The action of 18th Asian Games is set to begin on Sunday and India will hold nerves as few of its star athletes will compete to bag a medal in their respective category.
On the opening day of Asian Game, India will have the women’s hockey team, the 10m rifle and pistol shooters, wrestlers like Sushil Kumar and Bajrang Punia and the men’s badminton team, led by HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth in action.
India’s men’s badminton team will face the Maldives for their opener. Sushil Kumar and Bajrang Punia will take the mat in the afternoon and the day end with the women’s hockey team ‘s fixture against Indonesia.
Asian Games 2018 Day 1 Full Schedule:
6.30 am
Shooting: Trap Men Qualification
7.00 am
Shooting: Trap Women Qualification
7.30 am
Women’s Kabaddi Preliminary match: India vs Japan
8.00 am onwards:
Tennis: Men’s Singles (Round of 64 matches)
Women’s Singles (Round of 64 matches)
Mixed Doubles (Round of 32 matches)
8.00 am
Shooting: 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Qualification
Final – 12pm
8.00 am onwards:
Swimming: Heats for Men’s 200m Freestyle, Men’s 200m Butterfly, Men’s 100m Backstroke, Women’s 1500m Freestyle, Women’s 100m Breaststroke, Women’s 200m Backstroke, Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
9.00 am:
Women’s Basketball 5×5 Preliminary match: India vs Chinese Taipei
9.00 am onwards:
Rowing: Heats of Men’s Single Sculls, Women’s Single Sculls, Men’s Double Sculls, Women’s Double Sculls, Men’s Pair, Women’s Pair, Men’s Lightweight Four, Women’s Lightweight Quadruple Sculls
9.00 am onwards:
Volleyball: Women’s Preliminary matches
10.00 am:
Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Qualification
Final – 3.20pm
12.00 pm onwards:
Wrestling: Pre-quarter-final, quarters, semis and repechage matches in Men’s Freestyle 57 kg, Men’s Freestyle 65 kg, Men’s Freestyle 74 kg, Men’s Freestyle 86 kg, Men’s Freestyle 97 kg
Sandeep Tomar (57 Kg)
Bajrang Punia (65 Kg)
Sushil Kumar (74 Kg)
Pawan Kumar (86 Kg)
Mausam Khatri (97 Kg)
Final – 6pm
1.00 pm:
Badminton men’s team: India vs Maldives
Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy will lead Indian team.
3.00 pm:
Women’s Handball Preliminary match: India vs China
4.38 pm onwards:
Swimming Finals for Men’s 200m Freestyle, Men’s 200m Butterfly, Men’s 100m Backstroke, Women’s 1500m Freestyle, Women’s 100m Breaststroke, Women’s 200m Backstroke, Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay
5.30 pm:
Men’s Kabaddi Preliminary match: India vs Sri Lanka
7.00 pm:
Women’s Hockey Preliminary match: India vs Indonesia
