Asian Para Games 2026 Day One Live: Schedule, Timings, Results, India Fixtures & Medal Tally

The Asian Para Games 2026 Day One Live begins in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with India’s para-athletes aiming to deliver strong performances across multiple sports. Here’s everything to know about the Day One schedule, timings in IST, India’s fixtures, live results, and the latest medal tally.

Asian Para Games 2026 Day One Live: Biggest Update – Flag-Bearer Change!

Breaking: Simran Sharma replaces Bhavina Patel as flag-bearer!

• Original: Pramod Bhagat (para badminton) & Bhavina Patel (para table tennis) were to lead India.
• NEW OFFICIAL: Paris Paralympics bronze medallist sprinter Simran Sharma will be India’s flag-bearer alongside shuttler Pramod Bhagat at the opening ceremony on Sunday, October 18. She replaced paddler Bhavina Patel, who would need enough rest ahead of her quarterfinal encounter on Monday, October 19.

Bhavina has Class 4-5 quarterfinal on Monday morning, so PCI rested her. Simran Sharma (T12 100m bronze Paris) is now joint flag-bearer.

Opening Ceremony :

• Venue: Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya
• Gates: Identity verification 1:30 PM local (10:00 AM IST), gates open 2:00 PM local (10:30 AM IST)
• Ceremony: Pre-show then main ceremony evening – around 4:00 PM IST onwards
• Live: Sony Sports Network, SonyLIV, DD Sports

India’s Schedule -October 18 – Day One

Sunday is still group stages + classification. Medals start Monday, October 19.

Para Badminton – Continued Group Stages – Starts 5:30 AM

• 5:30 AM onwards: Knockout qualification deciders – Pramod Bhagat, Manasi Joshi, Krishna Nagar, Nitesh Kumar, Sukant Kadam, Thulasimathi Murugesan – Last group matches to enter QF
• If you saw yesterday, Nitesh-Ruthick began with a victory in men’s doubles, but India lost in blind football vs. Korea and vs. Japan. They need win tomorrow

Para Table Tennis – Group Deciders

• 6:00 AM onwards: Final group matches – Bhavina Patel rests for QF, but other Indians: Sonalben Patel Class Three, Savita Ajjanakatti Class 8, Sandeep Dangi Class One vs. Korea, etc., need wins to make Monday QF

Boccia

• Men’s & Women’s BC3: Sachin Chamaria (Assam) and Anjali Devi (Himachal) – Only two Indians – Final group stage matches

Blind Football

• No match Sunday? Schedule is October 16-17, 19-21, 23 – So rest day Sunday for blind football after two games vs. Korea and Japan

Para Athletics, Para Archery, Para Shooting, Para Swimming, Para Cycling, Para Powerlifting, Para Judo – ALL START FROM MONDAY, OCTOBER 19

So our stars like Sumit Antil (javelin world record, Paralympic gold), Avani Lekhara (double Paralympic gold shooting), Sheetal Devi (armless archer who shoots with feet, 17-year-old world champion) all start from Monday.

Asian Para Games 2026 Day One Live Medal Tally – Sunday

Last Edition Hangzhou 2022: India 111 medals – 29 Gold, 31 Silver, 51 Bronze – fifth place – Female athletes won 40 medals (36%).

This Edition’s Target: India squad of 168 athletes (112 men, 56 women) across 11 sports. Para Athletics leads with 62 athletes, followed by Para Badminton with 28. The aim is to cross 111.

India’s Sports for Aichi-Nagoya: Blind football (Oct 16-17, 19-21, 23), Boccia (Oct 17, 19-24), Para archery (Oct 19-24), Para athletics (Oct 19-23), Para badminton (Oct 16-17, 19-23), Para cycling (Oct 19-23), Para judo (Oct 19-21), Para powerlifting (Oct 19-24), Para shooting (Oct 19-20, 22-23), Para swimming (Oct 19-23), Para table tennis (Oct 16-17, 19-23)

End Of My Asian Para Games 2026 Day One Live Rant: Where to Watch?

• Opening Ceremony: 4:00 PM IST Sunday, October 18 – Sony Sports Ten teo, SonyLIV LIVE – Simran Sharma & Pramod Bhagat carrying Tiranga
• Group Matches: Morning 5:30 AM onwards on SonyLIV Asian Para Games hub

Opening ceremony emotions, and final group qualifications. Real medal hunt starts Monday October 19 with para athletics, para shooting, para archery.

Day One: Keep your alarms for Monday at 5:30 AM for the first GOLD chances with Avani Lekhara and Sumit Antil.