Asian Games 2026, LIVE Updates Day 13: Chikitha Taniparthi aims for gold hat-trick; two India vs Pakistan clashes await

Chikitha Taniparthi has not started on a great note in the women's individual quarter-final. She hit a 9 pointer on her first arrow, but then got back into her grrove with two back-to-back tens. However, her opponent has hit all three 10s.

Chikitha Taniparthi will open India's action on Day 13 of the Asian Games 2026. She will compete against Nurisa Dia Ashrifa in the quarter-final of the women's individual compund archery. She has already clinched two gold medals at the event as part of the mixed team and women's team respectively. Can the star archer complete a golden hat-trick.

Here is India's full schedule on Day 13 of the Asian Games 2026:


Archery

5:30 am: Chikitha Taniparthi vs Nurisa Dian Ashrifah of Indonesia in compound women's individual quarterfinals, followed by semifinal and final (if she is through)

Sepaktakraw

5:30 am onwards: India in men's quadrant Group A matches.

Taekwondo

5:30 am onwards: Roopa Bayor in women's individual poomsae semifinals, followed by gold medal contest (if she is through)

Shooting

6:10 am: Anish Bhanwala in 25m pistol rapid men's individual qualification stage 2 and team final

Track Cycling

6:30 am: Harshveer Singh Sekhon in men's omnium scratch race 1/4, followed by medal races

Volleyball

6:30 am: India vs Pakistan in men's quarterfinal

Squash

7:00 am: India vs Hong Kong in women's team semifinals

Track Cycling

7:00 am: Keerthi Rangaswamy Chikka and Celestina in women's sprint qualification, followed by medal races

Wrestling

7:22 am: Aman vs Borgil Tuvshinbaatar of Mongolia in men's Greco-roman 77kg round of 16 bout, followed by quarterfinals and medal bouts (if she is through).

Sailing

7:30 am: Mahi Verma, Manu Francis, Prince Kurusinkal, Vishnu Sarvanan, Katya Ida Coelho, Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma in girls dinghy, men's skiff, men's dinghy, women's windsurfing and women's skiff race

Judo

7:30 am onwards: Yamini Mourya in women's 57kg quarterfinal bouts; Inunganbi Takhellambam in women's 70kg

Wrestling

7:32 am: Mansi vs Irina Kuznetsova of Kazakhstan in women's wrestling 62kg round of 16 bout, followed by quarterfinals and medal bouts (if she is through)

Canoe Slalom

7:36 am: Shikha Chaouhan in women's kayak single semifinal, followed by final (if she is through)

Wrestling

7:55 am: Sumit in men's greco-roman 60kg quarterfinals and medal bouts (if he is through)

8:19 am: Nitesh vs Amanberdi Agamammedov of Turkmenistan in men's greco-roman 97kg quarterfinals and medal bouts (if he is through)

Rugby Sevens

8:50 pm: India vs Hong Kong followed by India vs China (at 3:50 pm) group games

Archery

9:47 am: Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru vs Chen Chieh-lun in compound men's individual quarterfinal, followed by semifinal and final (if he is through)

Cricket

10:00 am: India vs Sri Lanka in men's semifinal

Golf

10:10 am: Veer Ahlawat, Saptak Talwar and Yuvraj Sandhu in men's individual stroke play and men's team Round 2

Shooting

12:00 pm: Anish Bhanwala in 25m pistol rapid men's individual final (if he is through)

12:18 pm: Harshita Jakhar and Swasti Singh in women's madison final (medal event)

Squash

1:00 pm: India vs Malaysia in men's team semifinals

Hockey

1:00 pm: India vs Pakistan in men's semifinal

Sport Climbing

4:42 pm: Deepu Mallesh in men's speed 4 quarterfinals, followed by medal races

Tennis

Sumit Nagal vs Wu Yibing of China in men's singles quarterfinals (To be decided)

To our coverage as we head into the 13th day of the 2026 Asian Games. The Games haven't turned out to be as expected for the Indians but hopefully in the remaining few days, they will up the ante and finish strong. Stay tuned with us all through the day!