Indian Athletes Chase Medals Across Surfing, Squash and Athletics on Day Nine in Aichi-Nagoya

Indian athletes prepare for a busy schedule on Day 9 of the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, with competitions lined up in surfing, race walking, archery, squash, athletics, shooting, and badminton.

Morning Events

Action opens early with Kamali Moorthy taking on Singapore's Camille Marie in Round 2 Heat 3 of the women's shortboard surfing at 3:58 AM IST. Sugar Shanti Banarse follows at 4:54 AM IST against Chinese Taipei competitor Wan-yu Chen in Round 2 Heat 7. Meanwhile, Priyanka and Manju Rani compete in the women's marathon race walk final at 4:00 AM IST. Archery also begins in the early hours with the compound men's team featuring Sahil Rajesh Jadhav, Thirumuru Ganesh Maniratnam, and Kushal Dalal in the 1/8 elimination round against the UAE team at 4:45 AM IST. The compound women's team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep, and Taniparthi Chikitha plays the Mongolia team in their 1/8 elimination round at the same time.

Squash and Athletics

Squash finals bring medal hopes as Abhay Singh plays Malaysia's NG Eain Yow in the men's singles. Anahat Singh faces Malaysia's Subramaniam Sivasangari in the women's singles final. Evening athletics feature Ancy Sojan and Shaili Singh in the women's long jump, along with Sarvesh Anil Kushare and Adarsh Ram in the men's high jump. Parul Chaudhary competes in the 3000m steeplechase, while Nandhini Kongan runs in the 100m hurdles final.

Shooting and Badminton

Shooting events see Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, and Rahi Sarnobat take aim in the 25m pistol event. Over on the badminton court, PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda contest their quarterfinal matches. India aims to add these events to their medal tally following the events of Day 8.