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PremiumAsian Games 2023 Live Updates: India's Parul Chaudhary wins gold medal in Women's 5000-metre race. Mohammed Afsal won the silver medal in the men’s 800m final. Tejaswin Shankar wins silver medal in men's decathlon
Meanwhile, in a spectacular performance at the Asian Games on Tuesday, Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain secured her place in the 75kg category final by defeating Thailand's Baison Maneekon with an impressive score of 5-0 in the semi-final.
Up until Sunday, October 3rd, India has accumulated a total of 62 medals at the 2023 Asian Games, consisting of 13 gold, 24 silver, and 25 bronze.
Indian boxer Preeti Pawar concluded her campaign at the Asian Games with a bronze medal. In the 54kg semifinal match, she faced the reigning flyweight champion, China's Chang Yuan, and despite her commendable efforts, Preeti was defeated by a score of 0-5. It's worth noting that Preeti had already secured an Olympic quota, adding to her achievements in the sport.
Earlier in the day, India vs Nepal cricket match, India's captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to bat.
This match marks the beginning of the Indian men's cricket campaign at the Asian Games.
India concludes their innings with a formidable total of 202 runs, which is considered an excellent score on this pitch.
Initially, India started off aggressively, reaching 50 runs within the first 4 overs, raising expectations of a much higher total. However, Nepal deserves credit for their comeback, taking 4 wickets for 50 runs, including the dismissal of Jaiswal. In the end, Rinku Singh played an explosive innings, pushing India's total past the 200-run mark.
Following the successful performance of the women's team, which has already secured its place, the men's team, under the leadership of Gaikwad and guidance from coach VVS Laxman, is determined to achieve nothing less than success.
Earlier on Monday, India started its day by winning 2 bronze medals each in speed skating 3000m relay taking India's haul in the ongoing Asian Games zoom past 55. On Sunday, India won 15 medals of which 9 came in athletics events. Track and field athlete Avinash Sable shattered the Asian Games record as he comfortably secured India's first men's 3000m steeplechase gold medal at the continental meet. Tajinderpal Singh Toor defended his men’s shot put crown at Hangzhou with his sixth and final attempt of 20.36m. Harmilan Bains in women's 1500m claimed silver while Murali Sreeshankar missed gold in men's long jump and settled for silver after falling short by just 0.03 seconds. His second-spot finish saw a best of 8.19 meters, bettered only by China's Wang Jianan with 8.22m. Ajay Kumar Saroj and Jinson Johnson secured second and third positions in the men’s 1500m.
India's ace discus thrower Seema Punia and heptathlon athlete Nandini Agasara settled for bronze medals. Jyothi Yarraji clinched a silver in women's 100m hurdles.
India's Asian Games 2023 medal tally is 67 medals - 15 gold, 26 silver and 28 bronze as of 3 October.
Track the Asian Games LIVE media tally here.
Boxer Narender Berwal signs off with bronze medal after losing 92kg semifinal at Asian Games.
India's Annu Rani bags gold in women's javelin throw at Asian Games. Annu touched 62.92m, which was her season's best throw and topped the chart to win the country its 15th gold in the ongoing Asian Games. Her best throw of the evening came in her fourth attempt.
Tejaswin Shankar wins silver medal in men's decathlon in Asian Games.With a cumulative score of 7666 points, Tejaswin clinched a new national record and first medal in Decathlon since 1974.
India's Praveen Chitharavel fetches bronze medal in men's triple jump at Asian Games.
Mohammed Afsal won the silver medal in the men’s 800m final. Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath fetched a silver in the men's 800m with a timing 1:48.43.
India's Parul Chaudhary wins gold medal in Women's 5000-metre race.
Vithya Ramraj opens the Athletics medal haul of the day with a bronze medal
Keeping up with a great pace on track, Vithya clocked a time of 55.68 to mark this feat in Women's 400m Hurdles Final
India's veteran squash player Saurav Ghosal on Tuesday produced a resounding performance to overwhelm Japan's Ryunosuke Tsukue 3-0 to storm into the semifinals of the Men's Singles event here at the 19th Asian Games.
Ghosal, a stalwart in Indian squash, completed what can only be described as a rout in about 45 minutes. He registered a commanding scoreline of 11-5, 12-10, 11-3, leaving no room for his opponent to stage a comeback.
Kidambi Srikanth produces an equally commanding show in the second game of the men's singles round of 32 match against South Korea's Lee Yungyu.
He goes into the mid-game break with a healthy 11-5 lead and closes the game 21-11.
He had won the first game 21-16 and with that outcome he advances to the next round.
Indian shuttlers Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa moved to the Round of 16 in the women's doubles while duo Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela also advanced for the next round at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Tuesday.
The Indian pair Tanisha-Ashwini won their game after Maldives' Maisa Fathuhulla Ismail and Aishath Afnaan Rasheed retired. However, they were leading by 21-2, 12-2 when their opponent retired.
Treesa-Gayatri defeated Maldives' Aminath Nabeeha and Fathimath Nabaaha in straight set 21-14, 21-12 in 32 minutes.
Meanwhile, India's Ashmita Chaliha lost to Indonesia's Gregoria Tungjung in a Round of 32 match in a straight set 17-21, 16-21.
India secure a dominant 3-0 victory against Cambodia in the men's team soft tennis event.
At halftime in their Group A women's kabaddi match against South Korea, India has established a substantial 32-9 lead.
Indian archer Ojas Pravin Deotale sealed a win in the compound men's individual semifinal match and confirmed his place in the final game at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Atanu Das and Dhiraj Bommadevara failed to clinch a win in their recurve men's individual quarterfinal game.
Indian archer Ojas Pravin Deotale clinched a 150-146 win against South Korea's Jaewon Yang. Ojas displayed a stellar performance in the compound men's individual semifinal match and dominated the game from the very first and created a world record of 150 points. (ANI)
World champion Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) locked an Olympic quota for herself by moving to the final while young Indian boxer Preeti Pawar (54kg) signed off with a bronze medal at the Asian Games here on Tuesday.
Borgohain, the Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist, cleverly managed her bout against Asian Championship silver medallist Baison Manikon of Thailand to win by an unanimous 5-0 decision and book her ticket for next year's Paris Games.
Preeti, whose father is an assistant sub-inspector in Haryana Police, put up a good show but lost 0-5 to reigning flyweight champion China's Chang Yuan. She has already secured an Olympic quota. (PTI)
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand secured a comfortable victory with a score of 21-14, 21-12 in the women's doubles round-of-32, defeating Maldives' Aminath Nabeeha and Fathimath Nabaaha.
India's medal tally- 62 medals
Gold: 13
Silver: 24
Bronze: 25
With the exception of Ashmita Chaliha, all of India's badminton players have successfully advanced to the round-of-16 in the individual events. Kidambi Srikanth is the sole remaining Indian shuttler in competition, and he is set to face Korea's Lee Yungyu in the upcoming match.
Two Indian pairs advanced to the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles squash competition with dominant wins over their respective opponents in the pool matches at the Asian Games, here on Tuesday.
In a Pool A match, Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Singh Sidhu breezed past Japan's Risa Sugimoto and Tomotaka Endo 2-0 (11-5 11-5), while Anahat Singh teamed up with Abhay Singh to beat Hong Kong's Tsz Wing Tong and Ming Hong Tang in 2-0 (11-10 11-8) in Pool D.
In the quarterfinals later in the day, the pair of Dipika and Harinder will be up against Jemyca Aribado and Andrew Garica of Philippines. (PTI)
World champion Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) locked an Olympic quota for herself by moving to the final while young Indian boxer Preeti Pawar (54kg) signed off with a bronze medal at the Asian Games here on Tuesday.
Borgohain, the Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist, cleverly managed her bout against Asian Championship silver medallist Baison Manikon of Thailand to win by an unanimous 5-0 decision and book her ticket for next year's Paris Games.
Preeti, whose father is an assistant sub-inspector in Haryana Police, put up a good show but lost 0-5 to reigning flyweight champion China's Chang Yuan. She has already secured an Olympic quota. (PTI)
In the men's recurve archery quarter-final, India's Dhiraj Bommadevara faced a tough battle against Abdullin of Kazakhstan. The match ended in a 5-5 tie, leading to a thrilling shoot-off. Ultimately, Abdullin emerged victorious as he responded with a perfect 10 after the Indian archer shot a 9.
India's medal tally- 62 medals
Gold: 13
Silver: 24
Bronze: 25
Lovlina Borgohain marches into final of the 75kg category
India's medal tally- 62 medals
Gold: 13
Silver: 24
Bronze: 25
Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponappa have secured their spot in the round-of-16 in the women's doubles event with a commanding 21-12, 12-2 (opponent retired) victory over Maldives' Maisa Fathuhulla Ismail and Aishath Afnaan Rasheed.
After registering a win against Hong Kong in their last league match at the Asian Games, Hockey player Ishika Chaudhary is excited to play in the semi-final.
The Indian women's hockey team stormed into the semi-finals after defeating Hong Kong by 13-0 on Tuesday.
Chaudhary said that they are playing well in the tournament and she is hopeful for a great semi-final which will be played on Wednesday.
"It was a good match. I think the team really played well and we tried to do some things that will help in upcoming matches...We are looking forward to the Semi-Finals," Chaudhary said.
The 5th set has ended in a draw, and a shoot-off is required to determine the victor between India's Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kazakhstan's Abdullin.
In the Women's 75kg event, India's Olympic medalist, Lovlina Borgohain, is set to face Thailand's Baison Maneekon.
India's medal tally- 62 medals
Gold: 13
Silver: 24
Bronze: 25
Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung secured victory in the women's singles round-of-32 by defeating India's Ashmita Chaliha with a score of 21-17, 21-16.
India's medal tally- 62 medals
Gold: 13
Silver: 24
Bronze: 25
Following a thrilling opening week that witnessed India securing numerous medals across various sports, the upcoming second week at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China holds the promise of even more excitement. Athletes are preparing to vie for glory in individual events across a diverse range of sports. Read the full story here.
India's medal tally- 62 medals
Gold: 13
Silver: 24
Bronze: 25
India's Preeti Pawar settles for bronze after losing to China's Yuan Chang in women's 54kg semifinal at Asian Games.
India's star shuttlers PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy began their Asian Games campaign with a win in their respective singles matches in the round of 32 at Asian Games in Hangzhou on Tuesday.
PV Sindhu defeated the world No. 21 Chinese Taipei shuttler Hsu Wen Chi 21-10, 21-15 in 42 minutes while Prannoy comfortably advanced to the round of 16 by winning both games convincingly 21-9, 21-12 against Mongolian player Batdavaa Munkhbat.
PV Sindhu has been battling with her injuries since winning gold at the Commonwealth Games last year, but she looked good in her first match. (ANI)
The Indian women's hockey team stormed into the semi-finals after defeating Hong Kong by 13-0 in the last league match at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Tuesday.
India finished their league matches unbeaten with three wins and one draw, collecting 10 points. They are at the top of the table in their Pool A. (ANI)
On Indian Women’s Hockey Team entering Semi-Finals, Hockey player Ishika Chaudhary said, "It was a good match. I think the team really played well and we tried to do some things that will help in upcoming matches...We are looking forward to the Semi-Finals."
Reigning world champion Ojas Deotale blazed his way to the final with a perfect score of 150, while veteran Abhishek Verma also shone bright to set up an all-Indian gold medal clash and assure the county of a top-two finish in the men's individual compound archery at the Asian Games, here on Tuesday.
Seasoned Jyothi Surekha Vennam also advanced into the women's individual final at the expense of world champion Aditi Swami, as the compound archers led India's charge at the continental showpiece.
India have thus confirmed three medals in archery, while they also remained in the hunt for a podium finish in seven more events across recurve and compound sections. (PTI)
The final two events, the javelin throw and the 1500m race, are scheduled for the evening session at 7:05 PM IST. Tejaswin Shankar is currently just 91 points behind China's leading athlete, Sun Qihao.
Gold: 13
Silver: 24
Bronze: 24
Nepal displayed a commendable effort but ultimately fell short by 23 runs as the India men's team secured a spot in the semi-finals.
Brief scores:
India: 202/4 (Yashasvi 100, Rinku 37*; Dipendra 2/31)
Nepal: 179/9 (Airee 32; Bishnoi 3/24, Avesh 3/32)
India's Ojas Pravin Deotale maintains his Games Record with another perfect 150, defeating South Korea's Jaewoon Yang 150-146. He secures a spot in the final of the men's compound archery individual event and is assured of at least a silver medal.
The gold medal match will be an all-Indian showdown between Deotale and Abhishek Verma.
India secured a spot in the men's cricket semi-finals by defeating Nepal by 23 runs.
In men's kabaddi, India dominated with a 55-18 victory over Bangladesh.
The women's hockey team had a commanding 13-0 win against Hong Kong China in Group A.
Archers Ojas Pravin Deotale and Abhishek have set up an all-Indian final in the Compound individual men's event, scheduled for October 7. Jyothi Surekha Vennam advanced to the women's final in Compound, while Aditi will compete for the bronze, both also on October 7.
In badminton, PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy progressed to the round-of-16 in women's and men's singles, respectively.
Kumari Chanda and Harmilan Bains qualified for the women's 800m final.
India secured a spot in the men's 4x400m final.
Ojas Deotale, Abhishek Verma set up all-Indian men's compound final, assure country of 1-2 finish in archery at Asian Games.
The Indian women's hockey team stormed into the semi-finals after defeating Hong Kong by 13-0 in the last league match at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Tuesday.
India finished their league matches unbeaten with three wins and one draw, collecting 10 points. They are at the top of the table in their Pool A. (ANI)
Star Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and PV Sindhu progressed to the men's and women's singles pre-quarterfinals with straight-game wins over their respective opponents in the badminton competition at the Asian Games here on Tuesday.
World no. 7 Prannoy, who had missed the men's team championships final against China due to a back injury, was back on the court, dishing out a clinical performance to expectedly outwit Mongolia's Batdavaa Munkhbat 21-9 21-12 in 25 minutes.
He will face either Jordan's Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik or Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Panarin.
Former world champion Sindhu also looked good as she prevailed 21-10 21-15 over world no. 21 We Chi Hsu of Chinese Taipei. The last and only time Sindhu played Hsu was at the Asia Badminton Championships in Dubai earlier this month. (PTI)
The Indian men's cricket team clinched a quarter-final victory with a 23-run win over Nepal at the 19th Asian Games.
India win bronze in men''s canoe double 1000m event at Asian Games
Singapore is celebrating its first athletic gold win in 49 years at the Asian Games with its Indian-origin sprinter Shanti Pereira winning the women's 200m final in Hangzhou, China.
Pereira clocked 23.03 seconds to finish the race on Monday at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. This is the first athletics gold medal for the city-state since 1974, when sprinter Chee Swee Lee had won the women’s 400m race.
China's Li Yuting took the silver with 23.28 seconds and Bahrain's Edidiong Ofonime Odiong came third at 23.48 seconds in the Monday race. Odiong's compatriot, Salwa Eid Naser, was disqualified for a false start. (PTI)
Jyothi Surekha Vennam secured her spot in the women's compound individual final, guaranteeing India a silver medal in archery at the Asian Games.
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