Archer Sheetal Devi from India prepares to fire during the Paralympic Games in Paris on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (File Photo/ AP)
Indian athletes will compete in para archery, athletics, badminton, swimming, shooting and table tennis on October 22, the fourth day of the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya.India have won 62 medals so far and will look to add to their tally on Thursday. Para-athletics has contributed 13 of the country’s 14 gold medals, with athletes such as Dilip Gavit among those aiming to help India improve their position in the standings.At the end of Day 3, India were fifth in the medal table with 14 gold, 21 silver and 27 bronze medals.Sheetal Devi, Toman Kumar and Swati Chaudhary will be among the Indian athletes competing for medals in archery on Thursday. The Indian para-badminton contingent will also be looking to add to the country’s medal count.Here is the full schedule of Indian athletes for October 22, 2026:
- 05:30 – Para Badminton – Thulasimathi Murugesan / Nitesh Kumar vs Li Mingpan / Xiao Zuxian of China in Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 semifinal
- 05:32 – Para Athletics – Suvarna Raj in Women’s Discus Throw F54 Final
- 05:35 – Para Badminton – Manisha Ramdass / Pramod Bhagat vs Leani Oktila / Hikmat Ramdani of Indonesia in Mixed Dounles SL3-SU5 semifinal
- 05:55 – Para Archery – Swati Chaudhary vs Cen Mengkan of China in Women’s W1 Gold Medal Match
- 06:03 – Para Athletics – Ravanni Valasanaini in Women’s 400m T11 Round 1 Heat 2 (Final at 16:08)
- 06:15 – Para Badminton – Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan / Krisha Nagar vs Rina Marlina / Subhan of Indonesia in Mixed Doubles SH6 semifinal
- 06:30 – Shooting Para Sport – Rudransh Khandelwal in P4 – Open 50m Pistol SH1 Qualification (Final at 09:00)
- 06:35 – Para Table Tennis – Jehan Madan / Shubham Wadhwa vs Thirayu Chueawong / Nattawut Thinathet of Thailand in Men’s Doubles Class MD4 Group A
- 06:41 – Para Athletics – Dilip Gavit and Bhavik Bharwad in Men’s 400m T47 Round 1 Heats 1 & 2 (Final at 15:25)
- 06:55 – Para Swimming – Swatik Patil in Men’s 100m Breaststroke SB9 Heat 2 (Final at 14:42)
- 07:00 – Para Badminton – Naveen Sivakumar vs Abhijeet Sakhuja in Men’s Singles SL4 semifinal
- 07:10 – Para Swimming – Ravi Karthik Budigina in Men’s 50m Freestyle S13 Heat 2 (Final at 15:22)
- 07:10 – Para Table Tennis – Ekta Bhyan / Bhavina Patel vs Suthida Saensathan / Patamawadee Intanon of Thailand in Women’s Doubles Class WD5 Group A
- 07:10 – Para Table Tennis – Savita Ajjanakatti / Prachi Pandey vs Kanokporn Phathumchai / Kanlaya Chaiwut of Thailand in Women’s Doubles Class WD14 Group B
- 07:16 – Para Swimming – Himanshu Nandal in Men’s 50m Freestyle S11 Heat 2 (Final at 15:25)
- 07:30 – Para Swimming – Tejas Nandakumar and Gopichand Lingutla in Men’s 100m Backstroke S7 Heats 1 & 2 (Final at 16:09)
- 07:33 – Para Athletics – Tejalben Damor in Women’s 400m T12 Round 1 Heat 1 (Final at 13:55)
- 07:40 – Boccia – India (Anjali Devi / Sachin Chamaria) vs Singapore in Mixed Pairs BC3 Pool A
- 07:45 – Para Badminton – Sanjana Kumari vs Shino Kawai of Japan in Women’s Singles SL3 semifinal
- 08:10 – Para Archery – Sheetal Devi / Toman Kumar vs Lee Yun-hsien / Yang Jyun-kai of Chinese Taipei in Compound Mixed Team semifinal
- 08:45 – Para Table Tennis – Savita Ajjanakatti / Dattaprasad Chougule vs Wilfred Redulla / Lhey Manginsay of Philippines in Mixed Doubles Class XD17 quarterfinal (semifinal at 12:10, final at 13:55)
- 08:45 – Para Table Tennis – Bhavina Patel / Shubham Wadhwa vs Kimie Bessho / Manasori Uno of Japan in Mixed Doubles Class XD7 quarterfinal (semifinal at 11:25, final at 13:10)
- 09:00 – Para Archery – Sheetal Devi / Toman Kumar in Compound Mixed Team Bronze Medal Match (if they qualify)
- 09:00 – Shooting Para Sport – Rudransh Khandelwal in P4 – Open 50m Pistol SH1 Final (if he qualifies)
- 09:25 – Para Archery – Sheetal Devi / Toman Kumar in Compound Mixed Team Gold Medal Match (if they qualify)
- 09:50 – Para Table Tennis – Jehan Madan / Shubham Wadhwa vs Kim Hyeonuk / Yeongjin Jang of South Korea in Men’s Doubles Class MD4 Group A last match (medals are awarded to top four of five contestants in the group)
- 11:25 – Para Table Tennis – Bhavina Patel / Shubham Wadhwa vs Jang Yeongjin / Lee Migyu of South Korea in Mixed Doubles Class XD7 semifinal (if they qualify)
- 11:40 – Para Archery – Sheetal Devi vs Nur Alim of Singapore in Compound Women’s Gold Medal Match
- 12:00 – Para Archery – Toman Kumar vs Zhang Yicheng of China in Compound Men’s Bronze Medal Match
- 12:10 – Para Table Tennis – Savita Ajjanakatti / Dattaprasad Chougule in Mixed Doubles Class XD17 semifinal (if they qualify)
- 12:15 – Para Badminton – Nitesh Kumar vs Muh Al Imran of Indonesia in Men’s Singles SL3 semifinal
- 13:10 – Para Table Tennis – Bhavina Patel / Shubham Wadhwa in Mixed Doubles Class XD7 Final (if they qualify)
- 13:30 – Boccia – India (Anjali Devi / Sachin Chamaria) vs Hong Kong, China in Mixed Pairs BC3 Pool A
- 13:30 – Para Swimming – Kapil Kumar in Men’s 400m Freestyle S10 Final
- 13:45 – Para Athletics – Shailesh Kumar, Rahul and Varun Bhati in Men’s High Jump T63 Final
- 13:55 – Para Athletics – Tejalben Damor in Women’s 400m T12 Final (if she qualifies)
- 13:55 – Para Table Tennis – Savita Ajjanakatti / Dattaprasad Chougule in Mixed Doubles Class XD17 Final (if they qualify)
- 14:03 – Para Athletics – Anjanaben Bumbadiya and Jayanti Behera in Women’s 400m T47 Final
- 14:42 – Para Swimming – Swatik Patil in Men’s 100m Breaststroke SB9 Final (if he qualifies)
- 15:15 – Para Athletics – Parveen Kumar in Men’s Javelin Throw F56/F57 Final
- 15:22 – Para Swimming – Ravi Karthik Budigina in Men’s 50m Freestyle S13 Final (if he qualifies)
- 15:25 – Para Swimming – Himanshu Nandal in Men’s 50m Freestyle S11 Final (if he qualifies)
- 15:25 – Para Athletics – Dilip Gavit and Bhavik Bharwad in Men’s 400m T47 Final (if they qualify)
- 15:30 – Para Swimming – Satija Devanshi in Women’s 50m Freestyle S10 Final
- 15:33 – Para Swimming – Ajay Bhosale in Men’s 50m Freestyle S10 Final
- 15:47 – Para Athletics – Solairaj Dharmaraj in Men’s Long Jump T44/T62/T64 Final
- 16:08 – Para Athletics – Ravanni Valasanaini in Women’s 400m T11 Final (if she qualifies)
- 16:09 – Para Swimming – Tejas Nandakumar and Gopichand Lingutla in Men’s 100m Backstroke S7 Final (if they qualify)
- TBD – Para Badminton – Suhas Lalinakere vs Fredy Setiawan of Indonesia in Men’s Singles SL4 semifinal
- TBD – Para Badminton – Pramod Bhagat vs Lee Seunghu of South Korea in Men’s Singles SL3 semifinal
- TBD – Para Badminton – Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan vs Lin Shunagbao of China in Women’s Singles SH6 semifinal
- TBD – Para Badminton – Manisha Ramdass vs Thulasimathi Murugesan in Women’s Singles SU5 semifinal
- TBD – Para Badminton – Suryakant Yadav / Naveen Sivakumar vs Suryo Nugroho / Muh Al Imran of Indonesia in Men’s Doubles SL3-SU% semifinal
