Asian Games and India: 2023
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From: [From the archives, Oct 9, 2023: The Times of India]
From: [From the archives, Oct 9, 2023: The Times of India]
From: [From the archives, Oct 9, 2023: The Times of India]
Summary
The highlights
Mihir Vasavda, Oct 7, 2023: The Indian Express
Hangzhou: A Games replete with historic firsts, a strong return to podium in sports it had earlier missed, and memorable comebacks will end with another landmark moment – for the first time, India will breach the 100-medal mark at the Asiad.
The unprecedented medal haul will also ensure India’s best-ever rank at the Asian Games in over 60 years, with fourth place behind China, Japan and South Korea now secured.
India began the penultimate day of competition here with 86 medals. Through the day, the team added nine more to the tally, with medals coming in hockey (gold), archery (silver and bronze), bridge (silver), badminton (bronze), sepaktakraw (bronze) and wrestling (3 bronze), taking the total to 95.
The final day of events before closing ceremony, the Indian team has confirmed medals in archery (three), kabaddi (two), badminton and men’s cricket. More are possible in women’s hockey and chess.
“We came here with the target of 100 medals but didn’t imagine our dream would come true,” said India’s chef de mission, Bhupinder Singh Bajwa. “Now, we will achieve it easily tomorrow. I congratulate all the players, along with the coaches and support staff, for reaching the target we set out to achieve.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is learnt to have invited each member of India’s 650-plus contingent for a felicitation ceremony in New Delhi on October 10.
India’s previous best performance at the continental showpiece event was in Jakarta five years ago, with 70 medals. Its previous highest overall finish was at the 1962 Asian Games, also in Jakarta, when India finished third. In every edition since then, the Indian team has ranked fifth or lower.
Here are some figures from a record-breaking campaign:
- Of the 95 medals so far in 20 sports, 44 came from men, 41 from women, and 9 in mixed events.
- The country has won 22 gold medals, again the most ever. Shooting has the most gold medallists – 7.
- 51 medals came just from two sports – athletics (29) and shooting (22).
- 30 athletes have so far won more than one medal, with rifleman Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and pistol shooter Esha Singh winning the most medals by a single athlete – 4 each.
- On October 1, the team won the most medals in a single day – 15 – and there hasn’t been a single day without any medal.
Increased funding, focused training plans and routine exposure trips outside India, where the athletes practise and compete, are seen as some of the key reasons for the medal high, which follows the best-ever haul at the Tokyo Olympics two years ago.
This march to a century has also been made possible by a record number of women podium finishers, and medals in sports the country has little or no history in, breaking decades-old records in some. The last-minute change of mind by the Board of Control for Cricket in India – which had earlier decided against sending the women’s and men’s teams for the Asiad – also ensured two medals.
The medal count was also aided by the inclusion of team events in shooting, which wasn’t the case five years ago in Jakarta. Thirteen of the 22 shooting medals came in team events. But even that is an improvement from the last time they were included – back in 2014 when India won just four medals in team events.
Other significant firsts pushed the tally to the 100 mark. For instance, Parul Chaudhary’s gold medal in the 5,000 metres race was India’s first in the event at the Asiad since it was introduced at the 1998 Games.
Similarly, in equestrian, the dressage team produced a stunning performance to win the gold medal, while in the individual event, Anush Agarwalla won the bronze, another first. The 4x400m men’s relay team recorded a first top-of-the-podium performance since the 1962 Asiad.
On Saturday, India could complete a clean sweep of gold medals in compound archery, a discipline that was introduced in India just 19 years ago. While compound isn’t an Olympic event, Bajwa said the athletes must soon shift their focus towards the Paris Games, which are less than nine months away.
“We must now look at the Paris Olympics as our next target. I urge athletes to return to their training after a brief rest and begin their Paris preparations as soon as possible. Given the haul here, I am confident that we shall double the Tokyo mark in Paris,” Bajwa said.
Firsts, for India
From: [From the archives, Oct 10, 2023: The Times of India]
See graphic:
Several firsts for India in Asian Games, 2023
The winners
10m Air Rifle Team Men
1893.7 points: Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Divyansh Singh Panwar, and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, 2023, Asian Games. A world record
In women's 50m rifle 3 position individual event
469.6 SIft Kaur Samra, 2023, Asian Games. A world record
50m Rifle 3P Team Men
1769 points Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale and Akhil Sheoran, 2023, Asian Games. A world record
Men's 3000m steeplechase
8:19:50 Avinash Sable, 2023, Asian Games (but not Asian) record
10m air pistol women
Palak Gulia, 2023, Asian Games (but not Asian) record
TOI Sports Desk, Sep 29, 2023: The Times of India
NEW DELHI: Two young Indian shooters, Palak Gulia and Esha Singh, took centre stage at the Asian Games, clinching gold and silver medals in the highly competitive 10m air pistol event. Their performances have added to India's burgeoning tally in the sport, now standing at an impressive 17 medals, including six golds.
Seventeen-year-old Palak emerged as the star of the day, securing the coveted gold medal with a remarkable score of 242.1 in the finals, establishing an Asian Games record.
This victory marks her first major individual medal in international competition, a remarkable feat given her relatively short time in the shooting scene, having joined just last year.Asian Games Day 6
Esha, who had already won an individual silver in the 25m pistol event earlier in the week, continued her stellar performance by claiming the silver in the 10m air pistol event. She scored 239.7 in the finals, bolstering India's medal count. The duo's fierce competition pushed each other to new heights and captivated the audience until Palak eventually secured the gold.
Pakistan's Talat Kishmala also displayed commendable skill, ultimately settling for a bronze after a closely contested battle with Esha.
The day's triumphs did not end there for Indian shooters. In the 50m rifle arena, the men's 3-positions team, featuring the young trio of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale, and Akhil Sheoran, achieved a historic victory by defeating their Chinese rivals. They not only clinched the gold but also set a world record score of 1769, surpassing the Chinese team by six points.
Aishwary and Swapnil's exceptional performances earned them spots in the individual finals, marking a groundbreaking achievement in a sport that has long been dominated by Chinese marksmen at the Asian level.
Swapnil Kusale, who is considered a strong contender for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, delivered a stellar performance by setting an Asian Games record in the qualification round with a score of 591.
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar matched Swapnil's score but secured a place in the finals, taking second place due to a higher number of shots closer to the bullseye (inner-10s). Swapnil had 33 'inner-10s,' while Aishwary had 27.
Despite finishing fifth in qualification, Akhil Sheoran missed out on the individual medal round, as only two shooters per country are allowed in this stage.
The remarkable achievements of these Indian shooters reflect their extraordinary talent and determination. Their success is a significant milestone for Indian competitive shooting and a source of pride for the nation.
Additionally, in the women's 10m air pistol team event, Esha Singh played a pivotal role in securing a silver medal for India, alongside teammates Palak Gulia and Divya TS. Their aggregate score of 1731 points secured the silver, with China taking the gold with a total of 1736, setting an Asian Games record. Chinese Taipei claimed the bronze with a total of 1723 points.
The qualification round scores determined the team medallists, while the top eight individual shooters advanced to the finals, competing for individual glory.
Esha had previously claimed a silver medal in the women's individual 25m pistol event earlier in the week and also contributed to the gold medal-winning women's 25m pistol team event alongside Manu Bhaker and Rhythm Sangwan on the same day.
(With PTI inputs)
South Asian countries at the Asian Games
Medals won by South Asian countries
|
Rank |
Team |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|
1 |
People's
Republic of China (CHN) |
200 |
111 |
71 |
382 |
|
2 |
Japan
(JPN) |
51 |
66 |
69 |
186 |
|
3 |
Republic
of Korea (KOR) |
42 |
59 |
89 |
190 |
|
4 |
India
(IND) |
28 |
38 |
41 |
107 |
|
26 |
Sri Lanka
(SRI) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
|
27 |
Myanmar
(MYA) |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
30 |
Afghanistan
(AFG) |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
31 |
Pakistan
(PAK) |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
32 |
Nepal
(NEP) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
37 |
Bangladesh
(BAN) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
RESULTS (DAY-WISE), INCLUDING MEDALS
Day 1, 24 September
Sep 24, 2023: The HIndustan Times
Events completed so far:
SILVER MEDAL: Shooting - India's Ramita, Mehuli Ghosh and Chouksey in Women's 10m Air Rifle (Team)
SILVER MEDAL: Rowing - India's Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind in Men's Lightweight Double Sculls
SILVER MEDAL: Rowing - Men's Eight
BRONZE MEDAL: Shooting - India's Ramita in Women's 10m Air Rifle
BRONZE MEDAL: Rowing - India's Babu Lal Yadav and Lekh Ram in Men's Pair
Cricket: India (52/2) beat Bangladesh (51) to reach women's final
Men's hockey: India beat Uzbekistan 16-0 in Pool A match
Rowing - India's Kiran and Anshika Bharti finish 9th in Women's Lightweight Double Sculls
India's Satnam Singh and Parminder Singh finish 6th in Men's Doubles Sculls
Rowing: India's Aswathi Padinjarayil Babu, Mrunmayee Nilesh Salgaonkar, Priya Devi Thangjam, and Rukmani finish 5th in Women's Four final
Table Tennis: India lost 2-3 vs Thailand in their women's table tennis team round of 16
India defeat Kazakhstan 3-2 in the men's table tennis team round of 16
Boxing: Preeti defeats Jordan's Silina in the women's 54kg category round of 16
Volleyball: India lost 0-3 to Japan in their men's top-six classification fixture
Women's football: India lost 1-0 to Thailand in must-win tie
Rugby sevens: India suffer 45-0 defeat to Japan Boxing: Nikhat Zareen beats Nguyen Thị Tam to enter last 16
Men's football: India 1-1 Myanmar, Sunil Chhetri and Co. enter round of 16
Day 2, 25 September
Sep 25, 2023: The Hindustan Times
Asian Games 2023 Highlights: In the men's 10m air rifle team event, the Indian contingent set a new world record and bagged gold in Hangzhou.
Asian Games 2023 Day 2 Highlights: In what turned out to be a spectacular performance, India set a new world record and clinched gold in the men's 10 air rifle team event on Monday, Day 2 of the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China. The Indian shooting contingent consisted of Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankkash Balasaheb Patil and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, who notched together a total of 1893.7 points, which also proved to be the new world record. Aishwary also won bronze in the men's 10m air rifle final, with Rudrankkash claiming fourth position. Meanwhile, the Indian team in the men's four rowing final grabbed bronze medal, with a time of 6:10:81. But Balraj Panwar missed out on a medal by a whisker, finishing in fourth position in the men's singles sculls final. India also bagged bronze in the men's quadruple sculls final, finishing behind China and Uzbekistan.
In tennis, Yuki Bhambri and Rohan Bopanna crashed to a shock defeat against Uzbekistan's Sergey Fomin, Khumoyun Sultanov in the men's doubles second round. Meanwhile, Ankita Raina clinched victory in the women's singles second round against Uzbek Sabrina Olimjonova. India caught everyone's attention in 3x3 basketball, with a 20-16 victory against Japan. The Indian women's cricket team defeated Sri Lanka to win gold.
Medal tally for India -
Gold: 2
Silver: 3
Bronze: 6
Results for India on Day 2 -
Cricket: India women (116/7) beat Sri Lanka women (97/8) in the final by 19 runs to win GOLD - their first-ever gold in cricket at any event.
Rowing: Balraj Panwar finishes fourth in the men's singles sculls final
India clinch BRONZE in men's four final, with a time of 6:10:81
India bag BRONZE in men's quadruple sculls final, with a time of 6:08:61
Shooting: The Indian team consisting of Divyansh Panwar, Rudrankkash Patil and Aishwary Pratap Singh set a new world record and grabbed GOLD in the men's 10 air rifle event
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar wins BRONZE in the men's 10m air rifle final, Rudrankkash Patil finishes fourth
India's Adarsh Singh, Anish Bhinwala, and Vijayveer Singh win BRONZE in Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event
Swimming: Srihari Nataraj qualifies for the men's 50m backstroke final, with a timing of 25.43 in his heat Likith Selvaraj qualifies for 100m men's breaststroke final with a timing of 1:01:98, where he finished seventh. Maana Patel fails to qualify for women's 50m backstroke final Anand AS, Vikram Khade don't qualify for men's 50m freestyle final
India qualify for the men's 4x200m freestyle final, where they finished seventh.
Hashika fails to qualify for the women's 200m individual medley
Judo: Garima Choudhary lost by Ippon in women's 70kg round of 16
Tennis: Rutuja Bhosale defeated Kazakhstan's Aruzhan Sagandykova to in the women's singles second round Ankita Raina defeats Uzbekistan's Sabrina Olimjonova in women's singles round 2
Ramkumar Ramanathan gets walkover in men's singles round 2
Saketh Myneni, Ramkumar Ramanathan defeat Indonesia's Anthony Ignatiius Susanto and Agung David Susanto in the men's doubles second round Yuki Bhambri, Rohan Bopanna lost to Uzbekistan's Sergey Fomin and Khumoyun Sultanov in men's doubles round 2
Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale beat Uzbekistan's Akgul Amanmuradova and Maksim Shin 6-2, 6-4 in mixed doubles
3x3 basketball: India defeat Japan 20-16
Handball: India women's team lose 41-13 to Japan
Boxing: China's Yang Liu beats Arundhati Choudhary 5:0 (unanimous decision) in the women's 66kg preliminary round. Deepak Bhoria beats Malaysia's Muhammad Abdul 5-0 (unanimous decision) in the first round of men's 51kg. Nishant Dev defeated Nepal's Dipesh Lama in the men's 71kg preliminary round.
Wushu: Roshibina Devi Naorem confirmed of a medal after beating Kazakhstan's Aiman Karshyga in the women's 60kg quarterfinal. Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh beats Uzbekistan's Islombek Khaydarov in men's 60 kg to enter quarterfinals. Vikrant Baliyan goes down 1-2 against Indonesia's Samuel Marbun in the men's 65kg 1/8 event.
Day 3, 26 September
Sep 26, 2023: The Hindustan Times
Asian Games Day 3 Highlights: India's only gold medal of the day came from the dressage event in equestrian.
Asian Games Day 3 Highlights: India won its first gold medal on the day in Equestrian, with the dressage team securing a historic top-podium finish, beating the likes of China and Hong Kong, China. The quartet of Sudipti Hajela, Divyakriti Singh, Hriday Vipul Chheda, and Anush Agarwalla scored a total of 209.205 to win gold. Earlier in the day, Neha Thakur opened India's medal account on the day with a silver in sailing while Eabad Ali added another medal – bronze – in the sport. The medals were a much-needed boost to India's campaign after a rather on the third day of the Games, with the country missing out a medal in shooting and fencing so far. Divyansh Singh Panwar and Ramita lost closely to Korea (18-20) in the bronze medal match of 10m air rifle mixed event, while star fencer Bhavani Devi faced a 7-15 defeat in the women's sabre quarterfinals to China's Shao Yuqi. The Indian men's hockey team, however, continued on its goalscoring exploits with a brilliant 16-1 win over Singapore. In other events, India cruised past Pakistan in the women's squash team event, while the 4x100m medley team also qualified for final in swimming, creating a new Indian record for best timings at the event. Later in the day, Sachin Siwach also made a winning start, beating Asir Udin of Indonesia comprehensively to enter round-of-16.
RESULTS ON DAY 3.
GOLD MEDAL: Equestrian (Dressage Team Event) SILVER MEDAL: Neha Thakur (Sailing) in Girl's Dinghy ICLA4
BRONZE MEDAL: Eabad Ali (Sailing) in Men's Windsurfer RS:X
Men's Hockey: India beat Singapore 16-1 in Pool A match
Boxing: Sachin Siwach enters round-of-16 with 5-0 verdict against Indonesia's Asir Udin
Shooting: Manu Bhaker (1st), Esha Singh (3rd), Rhythm Sangwan (11th) at the end of Precision stage in Women's 25m Pistol event. Rapid stage takes place tomorrow.
Tennis: Ankita Raina wins in round 3, Rutuja Bhosale loses. Yuki Bhambri and Ankita Raina win mixed doubles round 2 match.
Swimming: Shivangi Sarma finishes 17th in Women's 100m Freestyle qualification; fails to reach final.
Shooting: Divyansh Singh Panwar/Ramita lose to Korea in bronze medal match in 10m air rifle mixed team event.
Fencing: Bhavani Devi loses 7-15 in quarterfinals to China's Shao Yuqi.
Volleyball: India men's team finish sixth after losing 3-0 to Pakistan.
Day 4, 27 September
Sep 27, 2023: The Hindustan Times
Asian Games 2023, Day 4 Highlights: Sift Kaur Samra set a new world record, Asian record and Asian Games record in shooting in Hangzhou. Follow live updates.
Asian Games 2023, Day 4 Highlights: Indian shooters ran riot as Sift Kaur Samra set a new world record in Hangzhou on Day 4 of the ongoing Asian Games 2023. Sift clinched gold and broke the world record, Asian record, Asian Games record in women's 50m rifle 3 positions individual event. Meanwhile, Ashi Chouksey bagged bronze in the same event. Ashi, Manini Kaushik and Sift also produced an excellent show in the 50m rifle 3 positions women's team event as India won silver. India clinched gold in the women's 25m pistol team event too, as Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan stunned their opponents with an amazing performance. Bhaker also topped qualification in the women's 25m pistol event, with Esha finishing in fifth place and Rhythm taking seventh. India also picked bronze in the skeet-50 team men's event. Esha Singh grabbed the silver medal in the 25m women's pistol final, coming behind China's Rui Liu, who also set a new Asian Games record. Meanwhile, Manu Bhaker finished in fifth place. Also, Anant Singh Naruja got silver in the men's skeet final. The Indian women's hockey team began their campaign with a massive 13-0 win vs Singapore in Pool A.
Meanwhile, Roshibina Devi, who was assured of bronze defeated Vietnam's Thi Thu Thuy Nguyen in the women's 60kg wushu semifinal bout and will now compete for gold in the finals. In tennis, India once again received a shock as Sumit Nagal lost in his men's singles quarterfinal fixture. In boxing, Shiva Thapa disappointed and crashed out, while star pugilist Nikhat Zareen advanced to the quarterfinals.
Catch the Highlights of Day 4 of Asian Games 2023:
India's medal tally-
Gold: 5
Silver: 7
Bronze: 10
Results for India on Day 4-
Wushu: Rohit Jadhav finishes in 8th place in Men's Daoshu final Swimming: Nina Venkatesh finishes 14th in women's 100m butterfly heats and fails to qualify for final, with a timing of 1:03:89
Maana Patel finishes 13th in women's 100m backstroke heats, fails to qualify
Shooting: India (Ashi Chouksey, Manini Kaushik and Sift Kaur Samra) bag SILVER in the 50m rifle 3 positions women's team event
Sift Kaur Samra wins GOLD and breaks world record, Asian record, Asian Games record in women's 50m rifle 3 positions individual event
Ashi Chouksey wins BRONZE in women's 50m rifle 3 positions individual event
India (Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, Rhythm Sangwan) win GOLD in women's 25m pistol team event
Esha Singh wins SILVER medal in 25m women's pistol event
Manu Bhaker comes fifth in 25m women's pistol event India (Anant Jeet Singh, Gurjoat Siingh and Angar Vir Singh Bajwa) win BRONZE in skeet-50 team men's event
Anant Jeet Singh Naruka gets SILVER in men's skeet final
Fencing: India men's team lose 30-45 to Singapore in Round of 16
India women's team defeat Jordan 45-36 in women's Epee team
India lost 25-45 to Republic of Korea in women's team event quarter-final
Cycling: Ronaldo Singh loses to Japan's Shinji Nakano in Round of 16 knockouts David Beckham loses to Malaysia's Muhammad Sahrom in men's round of 16
Table tennis: India's Manush Utpalbhai Shah, Manav Vikash Thakkar defeat Thailand's Sitisak Nuchchart and Napat Thanmathikom in men's doubles round of 64 Manika Batra and G Sathiyan beat Thailand's Napat Thanmathikom and Suthasini Sawettabut 3-1 (10-12, 11-8, 11-3, 11-8) in mixed doubles round of 32 Harmeet Desai and Sreeja Akula beat Chi Cheng Cheong and Hui Li Seak of Macau 3-0 (12-10, 11-7, 11-7) in mixed doubles round of 32.
Squash: India defeat Kuwait 3-0 in men's team but endured a 1-2 defeat against Pakistan in Pool A India defeat Nepal 3-0 in women's team Pool B
Sailing: Vishnu Saravanan gets BRONZE in men's dinghy ILCA 7
Hockey: India 13-0 Singapore in women's Pool A
3x3 Basketball: India beat Macao, China 21-12
Boxing: Shiva Thapa loses in the men's 57kg quarterfinals, against Kyrgyzstan's Askat Kultaev Sanjeet loses to Uzbek Lazizbek in the men's 92kg quarterfinals
Nikhat Zareen wins women's 50kg round of 16 against Korea's Chorong Bak by unanimous decision, through to quarterfinals.
Tennis: Sumit Nagal loses to China's Zhizhen Zhang in the men's singles quarterfinal
Medal assured for India's Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni after they beat China's Zhang Zhizhen and Wu Yibing 6-1, 7-6 in the quarterfinals.
Esports: India lose 0-2 to Vietnam in quarterfinals
Wushu: Roshibina Devi assured of at least silver, beats Vietnam's Thi Thu Thuy Nguyen 2-0 in the Women's 60Kg Semifinal
That's all from Day 4 of the 19th Asian Games as India win a total of seven medals to extend their tally to 22.
Day 5, 28 September
Sep 28, 2023: The Hindustan Times
Asian Games 2023 Highlights: India clinched gold in the men's 10m air pistol team event and bagged silver in wushu in Hangzhou.
Asian Games 2023 Highlights, Day 5: It was another eventful day for India in Hangzhou. The nation clinched gold in the men's 10m air pistol team event on Day 5. The shooting team, comprising Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema, Shiva Narwal, staged an incredible comeback to bag the top spot. Meanwhile, Naorem Roshibina Devi clinched the silver after losing in the women's 60kg wushu gold medal bout, to China's Wu Xiaowei. Meanwhile, Anush Agarwalla won bronze in equestrian's dressage individual intermediate I freestyle event. Also, India assured themselves of two medals in tennis. While the men's doubles pair of Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan will vie for the elusive gold on Friday, Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale assured themselves of at least a bronze in mixed doubles.
Boxer Jasmine stormed into the women's 60kg quarterfinals. In squash, the women's team defeated Malaysia 3-0 to enter the semifinals, and have been assured of a medal. Day 5 ended with a heartbreak as Indian football team crashed out in the round of 16 after loss to Saudi Arabia.
Catch the Highlights of all the action on Day 5 of the Asian Games:
India's medal tally-
Gold: 6
Silver: 8
Bronze: 11
Results-
Wushu: Roshibina Devi wins SILVER in women's 60kg category
Shooting: India clinch GOLD in men's 10m air pistol team event
India finishes 7th in mixed skeet team final Sarabjot Singh 4th in men's 10m air pistol final
Table tennis: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Manika Batra lose to China's Zhe Yu Clarence Chew, Jian Zeng in mixed doubles team event
Harmeet Rajul Desai, Sreeja Akula lose to Thailand's Phakpoom Sanguansin and Orawan Paranang, in the mixed doubles round of 16 Manika Batra beats Nepal's Nabita Shrestha 4-0 in women's singles round of 32
Sreeja Akula, Diya Parag beat Ngoc Mai Tran and Nga Thi Nguyen of Vietnam, advance to women's doubles round of 16
Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee beat Kazakhstan's Anastassiya Lavrova and Zauresh Akasheva in women's doubles, enter round of 16 Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Sharath Kamal are through to men's singles round of 16 after beating Turki Lafi H Almutairi and Mohamed Shaffan Ismail respectively
Golf: Aditi Ashok T2 in women's individual round 1, Sharath T17 and Prashant T21 India finish in fifth place in women's team round 1
Squash: India defeat Malaysia 3-0, and enter semi-finals in women's team event India defeat Nepal 3-0 in men's team event
Boxing: Jasmine defeated Saudi Arabia Hadeel Ashour by RSC in the women's 60kg round of 16
Equestrian: Anush Agarwalla wins BRONZE in the dressage individual intermediate I freestyle event Artistics gymnastics: Pranati Nayak comes 8th in women's vault final
Cycling: David Beckham finished eighth in men's sprint event
Tennis: Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan through to men's doubles gold medal match, beat South Korea's Seongchan Hong and Soonwoo Kwon 6-1, 6-7(6).
Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale through to mixed doubles semifinal as they assured India of second medal in tennis.
Football: India get knocked out in Round of 16 tie against Saudi Arabia after suffering 0-2 loss
Hockey: India beat Japan in Pool A tie in men's hockey to remain unbeaten in the tournament
Day 6, 29 September
Sep 29, 2023: The Hindustan Times
Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Highlights: A number of medals were won and even more were assured on an eventful day for the Indian athletes in Hangzhou.
Asian Games 2023 Day 6 Highlights: India began Day 6 with Vikash Singh, Priyanka coming 5th, 6th respectively in men's, women's 20km race walk, at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Friday. Meanwhile, the Indian shooting team, consisting of Palak, Esha Singh and Divya Thadigol, bagged silver in the 10m air pistol women's team event. Palak and Esha also bagged gold and silver respectively in the women's 10 air pistol final. Also, the Indian contingent (Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Suresh Kusale, Akhil Sheoran) clinched gold in the men's 50m air rifle 3P team event. Aishwary Pratap Singh clinched silver for India in the men's 50m rifle 3P event. Meanwhile tennis stars Saketh Myneni, Ramkumar Ramanathan lose in their men's doubles final, taking the silver medal. Also, Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale won their mixed doubles semi-final. In the 2018 Asian Games, athletics had contributed 20 medals (8 gold, 9 silver, 3 bronze) out of India's total of 70. Rachna Kumari and Tanya Chaudhary are the two Indians who will feature in the women's hammer throw final while Manpreet Kaur and Kiran Baliyan can hope for minor medals if they produce their best. A total of 48 gold medals will be at stake during seven days of competition. Hosts China have topped the athletics medal tally at every Asian Games since 1986. Meanwhile, the Indian women's hockey team face Malaysia later in the day while world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen will face Hanan Nassar of Jordan in the women's 50kg quarterfinals.
India's medal tally-
Gold: 8
Silver: 12
Bronze: 13
Results-
Athletics: Vikash Singh finishes in fifth position in men's 20km race walk
Priyanka 5th in women's 20km race walk
Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi secures direct qualification in men's 400m final
Tanya Chaudhary finishes seventh in women's hammer throw with best throw of 60.50m. Rachna Kumari is 9th with a best throw of 58.13m.
Kiran Baliyan wins BRONZE in women's shot put. Manpreet Kaur finishes fifth.
Shooting: India clinch SILVER in 10m air pistol women's team event
Palak wins GOLD in women's 10m air pistol final
Esha Singh gets SILVER in women's 10m air pistol final
India win GOLD in 50m rifle 3P men's team
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar bags SILVER in men's 50m rifle 3P event
Swimming: Nina Venkatesh finishes 14th in women's 50m butterfly hears, fails to qualify
Tennis: Saketh Myneni, Ramkumar Ramanathan clinch SILVER in men's doubles
Boxing: Parveen Hooda beats China's Xu Zichun in women's 57kg round of 16
Nikhat Zareen beats Hanan Nassar of Jordan, medal assured
Lakshya Chahar loses to Kyrgzstan's Omurbek Uulu Bekzhigit in men's 80kg second round
Table tennis: Sreeja Akula-Diya Parag Chitale lose in women's doubles round of 16, crash out
Sutirtha Mukherjee, Ayhika Mukherjee beat Wanwisa, Jinnipa of Thailand, to advance to women's doubles quarterfinals
Achanta Sharath Kamal goes down 3-4 against Chih-Yuan Chuang of Chinese Taipei in men's singles round of 16
G Sathiya loses 4-0 to Wang Chuqin in men's singles round of 16
Squash: India bag BRONZE in women's team event
Indian men's team through to final after beating defending champions Malaysia 2-0
Day 7, 30 September
Sep 30, 2023: The Hindustan Times
Asian Games 2023 Day 7 Highlights: India's Sarabjot Singh, Divya TS clinched silver in the 10m air pistol mixed team final, losing to China in a thriller.
Asian Games 2023 Day 7 Highlights: Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale won gold in the mixed doubles tennis final on Day 7 of the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou. The Indian pair defeated Chinese Taipei's En-shuo, Tsung-hao Huang. The Indian trio of Saurav Ghosal, Abhay Singh, and Mahesh Mangaonkar won gold in the men's team squash event, defeating Pakistan 2-1 in the final. Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh produced a superb show in men's 10,000m final as they won silver and bronze medal respectively. Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS crashed to a narrow defeat against China in the 10m air pistol mixed team final and had to be content with silver. The Indian pair of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee assured India of a bronze in the women's doubles table-tennis quaterfinals as they defeated China's and world number two pair Chen Weng and Yidi Weng 11-5, 11-5, 5-11, 11-9. Meanwhile, the men's badminton team outplayed Korea 3-2 to storm into the finals, which assures them of a silver.
Asian Games 2023 Highlights Day 7
In athletics Murali Sreeshankar has qualified for the men's long jump final and Jyothi Yarraji Nithya Ramraj have made it to the women's 100m hurdles final. Meanwhile in women's golf, Aditi Ashok is closing on a medal and ended the day in pole position in individual round 3. Also in women's team golf round 3, India finished the day on top. Meanwhile, Preeti and Lovlina Borgohain assured India of medals by entering the semifinals of their respective boxing categories.
The Indian men's hockey team hammered Pakistan 10-2 in the Pool A encounter.
India's medal tally:
Gold: 10
Silver: 14
Bronze: 14
Results -
Athletics: Jyothi Yarraji finishes second in women's 100 hurdles round 1 - Heat 1 Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin qualify for men's long jump final Nithya Ramraj qualifies for women's 100m hurdles final
Jinson Johnson qualifies for men's 1500m final Ajay Kumar Saroj qualifies for men's 1500m final Shooting: India clinch SILVER in 10m air pistol mixed team final
Roller skating: Arathy Raj 5th in women's 10000m speed skating final
Anandkumar Velkumar 6th, Siddhant Kamble 7th in men's 10000m speed skating final
Tennis: Rohan Bopanna, Rutuja Bhosala clinch GOLD in mixed doubles final
Kurash: Pincky Balhara loses to Uzbek Sitora Elmurodova in women's 52kg quarterfinal
Equestrian: Vivek Ashish Limaye finishes on top in individual eventing dressage routine
Apurva Kishor Dabhade 8th in individual eventing dressage routine
Vikas Kumar 16th in individual eventing dressage routine
India finish 3rd in team eventing dressage routine
Volleyball: India lose 1-3 to South Korea in women's volleyball preliminary round Pool A fixture
Table tennis: India lose to South Korea in men's doubles quarterfinal
Manika Batra loses to China's Wang Yidi in women's singles quarterfinals
Boxing: Preeti Pawar beats Kazakhstan's Zhaina Shekerbekova to enter women's 54kg semifinal Lovlina Borgohain beats South Korea's Suyeon Seong to enter semifinal of women's 75kg category
Narender beats Iran's Iman in the men's 92kg category, enters semifinal
3x3 basketball: India Women seal 16-6 win vs Malaysia to book quarterfinal berth, where they endure 10-21 defeat against Chinese Taipei
Squash: The Indian men's team beat Pakistan 2-1 to win gold
Day 8, 1 October
Oct 1, 2023: The Hindustan Times
Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Highlights: Medals galore and a dash of controversy on what was arguably the most eventful day for the Indian contingent in Hangzhou.
Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Highlights: Avinash Sable was in a league of his own as he cruised to victory in men's 5000m steeplechase and won India's first track and field gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor then added to the tally just minutes later as he successfully defended the gold he won at Jakarta 2018. Earlier, the men's shooting trap team of Kynan Darius Chenai, Zoravar Singh Sandhu and Prithviraj Tondaiman won gold. Further, silvers were won by Harmilan Bains (women's 1500m), Murali Sreeshankar (men's long jump), Ajay Kumar Saroj (men's 1500m) and Jyothi Yarraji (women's 100m hurdles), with the latter running a race that was riddled with controversy and almost getting disqualified as well. Bronze medal was won by Jinson Johnson (men's 1500m), Chenai (men's trap) and rather surprisingly by world champion Nikhat Zareen, who lose the boxing women's 50kg semifinal. Earlier, India clinched gold in the men's trap team shooting event on Day 8 of the ongoing Asian Games 2023, on Sunday in Hangzhou.
The Indian trap shooting team, consisting of Chenai, Sandhu and Tondaiman, helped India bag 361 points, which was enough to claim top spot in the team event. In individual qualificaion, Kynan (1st) and Zoravar (4th) made it to the final. Zoravar finished in fifth position and Kynan won bronze in the final. Meanwhile, the India also got silver in women's trap team event. The team consisted of Manisha Keer, Preeti Rajak and Rajeshwari Kumari. But only Keer qualified for the final of the individual women's trap event, where she finished in sixth position. India finish their shooting campaign at the Asian Games with their best-ever performance, registering 22 medals (7 gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze).
In golf, Aditi Ashok bagged silver in women's individual as India finished 4th in the team event. Ashok, who was leading overnight, stumbled on the final day, as Thailand's Yubol Arpichaya held her nerves to overtake the India and grab gold. Meanwhile, title contender Jyothi Yarraji failed to qualify for the women's 200m final, after finishing third in her heat. Defending champion Swapna Barman currently sits in fourth place in women's heptathlon, with the deciding 800m round yet to take place. Nandini Agasara is fifth in the same event. Also, Amlan Borgohain qualified for the men's 200m final. Parveen built on her form and defeated Uzbekistan's Sitora in the women's 57kg boxing quarterfinal, to enter the semifinals and also guarantee a medal for India. The women's hockey team were held to a 1-1 draw by South Korea.
Day 8 of Asian Games 2023:
India's medal tally-
Gold: 13
Silver: 21
Bronze: 19
Results-
Athletics: Avinash Sable wins GOLD in men's 300m steeplechase
Tajinder Pal Singh Toor wins GOLD in men's shot put, second consecutive Asian Games gold medal for him
Harmilan Bains wins SILVER in women's 1500m
Murali Sreeshankar wins SILVER men's long jump
Nandini Agasara wins BRONZE in women's heptathlon
Seema Punia wins BRONZE in women's discus throw
Badminton: Indian men's team win SILVER after 3-2 loss to China in final
Golf: Aditi Ashok bags SILVER in women's individual
India finish in 4th position in women's team
Shooting: India win SILVER in women's trap team
Manisha Keer finishes sixth in women's trap final
India win GOLD in men's trap team
Zoravar Singh Sandhu fifth in men's trap final
Kynan Darius Chenai wins BRONZE in men's trap final
Hockey: India women held to 1-1 draw against South Korea
Boxing: Parveen defeats Uzbekistan's Sitora in women's 57kg quarterfinal, enters semis and guarantees medal
Nikhat Zareen loses in women's 50kg semifinal, secures BRONZE
Squash: India beat Phillipines 2-0 in mixed doubles Pool D
India beat South Korea 2-0 in mixed doubles Pool A
Canoe Sprint: Megha Pradeep qualifies for canoe sprint 200m women's semifinals, after finishing in fifth place in her heats
Soniya Devi finishes in fourth place in the women's kayak single 500m heats, enters semis
Kurash: Aditya Sanjay Dhopaokar loses to Afghanistan's Hassan Baiqara Rasooli in men's 81kg round of 16
Squash: In his round of 32 squash fixture, India's Mahesh Mangaonkar defeated Philippines' Jonathan Reyes 3-0
In their mixed doubles Pool A fixture, India's Dipika Pallikal, Harinder Pal Singh defeated Pakistan's Mehwish Ali, Noor Zaman 2-0
Day 9, 2 October
Oct 2, 2023: The Hindustan Times
Asian Games 2023 Day 9 Highlights: India clinched two bronze medals in roller skating
Asian Games 2023 Day 9 Highlights: Parul Chaudhary and Priti Lamba won the silver and bronze medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase final. Both finished behind Bahrain's Winfred Yavi, who clinched the gold medal and created a new Asian Games record. Ancy Sojan then went to win a silver medal in the women's long jump final but it was disappointment for Shaili Singh, who finished fifth. The Indian team comprising Md Ajmal, Vithya Ramraj, Rajesh Ramesh and Subha Venkatesan initially won bronze medal in the mixed team 4x400m relay event, which was later upgraded to silver. The decision came after second-placed Sri Lankan team were disqualified due to lane infringement.
Asian Games 2023 Day 9 Highlights(AFP)
Earlier, Sutirtha and Ayhika Mukherjee crashed to a narrow defeat in the table tennis women's doubles semifinal and had to settle for bronze. The semifinal match went down to the wire as North Korea's Suyong Cha, Sugyong Pak sealed a narrow 4-3 (11-7 8-11 11-7 8-11 9-11 11-5 2-11) victory. Meanwhile, India bagged two surprise rolling skating bronze medals. The Indian team consisting of Sanjana Bhatuka, Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Heeral Sadhu and Aaratju Kastury clinched a third-placed finish in women's speed skating 3000m relay team event. India made it back-to-back roller skating bronze as the men's team came 3rd in the 3000m relay final. Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath was in hot form in his men's 800m heat and finished first to qualify for the final. He will be joined by Krishnan Kumar, who also qualified. Also, Vithya Ramraj advanced to the women's 400m hurdles final.
In archery, India defeated Hong Kong, China to enter the quarterfinal of men's recurve team event and also went to the quarterfinal of the women's recurve team event. The Indian men's hockey team thrashed Bangladesh 12-0 and advanced to the semifinals.
Day 9 of Asian Games 2023:
India's medal tally-
Gold: 13
Silver: 24
Bronze: 23
Results-
Roller skating: India bag BRONZE in women's speed skating 3000m relay team India get BRONZE in men's 3000m relay final
Table tennis: Sutirtha Mukherjee, Ayhika Mukherjee settle for BRONZE after losing to North Korea's Suyong Cha, Sugyong Pak in women's doubles semifinals
Athletics:
Parul Chaudhary and Priti Lamba win Silver and Bronze in women's 3000m steeplechase final Ancy Sojan wins Silver in women's long jump final, Shaili Singh finishes fifth
India win silver medal in 4x400m mixed team relay
Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath first in his men's 800m heat, qualifies for final
Krishnan Kumar qualifies for men's 800m final Jesse Sandesh qualifies for men's high jump final Sarvesh Kushare qualifies for men's high jump final
Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan qualifies for men's 400m hurdles final
Yashas Palaksha qualifies for men's 400m hurdles final
Vithya Ramraj qualifies for women's 400m hurdles final
Archery: India beat Malaysia 6-2 in recurve mixed team 1/8 elimination
India beat UAE 159-151 in compound mixed team 1/8 elimination
India beat Singapore 235-219 in compound men's team 1/8 elimination
India beat Thailand 5-1 to enter quarterfinal of women's recurve team event
India defeat Hong Kong, China 6-0 to advance to quarterfinal of men's recurve team event India's Bhajan Kaur beats Sima Aktar of Bangladesh in women's recurve 1/16 elimination match, enters pre-quarterfinals
Dhiraj Bommadevara beats Lam Dorji of Bhutan to advance to the pre-quarterfinals in the men's recurve individual event
Atanu Das beats Bin Mohamad Khairul of Malaysia to advance to the pre-quarterfinals in the men's recurve individual event
India's Ankita Bhakat loses to Rezza Octavia of Indonesia in women's recurve 1/16 elimination
Sepaktakraw: India beat Singapore 2-0 in men's quadrant preliminary Group B
Canoe sprint: Megha Pradeep, Shivani Verma finish last in women's canoe double 500m final
Binita Chanu Oinam, Parvath Geetha finish last in women's kayak double 500m final
India's Niraj Verma 7th in men's canoe single 1000m final
India's Ribason Singh, Gyaneshwor Singh finish 8th in men's canoe double 500m final
Badminton: India's Sai Pratheek, Tanisha Crasto beat Macau, China's Chong Leong, Chi NG 2-0 (21-18 21-14) in their mixed doubles round of 32 fixture
Squash: India's Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh beat Thailand's Anantana, Arkaradet 2-0 (11-5 11-6) in their mixed doubles fixture
Joshana Chinappa loses to South Korea's Heo Mingyeong in the women's singles Round of 16 Tanvi Khanna defeated Arichaya Chujit of Thailand in women's singles round of 16
Saurav Ghosal defeated Kuwait's Ammar Altamimi, in the men's singles round of 16
Mahesh Mangaonkar loses to Japan's Ryunosuke Tsukue in the men's singles quarterfinal
Kabaddi: India held to a tie by Chinese Taipei in women's Group A match
Day 10, 3 October
Oct 3, 2023: The Hindustan Times
Asian Games 2023 Day 10 Highlights: India have extended their medal tally to 69 (15 gold, 26 silver, 28 bronze)
Asian Games 2023 Day 10 Highlights: India have extended their medal tally to 69 (15 gold, 26 silver, 28 bronze)
Narender (+92kg) goes down fighting against Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Kazakhstan's Kamshybek Kunkabayev 0-5 in the semifinals to earn himself a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2022. Earlier in the day, Sachin endured a 1-4 defeat against China's Ping Lyu in the men's 51-57 kg quarterfinal.
Meanwhile, the Indian cricket team resisted a fightback from Nepal on a tricky surface as Yashasvi Jaiswal's terrific century (100), Rinku Singh's late blitzkrieg (37*) and an all-round outing from bowlers helped the side to 23-run win. With the victory, India entered the semi-finals of the men's cricket event. India also made a winning start in the men's kabaddi event, beating Bangladesh 55-18 while the women's hockey side registered a convincing 13-0 win over Hong Kong China. In archery, Indians dominated the Compound event with Ojas Pravin Deotale and Abhishek Sharma setting up an all-Indian final in men's event, while Jyothi Surekha Vennam also reaching the women's final.
In badminton, both -- HS Prannoy, PV Sindhu, and Kidambi Srikanth hardly broke sweat to reach the round-of-16. Kumari Chanda and Harmilan Bains secured final spots in women's 800m race while India also qualified for final in 4x400m men's event.
Highlights of Day 10 of Asian Games 2023:
India's medal tally-
Gold: 15
Silver: 26
Bronze: 28
Results on Day 10 so far
Gold medal: Parul Chaudhary wins gold in women's 5000m
Gold medal: Annu Rani wins gold in women's javelin throw final
Silver medal: Tejaswin Shankar wins silver in men's decathlon
Bronze medal: Praveen Chithravel wins bronze in men's triple jump
Silver medal: Mohammed Afsal wins silver medal in the men’s 800m.
Bronze Medal: Vithya Ramraj wins bronze in women's 400m hurdles
BRONZE MEDAL: Preeti Pawar in Women's 54kg Boxing
BRONZE MEDAL: Arjun Singh & Sunil Singh in Men's Canoe Double 1000m
Bronze medal: Narender wins a bronze in men's +92kg boxing
Men's Cricket: India beat Nepal by 23 runs to enter semi-finals
Kabaddi: India men's beat Bangladesh 55-18, women's outwit South Korea 56-23
Women's Hockey: India beat Hong Kong China 13-0 in Group A
Archery (Compound): Ojas Pravin Deotale and Abhishek set up all-Indian final individual men's event (final on Oct 7); Jyothi Surekha Vennam enters women's final, Aditi to fight for bronze (both on Oct 7)
Archery (Recurve): Atanu Das and Dhiraj Bommadevara eliminated in quarter-finals
Badminton: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth enter round-of-16 in women's and men's singles respectively
Women's 800m: Kumari Chanda, Harmilan Bains qualify for final
Men's 4x400m: India qualify for final
Squash: Saurav Ghosal storms into men's singles semis, Abhay-Anahat & Dipika-Harinderpal also advance to semis in mixed doubles
Day 11, 4 October
Oct 4, 2023: The Hindustan Times
Asian Games 2023 Day 11 Highlights: India's current medal tally is 81, better than their previous best in Jakarta 2018 (70).
Asian Games 2023 Day 11 Highlights: India clinched gold in the compound archery mixed team final on Day 11 of the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou. Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Pravis Ojas Deotale were in hot form as they took India past their best Asiad medal tally. Their current tally is 81, better than their previous best in Jakarta 2018 (70). India also bagged bronze in the 35km race walk mixed team final. While Lovlina Borgohain won silver after losing 0-5 in women's 75 kg boxing final. Parveen settled for bronze after going down in the 57kg women's boxing semifinal. Sunil Kumar won a bronze in men's Greco-Roman 87Kg wrestling after. He beats Kyrgyzstan Atabek Azisbekov 2-1.
Harmilan Bains clocked 2:03.75 to finish second in women's 800m finals and won her second silver medal at the event. She had won a silver in women's 1500m earlier this week. Avinash Sable too added another silver to India's tally, finishing second in men's 5000m final. He had won a gold medal in the men's 3000m steeplechase event. The Indian women's 4x400m relay team clinched silver, losing gold to Bahrain in a neck-and-neck contest. Meanwhile, the men's team won a gold in the 4x400m relay. Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Kumar Jena won the gold and silver respectively in the men's javelin throw final.
Dipika Pallikal, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu defeated Hong Kong's Ka Yi Lee, Chi Him Wong in mixed doubles semifinal and assured India of at least a silver. An all-Indian squash mixed doubles final was prevented as Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh lost to Malaysia's Aifa Binti and Mohammad Syafiq in the other semifinal. The pair had to settle for bronze. Saurav Ghosal dished out an authoritative performance in men's singles squash semifinals, defeating Hong Kong's Leung C.H.H in straight games.
India's medal tally:
Gold: 18
Silver: 31
Bronze: 32
Results-
Archery: India's Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Pravin Ojas Deotale win GOLD in compound archery mixed team event
Wrestling: Sunil Kumar wins bronze medal in men's Greco-Roman 87Kg
Boxing: Parveen loses in women's 57kg semifinal, gets BRONZE
Lovlina Borgohain gets SILVER in Women's 75kg after losing the final to China's Li Qian
Athletics: India win BRONZE in 35km race walk mixed team final
Harmilan Bains won silver in women's 800m final Avinash Sable won silver in men's 5000m final India's women's 4x400m relay team wins silver Neeraj Chopra wins gold, Kishore Kumar Jena wins silver in men's javelin finals
The Indian men's 4x400m relay team won gold
Squash: India's Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh crash to defeat against Malaysia's Aifa Binti, Mohammad Syafiq in the mixed doubles semifinal, claim
BRONZE Dipika Pallikal, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu defeat Hong Kong's Ka Yi Lee, Chi Him Wong in mixed doubles semifinal, enter final Saurav Ghosal enters men's singles semifinal
Kabaddi: India men defeat Thailand 63-26 in Group A India beat Thailand 54-22 in women's kabaddi
Wrestling: Neeraj loses to Uzbekistan's Makhmud Bakhshilloev in the men's greco-roman 67kg 1/8 final Sunil Kumar loses to a Iran's Naser Alizadeh in the men's greco-roman 87kg semifinal
Badminton: PV Sindhu defeats Indonesia's Putri Kusuma Wardani to advance to women's singles quarterfinals
HS Prannoy defeats Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Panarin to enter men's singles quarterfinal
India's Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand lose to South Korea's Soyeong Kim and Heeyong Kong in women's doubles pre-quarterfinals
India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeat Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin of Indonesia in their men's doubles pre-quarterfinal fixture
Volleyball: India women defeated Nepal, 3-1 in Pool G
Hockey: India win 5-3 in men's hockey semifinal vs South Korea
Day 12, 5 October
Asian Games 2023 Day 12 highlights: PV Sindhu crashed out of the singles event while Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy entered the doubles semi-finals.
Asian Games 2023, Day 12 highlights: India clinched gold in the compound women's team archery final by sealing a 230-229 win against Chinese Taipei on Day 12 of the ongoing Asian Games 2023, in India on Thursday. Indian archers Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand Swami and Parneet Kaur were in hot form as India came out on top in a thrilling clash. India also got gold in the men's compound archery team final. Meanwhile, Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Singh won gold in squash mixed doubles.
Earlier, India received a massive setback as superstar PV Sindhu crashed out of the women's singles quarterfinals. The Indian shuttler lost in straight games to China's He Bingjiao (16-21 12-21) in what turned out to be a rather one-sided contest. However, HS Prannoy responded well for India by winning his quarterfinal clash which sent him to the semifinal and also assured him of a medal.
India also lost 0-4 to China in their women's hockey semifinal and they will now fight for bronze. Experienced Saurav Ghosal secured a silver in the men's singles squash final event before wrestler Antim won in the women's freestyle 53kg match. In the final event for the Indian contingent on Day 12, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty registered a comfortable win in the men's doubles quarter-final to assure at least a bronze medal.
India's medal so far
Gold: 21
Silver: 32
Bronze: 33
Results -
Archery: India clinch GOLD in compound women's team final
India win GOLD in compound men's team final
Men's marathon: Man Singh finished in eighth position
Appachangada Bo Belliappa came 13th
Badminton: PV Sindhu loses to China's He Bingjiao 16-21 12-21 in women's singles quarterfinal
Roller Skating: Charles finishes 12th in preliminary second run
Shreyasi finishes 13th in preliminary second run
Sepaktakraw: India lose 0-2 to Thailand in men's preliminary Group B
India seal 2-1 win vs China in women's preliminary Group A
Soft Tennis: India lose to Chinese Taipei in mixed doubles Group 1
Wrestling: Mansi crashes to a defeat against Japan's Tsugumi Sakurain in the women's freestyle 57kg quarterfinal Pooja Gehlot defeats Mongolia's Namuuntsetseg Tsogt-Ochir in women's freestyle wrestling 50kg quarterfinal Antim Panghal loses to Japan's Akari Fujinami in women's freestyle 53kg quarterfinal
Squash: India win GOLD in mixed doubles final
Hockey: India lose to China in women's semifinal
Squash: Saurav Ghosal gets silver in men's singles squash
Wrestling: Antim takes bronze in women's freestyle 53Kg
Badminton: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty enter doubles semi-final, assured of at least bronze.
Day 13, 6 October
Oct 6, 2023: The Hindustan Times
Asian Games 2023, Highlights Day 13: India thrashed Japan to win gold in men's hockey in Hangzhou.
Asian Games 2023 Highlights Day 13: The Indian men's hockey team secured a gold medal, defeating Japan 5-1 in the final. Meanwhile, the star men's doubles badminton pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the finals after demolishing the Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik Soh 21-17, 21-12.
Earlier, India claimed a historic bronze in sepak takraw with the women's regu team losing to Thailand in the semifinal. India also bagged two more medals in archery as the women's recurve team won bronze and the men's team clinched silver.
HS Prannoy, who has been struggling with a back injury, lost to China's Li Shifeng in the men's singles badminton semifinal and had to be content with a bronze medal. In wrestling Sonam Malik defeated China's Jia Long to win bronze in women's wrestling freestyle 62kg event. Kiran and Aman also won bronze in their respective categories. The men's bridge team clinched silver. India sealed a dominating win against Nepal in the women's kabaddi semifinal. The Indian women scripted an easy 61-17 win to seal a final berth, which is also the highest score that they have achieved in this Games. Their previous best was 56 points against South Korea. Meanwhile, the men's kabaddi team thrashed Pakistan to enter the final.
The men's cricket team defeated Bangladesh in their semifinal fixture.
India's medal so far:
Gold: 22
Silver: 34
Bronze: 39
Results -
Archery: India defeat Vietnam to win BRONZE in women's recurve team event
India lose to Korea in men's recurve team final, claim SILVER
Canoe Slalom: Vishal Kewat qualifies for the final with a timing of 134.15
Kabaddi: India defeat Nepal in women's semifinal, advance to final
India defeat Pakistan in men's semifinal, advance to final
Badminton: HS Prannoy bags BRONZE after losing in men's singles semifinals
Wrestling: Kiran beats Ariunjargal Ganbat of Thailand in women's freestyle 76kg wrestling to claim the BRONZE medal
Sonam defeats China's Jia Long to clinch BRONZE in women's freestyle 62kg
Aman wins BRONZE in men's 57kg Freestyle after beating Minghu Liu of China 11-0 (victory by superiority) Bajrang Punia loses 1-8 to Rahman Amouzadkhalili of Iran in the men's 65kg semi-final
Sepaktakraw: India bag BRONZE, lose to Thailand in women's regu semifinal
Soft Tennis: India's Raga Sri Kulandaivelu defeats Cambodia's Ki Mengchoung in women's singles Group F Match 1
Cricket: India defeat Bangladesh in men's semifinal
Bridge: Indian men's team clinched SILVER after losing 12-17 against Hong Kong in the final
Hockey: India beat Japan 5-1 to clinch GOLD medal in men's hockey
Day 14, 7 October
Oct 7, 2023: The Hindustan Times
Asian Games 2023 highlights Day 14: India's medal tally reached 107 in Hangzhou.
Asian Games 2023, highlights Day 14: India's medal tally reached 107 on Day 14 at the 19th edition of the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday. India's archery contingent clinched two gold medals after Jyothi Surekha, Ojas Pravin Deotale finished on top in their respective women's and men's compound events. Meanwhile, Abhishek Verma bagged silver and Aditi Gopichand got a bronze in archery. The women's kabaddi team won gold by defeating Chinese Taipei in the final. The men's team also defeated Iran in a controversial final to bag another gold.
In badminton, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy clinched a historic gold by winning the mixed doubles final. Meanwhile, the men's cricket team was awarded gold after the first innings of their final against Afghanistan was halted due to rain. The rain didn't stop and Team India was given gold due to being a higher seed. In hockey, the women's team defeated Japan to come out on top in the bronze medal encounter. In wrestling, Deepak Punia won a silver in 86kg men’s freestyle. Vicky and Sumit crashed out of their respective categories. Later, the men's and women's chess teams sealed silver medals to extend India's medal tally to 104 in Hangzhou.
India's Medal Tally-
Gold: 28
Silver: 38
Bronze: 41
Results-
Archery: Aditi Gopichand bags BRONZE in women's compound archery
Jyothi Surekha clinches GOLD in women's compound archery
Ojas Pravin Deotale wins GOLD in men's compound archery
Abhishek Verma bags SILVER in men's compound archery
Hockey: India win BRONZE in women's hockey
Kabaddi: India clinch GOLD, defeat Chinese Taipei in women's final
India defeat Iran in men's final, win GOLD
Wrestling: Deepak Punia defeats Uzbekistan's Javrail Shapiev in men's freestyle 86kg semifinal, into final Yash loses to Tajikistan's Magomet in men's freestyle 74kg quarters
Sumit loses to Kyrgyzstan's Aiaal Lazarev, in the men's freestyle 125kg pre-quarters
Vicky loses to Kazakhstan's Alisher Yergali in his men's freestyle 97kg pre-quarters
Badminton: Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy win GOLD in men's doubles
Cricket: India claim GOLD in men's final
Volleyball: India win 3-2 vs China in women's classification 9th-10th
Roller Skating: Sai Samitha Akula finishes in fourth position in long program final
Greeshma Dontara sixth in long program final
Wrestling: Deepak Punia wins silver in men's freestyle 86kg
Chess: Men's team and women's team bag silver.
Records set
An overview
Oct 8, 2023: The Hindustan Times
Asian Games 2023: India clinched 107 medals in Hangzhou, and also broke plenty of records.
Asian Games 2023 saw India create history with a record haul of 107 medals in Hangzhou, consisting of 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze. India crossed their previous tally of 70 medals with ease, and also went past the century mark on the final day. Due to such dominant displays, the pressure has increased on India's athletes for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.
In shooting, India's dominance continued as shooters from the country also set new records. The Indian shooting contingent went past its previous Asiad best of 14 medals, bagging 22 in Hangzhou. Archery and badminton also saw India bring in medals. Meanwhile, the cricket and kabaddi teams bagged gold in their respective categories. The men's kabaddi final between India and Iran saw plenty of controversy in the final minute which halted the match for a lengthy period.
In javelin throw, we saw Neeraj Chopra manage to win gold, which was also helped by the absence of rival Arshad Nadeem from Pakistan. Meanwhile, India's Kishore Kumar Jena got silver in the event. The Indian men's 4x400 athletics relay team, who broke the Asian record at the World Championships this year, came out on top, taking the lead very early in the race. Meanwhile, defending champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor reclaimed his title on the last throw, with a huge 20.36m effort to clinch gold, ahead of Saudi Arabia's Mohamed Daouda Tolo (20.18m). He also became the fourth Indian to win back-to-back golds at the Asian Games.
Here is list of some of India’s Asian Games record-breakers and where they stand in comparison to all-time greats:
1. 10m Air Rifle Team Men
The Indian men's 10m air rifle team bagged India's first gold in Hangzhou. Consisting of Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Divyansh Singh Panwar, and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, the team shot a total of 1893.7 points during the individual qualification round, 0.4 points more than the previous world record score set by China in last month's World Championships in Baku. They also broke China's Asian record (1887.4) and Games record (1886.4).
2. Sift Kaur Samra
In women's 50m rifle 3 position individual event, SIft Kaur Samra smashed the world record with a score of 469.6. Great Britain's Seonaid McIntosh of Great Britain was the previous world record holder with 467 points. Meanwhile, she also broke the Asian (463.3) and Games record (458.8), held by China's Chang Jing and Mongolia's Gankhuyag Nandinzaya previously.
3. 50m Rifle 3P Team Men
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale and Akhil Sheoran claimed gold in the men's 3P rifle team event. The trio reached a cumulative 1769 points to break the world record, eight more than the previous one set by United Stages in 2022 at the CAT championships.
4. Avinash Sable
The great Indian runner blitzed to a gold medal in the men's 3000m steeplechase final. En route to his gold, he also broke the previous Games record held by Iran's Hossein Keyhani. Sable clocked 8:19:50, beating Hossein's 8:22:79. Such was Sable dominance, that second-placed Japan's Ryoma Aoki clocked 8:23:75. Sable is still a long way from the Asian or world record in this event. They were set by Qatar's Saif Saaeed Shaheen in 2004, in Brussels. He clocked 7:53:63.
5. Palak Gulia
17-year-old sensation Palak Gulia created history in the 10m air pistol women final, setting a new Games record with a total of 242.1 and also grabbed gold. The previous record holder was China's Qian Wang, who registered 240.3 in the 2018 edition in Jakarta. In this event, the Asian record is held by Japan's Yukari Konishi, who bagged 245.3 in Japan in 2017. Meanwhile, the world record is held by Serbia's Zorana Arunovic, who scored 246.9 in 2017 in Maribor.
See also
Asian Games and India: 1951- onwards
Asian Games and India: 2023
