India take on Malaysia in men's hockey gold battle

India's men's hockey team will fight for Asian Games gold against Malaysia in Saturday's 3:30 PM final. The men's final caps a packed day of medal action for India that also features the cricket final against Pakistan at 10 AM. India's archers and wrestlers are also in medal contention.

October 3 is India's biggest day at the Aichi-Nagoya Games, with gold-medal bouts in cricket and hockey plus medal opportunities in archery, wrestling and golf. India's archers Dhiraj and Neeraj face quarterfinals in the men's recurve individual, while wrestlers including Aman Sehrawat and Deepak Punia are in action.

The men's hockey final at 3:30 PM caps a tournament in which India have carried high expectations, coming off the emotional boost of the women's 1-0 win over China on Friday that ended a drought dating back to 1982. Medal bouts in wrestling and taekwondo and the final round of golf are also on the card.

India's schedule for the day runs from women's golf round four at 3:30 AM through taekwondo, rugby sevens, volleyball and archery medal matches, building toward the two gold-medal showcases — cricket at 10 AM IST and hockey at 3:30 PM.