Asian Games 2023 Highlights: India's medal tally touches 53 as Avinash Sable, Tajinder Pal Singh clinch gold

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Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: World Championship bronze medallist boxer Parveen Hooda on 1 October assured India of a medal and also grabbed a Paris Olympic quota by moving into the 57kg semifinals, however Nikhat Zareen bowed out in the semifinals at the Asian Games. Read More

Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: It was a great day for India as India's medal tally reached 53 with 13 gold medals, 21 silver medals and 19 bronze medals. 

Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: With an abundance of medals and a touch of controversy, today undoubtedly marked the most eventful day for Indian athletes at these Asian Games so far. Ultimately, the athletics team and nearly every competitor aiming for gold came through. A total of 13 medals were added to India's overall count today alone. Parveen secured one in the women's 57kg boxing category. Among these, there were two gold medals, an impressive seven silver medals, and three bronze medals. That's all for now, but stay tuned for an extensive coverage of today's events, especially the unusual circumstances surrounding Jyothi Yarraji's race, as we delve deeper into the details.

In the final showdown, Weng proved to be overwhelmingly superior to Manjunath. He suffered a resounding defeat with scores of 21-12 and 21-4. Remarkably, China managed to stage a remarkable comeback, overcoming a 2-0 deficit in the overall tie to claim victory with a 3-2 scoreline and secure the coveted gold medal. Nevertheless, this marks a momentous occasion in history, as it signifies the inaugural achievement of a medal for the Indian men's badminton team at the Asian Games, a remarkable silver medal to be precise.

Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: The situation for the Indian team is quite unfavorable. Dhruv and Sai experienced a significant setback, losing their match with a score of 6-21, 15-21. Additionally, Mithun Manjunath is currently struggling, trailing 13-1 in the second game after a 21-12 defeat in the first game against Weng Hongyang. What's noteworthy is that China has managed to recover from a 2-0 deficit and appears to be on a smooth path to victory at this juncture.

Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: We've received a recent development regarding the contentious situation. It appears that Wu has indeed been excluded from the competition, and as a result, Jyothi's medal has been elevated to a silver. This information is derived from the official Asian Games website. While we await confirmation during today's medal ceremonies for the women's 800m hurdles, the website's statement is unequivocal and holds official status.

Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: The competition has concluded, with Yarraji finishing in third place, resulting in a one-two victory for China, as Wu secured the second position. However, the fate of Yarraji and Wu's medals remains uncertain, as their performances are still being closely examined. In the meantime, Nithya Ramraj finished in the eighth and final position.

Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: India has won 50 medals so far as of October 1 at the Asian Games 2023 which include 13 gold medals, 19 silver medals and 18 bronze medals. 

Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: Quite a superbly timed race which all came good in the last lap for the two Indians. Johson, who had won gold at Jakarta 2018, has won a second consecutive medal at the Asian Games here.

Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: Harmilan Bains finishes second in women's 1500m and takes silver medal. Bahrain's Winfred Mutile Yavi wins gold.

Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: AND THAT'S IT! Tolo registers 19.83m in his last throw and he has defender his Asian Games gold medal. Toor wins a second consecutive Asiad gold with a best throw of 20.36m, Tolo is second with a best throw of 20.18m and China's Yang Liu is third with 19.97m.

Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: Avinash Sable has cantered his way to a gold. There was no competition for him. Sable established miles between himself and the rest of the field towards the end of the race. He manages a time of 8:19:53.

Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: Lakhsya Sen wins the first match two sets to one! He was five points down at the interval in the second and from there, he has gone on to win 21-18. Extraordinary and India now lead the defending champions and hosts 1-0.

Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live Updates: Nikhat Zareen's campaign in women's 50kg comes to an end in the semifinal. She loses to Chuthamat Raksat of Thailand 3-2.

Indian shooter Darius Kynan Chenai has secured a Bronze medal for India at the men's trap individual final of the 19th Asian Games. China Ying Qi won the gold medal with 46 points while Kuwait's Talat Alrashidi won the silver medal with 45 points while Chenai wast third with 32 points. 

Aditi Ashok missed out on the opportunity to get a gold medal for India on Sunday and had to eventually make do with a silver medal. She said, “I do think it means something for golf, and hopefully, it gets more support and recognition back home in India…Even the women's team, I think we finished fourth, one position off from a medal, and that's all positive.”
"These type of events are so different from regular golf tournaments. Just being able to have a good performance, living in the athletes' village, playing on a course I've never played before … hopefully having this experience will translate to something good (in Paris), too," the golfer added. 

Indian men's badminton team have faced a major setback with in form player HS Prannoy set to miss the final on Sunday after he suffered an injury, reported Olympics.com. Prannoy has been replaced by Mithun Manjunathan for the men's singles clash against China scheduled for 2:30 PM IST. 

India have had the better of arch-rivals Pakistan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The Indian hockey and squash teams both beat the Pakistanis at this year's Asian Games, with the latter even winning the coveted gold medal.

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Boxer Parveen Hooda assured that India wins another medal at 19th Asian Games after her victory against Uzbek Sitora Turdibekova at the Women's 57kg event quarterfinals.