Postponed by a year due to Covid-19, China’s Hangzhou city is all set to host the 19th Asian Games officially from September 23. Some team events including football, volleyball and cricket will start as early as Tuesday (September 19).
The Indian contingent list in the Asian Games is 921, including 655 athletes, 260 coaches, and support staff. A total of 56 venues will be used in and around Hangzhou with 481 gold medals on offer.
The closing ceremony of the mega continental event will take place on October 8.
In the 2018 edition of the Asian Games held in Jakarta, India came eighth in the standings and won 70 medals including 16 gold, 23 silver and 31 bronze medals. This was India’s best ever medal haul at the continental event.
Here’s the full schedule of Asian Games 2023 for competitions featuring Indian athletes:
Archery: October 1 to 7 (10 events) – 16 Indians
Athletics: September 29 to October 5 (48 events) – 68 Indians
Badminton: September 28 to October 7 (7 events) – 19 Indians
Basketball (5×5): September 26 to October 6 (2 events) – 12 Indians (1 team)
Basketball (3×3): September 25 to October 1 (2 events) – 8 Indians (2 teams)
Boxing: September 24 to October 5 (13 events) – 13 Indians
Bridge: September 27 to October 6 (3 events) – 18 Indians
Cricket: September 19 to October 7 (2 events) – 30 Indians (2 teams)
Chess: September 24 to October 7 (4 events) – 10 Indians
Canoe Slalom: October 5 to 7 (4 events) – 4 Indians
Canoe Sprint: September 30 to October 3 (12 events) – 13 Indians
Cycling Track: September 26 to 29 (12 events) – 14 Indians
Diving: September 30 to October 4 (10 events) – 2 Indians
Equestrian: September 26 to October 6 (6 events) – 10 Indians
Esports: September 24 to October 2 (7 events) – 15 Indians
Football: September 19 to 27 (2 events) – 44 Indians (2 teams)
Fencing: September 24 to 29 (12 events) – 9 Indians
Golf: September 28 to October 1 (4 events) – 7 Indians
Hockey: September 24 to October 7 (2 events) – 36 Indians (2 teams)
Handball: September 24 to October 5 (2 events) – 16 Indians (1 team)
Judo: September 24 to 27 (15 events) – 4 Indians
Ju-Jitsu: October 5 to 7 (8 events) – 11 Indians
Kabaddi: October 2 to 7 (2 events) – 24 Indians (2 teams)
Kurash: September 30 to October 2 (7 events) – 6 Indians
Modern Pentathlon: September 20 to 24 (2 events) – 1 Indian
Rugby Sevens: September 24 to 26 (2 events) – 12 Indians (2 teams)
Rowing: September 20 to 25 (14 events) – 33 Indians
Roller Skating: September 30 to October 7 (10 events) – 14 Indians
Sailing: September 21 to 27 (14 events) – 16 Indians
Sepaktakraw: September 24 to October 7 (6 events) – 16 Indians
Shooting: September 24 to October 1 (33 events) – 33 Indians
Squash: September 26 to October 5 (5 events) – 8 Indians
Soft Tennis: October 3 to 7 (5 events) – 10 Indians
Swimming: September 24 to 29 (41 events) – 21 Indians
Sport Climbing: October 3 to 7 October (6 events) – 7 Indians
Tennis: September 24 to 30 (5 events) – 9 Indians
Table Tennis: September 22 to October 2 (7 events) – 10 Indians
Volleyball: September 19 to October 7 (2 events) – 24 Indians (2 teams)
Weightlifting: September 30 to October 7 (14 events) – 2 Indians
Wrestling: October 4 to 7 (18 events) – 18 Indians
Wushu: September 24 to 28 (15 events) – 10 Indians