Asian Games 2026: India Unveils Star-Studded Squad; Full Schedule for Aichi-Nagoya

New Delhi, September 7: India has unveiled its squad and competition schedule for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, which will take place across Japan from September 19 to October 4. The country is expected to field around 492 athletes in 35 sports, while the overall Indian contingent is projected to exceed 700 members, including officials and support staff, across more than 40 disciplines.

The Games will also mark a significant first for India, with safeguarding officer Neetal Narang set to accompany the contingent. Her inclusion makes her the first safeguarding officer to be part of an Indian delegation at the Asian Games, reflecting a greater emphasis on athlete welfare and safeguarding.

HOCKEY (Men)

Squad: Mohith HS (GK), Suraj Karkera (GK), Jarmanpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh (c), Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Sanjay, Sumit, Yashdeep Siwach
Midfielders: Rajinder Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Dilpreet Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Sukhjeet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Abhishek.

Schedule:

• September 20: India vs Indonesia
• September 22: India vs Sri Lanka
• September 24: India vs South Korea
• September 26: India vs Japan
• September 28: India vs Bangladesh

HOCKEY (Women)

Squad: Savita, Bichu Devi Kharibam, Ishika Chaudhary, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Lalthantluangi, Jyoti, Shilpi Dabas, Nikki Pradhan, Sakshi Rana, Sunelita Toppo, Salima Tete (C), Neha, Deepika Soreng, Lalremsiami, Rutuja Dadaso Pisal, Navneet Kaur, Deepika, Ishika, Baljeet Kaur, Beauty Dungdung

Schedule: 19 September to 3 October

ARCHERY

• ⁠Compound: Kushal Dalal, Sahil Jadhav, T.G. Mani Ratnam (men); Chikitha Taniparthi, Jyothi Surekha, Prithika Pradeep (women)
• ⁠Recurve: Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan, Yashdeep Bhoge (men); Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma, Kumkum Mohod (women)

Schedule: 26th September to 3rd October

ATHLETICS

• ⁠100m: Animesh Kujur, Gurindervir Singh
• ⁠200m (men): Animesh Kujur | (women): Harita Bhadra, Prakruthi Rao, Unnathi Bollanda
• ⁠400m: Rajesh Ramesh, Vishal Kayalvizhi
• 800m (men): Krishan Kumar, Mohammed Afsal | (women): Gowthami Jayaraman, Lili Das, Pooja Olla
• ⁠1500m: Gulveer Singh, Yoonus Shah
• 5000m / 10000m: Gulveer Singh
• 110m Hurdles: Tejas Shirse
• ⁠400m Hurdles (men): Santhosh Tamilarasan, Yashas Palaksha | (women): Anu Raghavan, Vithya Ramraj
• 100m Hurdles (women): Jyothi Yarraji, Nandhini Kongan
• 3000m Steeplechase (women): Ankita Dhyani
• ⁠4x400m Relay (women): Daneshwari Thakkannavar, Prakruthi Rao, Unnathi Bollanda, Vadluri Sudheeksha
• High Jump: Sarvesh Kushare
• Triple Jump (men): Karthik Unnikrishnan, Praveen Chithravel | (women): Asha Ilango
• Long Jump (women): Ancy Sojan
• Hammer Throw (men): Damneet Singh, Praveen Kumar | (women): Anushka Yadav
• ⁠Javelin: Rohit Yadav (Neeraj Chopra withdrew - injury)
• Pole Vault (men): Dev Meena | (women): Baranica Elangovan, Nitika Akare, Sindhushree
• Shot Put (women): Krishna Jayasankar, Manpreet Kaur, Srishti Vig
• Discus (women): Nidhi Rani, Sanya Yadav, Seema Kaliramna
• ⁠Decathlon: Kushal Mohite, Thowfeeq Rasheed

Note: Abhishek Pal was removed from the squad on the grounds of a doping violation

Schedule: 23rd-29 September (Marathon to be taken on September 26)

BADMINTON

• Singles: Ayush Shetty, Lakshya Sen (men); P.V. Sindhu, Unnati Hooda (women)
• ⁠Doubles: Chirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Arjun Ramachandran/Hariharan Amsakarunan (men); Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly, Kavipriya Selvam/Simran Singhi (women); Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto (mixed)
• ⁠Men's team: Arjun Ramachandran, Ayush Shetty, Chirag Shetty, Dhruv Kapila, Hariharan Amsakarunan, Lakshya Sen, Prannoy, Sunil Kumar, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Srikanth Kidambi, Tharun Mannepalli
• ⁠Women's team: Devika Sihag, Gayatri Gopichand, Isharani Baruah, Kavipriya Selvam, P.V. Sindhu, Simran Singhi, Tanisha Crasto, Tanvi Sharma, Treesa Jolly, Unnati Hooda

Schedule: September 20 to September 29

BOXING

• ⁠Men: Jadumani Singh (55kg), Sachin Siwach (60kg), Sumit Kundu (70kg), Ankush Panghal (80kg), Kapil Pokhariya (90kg), Narender Berwal (+90kg)
• ⁠Women: Sakshi Chaudhary (51kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Priya Ghanghas (60kg), Parveen Hooda (65kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg)

Schedule: 21 September to 2 October

EQUESTRIAN

• Dressage: Gaurav Pundir, Hriday Chheda, Jai Sud, Shruti Vora
• Eventing: Ahaan Kumar, Arjan Nagra, Ashish Limaye, Fouaad Mirza
• Jumping: Abhishek Chopra, Maryk Sahney, Niharika Singhania, Yashaan Khambatta

Schedule: 21 September to 4 October

FENCING

Men's Foil Team: Full 4-name lineup is not yet confirmed; India qualified via the Asian Championships

Schedule: 22 September to 27 September

GOLF

• Men: Saptak Talwar, Veer Ahlawat, Yuvraj Sandhu
• Women: Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar, Pranavi Urs

Schedule: 30 September to 3 October

JUDO

Men's 66kg: Rohit Majgul

Note: Rohit Majgul is India's lone qualifier in judo for the Asian Games 2026

Schedule: 30 September to 3 October

SAILING

• Individual - Men: Vashy Chandravanshi, Vishnu Saravanan, Dyne Coelho, Aryan Patidar
• Individual - Women: Mahi Verma, Nethra Kumanan, Katya Coelho
• Team - Men: Sharanya Jadhav/Shivam Walmiki, Prince Noble/Manu Francis
• Team - Women: Lahari Komaravelly/Suragani Goud, Harshita Tomar/Shital Verma
• Team - Mixed: Eklavya Batham/Vanshika Shikarwar, R.K. Sharma/Shraddha Verma

Schedule: 26 September to 3 October

SHOOTING

• Pistol - Men: Gaurav, Kamaljeet, Kedarling Uchaganve, Anish Bhanwala
• Pistol - Women: Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker, Suruchi Singh, Rahi Sarnobat
• Rifle - Men: Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Mane, Rudrankksh Patil, Aishwary Pratap Tomar, Niraj Kumar
• Rifle - Women: Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Maskar, Vidarsa Vinod, Ashi Chouksey, Tilottama Sen
• Shotgun - Men: Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmed Khan, Ahvar Rizvi, Kynan Chenai, Shapath Bharadwaj
• Shotgun - Women: Maheshwari Chauhan, Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Aashima Ahlawat, Manisha Keer, Neeru Dhanda

Note: Swapnil Kusale and Sarabjot Singh, both Olympic medallists, did not make the squad

Schedule: 20 September to 1 October

SPORT CLIMBING

• Speed - Women: Abhipsha Roy, Joga Purty
• Lead/Bouldering - Men: Aman Verma
• Lead/Bouldering - Women: Anisha Verma

Schedule: 29 September to 3 October

SQUASH

• Singles - Men: Abhay Singh, Veer Chotrani
• Singles - Women: Anahat Singh, Tanvi Khanna
• Doubles/Mixed: Velavan Senthilkumar/Joshna Chinappa, Suraj Kumar Chand/Shameena Riaz

Note: Joshna Chinappa is making her 7th Asian Games appearance, the most by any Indian in the history of the Asian Games

Schedule: 23 September to 2 October

SURFING

• Men: Kishore Kumar, Sivaraj Babu
• Women: Kamali Moorthy, Sugar Banarse

Schedule: 25 September to 28 September

TABLE TENNIS

• Men's Team: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Harmeet Desai, Manav Thakkar, Manush Shah, Payas Jain
• Women's Team: Diya Chitale, Sreeja Akula, Sutirtha Mukherjee, Syndrela Das, Yashaswini Ghorpade

Schedule: 20 September to 28 September

TAEKWONDO

Women's Poomsae: Rupa Bayor

Schedule: 1 October to 3 October

TENNIS

• Men: Dhakshineswar Suresh, Manas Dhamne, Sumit Nagal
• Women: Sahaja Yamalapalli, Vaidehi Chaudhari, Vaishnavi Adkar

Schedule: 18 September to 3 October

WRESTLING

• Freestyle - Men: Aman Sehrawat (57kg), Sujeet Kalkal (65kg), Sagar Jaglan (74kg), Mukul Dahiya* (86kg), Deepak Punia (97kg), Rajat Ruhal (125kg)
• Freestyle - Women: Dipanshi (50kg), Antim Panghal (53kg), Manisha Bhanwala (57kg), Mansi Ahlawat (62kg), Nisha Dahiya (68kg), Priya Malik (76kg)
• Greco-Roman - Men: Sumit Dalal (60kg), Deepak (67kg), Aman Baroniya (77kg), Sunil Kumar (87kg), Nitesh Siwach (97kg), Deepanshu Ahlawat (130kg)

Note: Mukul Dahiya has been provisionally suspended for doping violations after testing positive for a banned substance. India will have no representative in the 86kg category

Schedule: 30 September to 3 October