Asian Games 2026: Wrestling Schedule, Stars in Action, How to Watch Live

NAGOYA, Japan (September 7) -- The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will be the 20th edition of the multi-sport event. It will be held in Aichi and Nagoya city in Japan from September 19 to October 4, 2026. Wrestling is among the 43 sports at the Asian Games and will be held from September 20 to October 3 at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Centre in Nagoya. More than 15,000 athletes will compete in 469 events in 43 sports.

Freestyle, Women's Wresting and Greco-Roman will be part of the Asian Games 2026 with Women's Wrestling to be held every day. The tournament will be conducted in one-day format; medal bouts to be held on the same day as qualification rounds of the respective weight classes.

Wrestling Competition at 2026 Asian Games

Wrestling will be conducted in 18 weight classes -- six in Freestyle, six in Greco-Roman and six in Women's Wrestling.

Wrestling Freestyle weight categories at Asian Games 2026: 57kg, 65kg, 74kg, 86kg, 97kg and, 125kg
Women's Wrestling weight categories at Asian Games 2026: 50kg, 53kg, 57kg, 62kg, 68kg and, 76kg
Greco-Roman weight categories at the Asian Games 2026: 60kg, 67kg, 77kg, 87kg, 97kg, and 130kg

Wrestling Schedule at Asian Games 2026

September 30, Day 1 (Wednesday)
Qualifications, Semifinals and Repechage Rounds: Greco-Roman 67kg, 87kg, 130kg, and Women's Wrestling 68kg (10:30 hours onwards)
Medal Rounds and Finals: Greco-Roman 67kg, 87kg, 130kg and Women's Wrestling 68kg (18:00 hours onwards)

October 1, Day 2 (Thursday)
Qualification, Semifinals and Repechage Rounds: Greco-Roman 60kg, 77kg, 97kg, and Women's Wrestling 62kg (10:30 hours onwards)
Medal Rounds and Finals: Greco-Roman 60kg, 77kg, 97kg, and Women's Wrestling 62kg (18:00 hours onwards)

October 2, Day 3 (Friday)
Qualification, Semifinals and Repechage Rounds: Freestyle 65kg 86kg, 125kg and Women's Wrestling 50kg, 76kg (10:30 hours onwards)
Medal Rounds and Finals: Freestyle 65kg 86kg, 125kg and Women's Wrestling 50kg, 76kg ((18:00 hours onwards)

October 3, Day 4 (Saturday)
Qualification, Semifinals and Repechage Rounds: Freestyle 57kg, 74kg, 97kg and Women's Wrestling 53kg, 57kg (10:30 hours onwards)
Medal Rounds and Finals: Freestyle 57kg, 74kg, 97kg and Women's Wrestling 53kg, 57kg (18:00 hours onwards)

Wrestlers Participating in 2026 Asian Games

Top wrestlers from Asia are participating including Olympic and world champion Akari FUJINAMI (JPN), world champion Amir Hossein ZARE (IRI), Olympic champion Nao KUSAKA (JPN), Asian champion SUJEET (IND), among others.

Complete list of wrestlers participating in Asian Games 2026: CLICK HERE

2026 Asian Games Opening and Closing Ceremony

The opening ceremony of the 2026 Asian Games will held on September 19. The closing ceremony of 2026 Asian Games will be held on October 4.

How to Watch Asian Games 2026 Live

The world feed for the 2026 Asian Games is managed by The China Media Group-International Media Port (CMG-IMP), which is also the main broadcaster in China.