Asian Games 2026 Day 6 Live is ATHLETICS DAY! After Day 5 ended with India’s tally at 11 medals – 1 Gold, 5 Silver, 5 Bronze – Day 6 on Thursday, September 24, 2026 brings the main track and field program for the first time, plus Badminton Team Finals, Hockey Men vs Korea, Gymnastics Vault Final, and Kabaddi Semifinal push.

Asian Games 2026 Day 6 Live Medal Tally – After Day 5

India added 4 medals on Day 5!

RankCountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1China2310538
2Japan11161946
3South Korea641727
10India15511

India’s 11 Medals Till Sept 23:

  • GOLD: Women’s Cricket Team – Beat SL by 147 runs (216/3 vs 69) – Mandhana 79, Richa 49
  • SILVER: Women’s 10m Air Rifle Team (Elavenil, Sonam, Vidarsa)
  • SILVER: Women’s 10m Air Rifle Individual (Elavenil Valarivan)
  • SILVER: Men’s 10m Air Rifle Team (Rudrankksh, Parth, Himanshu)
  • SILVER: Men’s 10m Air Rifle Individual (Himanshu Dhillon – 252.4)
  • SILVER: Women’s 49kg Weightlifting (Mirabai Chanu)
  • BRONZE: Men’s 10m Air Rifle Individual (Rudrankksh Patil – 230.9)
  • BRONZE: MMA Women’s 60kg (Suchika Tariyal – historic)
  • BRONZE: Women’s Skeet Team (Maheshwari, Parinaaz, Raiza)
  • BRONZE: Men’s Skeet Team (Anant Jeet, Mairaj, Bhavtegh)
  • BRONZE: Men’s Singles Soft Tennis (Jay Meena)

Shooting = 7 medals, biggest contributor.

Women's 49kg Weightlifting
May 24, 2026; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Leidy Solis (COL) places second in the women’s clean & jerk in the weightlifting competition during the Enhanced Games at Resorts World Las Vegas. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Asian Games 2026 Day 6 Live Schedule – India Fixtures Today

Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026 – Day 6

ATHLETICS – Main Program Begins (Biggest Day)

  • Location: Paloma Mizuho Stadium
  • 5:30 AM – Women’s Heptathlon – 100m Hurdles, High Jump, Shot Put, 200m – Nandini Agasara in action
  • 7:00 AM – Men’s High Jump Qualifying, Men’s Triple Jump Qualifying
  • 8:30 AM – Men’s 100m Round 1 – Amlan Borgohain, Animesh Kujur
  • 9:00 AM – Mixed 4x400m Relay Heats
  • 11:30 AM – Women’s Triple Jump FINAL – Medal event
  • 12:00 PM – Mixed 4x400m Relay FINAL – Gold medal event
  • 12:30 PM – Women’s 10,000m FINAL – Ankita Dhyani, Seema – Medal event

BADMINTON – TEAM FINALS – GOLD MEDAL DAY

  • 6:00 AM – Women’s Team Final (if India qualified) vs China/Japan – Medal assured? Actually India lost QF on Day 4 per reports, so classification.
  • 12:30 PM – Men’s Team FINAL – GOLD MEDAL MATCH – India vs China/Korea? India beat Korea in semi on Day 5 to assure medal. Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, Satwik-Chirag in final.

HOCKEY – Crucial Match

  • 11:30 AM – Men’s Pool A: Republic of Korea vs India – Korea is toughest pool opponent, ranked 5th. India beat Indonesia 8-0 and Sri Lanka 16-0. This decides Pool top.
  • Women’s rest day

KABADDI

  • 9:45 AM – Men’s Group A: Chinese Taipei vs India – 4th group game
  • 1:30 PM – Women’s Group A: Japan vs India – Women 2-0 so far

GYMNASTICS – Vault Final

  • 2:00 PM – Women’s Vault Final – Pranati Nayak qualified? Subject to qualification – Medal event

SHOOTING

  • 6:15 AM – Men’s 50m Rifle 3P Qualification + Team Final + Individual Final around 11:00 AM – Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale
  • 6:30 AM – Women’s 25m Pistol Qualification

WEIGHTLIFTING

  • 10:00 AM – Men’s 65kg? Actually Men’s 61kg final – No Indian?
  • 2:00 PM – Women’s 58kg – No Indian

OTHER

  • 5:30 AM – Rowing Finals Begin – Men’s Single Sculls Final – Medal events
  • 6:00 AM – Table Tennis Individual events Round of 64
  • 8:00 AM – Wushu Sanda Quarterfinals
  • 9:00 AM – Fencing Men’s Foil Team

Top 5 Highlights Today

1. Athletics Begins – No Neeraj, But 77 Athletes!
India’s largest contingent (77 athletes) starts. No Neeraj Chopra (injured, out), but focus on Avinash Sable (Steeplechase heats tomorrow), Parul Chaudhary, Murali Sreeshankar (Long Jump qual tomorrow). Today’s best bet: Mixed 4x400m Relay Final at 12:00 PM – India won bronze in Hangzhou, can upgrade to Silver.

2. Badminton Men’s Team GOLD Medal Final (12:30 PM):
India beat Malaysia/Indonesia in QF and Korea in Semi on Day 5 to reach final. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty defending Asian Games champions in doubles. Can India win first badminton team gold? China is favorite.

3. Hockey Men vs Korea (11:30 AM) – Pool Decider:
Korea vs India – Always fiery. India needs win to top pool and avoid Japan in semi. Harmanpreet Singh vs Korea’s Jang Jong-hyun drag-flick battle.

4. Gymnastics Vault Final (2:00 PM):
Pranati Nayak – If qualified, vault is her pet event. She won bronze at Asian Championships. Long shot for bronze.

5. Kabaddi Men vs Chinese Taipei – Unbeaten Run?
India 3-0 so far (Japan 49-24, Korea 44-28, Bangladesh 50-30). Taipei is tricky but beatable.

Asian Games 2026 Day 6 Live Results & Updates

LIVE at 6:30 AM IST, Sept 24:

  • Athletics: Women’s Heptathlon 100m Hurdles – Nandini Agasara 13.85s – 4th place after 1 event.
  • Rowing: Men’s Single Sculls FINAL – India finishes 5th – no medal.
  • Badminton: Men’s Team Final vs China LIVE – Lakshya Sen loses first singles 18-21, 16-21 vs Li Shi Feng. India 0-1 down.
  • Shooting: Men’s 50m Rifle 3P Qualification – Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar qualifies 2nd for final.

Coming Up:

  • 11:30 AM – Hockey Men vs Korea – LIVE on Sony Sports Ten 2
  • 12:00 PM – Mixed 4x400m Relay FINAL – Gold medal event
  • 12:30 PM – Badminton Men’s Team FINAL continues

Gold Prediction Today: 1-2 Gold possible – Mixed 4x400m Relay (outside chance), Badminton Team (tough vs China).

Asian Games 2026 Day 6 Live
Jul 20, 2024; London, United Kingdom; The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games women’s 4 x 100m relay gold medals worn by Bianca Williams (ENG) during a medal reallocation ceremony during the London Athletics Meet at London Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

End Of My Asian Games 2026 Day 6 Live How to Watch ?

  • TV: Sony Sports Ten 2, Ten 3, Ten 5 from 5:30 AM
  • Stream: SonyLIV (all athletics live), DD Sports (Hockey, Badminton Final)
  • Athletics Live: Sony Ten 2 from 7:00 AM, Medal events noon onwards.

India aims to cross 13 medals today with first athletics medal.