Asian Games Live | India’s women shooters win 2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze
India continued to win medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games in China on Wednesday (September 27).
Shooter Sift Kaur Samra had the distinction of winning India’s first individual gold medal at the Asian Games in the 50m rifle 3 positions event (prone, kneeling, and standing). She even won it with a score that beat the World and Asian Games records.
Esha Singh, 18, bagged a silver in the women’s individual 25m pistol event.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Indian triumvirate of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, and Rhythm Sangwan fired in tandem to win the gold medal in the women's 25m pistol team event.
The trio of Ashi Chouksey, Manini Koushik, and Sift Kaur Samra grabbed the silver medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team final.
Ashi Chouksey managed to clinch the bronze in the women’s individual 50m rifle 3 positions event, in which her compatriot Sift Kaur Samra won the gold.
With these, India have won 21 medals, including five gold, six silver, and 10 bronze.
As the day’s competitions came to a close on Tuesday (September 26), India stood sixth in the medals tally, with the heavyweights China and South Korea leading the fray with 95 and 45 medals respectively.
India’s equestrian team won a gold in the team dressage event after a 41-year long wait.
The Indian men's squash team faced a 2-1 defeat against Pakistan in their opening Pool A match at the Asian Games 2023. Saurav Ghosal secured a victory over Muhammad Asim Khan, but Abhay Singh and Mahesh Mangaonkar both suffered losses in three out of their four games. This victory extended Pakistan's winning streak to four matches in men's team squash at Hangzhou. India, on the other hand, is scheduled to compete against Nepal in their final Pool A match tomorrow at 1:30 PM IST.
India's top-seeded mixed doubles pair, Ankita Raina and Yuki Bhambri, faced a 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 loss to the Philippines' Alex Eala and Casey Alcantara in the third round at Hangzhou 2023. This defeat marked the end of the Indian duo's journey at the Asian Games 2023.
Earlier in the day, Ankita Raina had been eliminated from the women's singles, and she also faced defeat in the women's doubles round 2 match. Yuki Bhambri had experienced a loss in the men's doubles round 2 on Monday as well.
As of now, the Indian men's bridge team holds the second position in the standings after four rounds at the Asian Games 2023, having played 42 boards and accumulated 51.67 points. On the other hand, the mixed team currently stands in fifth place with 40.03 points after four rounds. In the women's team bridge event, only three rounds were played today, and the Indian team is presently in seventh place with 19.71 points.
The Indian women's handball squad played out a 26-26 tie against Hong Kong China in the Group B match at the Asian Games 2023. Hong Kong China briefly took a one-point lead in the last minute, but Menika impressively reclaimed that point in the final seconds.Following their 41-13 defeat to Japan in the opening match of their campaign on Monday, India is scheduled to face the Chinese women's handball team on September 29 at 3:30 PM IST.
India's tennis duo, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni, clinched a 6-1, 7-6 victory over China's Wu Yibing and Zhang Zhizhen in the men's doubles quarter-final at the Asian Games 2023. With this win, the second-seeded Indian pair are guaranteed at least a bronze medal at Hangzhou.
Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen claimed a unanimous decision victory (5-0) over the Republic of Korea's Chorong Bak in her round of 16 bout at the Asian Games 2023. The 27-year-old Indian boxer, who had previously defeated reigning world championship silver medallist Nguyen Thi Tam in the last round, is now set to go up against Jordan’s Nassar Hanan in the quarter-finals on September 29 at 4:45 PM IST.
Indian athlete Roshibina Devi Naorem emerged victorious against two-time world championship medallist Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy of Vietnam, securing a 2-0 victory in the women's 60kg wushu event at the Asian Games 2023. Roshibina Devi's performance guarantees an improvement upon her 2018 Asian Games bronze medal. The 22-year-old Indian athlete is now assured of at least a silver medal at Hangzhou.
The Indian women's 3x3 basketball squad suffered a 22-8 defeat to China in the Pool A contest at the Asian Games, marking their second consecutive loss in Hangzhou and keeping them at the bottom of the points table. Uzbekistan and China will compete in the last Pool A match to determine the group winner. On September 30, India will participate in a cross-pool match with a quarter-final berth on the line.
In the round of 32 table tennis match at the Asian Games 2023, India's mixed doubles duo — Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra secured a 10-12, 11-8, 11-3, 11-8 victory over the Thai pair of Napat Thanmathikom and Suthasini Sawettabut.
Tomorrow at 7:30 AM IST, they are set to face the eighth-seeded Singaporean pair of Zhe Yu Clarence and Jian Zeng in the round of 16.
Tanvi Khanna, Joshana Chinappa, and Anahat Singh represented the Indian women's squash team during their impressive 3-0 triumph over Macao China in the Pool B clash at the Asian Games 2023. Although Tanvi Khanna faced a minor setback by dropping a game, Joshana Chinappa and Anahat Singh secured straight-game victories. Dipika Pallikal, who had played in the previous match, was given a rest for this game.