India at Asian Games 2023, Day 8 schedule: Nikhat Zareen’s semifinal, Aditi Ashok’s final round; badminton final vs China… and plenty of athletics finals

Thomas Cup champions vs powerhouses of badminton in their own backyard. It doesn’t get much bigger than that. HS Prannoy and Co will be looking to go one step further from their superb semifinal win but China will be no pushovers.

Shooting: Last day of action

The shooting contingent has rung in the medals so far with 19 in all, and Sunday will draw curtains on this sport in Hangzhou. Trap shooters are in focus, and after a good first day, watch out for the men’s team.

Athletics: Finals galore

Avinash Sable, Jyothi Yarraji and Sreeshankar Murali will all be in medal contention as track & field events pick up pace on Sunday.

Boxing: Can Nikhat Zareen enter final?

Medal assured, Paris 2024 quota sealed, next target is gold for Zareen as she seeks to keep her unbeaten run going.

Women’s Hockey: India vs Korea

It is still a pool stage match but one of significance as Savita Punia and Co will take on Korea in a contest likely to decide the top spot.

Here a brief schedule of the main Indian events to track on Tuesday in Hangzhou (all times in IST):

Badminton: Men’s team final vs China (2:30 pm)

Boxing: Parveen (QF at 11:45 am), Jaismine (QF at 12:30 pm), Nikhat Zareen (SF at 4:30 pm)

Golf (Round 4 – medal rounds, individual and team): Aditi Ashok, Avani Prashanth, Pranavi Urs (4:00 am onwards), Anirban Lahiri, Shubhankar Sharma, Shiv Chawrasia, Khalin Joshi (7:30 am onwards)

Shooting (medal rounds later): Prithviraj Tondaiman, Darius Chenai and Zoravar Sandhu (Men’s trap qualification, 6:30 am), Manisha Keer, Preeti Rajak, Rajeshwari Kumari (Women’s trap qualification, 6:30 am)

Athletics (medal events in the afternoon session):

Women’s Heptathlon – Swapna Barman, Nandini Agasara (Through the day, medals to be decided)

Women’s 200m Round 1 – Jyothi Yarraji (07:10 am)

Men’s 200m Round 1 – Amlan Borgohain (08:06 am)

Men’s Shot Put Final – Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Sahib Singh (4:30 pm)

Men’s Long Jump Final – Sreeshanker/Jeswin (4:40 pm)

Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final – Avinash Sable (4:45 pm)

Women’s Discus Throw Final – Seema Punia (5:35 pm)

Women’s 1500m Final – KM Deeksha, Harmilan Bains (5:50 pm)

Men’s 1500m Final – Jinson Johnson / Ajay Kumar Saroj (6:00 pm)

Women’s 100m Hurdles Final – Jyothi Yarraji, Nithya Ramraj (6:45 pm)

Women’s Hockey: India vs Korea, Pool B (1:30 pm)

Women’s Volleyball: India vs China, Preliminary Round Pool A (4:30 pm)

Women’s Basketball: India vs China Group Phase 5:30 pm

Sepaktakraw: Women’s & Men’s Quadrant Group Stage (07:30 onwards)

Kurash: Aditya Dhopakar (TBD)

Chess: Men’s and women’s team events (Round 3 from 12:30 pm)

Equestrian: Eventing Crosscountry and Individual (5:30 am onwards)

Squash: Mixed doubles Pool stages and men’s singles action begin

Bridge: Round-robin stages continue

Kayaking & Canoeing: Megha Pradeep & Soniya Devi (From 12:30 pm onwards)

Roller Skating: TBD

Archery: Compound Women Qualification – Jyoti Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand Swamy, Parneet Kaur, Avneet Kaur (06:30 am onwards); Recurve Men Qualification – Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevara, Mrinal Chauhan, Tushar Prabhakar Shelke (06.30 am onwards); Recurve Women Qualification – Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur, Simranjeet Kaur, Prachi Singh (11:50 am onwards); Compound Men Qualification – Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan, Prathmesh Samadhan Jawkar, Ojar Pravin Deotale (11:50 am onwards)

(This article will be updated later in the night if there are more details)