Pramod Bhagat (Image credit: X)
Indian para athletes will continue their campaigns at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Saturday, October 17, two days before the event’s official opening on October 18.Indian fans can look forward to action in para badminton, para table tennis and Boccia in Nagoya.Sachin Chamaria from Assam and Anjali Devi from Himachal Pradesh, India’s only two entries in Boccia, will begin their campaigns in the individual BC3 group stages.In para badminton, leading players such as Pramod Bhagat, Manisha Ramdass, Krishna Nagar and Manasi Joshi will be in action.Indian paddlers will also have a busy day in para table tennis, with 13 singles group-stage matches scheduled.India’s blind football team will face hosts Japan in its second group-stage match.
India’s schedule at the Asian Para Games on October 17 (All timings are in IST)
- 5:35 AM – Para Badminton: Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5, Group Stage — Ruthick/Manasi vs China
- 5:35 AM – Para Badminton: Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5, Group Stage — Manisha/Pramod vs Indonesia
- 6:00 AM – Para Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Class 8, Group Stage — India vs China
- 6:00 AM – Para Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Class 3, Group Stage — India vs Japan
- 6:05 AM – Para Badminton: Men’s Singles WH1, Group Stage — Prem Kumar Ale vs O. Younas (UAE)
- 6:05 AM – Para Badminton: Mixed Doubles SH6, Group Stage — Krishna/Nithya vs China
- 6:35 AM – Para Badminton: Men’s Singles SL4, Group Stage — Sukant Kadam vs K. Shin (KOR)
- 6:35 AM – Para Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Class 1, Group Stage — India vs Saudi Arabia
- 7:05 AM – Para Badminton: Women’s Singles SU5, Group Stage — T. Murugesan vs Z. Mohamad (BRN)
- 7:10 AM – Para Table Tennis: Men’s Singles Class 9, Group Stage — India vs Japan
- 7:30 AM – Para Badminton: Men’s Singles SU5, Group Stage — Hardik Makkar vs B. Ahmad (MAS)
- 7:30 AM – Para Badminton: Men’s Singles SL4, Group Stage — Surya Kant Yadav vs K. Ogawa (JPN)
- 7:30 AM – Para Badminton: Men’s Singles SL3, Group Stage — Nitesh Kumar vs N. Chamnawet (THA)
- 7:45 AM – Para Table Tennis: Men’s Singles Class 3, Group Stage — India vs Saudi Arabia
- 8:00 AM – Para Badminton: Men’s Singles SL3, Group Stage — Umesh Kumar vs K. Urbano (PHI)
- 8:00 AM – Para Badminton: Men’s Singles SL3, Group Stage — Pramod Bhagat vs L. Xiang (THA)
- 8:00 AM – Para Badminton: Men’s Singles SL4, Group Stage — Naveen Sivakumar vs H. Ramdani (THA)
- 8:10 AM – Boccia: Men’s Individual BC3, Group Stage — India vs UAE
- 8:30 AM – Para Badminton: Women’s Singles SL3, Group Stage — Mandeep Kaur vs S. Lawani (MAS)
- 8:30 AM – Para Badminton: Men’s Singles SL4, Group Stage — Abhijeet Sakhuja vs S. Teamarrom (THA)
- 8:30 AM – Para Badminton: Men’s Singles SU5, Group Stage — R. Ragupathi vs W. Kanai (JPN)
- 9:00 AM – Para Badminton: Women’s Singles SU5, Group Stage — Manisha Ramadass vs Shantiya Vishwanthan
- 9:00 AM – Para Badminton: Mixed Doubles WH1-WH2, Group Stage — Alphia/Prem vs Chinese Taipei
- 9:00 AM – Para Badminton: Women’s Singles SL4, Group Stage — Kanak Jadaun vs Z. Huang (CHN)
- 9:30 AM – Para Badminton: Women’s Singles SL3, Group Stage — Manasi Joshi vs S. Kawai (JPN)
- 10:00 AM – Para Badminton: Women’s Singles SL3, Group Stage — Neeraj vs Z. Xiao (CHN)
- 10:00 AM – Para Badminton: Men’s Singles WH2, Group Stage — Abu Hubaida vs R. Oyama (JPN)
- 10:00 AM – Para Badminton: Women’s Singles SH6, Group Stage — Nithya Sre Sivan vs S. Lin (CHN)
- 10:30 AM – Para Badminton: Men’s Singles SH6, Group Stage — Krishna Nagar vs Subhan (INA)
- 10:30 AM – Para Badminton: Women’s Singles WH1, Group Stage — Pallavi K vs F. Yang (CHN)
- 10:30 AM – Para Badminton: Women’s Singles SL3, Group Stage — Sanjana Kumari vs Q. Syakuroh (INA)
- 11:00 AM – Para Badminton: Men’s Singles SH6, Group Stage — S. Solaimalai vs W. Lim (HKG)
- 11:00 AM – Para Badminton: Men’s Singles SH6, Group Stage — Sudarshan M vs C. Kai (HKG)
- 11:10 AM – Para Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Class 9, Group Stage — India vs China
- 11:30 AM – Para Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Class 4-5, Group Stage — India vs Jordan
- 11:30 AM – Para Badminton: Men’s Singles WH2, Group Stage — Haris Mythili vs W. Andri (INA)
- 12:00 PM – Para Badminton: Men’s Doubles SL3-SU5, Group Stage — Umesh/Rakesh vs Indonesia
- 12:20 PM – Para Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Class 3, Group Stage — India vs South Korea
- 12:20 PM – Para Table Tennis: Men’s Singles Class 1, Group Stage — Jehan Madan vs R. Alsalmi (KSA)
- 1:00 PM – Para Badminton: Men’s Doubles SL3-SU5, Group Stage — Sukant/Pramod vs South Korea
- 1:00 PM – Para Badminton: Men’s Doubles SL3-SU5, Group Stage — Suhash/Abhijeet vs South Korea
- 1:30 PM – Para Badminton: Women’s Doubles SL3-SU5, Group Stage — Murugesan/Joshi vs China
- 1:30 PM – Para Badminton: Men’s Doubles SL3-SU5, Group Stage — Suryakant/Naveen vs China
- 1:30 PM – Para Badminton: Women’s Doubles SL3-SU5, Group Stage — Mandeep/Shanthiya vs China
- 1:30 PM – Para Table Tennis: Women’s Singles Class 6, Group Stage — India vs China
- 2:05 PM – Para Table Tennis: Men’s Singles Class 9, Group Stage — India vs Kazakhstan
- 2:15 PM – Boccia: Women’s Individual BC3, Group Stage — India vs Japan
- 3:50 PM – Para Table Tennis: Men’s Singles Class 1, Group Stage — Jehan Madan vs Ardak N. (KAZ)
- 3:50 PM – Para Table Tennis: Men’s Singles Class 1, Group Stage — Sandeep Dangi vs H. Kim (KOR)
