AM IST, martial arts action begins in taekwondo with Kashish Malik (women's 57kg) and Jyoti Yadav (women's 67kg) competing in their respective round of 16 bouts. Over on the pitch, the Indian women’s rugby sevens squad faces Singapore at 6:20 AM IST in the 5th–8th place classification match.

The early morning schedule is packed with multi-discipline final rounds and combat sports eliminations. From 6:30 AM IST, golf action reaches its climax with the final round of individual stroke play and team events, featuring Veer Ahlawat, Saptak Talwar, and Yuvraj Sandhu in the men’s draw, followed closely by Pranavi Urs, Aditi Ashok, and Diksha Dagar in the women’s competition at 6:43 AM IST. Meanwhile, sailing final races begin at 7:10 AM IST, showcasing Mahi Verma in the girls' dinghy and Katya Ida Coelho in women's windsurfing.

A high-intensity wrestling session begins at 7:23 AM IST on the mats, starting with Sagar Jaglan facing Mongolia’s Tulga Tumur-Ochir in the men's freestyle 74kg division. Deepak Punia follows at 7:25 AM IST against China’s Junpeng Zhou in the 97kg category. Women's freestyle bouts kick off at 7:53 AM IST with Manisha taking on South Korea's Youngjin Kwon in the 57kg class, before star wrestler Antim meets Kazakhstan's Shugyla Omirbek in the 53kg category at 8:08 AM IST. Aman Sehrawat rounds out the wrestling opener in the men's freestyle 57kg round of 16 at 8:29 AM IST, with all grappling categories progressing through repechage and final medal bouts later in the day.

The late-morning slate brings crucial knockouts and marquee team clashes. Dhiraj Bommadevara targets an individual archery medal when he squares off against Amirkhon Sadikov in the men's recurve quarterfinals at 9:30 AM IST, coinciding with India's men's volleyball squad competing in the 5th–6th place playoff. The day’s ultimate centerpiece arrives at 10:00 AM IST as the Indian men’s cricket team battles arch-rivals Pakistan in a high-voltage gold medal match. Shortly after, at 10:15 AM IST, Neeraj Chauhan shoots against Bhutan's Lam Dorji in another men's recurve quarterfinal. The sporting day concludes in the afternoon at 3:30 PM IST, when the Indian men’s hockey team takes on Malaysia in a high-stakes gold medal showdown.

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How did India fare on October 2?

India capped off its most successful outing at the 2026 Asian Games with a staggering 10-medal haul—comprising six golds, two silvers, and two bronzes, on the penultimate day of competition in Aichi-Nagoya. The historic day was highlighted by groundbreaking achievements, including a maiden gold medal for the women’s recurve archery team alongside silver-medal finishes for both the mixed and men's recurve squads.

The nation's dominance extended across multiple combat and team sports. Indian boxers orchestrated an unprecedented treble as Lovlina Borgohain, Parveen Hooda, and Ankush Panghal each conquered their respective final bouts, marking the first time India has captured three boxing golds at a single Asian Games. In wrestling, Sujeet Kalkal engineered a sensational late surge in the men's freestyle 65kg final, overturning a 9–2 deficit in the closing seconds to snatch India's first mat gold of the Games.

The day's crowning achievement came on the hockey pitch, where the Indian women’s team edged defending champions China 1–0. The victory ended a 44-year championship drought and directly punched India's ticket to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. Podiums in sailing—courtesy of Nethra Kumanan's bronze in the women's dinghy—and a semi-final run by the men's sepaktakraw quadrant squad further inflated the overall medal tally.