Asian Games 2023: Complete schedule for all sports in the continental showpiece

India will be eager to scale new heights at the upcoming Asian Games 2023 after producing their bestever medal count during the 2018 edition of the continental showpiece The latest edition of the Asian Games will start on September 23 and run till October 8The 19th edition of the Asian Games will brace for a 655member strong Indian contingent in 41 disciplines out of 61 The event will be played across 56 venues with 481 gold medals on offer as per Olympicscom Although the games will officially begin on September 23 sports like cricket football volleyball and beach volleyball will commence September 19 onwardsThe mens and womens cricket teams led by Ruturaj Gaikwad and Harmanpreet Kaur will be making their debut at the continental level event The womens team will start its campaign on September 21 and the final will be on September 25 After this the mens cricket teams will kickstart their campaigns from September 27 and the title clash will take place on October 7 Indian mens team will play its first match on October 3India will field a contingent of 68 players in track and field events this will be Indias largest representation in the sport Olympic and World Champion Neeraj Chopra will be Indias biggest face at the event aiming to replicate his goldwinning heroics in Jakarta in 2018 Athletics competitions will be held from September 29 to October 5 with the mens javelin throw final on October 4 as its biggest attraction due to Indias Golden Boy NeerajAlso Read 2023 Asian Games Full list of qualified Indian athletes at the quadrennial eventNeeraj is not the only Olympic medalist from India as badminton star PV Sindhu boxer Lovlina Borgohain wrestler Bajrang Punia and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu are also playing at the Asian Games The Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronzewinning mens hockey team is also playingBadminton competition will be held from September 28 to October 7 with Sindhu leading the 19member Indian team which will feature Commonwealth champions Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy who is also the bronze medalist at the Badminton World Federation BWF World Championships held last monthTokyo 2020 silver medalist Chanu a former World Champion as well will be making her Asiad debut in womens 49 kg weightlifting on September 30 Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist Bajrang Punia the defending champion in mens 65 kg freestyle wrestling will play on October 6Meanwhile boxing at the Asian Games will be a qualifying event for the Paris Olympics next year Twotime and current world champion Nikhat Zareen will kickstart her campaign in womens 50 kg from September 24 and Lovlina will represent India in womens 75 kg from September 26 onwards Boxing competitions will end on October 5The hockey competition will also serve as a Paris 2024 Olympics qualifier with Indian hockey teams aiming for gold each which will give them a direct ticket to next years multisport extravaganza The mens hockey event will kickstart from September 24 and the Indian womens hockey team will play from September 25Hurdler Jyothi Yarraji steeplechase racer Avinash Sable long jumper Murali Sreeshankar former Asian champion boxer Shiva Thapa Indian table tennis stars Manika Batra Sharath Kamal and teen chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa are some other highprofile players who will be in actionAsian Games 2023 Full schedule Archery 1ndash7 October Artistic Gymnastics 24ndash29 September Artistic Swimming 6ndash8 October Athletics 29 Septemberndash5 October Badminton 28 Septemberndash7 October Baseball 26 Septemberndash7 October Basketball 26 Septemberndash6 October Basketball 3times3 25 Septemberndash1 October Beach Volleyball 19ndash28 September Boxing 24 Septemberndash5 October Breaking 6ndash7 October Bridge 27 Septemberndash6 October CanoeKayak Slalom 5ndash7 October CanoeKayak Sprint 30 Septemberndash3 October Chess 24 Septemberndash7 October Cricket 19ndash25 September women and 27 Septemberndash7 October men Cycling BMX Racing 1 October Cycling Mountain Bike 25 September Cycling Road 3ndash5 October Cycling Track 26ndash29 September Diving 30 Septemberndash4 October Dragon Boat 4ndash6 October Equestrian 26 Septemberndash6 October Esports 24 Septemberndash2 October Fencing 24ndash29 September Football 19 Septemberndash7 October Go 24 Septemberndash3 October Golf 28 Septemberndash1 October Handball 24 Septemberndash5 October Hockey 24 Septemberndash7 October Jujitsu 5ndash7 October Judo 24ndash27 September Kabbadi 2ndash7 October Karate 5ndash8 October Kurash 30 Septemberndash2 October Marathon Swimming 6ndash7 October Modern Pentathlon 20ndash24 September Opening Ceremony 23 September Rhythmic Gymnastics 6ndash7 October Roller Skating 30 Septemberndash7 October Rowing 20ndash25 September Rugby Sevens 24ndash26 September Sailing 21ndash27 September Sepaktakraw 24 Septemberndash7 October Shooting 24 Septemberndash1 October Skateboarding 24ndash27 September Soft Tennis 3ndash7 October Softball 26 Septemberndash2 October Sport Climbing 3ndash7 October Squash 26 Septemberndash5 October Swimming 24ndash29 September Table tennis 22 Septemberndash2 October Taekwondo 24ndash28 September Tennis 24ndash30 September Trampoline Gymnastics 2ndash3 October Triathlon 29 Septemberndash2 October Volleyball 19ndash26 September men and 30 Septemberndash7 October women Water Polo 25 Septemberndash7 October Weightlifting 30 Septemberndash7 October Wrestling 4ndash7 October Wushu 24ndash28 September Xiangqi 28 Septemberndash7 OctoberWith agency inputs