Asian Games 2018 Day 1 India Schedule in IST: Full List of Indian Athletes in Action on August 19

After the opening ceremony, the action at the Asian Games 2018 will kick off on Sunday (August 19). As far as India is concerned it is going to be a busy day for the Indian contingent. The Indian athletes will be in action across many sporting events like hockey, shooting, wrestling, and badminton. Below you will find the detailed schedule of India’s schedule at the Asian Games 2018 day 1 in IST. A Unified Korea! Asian Games 2018 Sees South Korea and North Korea March together in The Opening Ceremony at Jakarta: Watch Video.

Teenage prodigies Anish Bhanwala, Manu Bhaker and Elavenil Valarivan will carry India’s medal hopes in the shooting event of the Asian Games 2018, and standing in their way will be the mighty Chinese and South Koreans. In women’s hockey, former champions India will have to recover from their medal-less World Cup campaign as they look to clinch the title at the 18th Asian Games and seal a Tokyo Olympics berth. The women’s Indian hockey team will face hosts Indonesia.

In badminton in-form PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look to break new grounds as they spearhead India’s charge for an elusive gold at the Asian Games 2018. Meanwhile, the Indian tennis contingent squad has finally figured out its doubles combinations less than 24 hours before the start of competition at the Asian Games, a far from ideal scenario courtesy Leander Paes’ sudden withdrawal. 2018 Asian Games Schedule PDF Download in IST: Full Fixtures With Match Timings of Indian Contingent at Jakarta Palembang Asiad.

Asian Games 2018 India Schedule in IST, Day 1, August 19:

Shooting:

6.30 am: Trap Men Qualification

7.00 am: Trap Women Qualification

8.00 am: 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Qualification

10.00 am: 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Qualification

12.00 pm: 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Finals

3.20 pm: 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Finals.

Kabaddi:

7.30 am: Women’s Preliminary match: India vs Japan

5.30 pm: Men’s Preliminary match: India vs Sri Lanka.

Taekwondo:

7.30 am onwards: Men Individual Poomsae, Men Team Poomsae, Women Individual Poomsae, Women Team Poomsae.

Tennis:

8.00 am onwards: Men’s Singles (Round of 64 matches), Women’s Singles (Round of 64 matches), Mixed Doubles (Round of 32 matches). Sachin Tendulkar Urges Fans to Support Indian Athletes Participating at Asian Games 2018.

Fencing:

8.00 am onwards: Men’s Epee Individual, Women’s Sabre Individual.

Swimming:

8.00 am onwards: 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

4.38 pm onwards: 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.

Wushu:

8.00 am: Men’s Changquan Final

9.00 am: Women’s Taijiquan matches

10.00 am: Women’s Nanquan matches

11.00 am: Women’s Jianshu matches

5.30 pm: Men’s Sanda -70kg, Round of 32 matches.

Basketball:

9.00 am: Women’s 5×5 Preliminary match: India vs Chinese Taipei.

Rowing:

9.00 am onwards: 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.

Volleyball:

9.00 am onwards: Women’s Preliminary matches.

Sepaktakraw:

9.30 am onwards: Men’s and Women’s Team Regu Preliminary matches.

Badminton:

1.00 pm: men’s team: India vs Maldives.

Handball:

3.00 pm: Women’s Preliminary match: India vs China.

Wrestling:

12.00 pm onwards: 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.

6.00 pm onwards: Finals and bronze medal 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.

Hockey:

7.00 pm: Women’s Preliminary match: India vs Indonesia.

In wrestling, rising star Bajrang Punia and confidence-personified Vinesh Phogat will lead the Indian charge on the mat even as double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar has a point to prove when the freestyle competition at the Asian Games 2018. (Inputs PTI).

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