The stage is set for the Asian Games 2023 which will be held in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8. The continental multi-sport event has already garnered substantial attention due to the involvement of 45 Asian nations. Although the official commencement is slated for September 23, certain events such as football, volleyball, table tennis, and cricket, with live coverage went underway from September 19.
Originally slated to be held in September 2022, the 19th edition of the Asian Games was pushed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Notably, Asian Games 2023 will stage 481 events across 40 sports (61 disciplines), with 45 countries sending delegations.
India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra will headline the India's star studded 655-member strong Asian Games squad. With 68 athletes, split into 35 men and 33 women, athletics boasts the most significant representation for India in any sport at the Hangzhou event.
Asia Games 2023 Live Streaming
For those in India eager to catch all the live action, the Sony Sports Network has exclusive telecast rights. The games will be broadcasted across multiple channels: Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 1 HD, Sony Sports Ten 2, Sony Sports Ten 2 HD, Sony Sports Ten 3, Sony Sports Ten 3 HD, Sony Sports Ten 4, Sony Sports Ten 4 HD, Sony Sports Ten 5, and Sony Sports Ten 5 HD TV. Digital enthusiasts can enjoy seamless streaming via the SonyLIV app and its website.
Spotlight on Indian Athletes
The Asian Games has always been a platform where India showcases its sporting prowess. This year, India is fielding a robust contingent across 39 sports, marking the 19th edition of this quadrennial event. Notably, the games were originally scheduled for September 2022 but saw a postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leading the charge for India is the star javelin thrower, Neeraj Chopra. With titles from both the Asian Games and the Olympics under his belt, Neeraj will be a significant attraction in Hangzhou. India's athletics team in itself is a force to reckon with, boasting 35 male and 33 female athletes.
The cricketing fraternity will keenly watch Ruturaj Gaikwad and Harmanpreet Kaur, who lead the men's and women's cricket teams, respectively, as the sport makes its debut in the Asian Games.
Other renowned Indian athletes to watch out for include weightlifting sensation Mirabai Chanu, ace boxer Lovlina Borgohain, wrestling powerhouse Bajrang Punia, badminton stalwarts HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, and PV Sindhu, and many more.
Additionally, shot put record holder Tajinder Singh Toor, heptathlon champion Swapna Barman, and 1500m champion Jinson Johnson will aim to make their mark in Hangzhou.
Paris Olympic Quotas up for Grabs
A significant highlight of the Asian Games 2023 is the Olympic quotas it offers. Athletes and teams will vie for a total of 74 slots that guarantee a place in the Paris Olympics. The distribution includes six quotas in archery, ten in artistic swimming, a whopping 34 in boxing, two each in breaking, hockey, tennis, and water polo, ten in modern pentathlon, and six in sailing.
With the vast array of events and a strong lineup of athletes, the Asian Games 2023 promises to be an electrifying spectacle for sports enthusiasts worldwide.
Here's the schedule:
September 21, Thursday
Women’s Cricket: India Vs TBC Quarterfinal (6:30am)
Rowing: Repechage round (6:30am)
Men’s Football: India Vs Bangladesh (1:30pm)
Women’s Football: India Vs Chinese Taipei (5pm)
September 22, Friday
Rowing: Semifinals (6:30am)
Table Tennis (Men’s and Women’s Team): Round 1 (7:30am)
Round 2 (1:30pm)
Men’s Hockey: India Vs Uzbekistan (8:45am)
Volleyball: Quarterfinals/Playoff Matches
September 23, Saturday
Table Tennis (Men’s and Women’s Team): Round 3 (7:30am)
Opening Ceremony
September 24, Sunday
Shooting: Women’s 10m air rifle (Individual & Team) – Ramita, Mehuli Ghosh, Ashi Chouksey (6am)
Women’s Cricket Semifinals (6:30am/11:30am)
Rowing: Finals (6:30am)
Wushu: Round 1 to finals (6:30am to 5pm)
Table Tennis (Men’s and Women’s Team): Round 4 and Quarterfinals (7:30am)
Tennis (Round 1): Sumit Nagal, Ankita Raina, Karman Thandi (Singles), Mixed Doubles (7:30am)
Women’s Rugby: India Vs Hong Kong (9:30am)
India Vs Japan (2:30pm)
Boxing (Round 1): Nikhat Zareen (11:30am), Jaismine Lamboria (11:30am), Shiva Thapa (11:30am), Lakshya Chahar (11:30am), Parveen Hooda (4:30 pm), Sanjeet (4:30 pm)
Women’s Football: India Vs Thailand (1:30pm)
Men’s Football: India Vs Myanmar (5pm)
September 25, Monday
Women’s Cricket: Medal matches (6:30am)
Rowing: Final (6:30am)
Shooting: Men’s 10m air rifle (Individual & Team) – Divyansh Singh Panwar, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Patil, Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol (Individual & Team) – Anish, Vijayveer Sidhu, Adarsh Singh (6:30am)
Wushu: Round 1 to finals (6:30am to 5pm)
Gymnastics (Qualifying): Pranati Nayak (7:30am)
Swimming (Round 1 to Finals): Likhith SP (7:30am), Dhinidhi Desinghu (7:30am), Hashika Ramachandran (7:30am), Virdhawal Khade (7:30am)
Table Tennis: Manika Batra/Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Mixed doubles Round 1, Men’s and Women’s Team semifinals (7:30am)
Tennis: Singles and doubles action continue (6:30am)
Judo: Garima Choudhary (7:30am – 3:30pm)
Rugby: India vs Singapore (8:30am)
Boxing (Round 1): Arundhati Chaudhary (11:30am), Deepak Bhoria (11:30am)
Handball: India Vs Japan (11:30am)
Women’s Basketball: India Vs Uzbekistan (11:30 am)
Men’s Basketball: India Vs Uzbekistan (5:30pm)
September 26, Tuesday
Fencing (Round 1 to Finals): Bhavani Devi (6:30am)
Men’s Hockey: India Vs Singapore (6:30am)
Shooting: Air rifle mixed team – Divyansh Singh Panwar/Ramita; Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar/Mehuli Ghosh (6:30am)
Swimming (Round 1 to Final): Tanish Mathew, Aneesh Gowda, Advait Page, Palak Joshi, Anand AS (7:30am)
Tennis: Singles and doubles (6:30am)
Judo (Round 1 to Finals): Avtar Singh, Indubala Devi, Tulika Maan (7:30am to 3:30pm)
Cycling (Round 1 to Finals): Men’s and Women’s team sprint (7:30am to 12:30pm)
Squash (Round 1): Men’s and Women’s Teams
Boxing (Round 1): Lovlina Borgohain, Nishant Dev, Sachin, Sanjeet (11:30am/4:30pm)
September 27, Wednesday
Equestrian: Dressage, Semifinals (5:30am)
Fencing (Preliminary to Final): Men’s Foil Team – Dev, Arjun, Akash Kumar, Bibish Kathiresan (6:30am); Women’s Epee Team – Taniksha Khatri, Ena Arora, Yashkeerat Kaur, Jyotika Dutta (9:30am)
Shooting: Women’s 50m rifle 3-position (Individual & Team) – Sift Kaur Samra, Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik, Women’s 25m pistol (Individual & Team) – Rhythm Sangwan, Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh; Men’s and Women’s Skeet (Individual & Team) – Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Gurjoat Singh Khangura and Ganemat Sekhon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Darshana Rathore (6:30am)
Cycling (Men’s Sprint, Preliminary Round): Ronaldo Singh, Rojit Singh, David Beckham, Esow Alban (7:30am)
Squash (Round 1): Women’s Team – Joshna Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal Karthik, Anahat Singh, Tanvi Khanna (7:30am); Men’s Team – Saurav Ghosal, Abhay Singh, Mahesh Mangaonkar, Harinderpal Singh Sandhu (10am)
Swimming (Round 1 to Final): Maana Patel, Lineysha AK (7:30am)
Table Tennis (Round 1,2): Ayhika Mukherjee/Sutirtha Mukherjee, Diya Chitale/Sreeja Akula, Manav Thakkar/Manush Shah, Sharath Kamal/Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Manika Batra/ Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (7:30am)
Tennis: Singles and doubles (7:30am)
Sailing: Finals (9am)
Women’s Hockey: India Vs Singapore (10am)
Women’s Basketball: India Vs China (11:30am)
Boxing (Round 2): Shiva Thapa, Sanjeet (11:30am/4:30pm)
Gymnastics (Final): Pranati Nayak (12:30pm)
Women’s Handball: India Vs Hong Kong (4:30pm)
Wushu (Semifinals): Onilu Tega, Roshibina Devi, Vikrant Baliyan, Surya Singh, Sunil Singh (5pm)
Men’s Basketball: India Vs Macau (5:30pm)
Esports: EA Sports FC Online Final (6pm)
September 28, Thursday
Golf (Round 1): Anirban Lahiri, Shubhankar Sharma, Shiv Chawrasia, Khalin Joshi, Aditi Ashok, Avani Prashanth, Pranavi Urs (3:30am)
Shooting: Men’s 10m air pistol (Individual & Team) – Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal, Arjun Singh Cheema; Skeet mixed team – Anantjeet Singh Naruka/Ganemat Sekhon and Gurjoat Singh Khangura/Parinaaz Dhaliwal (6:30am)
Esports: League of Legends semifinals (6:30am/11:30am)
Wushu: Individual Gold Medal matches (6:30am)
Swimming (Round 1 to finals): Aneesh Gowda, Aryan Nehra, Vritti Agarwal (7:30am)
Cycling: Men’s Sprint QFs to finals, Women’s Sprint – Celestina, Triyasha Paul, Mayuri Lute, Sashikala Agase (7:30am)
Table Tennis (Round 2, 3, QFs): Singles and doubles (7:30am)
Tennis (Quarterfinals, Semifinals): Singles and doubles (7:30am)
Squash (Quarterfinals): Men’s and Women’s Teams (10am, 2:30pm)
Badminton (Round 1): Men’s Team, Women’s Team (10:30am) Boxing (Round 2): Deepak Bhoria, Jaismine Lamboria (11:30 am/4:30 pm)
Men’s Basketball: India Vs China (3:30pm) Men’s Hockey: India Vs Japan (6pm)
September 29, Friday
Golf: Round 2 (3:30am)
Athletics: Medal Events – Sandeep Kumar, Vikash Singh, Priyanka Goswami (5:30am), Tanya Kumari, Rachna Kumari, Kiran Baliyan, Manpreet Kaur (4:30pm); Heats – Aishwarya Mishra, Himanshi Malik, Md Anas, Md Ajmal
Shooting: Women’s 10m air pistol (Individual & Team) – Divya TS, Esha Singh, Palak; Men’s 50m rifle 3-position (Individual & Team) – Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale, Akhil Sheoran (6:30am)
Swimming (Round 1 to finals): Sajan Prakash, Kushagra Rawat, Nina Venkatesh (6:30am)
Table Tennis (Round 3, Mixed Doubles SF): Singles and doubles (7:30am)
Tennis: Men’s Doubles, Women’s Singles finals; Men’s Singles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles semifinals (7:30am)
Squash (Semifinals): Women’s Team (8:30am), Women’s Individual (12:30pm), Men’s Team (1:30pm)
Badminton (Round 2): Men’s and Women Teams (10:30am, 3:30pm)
Boxing (Round 2, QFs): Parveen Hooda, Nikhat Zareen, Lakshya Chahar, Sanjeet (11:30am/4:30pm)
Cycling (QFs to finals): Women’s Sprint (11:30am)
Esports: League of Legends Final (11:30am)
Men’s Basketball: India Vs Malaysia (12pm)
Women’s Handball: India Vs China (3:30pm)
Women’s Hockey: India Vs Malaysia (4pm)
September 30, Saturday
Golf: Round 3 (3:30am)
Equestrian: Eventing Team and Individual (5:30am)
Shooting: Air pistol mixed team – Sarabjot Singh/Divya TS; Shiva Narwal/Esha Singh (6:30am)
Roller Sports: Aarthy Kasturi Raj (6:30am)
Canoeing & Kayaking: Round 1 to Semifinals (7am)
Kurash: Round 1 to Semifinals (7am)
Table Tennis (Quarterfinals): Singles and doubles (9:30am)
Badminton: Men’s and Women’s Teams Semifinals (10:30am, 4:30pm)
Boxing (Quarterfinals): Lovlina Borgohain, Nishant Dev, Sachin (11:30am/4:30pm)
Women’s Handball: India Vs Nepal (11:30am)
Squash: Men’s and Women’s Team Finals (11:30am, 1pm)
Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu, Bindyarani Devi (1:30pm, 4:30pm)
Athletics: Medal Events – Men’s 400m, Women’s 400m, Kartik Kumar, Gulveer Singh; Heats – Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin, Jyothi Yarraji, Nithya Ramraj, Ajay Saroj, Jinson Johnson (3:30pm)
Diving: Siddharth Pardeshi, London Singh (5pm)
Men’s Hockey: India Vs Pakistan (6pm)
October 1, Sunday
Golf: All Finals (3:30am)
Equestrian: Eventing Team and Individual (5:30am)
Archery: Individual Ranking Rounds – Dhiraj Bommadevara, Atanu Das, Tushar Shelke, Mrinal Chauhan, Abhishek Verma, Ojas Deotale, Rajat Chauhan, Prathamesh Jawkar, Prachi Singh, Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur, Simranjeet Kaur, Avneet Kaur, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami, Parneet Kaur (6:30am)
Men’s Trap: Prithviraj Toindaman, Kynan Chenai, Zoravar Singh Sandhu (6:30am)
Bridge (Round 2): Men’s and Women’s Pairs, Mixed Team (6:30am)
Canoeing & Kayaking: Round 1 to Semifinals (7am)
Kurash: Round 1 to Finals (7am)
Badminton: Men’s and Women’s Team finals (10:30am, 4:30pm)
Boxing (QFs and SFs): Parveen Hooda, Jaismine Lamboria, Arundhati Chaudhary, Shiva Thapa, Lakshya Chahar, Sanjeet (11:30am/4:30pm)
Women’s Hockey: India Vs Korea (1:30pm)
Athletics: Medal Events – Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Sahib Singh, Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin, Avinash Sable, Seema Punia, Harmilan Bains, Kumari Diksha, Ajay Saroj, Jinson Johnson, Jyothi Yarraji; Heats – Shaili Singh, Ancy Sojan, Amlan Borgohain (3:30pm)
Diving: Siddharth Pardeshi, London Singh (5pm)
October 2, Monday
Archery: Individuals Round 1-3, Team Round 1 (6:30am)
Roller Sports (Round 1 to finals): Men’s and Women’s Speed Skating Relay teams (6:30am)
Canoeing & Kayaking: Finals (7am)
Badminton (Round 1): HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu, Ashmita Chaliha, Satwik/Chirag, Dhruv/Arjun, Gayatri/Treesa, Tanisha/Ashwini, Sai Prateek/Tanisha, Rohan/Sikki (11:30am)
Squash (Round 1): Mixed Doubles, Men’s and Women’s Individual (12:30pm)
Equestrian: Eventing Team and Individual (12:30pm)
Men’s Hockey: India Vs Bangladesh (1pm)
Athletics: Medal Events – Pavithra V, Shaili Singh, Ancy Sojan, Parul Chaudhary, Preeti Lamba, Jyothi Yarraji, Amlan Borgohain, Mixed 4x400m Relay; Heats – Sarvesh Kushare, Jesse Sandesh, Krishan Kumar, Md Afsal, Santhosh Kumar, Yashas P, Sinchal Ravi, Vithya Ramraj (3:30pm)
Diving: Siddharth Pardeshi, London Singh (4:30pm)
October 3, Tuesday
Archery: Individual Quarterfinals, Semifinals (6am)
Men’s Cricket (QF): India vs TBC (6:30am)
Bridge (Semifinals): Men’s and Women’s Pairs, Mixed Team (6:30am)
Canoeing & Kayaking: Final (7am)
Women’s Hockey: India Vs Hong Kong (7:30am)
Sport Climbing: Speed Individual – Aman Verma, Dhiraj Dinka, Anisha Verma, Shivpreet Pannu (7:30am)
Soft Tennis: Round 1 to QFs (7:30am) Badminton (Round 2): Singles and doubles (10:30am)
Boxing (Semifinals, Finals): Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain, Jaismine Lamboria, Deepak Bhoria, Nishant Dev, Sachin, Shiva Thapa, Narender, Sanjeet (11:30/4:40pm)
Sepak Takraw: Men’s and Women’s Quadrant Semifinals (11:30am)
Squash (Quarterfinals): Mixed Doubles, Men’s and Women’s Individual (12:30pm)
Athletics: Harmilan Bains, Kumari Chanda, Rubina Yadav, Pooja, Praveen Chitravel, Abdullah Aboobacker, Sinchal Ravi, Vithya Ramraj, Santhosh Kumar, Yashas P, Ankita, Parul Chaudhary, Annu Rani, Krishan Kumar, Md Afsal (3:30pm)
October 4, Wednesday
Archery: Mixed Teams QFs to Final (6:30 am)
Sepak Takraw: Men’s and Women’s Quadrant Finals (6:30am)
Soft Tennis: Semifinals and Finals (7:30am)
Wrestling (Greco-Roman): Gyanendra, Neeraj, Vikash, Sunil Kumar (7:30am)
Squash (SFs): Mixed Doubles, Men’s Individual (9:30am)
Badminton (QFs): Singles and doubles (10:30am)
Boxing (Finals): Lovlina Borgohain, Jaismine Lamboria, Parveen Hooda, Lovlina Borgohain, Deepak Bhoria, Nishanth Dev, Shiva Thapa, Sachin, Lakshya Chahar (11:30am/4:30 pm) Men’s Hockey: Semifinals (1:30pm)
Athletics: Sarvesh Kushare, Jesse Sandesh, Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Kumar Jena, Sheena N, Harmilan Bains, Kumari Chanda, Gulveer Singh, Avinash Sable, Women’s 4x400m Relay, Men’s 4x400m Relay (3:30pm)
October 5, Thursday
Archery: Compound Men’s and Women’s Teams QFs to Final (6:30am)
Jiu-Jitsu: Qualification to finals (6:30am)
Wrestling: Greco Roman – Narender Cheema, Naveen; Women’s Freestyle – Pooja Gehlot, Antim Panghal, Manshi (7:30am)
Badminton (QFs, SFs): Singles and doubles (10:30am)
Boxing (Finals): Parveen Hooda, Arundhati Chaudhary, Deepak Bhoria, Nishant Dev, Sachin, Lakshya Chahar, Narender (11:30am/4:30pm)
Squash: Individual and Mixed Doubles Finals (11:30am)
Women’s Hockey: Semifinals (1:30pm)
October 6, Friday
Equestrian: Dressage Team and Individual final standings (5:30am)
Archery: Recurve Men’s and Women’s Teams QFs to Final (6:30am)
Men’s Cricket: Semifinals (6:30am)
Bridge (Finals): Men’s and Women’s Pairs, Mixed Team (6:30am)
Jiu-Jitsu: Qualification to finals (6:30am)
Kabaddi: Men’s and Women’s Semifinals (7am)
Wrestling: Women’s Freestyle – Sonam Malik, Radhika, Kiran; Men’s Freestyle: Aman Sehrawat, Bajrang Punia (7:30am)
Sepak Takraw: Men’s and Women’s Regu Semifinals (11:30am)
Men’s Hockey: Final (4pm)
Badminton: Men’s Singles Semifinals (4:30pm)
October 7, Saturday
Archery: All Individual Finals (6:30am)
Sepak Takraw: Men’s and Women’s Regu Finals (6:30am)
Jiu-Jitsu: Qualification to finals (6:30am)
Kabaddi: Women’s Final (7 am), Men’s Final (12:30pm)
Wrestling: Men’s Freestyle – Yash, Deepak Punia, Vicky, Sumit (07:30am)
Badminton: Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles Finals (10:30am)
Men’s Cricket: Final (11:30am)
Women’s Hockey: Final (4pm)
October 8, Sunday
Closing Ceremony
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