How to Watch Asian Games 2026

Live Streams, TV Channels & Full Schedule

The Asian Games 2026 are underway in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, bringing together athletes from across Asia for the 20th edition of the continent's largest multi-sport event.

The official Games period runs from September 19 through October 4, 2026. However, several competitions began before the Opening Ceremony as part of the wider competition schedule. The official program features 43 sports, 71 disciplines and 469 medal events.

This guide brings together the latest available information on Asian Games 2026 live streaming, TV channels, broadcast rights, schedules, India time, international time zones and major events.

Asian Games 2026 Sports Guides

Follow the latest Asian Games 2026 schedules, live results, match times and viewing information for the most popular sports and major competitions.

Badminton – Schedule, results, team events and major matches
Cricket – Men's and women's matches, schedules and results
Basketball – Men's and women's basketball schedules and results
Volleyball – Women's and men's volleyball matches and schedules
Football – Men's and women's football fixtures, results and finals
Athletics – Track and field schedule, finals and results
Table Tennis – Team, singles, doubles and mixed doubles events
Artistic Gymnastics – Finals, schedules and results
Field Hockey – Men's and women's hockey matches
Esports – Asian Games esports schedule and results

View the Asian Games 2026 Medal Table →

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Asian Games 2026 Live Streaming & TV Channels

Broadcast rights vary by country and by event. Viewers should check the official broadcaster or streaming service available in their territory before an event begins, as individual competitions may have different coverage arrangements.

India

TV: Sony Sports Network
Live streaming: SonyLIV
Free-to-air coverage: DD Sports for selected coverage
Time zone: IST (UTC+5:30)

Indian viewers can follow Asian Games coverage through Sony Sports Network and SonyLIV, with selected events also available through DD Sports.

Japan

TV: TBS and the TBS network
Streaming: TVer and U-NEXT for selected events
Time zone: JST (UTC+9)

Japanese coverage includes TBS television, while TVer and U-NEXT provide online coverage for selected competitions.

China

Broadcaster: China Media Group (CMG)
Platforms: CCTV/CMG platforms, depending on the event
Time zone: China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Pakistan

TV: PTV / PTV Sports
Time zone: PKT (UTC+5)

PTV is listed for Asian Games coverage in Pakistan, including coverage related to cricket.

Bangladesh

TV / digital: Local rights holders and selected Sony Sports coverage
Streaming: Availability depends on the event and local rights
Time zone: BST (UTC+6)

For cricket, Bangladesh viewers can access selected Sony Sports coverage through Akash Digital TV, with streaming availability through Akash Go for listed matches.

South Korea

TV: KBS, MBC, SBS and other rights partners
Streaming: Domestic digital platforms depending on the event
Time zone: KST (UTC+9)

Coverage varies by competition. Cricket coverage, for example, includes MBC, SBS and TV Chosun.

Indonesia

TV: TVRI and other rights partners
Streaming: Local digital platforms depending on the competition
Time zone: WIB (UTC+7)

TVRI is confirmed for Asian Games cricket coverage, while broader coverage depends on regional rights arrangements.

Thailand

TV: NBT, T Sports 7, 9 MCOT HD, ONE 31, MONOMAX Sports TV, Thairath TV 32 and PPTV HD 36
Streaming: AIS PLAY
Time zone: ICT (UTC+7)

AIS PLAY and multiple Thai television channels are carrying Asian Games coverage, with programming varying by event.

Malaysia

TV / streaming: Astro and local rights partners
Time zone: MYT (UTC+8)

Astro is confirmed for Asian Games cricket coverage in Malaysia.

Singapore

TV / streaming: Mediacorp
Time zone: SGT (UTC+8)

Mediacorp provides Asian Games coverage in Singapore, including streaming for selected events.

Middle East

Broadcaster: beIN Sports
Coverage: Selected Asian Games competitions

Coverage in the Middle East depends on the event and the applicable regional rights arrangement.

Philippines

Broadcaster: Cignal
Time zone: Philippine Time (UTC+8)

Taiwan

Broadcaster: EBC and local rights partners
Time zone: UTC+8

Hong Kong

Broadcaster: i-CABLE / local rights partners
Time zone: HKT (UTC+8)

Australia

Broadcasters: DAZN / SBS
Time zone: Australian local time varies by state

Broadcast schedules can change according to the individual competition, local programming and rights arrangements. Always check the broadcaster's latest schedule before an event starts.

Asian Games 2026 Opening Ceremony — India Time

The Asian Games 2026 Opening Ceremony was held on Saturday, September 19, at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.

Japan: 6:00 PM JST
India: 2:30 PM IST
Pakistan: 2:00 PM PKT
Bangladesh: 3:00 PM BST
Thailand: 4:00 PM ICT
Indonesia: 4:00 PM WIB
Malaysia: 5:00 PM MYT
Singapore: 5:00 PM SGT
China: 5:00 PM CST
South Korea: 6:00 PM KST

The ceremony began at 6:00 PM JST, with the warm-up stage scheduled from 4:00 PM and gates opening at 1:30 PM.

Asian Games 2026 Schedule — India Time (IST)

All times below are presented in India Standard Time (IST). The schedule is based on the competition timetable used for this guide. Event times and venues remain subject to official changes.

Saturday, September 19

2:30 PM – Opening Ceremony

Sunday, September 20

5:00 AM – Triathlon | Men's individual final
5:30 AM – Wushu | Men's Changquan final
5:30 AM – Road cycling | Women's ITT
7:30 AM – Triathlon | Women's individual final
7:30 AM – Modern pentathlon | Women's individual final
10:00 AM – Road cycling | Men's ITT
10:30 AM – Soft tennis | Women's team final
11:00 AM – Shooting | 10m Air Rifle Women's final
11:00 AM – Wushu | Women's Taijiquan & Taijijian final
11:30 AM – Teqball | Women's singles final
12:00 PM – Modern pentathlon | Men's individual final
12:10 PM – Teqball | Women's doubles final
12:50 PM – Teqball | Mixed doubles final
1:30 PM – Teqball | Men's singles final
1:30 PM – Swimming | Women's and men's finals
1:45 PM – Soft tennis | Women's team final
2:10 PM – Teqball | Men's doubles final
2:25 PM – Karate | Women's individual Kata final
2:35 PM – Karate | Men's Kumite -55kg final
2:45 PM – Karate | Women's Kumite +68kg final
2:55 PM – Karate | Men's Kumite -60kg final
4:10 PM – Basketball | Men's final

Monday, September 21

6:00 AM – Triathlon | Mixed relay final
6:15 AM – Shooting | 10m Air Rifle men's team final
6:30 AM – Artistic gymnastics | Men's all-around final
9:00 AM – Shooting | 10m Air Rifle men's individual final
1:30 PM – Swimming | Women's and men's finals
1:30 PM – Soft tennis | Mixed doubles final
2:20 PM – Karate | Men's individual Kata final
2:30 PM – Karate | Women's Kumite -61kg final
2:40 PM – Karate | Men's Kumite -67kg final
2:50 PM – Karate | Women's Kumite -68kg final

Tuesday, September 22

5:30 AM – Road cycling | Women's road race
8:25 AM – Shooting | 10m Air Rifle mixed team final
8:30 AM – Artistic gymnastics | Women's all-around final
10:30 AM – Cricket | Women's final
10:30 AM – MMA | Men's modern -60kg final
10:50 AM – MMA | Women's modern -54kg final
11:00 AM – Wushu | Men's Nangun final
11:10 AM – MMA | Men's traditional -65kg final
12:20 PM – Wushu | Women's Nandao final
12:30 PM – MMA | Women's traditional -60kg final
12:50 PM – MMA | Men's modern -71kg final
1:10 PM – MMA | Men's traditional -77kg final
1:30 PM – Swimming | Women's and men's finals
1:30 PM – Karate | Women's team Kata final
1:45 PM – Karate | Men's Kumite -75kg final
1:55 PM – Karate | Women's Kumite -55kg final
2:05 PM – Karate | Men's Kumite -84kg final
3:10 PM – Fencing | Men's Foil individual final
3:30 PM – Fencing | Women's Épée individual final
3:50 PM – Volleyball | Women's final

Wednesday, September 23

5:30 AM – Road cycling | Men's road race
5:40 AM – Rowing | Men's single sculls final
6:00 AM – Rowing | Men's double sculls final
6:20 AM – Rowing | Women's lightweight single sculls final
6:30 AM – Shooting | Skeet men's and women's team finals
6:40 AM – Rowing | Women's lightweight double sculls final
7:15 AM – Equestrian | Eventing individual and team finals
7:20 AM – Rowing | Men's pair final
7:50 AM – Rowing | Women's quadruple sculls and women's four finals
8:00 AM – Shooting | 10m Air Pistol individual final
9:30 AM – Artistic gymnastics | Men's team final
10:00 AM – Soft tennis | Women's singles final
10:00 AM – Weightlifting | Women's 49kg final
11:00 AM – Wushu | Men's Daoshu & Gunshu final
11:00 AM – Shooting | Skeet women's final
11:00 AM – Wushu | Women's Jianshu & Qiangshu final
11:30 AM – Karate | Men's team Kata final
12:20 PM – Karate | Women's Kumite -50kg final
12:30 PM – Shooting | Skeet men's final
12:30 PM – Karate | Men's Kumite +84kg final
12:30 PM – eSports | eFootball final
1:15 PM – Soft tennis | Men's singles final
1:30 PM – Weightlifting | Women's 53kg final
1:30 PM – Swimming | Women's and men's finals
2:10 PM – Fencing | Women's Foil individual final
2:30 PM – Fencing | Men's Sabre individual final
3:30 PM – Artistic gymnastics | Women's team final
4:00 PM – Athletics | Men's and women's half-marathon race walk finals

Thursday, September 24

5:40 AM – Rowing | Women's single sculls final
6:00 AM – Rowing | Women's double sculls final
6:00 AM – Wushu | Men's 56kg
6:00 AM – Badminton | Women's team final
6:20 AM – Wushu | Men's 60kg
6:40 AM – Rowing | Men's lightweight single sculls final
6:40 AM – Wushu | Men's 65kg
6:40 AM – Rowing | Women's pair final
7:00 AM – Rowing | Men's quadruple sculls final
7:00 AM – Wushu | Men's 70kg
7:00 AM – Rowing | Men's lightweight double sculls final
7:20 AM – Wushu | Men's 75kg
7:20 AM – Rowing | Men's four final
7:30 AM – Mountain biking | Women's cross-country final
7:40 AM – Wushu | Women's 52kg
8:00 AM – Wushu | Women's 60kg
8:00 AM – Canoeing | Women's 200m final
8:10 AM – Canoeing | Men's 500m kayak four final
8:20 AM – Canoeing | Women's 500m kayak double final
8:30 AM – Canoeing | Men's 500m canoe single final
10:00 AM – Weightlifting | Men's 60kg final
10:00 AM – Weightlifting | Men's 65kg final
11:15 AM – Shooting | Skeet mixed team final
12:15 PM – Shooting | Men's 10m Air Pistol final
12:30 PM – Badminton | Men's team final
1:30 PM – Table tennis | Men's team final
1:30 PM – Artistic gymnastics | Men's floor exercise final
1:30 PM – Swimming | Women's and men's finals
2:10 PM – Water polo | Women's final
2:25 PM – Artistic gymnastics | Women's vault final
2:50 PM – Fencing | Men's Épée individual final
3:05 PM – Artistic gymnastics | Men's pommel horse final
3:10 PM – Fencing | Women's Sabre individual final
4:30 PM – Table tennis | Women's team final
4:44 PM – Athletics | Women's triple jump final
4:45 PM – Artistic gymnastics | Women's uneven bars final
5:25 PM – Artistic gymnastics | Men's rings final
5:55 PM – Athletics | Men's discus final
6:25 PM – Athletics | Women's 10,000m final
7:15 PM – Athletics | Mixed 4 x 400m relay final

Friday, September 25

5:30 AM – Sepaktakraw | Women's team Regu final
5:35 AM – Skateboarding | Women's park final
6:00 AM – Dressage Grand Prix
7:15 AM – Shooting | Men's 50m Rifle 3 positions team final
7:30 AM – Mountain biking | Men's cross-country final
8:00 AM – Canoeing | Men's 500m kayak double final
8:05 AM – Skateboarding | Men's park final
8:10 AM – Canoeing | Women's 500m kayak four final
8:20 AM – Canoeing | Men's 500m canoe single final
8:30 AM – Shooting | Mixed 10m Air Pistol team final
8:30 AM – Canoeing | Women's 500m canoe double final
10:00 AM – Weightlifting | Women's 57kg final
10:30 AM – Sepaktakraw | Men's team Regu final
10:30 AM – Shooting | Men's 50m Rifle 3 positions final
11:30 AM – Artistic gymnastics | Men's vault final
12:10 PM – Artistic gymnastics | Women's balance beam final
1:20 PM – Artistic gymnastics | Men's parallel bars final
1:30 PM – Weightlifting | Women's 61kg final
1:30 PM – Swimming | Women's and men's finals
2:00 PM – Artistic gymnastics | Women's floor exercise final
2:50 PM – Fencing | Men's Foil team final
3:10 PM – Artistic gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar final
3:20 PM – Artistic gymnastics | Women's floor exercise final
3:50 PM – Fencing | Women's Épée team final
3:55 PM – 3x3 basketball | Women's final
4:05 PM – Athletics | Women's shot put final
4:15 PM – 3x3 basketball | Men's final
4:20 PM – Fencing | Women's Épée team final
4:23 PM – Athletics | Women's pole vault final
4:41 PM – Athletics | Women's Heptathlon 800m
5:02 PM – Athletics | Men's 10,000m final
5:10 PM – Athletics | Men's hammer final
6:35 PM – Athletics | Women's 100m final
6:45 PM – Athletics | Men's 100m final

Saturday, September 26

5:30 AM – eSports | Puyo Puyo Champions final
6:15 AM – Shooting | Women's 50m Rifle 3 positions team final
6:30 AM – Diving | Women's synchronised 10m platform final
8:00 AM – Canoeing | Women's 500m kayak single final
8:10 AM – Canoeing | Men's 500m kayak single final
8:20 AM – Canoeing | Mixed 500m canoe double final
8:30 AM – Canoeing | Mixed 500m kayak double final
9:30 AM – Shooting | Women's 50m Rifle 3 positions final
9:30 AM – Kabaddi | Women's team final
9:30 AM – Diving | Men's synchronised 3m springboard final
10:00 AM – Weightlifting | Men's 70kg final
10:00 AM – Weightlifting | Men's 75kg final
1:50 PM – Fencing | Women's Foil team final
2:30 PM – Kabaddi | Men's team final
2:50 PM – Fencing | Men's Sabre team final
4:20 PM – Basketball | Women's final
4:30 PM – Table tennis | Mixed doubles final
4:30 PM – Athletics | Men's marathon final
5:00 PM – Athletics | Women's marathon final
5:30 PM – Athletics | Men's shot put final
6:05 PM – Athletics | Men's triple jump final
6:15 PM – Athletics | Women's 400m final
6:33 PM – Athletics | Men's 400m final
6:45 PM – Athletics | Women's 1,500m final

Sunday, September 27

5:30 AM – eSports | Pokémon UNITE final
6:30 AM – Diving | Women's synchronised 3m springboard final
6:35 AM – Skateboarding | Women's street final
7:30 AM – Artistic swimming | Duet final
9:30 AM – Diving | Men's synchronised 10m platform final
10:00 AM – Weightlifting | Women's 69kg final
10:30 AM – Kurash | Women's -57kg and Men's +90kg finals
11:00 AM – Squash | Mixed doubles final
11:30 AM – Trampolining | Men's final
11:35 AM – Skateboarding | Men's street final
12:30 PM – Squash | Men's singles final
1:30 PM – Squash | Women's singles final
1:30 PM – Weightlifting | Women's 77kg final
1:30 PM – Handball | Women's final
3:00 PM – Baseball | Men's final
3:10 PM – Fencing | Men's Épée team final
3:30 PM – Table tennis | Men's doubles final
3:40 PM – Athletics | Women's long jump final
4:05 PM – Athletics | Women's 200m final
4:10 PM – Fencing | Women's Sabre team final
4:15 PM – Athletics | Men's 200m final
4:25 PM – Trampolining | Women's final
4:38 PM – Athletics | Men's 110m hurdles final
4:45 PM – Athletics | Men's high jump final
4:53 PM – Athletics | Women's 100m hurdles final
5:00 PM – Table tennis | Women's singles final
5:33 PM – Athletics | Women's javelin final
5:40 PM – Athletics | Men's Decathlon 1,500m final
5:52 PM – Athletics | Women's 3,000m steeplechase final

Monday, September 28

5:30 AM – eSports | Honor of Kings final
6:10 AM – Shooting | Women's 25m Pistol team final
6:30 AM – Diving | Women's 1m springboard final
7:16 AM – Surfing | Men's shortboard final
7:57 AM – Surfing | Women's shortboard final
8:30 AM – Artistic swimming | Mixed team final
8:45 AM – BMX | Women's final
8:55 AM – BMX | Men's final
9:30 AM – Diving | Men's 1m springboard final
10:00 AM – Weightlifting | Men's 85kg final
10:30 AM – Kurash | Women's -78kg and Men's -81kg finals
10:45 AM – Shooting | Women's 25m Pistol final
1:30 PM – Weightlifting | Men's 95kg final
2:30 PM – Athletics | Women's discus final
3:30 PM – Table tennis | Women's doubles final
3:53 PM – Athletics | Women's 400m hurdles final
4:03 PM – Athletics | Men's 400m hurdles final
4:12 PM – Athletics | Men's 3,000m steeplechase final
4:25 PM – Athletics | Men's long jump final
4:35 PM – Athletics | Men's 1,500m final
4:55 PM – Athletics | Men's javelin final
5:00 PM – Table tennis | Men's singles final
5:13 PM – Athletics | Women's 5,000m final
6:34 PM – Athletics | Women's 4 x 100m relay final
6:53 PM – Athletics | Men's 4 x 100m relay final

Tuesday, September 29

5:30 AM – Sepaktakraw | Women's doubles final
5:30 AM – eSports | PUBG Mobile final
6:00 AM – Weightlifting | Women's 86kg final
6:30 AM – Shooting | Men's and women's Trap team finals
7:00 AM – Sepaktakraw | Men's Regu final
7:30 AM – Badminton | Men's and women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles finals
9:00 AM – Weightlifting | Men's 110kg final
10:30 AM – Shooting | Women's Trap final
10:30 AM – Kurash | Women's +87kg and Men's -66kg finals
11:30 AM – Track cycling | Men's and women's team sprint finals
11:50 AM – Diving | Women's 10m platform final
12:00 PM – Shooting | Men's Trap final
12:50 PM – Weightlifting | Women's +86kg final
2:00 PM – Diving | Men's 3m springboard final
2:45 PM – Athletics | Men's pole vault final
3:40 PM – Weightlifting | Men's +110kg final
3:48 PM – Athletics | Women's high jump final
4:00 PM – Handball | Men's final
4:05 PM – Athletics | Women's hammer final
4:20 PM – Athletics | Women's 800m final
4:35 PM – Athletics | Men's 800m final
4:45 PM – Athletics | Men's 5,000m final
5:18 PM – Athletics | Mixed 4 x 100m relay final
5:35 PM – Athletics | Women's 4 x 400m relay final
5:47 PM – Athletics | Men's 4 x 400m relay final

Wednesday, September 30

5:30 AM – eSports | Identity V final
6:50 AM – Archery | Women's Compound team final
9:15 AM – Archery | Mixed Compound team final
10:00 AM – Canoeing | Men's kayak single final
10:36 AM – Canoeing | Women's canoe single final
11:00 AM – Shooting | Mixed Trap team final
11:30 AM – Track cycling | Men's team pursuit, women's Keirin and women's team pursuit finals
11:50 AM – Archery | Men's Compound team final
11:50 AM – Diving | Women's 3m springboard final
1:50 PM – Judo | Women -48kg final
2:00 PM – Diving | Men's 10m platform final
2:20 PM – Judo | Men -60kg final
2:30 PM – Wrestling | Women's 68kg final
2:30 PM – Climbing | Men's boulder final
2:50 PM – Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 130kg final
2:50 PM – Judo | Women -52kg final
3:20 PM – Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 67kg final
3:20 PM – Judo | Men -66kg final
3:30 PM – Climbing | Women's speed final
3:50 PM – Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 87kg final

Thursday, October 1

7:31 AM – Archery | Women's Compound final
10:00 AM – Canoeing | Men's canoe single final
10:30 AM – eSports | Mobile Legends: Bang Bang final
10:33 AM – Canoeing | Women's kayak single final
11:30 AM – Track cycling | Men's sprint, men's Omnium and women's Madison finals
11:31 AM – Archery | Men's Compound final
12:00 PM – Jiu Jitsu | Men's -62kg final
12:00 PM – Shooting | Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol final
12:25 PM – Jiu Jitsu | Men's -69kg final
12:50 PM – Jiu Jitsu | Women's -48kg final
1:46 PM – Judo | Women's -57kg final
2:10 PM – Judo | Men's -73kg final
2:30 PM – Climbing | Women's boulder final
2:30 PM – Wrestling | Women's 62kg final
2:34 PM – Judo | Women's -63kg final
2:50 PM – Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 60kg final
2:58 PM – Judo | Men's -81kg final
3:20 PM – Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 77kg final
3:22 PM – Judo | Women's -70kg final
3:50 PM – Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 97kg final
4:30 PM – Climbing | Men's speed final

Friday, October 2

6:30 AM – Tennis | Women's singles final and Men's doubles final
6:50 AM – Archery | Women's recurve team final
7:30 AM – Sailing | Men's dinghy final
8:00 AM – Taekwondo | Mixed virtual final
8:45 AM – Sailing | Women's dinghy final
9:15 AM – Archery | Mixed recurve team final
9:30 AM – Beach volleyball | Women's final
9:30 AM – Boxing | Men's 55kg, 70kg and 90kg; women's 51kg, 60kg and 75kg finals
10:00 AM – Squash | Women's team final
11:20 AM – Canoeing | Women's kayak cross final
11:24 AM – Canoeing | Men's kayak cross final
11:30 AM – Track cycling | Men's Keirin, men's Madison, women's sprint and women's Omnium finals
11:50 AM – Archery | Men's recurve team final
12:00 PM – Squash | Men's team final
12:00 PM – Jiu Jitsu | Men's -77kg final
12:25 PM – Jiu Jitsu | Men's -94kg final
12:50 PM – Jiu Jitsu | Women's -52kg final
1:46 PM – Judo | Men's -90kg final
2:00 PM – Boxing | Men's 60kg and 80kg; women's 54kg and 65kg finals
2:10 PM – Judo | Women's -78kg final
2:30 PM – Wrestling | Men's 125kg freestyle final
2:34 PM – Judo | Men's -100kg final
2:50 PM – Wrestling | Men's 65kg freestyle final
2:58 PM – Judo | Women's +78kg final
3:20 PM – Wrestling | Men's 86kg freestyle final
3:22 PM – Judo | Men's +100kg final
4:00 PM – Hockey | Women's final
4:00 PM – Football | Women's final
4:20 PM – Taekwondo | Women's -49kg final
4:20 PM – Wrestling | Women's 50kg freestyle final
4:35 PM – Taekwondo | Men's -58kg final
4:50 PM – Taekwondo | Women's -67kg final
4:50 PM – Wrestling | Women's 76kg freestyle final
5:05 PM – Taekwondo | Men's -80kg final
3:00 AM – Golf | Men's Round 4
3:00 AM – Golf | Women's Round 4

Saturday, October 3

5:30 AM – Sepaktakraw | Women's Quadrant final
6:30 AM – Tennis | Men's singles final, women's doubles and mixed doubles finals
7:00 AM – Sepaktakraw | Men's Quadrant final
7:20 AM – Archery | Women's Recurve final
9:30 AM – Jiu Jitsu | Women's -63kg final
9:30 AM – Rhythm gymnastics | Individual all-around final
9:30 AM – Beach volleyball | Men's final
9:55 AM – Jiu Jitsu | Men's -85kg final
10:00 AM – Cricket | Men's final
11:20 AM – Archery | Men's Recurve final
12:30 PM – Wrestling | Men's 57kg freestyle final
12:30 PM – Rhythm gymnastics | Group all-around final
12:30 PM – Padel | Women's pairs final
12:30 PM – Climbing | Women's lead final
12:50 PM – Wrestling | Men's 74kg freestyle final
12:50 PM – Judo | Mixed team final
1:10 PM – Rugby sevens | Women's final
1:20 PM – Wrestling | Men's 97kg freestyle final
1:30 PM – Climbing | Men's lead final
1:30 PM – Water polo | Men's final
1:30 PM – Hockey | Men's final
1:40 PM – Rugby sevens | Men's final
1:50 PM – Volleyball | Men's final
1:50 PM – Wrestling | Women's 53kg freestyle final
2:00 PM – Football | Men's final
2:15 PM – Padel | Men's pairs final
2:20 PM – Wrestling | Women's 57kg freestyle final

Sunday, October 4

2:30 PM IST – Closing Ceremony

Asian Games 2026 — Important Time Zones

Country / Region	Time Zone	Opening Ceremony	Closing Ceremony
India	IST	2:30 PM	2:30 PM
Pakistan	PKT	2:00 PM	2:00 PM
Bangladesh	BST	3:00 PM	3:00 PM
Nepal	NPT	2:15 PM	2:15 PM
Thailand	ICT	4:00 PM	4:00 PM
Indonesia	WIB	4:00 PM	4:00 PM
Vietnam	ICT	4:00 PM	4:00 PM
Malaysia	MYT	5:00 PM	5:00 PM
Singapore	SGT	5:00 PM	5:00 PM
Philippines	PHT	5:00 PM	5:00 PM
China	CST	5:00 PM	5:00 PM
Hong Kong	HKT	5:00 PM	5:00 PM
South Korea	KST	6:00 PM	6:00 PM
Japan	JST	6:00 PM	6:00 PM

What to Watch at Asian Games 2026

The Aichi-Nagoya Games feature 43 sports and 469 medal events, covering Olympic sports as well as major Asian disciplines.

Sports include athletics, badminton, cricket, basketball, football, volleyball, gymnastics, shooting, wrestling, boxing, judo, table tennis, tennis, esports, kabaddi, sepak takraw, surfing, padel, teqball, wushu, karate, rugby sevens, hockey, golf and weightlifting.

Among the athletes attracting international attention are Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle, Japanese javelin champion Haruka Kitaguchi, South Korean badminton star An Se-young, Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo and Philippine tennis star Alexandra Eala.

Asian Games 2026 Dates

Opening Ceremony: September 19, 2026
Preliminary competitions: Some events began before September 19
Official Games period: September 19 – October 4, 2026
Closing Ceremony: October 4, 2026
Host: Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
Sports: 43
Disciplines: 71
Medal events: 469
Participating countries and regions: 45, plus the OCA Refugee Team

The official Aichi-Nagoya 2026 information confirms that the Games run from September 19 through October 4, while some competitions take place before the Opening Ceremony. The official competition program is subject to updates.

Asian Games 2026 Live Streaming FAQ

Where can I watch the Asian Games 2026 in India?

Indian viewers can follow coverage through Sony Sports Network and stream selected coverage through SonyLIV. Selected coverage is also available through DD Sports.

What time did the Asian Games opening ceremony start in India?

The Opening Ceremony started at 2:30 PM IST on September 19, 2026.

What time does the Asian Games closing ceremony start in India?

The Closing Ceremony is scheduled for 2:30 PM IST on October 4, 2026.

Are Asian Games 2026 live streams free?

Some coverage may be available free-to-air depending on the country and broadcaster. In India, DD Sports provides selected free-to-air coverage, while SonyLIV availability depends on its current access and subscription conditions. Other countries have different broadcast arrangements.

Can I watch the Asian Games outside India?

Yes. International coverage is available through different broadcasters and streaming platforms depending on the country and event. Japan has TBS/TVer/U-NEXT coverage, Thailand has AIS PLAY and multiple television channels, Singapore has Mediacorp, Pakistan has PTV, and other territories have their own rights holders.

When is the Asian Games 2026 final day?

The final day is Sunday, October 4, 2026. The Closing Ceremony is scheduled for 6:00 PM JST, which is 2:30 PM IST.

Are the Asian Games 2026 schedules subject to change?

Yes. Competition times, venues and individual sessions can be adjusted by the organizers and relevant international sport federations. Always check the latest official schedule before an event starts.

Check the Latest Asian Games 2026 Schedule

The Asian Games 2026 competition schedule is updated throughout the Games. For the latest event times, venues and competition information, check the official Aichi-Nagoya 2026 schedule and the broadcaster serving your country.

Asian Games 2026: September 19 – October 4, 2026
Host: Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
Sports: 43
Medal events: 469

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