Athletics at Asian Games 2026

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Explore athletics across 7 competition days and 2 venues, with 133 published competition entries. Follow the schedule below and read the latest related coverage.

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Asian Games 2026 and India in Hockey action

Archery / Athletics / Hockey

Six defining moments from India’s 2026 Asian Games campaign

India’s 2026 Asian Games campaign was defined by six high-pressure moments across hockey, archery, wrestling, shooting and athletics

6 Oct 2026Read story

Asian Games 2026 and India in Athletics action

Athletics / Sport Climbing / Swimming

Indian Athletes Set National Records at Asian Games 2026

India’s Asian Games 2026 campaign included a series of national-record performances across athletics, swimming and speed climbing

6 Oct 2026Read story

Athletics

Asian Games 2026: India’s Sport-Wise 85-Medal Breakdown

India collected 85 medals, including 21 gold, to finish fourth at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya

5 Oct 2026Read story

Archery / Athletics

Asian Games 2026: India Win 85 Medals in Aichi-Nagoya

India’s 85-medal return at the 2026 Asian Games was led by athletics, shooting and archery, while the final standings remain unresolved

4 Oct 2026Read story

Asian Games 2026 and Nethra Kumanan in Sailing action

Athletics

Nethra Kumanan Wins Asian Games 2026 Sailing Bronze

Nethra Kumanan secured her first Asian Games medal with bronze in the women’s dinghy sailing competition

2 Oct 2026Read story

Athletics

India Athletics Ends Nagoya 2026 With 24 Asian Games Medals

India’s athletics team finished the Nagoya 2026 Asian Games with 24 medals, led by women’s 4x400m relay gold

30 Sept 2026Read story

Athletics

Gulveer Singh wins 5000m bronze for Asian Games medal hat-trick

Gulveer Singh claimed 5000m bronze in 13:32.75 to secure his third athletics medal at the 2026 Asian Games

30 Sept 2026Read story

Athletics

India Women Win 4x400m Relay Gold at Asian Games 2026

Kiran Pahal, Poovamma Machettira, Prachi and Vithya Ramraj won India’s first athletics gold of the 2026 Asian Games in the women’s 4x400m relay

30 Sept 2026Read story

Athletics

Rohit Yadav relieved after Asian Games 2026 javelin bronze

Rohit Yadav’s 84.35m throw earned Asian Games javelin bronze and lifted a long-standing burden, he said

29 Sept 2026Read story

Athletics / Boxing

Asian Games 2026: India add medals across athletics and more

India collected medals across four sports while multiple teams progressed at the Asian Games on Monday

29 Sept 2026Read story

Athletics

Vithya Ramraj Breaks PT Usha Record at Asian Games 2026

Vithya Ramraj’s 400m hurdles bronze and national-record run led a strong Indian athletics medal haul in Nagoya

29 Sept 2026Read story

Athletics

Harita Bhadra Turns Asian Games Bronze Into Design Inspiration

Harita Bhadra marked her first international race with Asian Games 200m bronze and plans to channel the experience into jewellery design

28 Sept 2026Read story

COMPETITION GUIDE

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All published athletics competition entries, ordered by date and time.

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Official schedule snapshot retrieved 7 Oct 2026, 2:27 pm JST. Times and status labels reflect that snapshot; fixtures may change. Preliminary competitions began before the opening ceremony on 19 September.Today is selected using India time.

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Men's Half Marathon Race Walk · Men's Half Marathon Race Walk Final

Circular course around the Aichi Prefectural Government office and the Nagoya City Hall

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