India gears up for a packed Day 11 across five sports at the 2026 Asian Games

India faces a busy Day 11 on September 29 at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with medals up for grabs in shooting, athletics, boxing, surfing and cycling. The day starts at 4:54 AM with surfer Anbarasu Kishore Kumar in the men’s shortboard quarter‑finals against Toby Espejon of the Philippines. At 5:30 AM archers Dhiraj Bommadevara and Neeraj Chauhan enter the 1/16 elimination rounds of the recurve men’s individual event, meeting a UAE or Philippine opponent and Indonesia’s Salsabilla Riau Ega Agata respectively. Shooting trap men’s qualification begins at 6:30 AM with Kynan Chenai, Ahvar Rizvi and Shapath Bharadwaj each firing at 25 targets. In the afternoon, boxers Parveen (women’s 65 kg), Ankush (men’s 80 kg) and Narender (men’s +90 kg) fight to reach the finals. Evening athletics sees Dev Kumar Meena and Kuldeep Kumar in the men’s pole vault, Pooja and Supriya Sindigere Basavaraju in the women’s high jump, Gulveer Singh and Avinash Sable in the men’s 5000 m, plus all three Indian relay squads. Track cycling will feature the team sprint and team pursuit, offering further medal chances. ## Context These events reflect India’s broad participation strategy, targeting sports where it has historically performed well such as shooting and athletics, while also expanding into newer arenas like surfing and cycling.