The 2018 Asian Games, officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta Palembang 2018, is a pan-Asian multi-sport event scheduled to be held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced the 524-member India contingent for the upcoming 18th Asian Games. The Indian contingent features 277 men and 247 women athletes from a total of 36 sports disciplines.
Indian sportspersons will complete in the disciplines such as: Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Bowling, Canoe-Kayak (Sprint), Canoe-Kayak (Slalom), Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Gymnastics, Golf, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Kabaddi, Karate, Kurash, Pencak Silat, Roller Skating, Rowing, Sailing, Sambo, Sepaktakraw, Shooting, Squash, Aquatics – Swimming, Aquatics – Diving, Tennis, Taekwondo, Triathlon, Soft Tennis, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling and Wushu.
India always comes out as the proud winner of Kabaddi in both men and women categories since the introduction of games.
The 2018 Asian game will begin with an opening ceremony on August 18 while the closing ceremony will be held on September 2. Before the opening ceremony, the preliminary rounds of Water Polo, Basketball 5×5, Softball, Football, and Handball are scheduled to take place between 8th to 17th August.
Here’s the full schedule for the Asian Games which will be held in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang.
Asian Games 2018 Schedule, Fixtures, Timetable
C – Event Competition M – Medal Competition (Event Finales)
| August/September | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 01 |
| Aquatics – Swimming | M | M | M | M | M | M | ||||||||
| Aquatics – Diving | M | M | M | M | M | |||||||||
| Aquatics – Synchronized swimming | M | M | M | |||||||||||
| Aquatics – Water polo | C | C | M | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | M | |
| Archery | C | C | C | C | C | C | M | M | ||||||
| Athletics | M | M | M | M | M | M | ||||||||
| Badminton | C | C | C | M | C | C | C | C | M | M | ||||
| Baseball – Baseball | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | ||||||
| Baseball – Softball | C | C | C | C | M | |||||||||
| Basketball – 5 x 5 | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | M | |
| Basketball – 3 x 3 | C | C | C | C | M | |||||||||
| Bowling | M | M | C | M | M | M | M | |||||||
| Boxing | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | M | ||||||
| Bridge | C | C | C | C | M | C | C | C | C | C | C | |||
| Canoeing – Slalom | M | M | ||||||||||||
| Canoeing – Sprint | C | C | C | M | M | C | M | M | ||||||
| Canoeing – Traditional boat race | C | C | M | |||||||||||
| Cycling – BMX (freestyle) | M | |||||||||||||
| Cycling – BMX (race) | M | |||||||||||||
| Cycling – Mountain bike | M | M | ||||||||||||
| Cycling – Road | M | M | M | |||||||||||
| Cycling – Track | M | M | M | M | M | M | ||||||||
| Equestrian – Dressage | M | C | M | |||||||||||
| Equestrian – Eventing | C | C | M | |||||||||||
| Equestrian – Jumping | M | M | ||||||||||||
| Fencing | M | M | M | M | M | M | ||||||||
| Football | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | M | ||||
| Golf | C | C | C | M | ||||||||||
| Gymnastics – Artistic | M | M | M | M | M | |||||||||
| Gymnastics – Rhythmic | M | M | ||||||||||||
| Gymnastics – Trampoline | M | |||||||||||||
| Handball | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | M | M | ||||
| Field hockey | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | M | M | ||
| Jet ski | M | M | M | M | ||||||||||
| Judo | M | M | M | M | ||||||||||
| Kabaddi | C | C | C | C | C | M | ||||||||
| Karate | M | M | M | |||||||||||
| Martial arts – Jujitsu | M | M | M | M | ||||||||||
| Martial arts – Kurash | M | M | M | M | ||||||||||
| Martial arts – Pencak Silat | C | C | C | C | C | M | M | |||||||
| Martial arts – Sambo | M | M | M | |||||||||||
| Martial arts – Wushu | M | M | M | M | M | |||||||||
| Modern pentathlon | M | M | ||||||||||||
| Paragliding | C | C | C | M | C | C | C | M | C | C | C | M | ||
| Roller sports – Roller skating | C | M | ||||||||||||
| Roller sports – Skateboarding | C | M | ||||||||||||
| Rowing | C | C | C | C | M | M | ||||||||
| Rugby sevens | C | M | ||||||||||||
| Sailing | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | M | ||||||
| Sepaktakraw | C | C | M | C | C | C | C | C | M | C | C | C | C | M |
| Shooting | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | |||||||
| Sports climbing | C | C | C | C | C | M | ||||||||
| Squash | C | C | C | C | M | C | C | C | C | M | ||||
| Table tennis | C | C | M | C | C | C | M | M | ||||||
| Taekwondo | M | M | M | M | M | |||||||||
| Tennis – Tennis | C | C | C | C | M | C | C | C | C | M | M | |||
| Tennis – Soft tennis | C | M | M | M | M | |||||||||
| Triathlon | M | M | ||||||||||||
| Volleyball – Beach | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | M | M | ||||
| Volleyball – Indoor | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | M | M |
| Weightlifting | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | ||||||
| Wrestling | M | M | M | M | M |
The medal events for Baseball and Bridge will take place on 2nd September 2018. After the medal event of Baseball and Bridge, the closing ceremony will take place.
Asian Games 2018 Live Telecast and Streaming
Indian fans can watch the 2018 Asian Games live on Sony network and Sony liv apps. Sony Ten Networks grab the broadcasting rights for Asian Games 2018 in India. To watch Asian Games 2018 online download the Sony Live apps.
