Asian Games 2026 Day 8: India's Full Schedule and Key Matchups on September 27

Day 8 of the Asian Games 2026 on September 27 features a broad schedule of Indian athletes across boxing, weightlifting, athletics, squash, badminton, volleyball, and hockey. Key matchups include boxers Ankush and Narender in quarter-finals, Harjinder Kaur in the weightlifting final, and squash finals involving Anahat Singh and Abhay. Athletics sees multiple Indian competitors in long jump, decathlon, high jump, and steeplechase finals.

On September 27, athletes from India are set to take part in events spanning several sporting disciplines as part of the 20th Asian Games 2026's eighth day of competition. Ankush is scheduled to take on Tajikistan's Nekruz Salimov in the men's 80kg boxing quarter-final, with the bout set to begin at 9:45 AM IST. Narender is scheduled to meet Thailand's Saengtep Adthapong in the men's +90kg quarter-final bout at 3:45 PM IST. Harjinder Kaur is scheduled to take part in the 69kg weightlifting final for women at 10 AM IST. Parveen is scheduled to meet Uzbekistan's Navbakhor Khamidova at 2 PM IST, with Sachin set to compete against Japan's Shunsuke Kitamoto at 2:45 PM IST. Tejaswin Shankar and Thowfeeq Noushad are each scheduled to take part in separate decathlon disciplines. Both Murali Sreeshankar and David Solomon Patturaj are scheduled to compete in the men's long jump qualifying round. Shaili Singh, Ancy Sojan, and Animesh Kujur are set to feature in their respective track and field finals, with the two athletes lining up in the long jump and Kujur stepping out in the 200 metres. Aadarsh and Kushare are among the athletes set to take part in the men's high jump final. Ankita Chaudhary and Parul Chaudhary are among the competitors set to feature in the women's 3000m steeplechase final. The men's volleyball fixture between India and Vietnam is scheduled to tip off at 12:30 PM IST. In the women's squash final, Anahat Singh takes on Sivasangari Subramaniam at 1:30 PM IST, with Abhay set to compete against Malaysia's Ng Eain Yaw in the men's final at 12:30 PM IST. Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly are set to compete against Tan and Muralitharan of Malaysia in the badminton women's doubles quarter-final. Hooda is scheduled to face Yamaguchi of Japan in the upcoming match. The women's hockey team from India is scheduled to take on Singapore at 3:30 PM IST.

Asian Games 2026 Day 8: India's Full Schedule and Key Matchups on September 27

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