Badminton: Treesa-Gayatri, Ashwini-Tanisha enter pre-quarters

In the women's doubles round of 32 match at the Asian Games 2023, the world No. 17 pair, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, secured a convincing victory with a score of 21-14, 21-12 against Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq and Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq, who are ranked 97th in the world. The Indian duo will now face the formidable world No. 3 pair from the Republic of Korea, Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong, in the pre-quarter-finals tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto received a round of 32 bye after their opponents from Maldives, Maisa Fathuhulla Ismail and Aishath Afnaan Rasheed, retired with the scores at 21-2, 12-2 in favor of the Indian pair. Ashwini and Tanisha are set to compete in the round of 16 tomorrow, facing either China's sixth-ranked pair Zheng Yu and Zhang Shu Xian or Mongolia's Kherlen Darkhanbaatar and Ganbaatar Myagmartseren.