Asian Games 2018 | Events Schedule | DAY 8
All you need to know about Asian Games 2018 Events Schedule DAY 8 competition on Sunday. Today will see action in the table tennis, archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, shooting, and hockey.
In badminton, PV Sindhu, and Saina Nehwal will be playing their quarter-final matches, here is the full schedule of day 8 events–
DAY 8
26 AUGUST
ASIAN GAMES 2018
INDIAN ATHLETES TO WATCH
Archery
India vs Qatar, Compound Men’s Team 1/8 Eliminations, 09:20 AM
India vs (opponent to be defined), Compound Men’s Team1/8 Eliminations, 12:10 PM
Athletics
Women’s 400m Hurdles qualification, 09:00 AM
Men’s Long Jump Final, 05:10 PM
Badminton
Saina Nehwal vs Ratchanok Intanon women’s singles quarter-finals, after 11:30 AM
PV Sindhu vs Jidapol Nitchaon women’s singles quarter-finals, after 11:30 AM
Boxing
Shiva Thapa vs Jun Shan, Men’s Light (60kg) Round of 16, 05:45 PM
Manoj Kumar vs Abdurakhman, Men’s Welter (69kg) Round of 16, 02:15 PM
Sarjubala Devi vs Madina Ghaforova, Women’s Fly (51kg) Round of 16, 03:00 PM
Canoe/Kayak Sprint
Canoe TBR 500m Women, 08:30 AM
Canoe TBR 500m Men, 08:50 AM
Golf
Men’s Individual, Round 4, 04:30 AM
Men’s Team, Round 4, 04:30 AM
Women’s Individual, Round 4, 04:30 AM
Women’s Team, Round 4, 04:30 AM
Handball
India vs Chinese Taipei, Men’s Handball Main Round, 09:30 AM
Hockey
India vs Republic of Korea, 04:30 PM
Sepak Takraw
India vs Malaysia, Men’s Regu Preliminary Group B match, 08:30 AM
India vs China, Men’s ReguPreliminary Group B match, 02:30 PM
Shooting
Skeet Women, Qualification Day 2, 06:30 AM
Skeet Men, Qualification Day 2, 07:30 AM
Table Tennis
India vs Qatar, Women’s Team Group A, 08:30 AM
China vs India, Women’s TeamGroup A, 12:30 AM
India vs Iran, Women’s Team Group A, 04:30 AM
India vs UAE, Men’s Team Group D, 02:30 PM
India vs Chinese Taipei, Men’s Team Group D, 06:30 PM
Volleyball
Japan vs India, Men’s TournamentClassification for 1 – 12, 11:00 PM
Highlights of Asian Games 2018 on the seventh day was Tajinderpal Singh Toor clinches men’s shot put gold medal with Asian Games record throw.
In women’s single Squash, Dipika Pallikar and Joshna Chinappa bagged a bronze medal each.
In hockey women’s team ensures semifinal spot with 4-1 defending South Korea.
In medal tally, India is placed eighth with 7 gold, 5 silver, and 17 bronze.