Asian Games 2023 Day 7: Murali Sreeshankar and Jyoti Yaraji showcased their athletic talent by qualifying for the finals of their respective events at the Asian Games. Meanwhile, the shooting contingent continued to shine and earned an impressive tally of 19 medals. Their excellent performance reflects India’s strong presence across multiple disciplines in the competition.
Highlights
Aarathy Kasturi Raj places fifth in the speed skating final in roller skating
Indian roller skater Aarti Kasturi Raj finished fifth overall and earned three points in the women’s 10000m point-elimination speed skating competition at the Asian Games 2023. The 29-year-old completed the race in Hangzhou in 17 minutes and 41.159 seconds. 17 year old Hiral Sadhu secured seventh place in the same competition.
Jyothi Yarraji qualifies for the women’s 100-meter hurdles final in athletics
Reigning Asian champion, Jyoti Yaraji shone in the women’s 100m heats at the 19th Asian Games with a timing of 13.03 seconds. Her excellent effort qualified her for the final, which will be held tomorrow at 6:45 PM IST, leaving her third overall. With a timing of 13.30 seconds, Nitya Ramraj also qualified for the top spot. Swapna Barman set a personal record in the women’s heptathlon 100 m hurdles, finishing in 13.88 seconds and finishing second overall. Nandini Agasara finished fourth in her heat with a timing of 14.01 seconds.
Asian Games 2023 Day 7 Indian 10m Air Pistol Team Wins Gold Medal Match in Shooting
India’s Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS achieved an amazing score of 577 points in the 10m air pistol mixed team shooting qualification round at the Asian Games 2023 and earned the top qualification position. At 9:05 am IST, they will face China’s Zhang Bowen and Jiang Ranxin in the gold medal match. Sarabjot Singh, who had earlier won a gold medal in the men’s 10m air pistol team event, and Divya TS, who had earlier won a silver in the 10m air pistol team event, are both Indian shooters who will be competing for their second medal in Hangzhou. are doing.
Murali Sreeshankar advances to the long jump final in athletics
At the Asian Games 2023 Day 7 , Indian athlete Murali Sreeshankar, 24, qualified for the men’s long jump final by clearing 7.97 metres in the preliminary round. Tomorrow at 4:40 PM IST, the Asian Championships silver medalist will compete in the final. Jeswin Aldrin, who placed sixth overall and had a best jump of 7.67 metres, also went to the final.
Anandkumar Velkumar fails to win the speed skating medal in roller skating
Anandakumar Velkumar, an Indian roller skater, finished the men’s 10000 m point-elimination speed skating race in sixth place, in 15:40.978, missing the podium by only seven points, earning four points. Siddhant Kamble finished sixth with a timing of 15:57.944, but he also scored four points. On Monday, October 2, both participants will compete in the men’s 3000 meters relay race.
India advances to the C1 500m, C2 500m, and K2 500m Events in the canoe sprint
With a timing of 4:31.626, Indian paddler Neeraj Verma won the men’s canoe single 1000 m semi-final and qualified for the final. With a timing of 2:07.036 in the semi-finals, Binita Chanu Oinam and Parvati Geeta reached the final of the women’s kayak double 500m. The Indian men’s canoe double team finished third in the semi-finals and advanced to the final with a timing of 1:57.225. The Asian Games 2023 Day 7 gold medal competitions for these races will begin at 7:40 AM IST on Monday, October 2.
Pincky Balhara exits the competition in the quarterfinals, according to Kurash
India’s Pinky Balhara lost to Uzbekistan’s Sitora Elmurodova in the women’s -52kg Kurash quarterfinals at the Asian Games 2023 Day 7 . The 24-year-old had earlier defeated Ye Ju Li in the round of 16 and Aishirin Heydarova in the round of 32 matches. Respectively. In further matches, Keshav (66 kg) and Suchika Tariyal (52 kg) lost their opening bouts in Hangzhou.
Ashish Limaye is in first place among individual eventers in dressage
With 26.90 penalty points, 29-year-old Ashish Limaye and Willie B Dunn won the eventing dressage individual event at Hangzhou 2023. Vikas Kumar finished 16th with 32.40 points, while Apoorva Dabhade finished eighth with 29.60 points. India is ranked third in the team competition with 88.90 penalty points, while China (85.20) and Hong Kong China (86.80) top the event dressage team rankings. In this equestrian competition, fewer penalty points correspond to higher rankings.
Athletics: Swapna Barman Holds Fourth Place After Two Events in the Heptathlon
Swapna Barman of India finished fourth in the women’s heptathlon high jump competition by clearing 1.70 metres. She had previously racked up 995 points in the 100-meter hurdles, and the 855 points she earned in the high jump brought her total to 1850 points, keeping her in fourth place after two rounds. Nandini Agasara, who is presently ranked seventh overall, won the first two competitions with scores of 977 and 747.
Shooting: India wins silver in the mixed team 10m air pistol competition
With a score of 14, Indian shooters Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS won the silver medal in the mixed team 10m air pistol final at the Asian Games 2023 Day 7. This accomplishment gave India their ninth silver medal in the discipline, bringing their total number of shooting medals won at Hangzhou to 19. The gold medal was won by China. Sarabjot Singh holds one gold and one silver, while Divya TS earned her second silver in this edition. India now possesses eight gold, thirteen silver, and thirteen bronze medals from the 19th Asian Games, placing fourth overall in the medal count.
Volleyball: In the women’s team opener, DPR Korea defeats India
The Indian women’s volleyball team lost 98-80 to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) in Pool A of the Asian Games 2023 Day 7. Despite India winning the first set 25–23, DPR Korea bounced back and took the next three sets. Surya led India with 18 points, while DPR Korea’s Hyeonjoo Kim dominated with 30 points. Tomorrow at 4:30 PM IST, India will play China in its second women’s volleyball match.
Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah lose in the quarterfinals of table tennis
India’s Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah lost 3-2 to South Korea’s Woojin Jang and Jonghoon Lim in the quarterfinals of the Asian Games 2023 Day 7. Despite losing the game twice, they could not maintain their lead in the deciding game. Which allowed the Republic of Korea pair to advance to the semi-finals. Manika Batra had a chance to earn the first singles table tennis medal for India in the competition by defeating China’s Yidi Wang in a separate match.
Men’s 3×3 basketball team loses to IR Iran to end season
Islamic Republic of Iran defeated the Indian men’s 3×3 basketball team 19-17 in their quarterfinal qualification game at Hangzhou 2023. Sahaji Pratap Singh Sekhon added seven points, and Princepal Singh led all scorers for India with nine points. Before this defeat, India had won matches against Malaysia and Macau, China, but they had lost to China in Pool C.
Preeti Pawar wins a medal and an Olympic quota in boxing
Indian boxer Preeti Pawar defeated Kazakhstan’s Zaina Shcherbekova by a score of 4-1 in the women’s 54kg quarter-finals of the Asian Games 2023 Day 7. With this win, India not only secured its second medal in Hangzhou but also secured an Olympic quota place for the Paris 2024 Games.
Men’s and women’s trap teams are still in medal contention after stage one in shooting
Indian shooters participated in the preliminary rounds of men’s and women’s trap teams and individual competitions at Hangzhou 2023. With 73 points, Keenan Chenai finished second, while the Indian men’s trap team finished second. Preeti Rajak was fifth in the individual standings with 69 points, while the Indian women’s trap team was third with 195 points. Tomorrow at 6:30 am IST, the second phase of the shooting trap event will begin. The top three teams in each category will get medals, while the top six men and women shooters will advance to the individual finals.
Boxing: Lovlina Borgohain wins in the quarterfinals and is guaranteed a medal
Reigning world champion and Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain defeated Suyeon Seong 5-0 in the women’s 75kg quarterfinal match at the Asian Games 2023 Day 7. With this win, she will get her first medal at the Asian Games and if she reaches the semi-finals, she will have a chance to win an Olympic quota for India for the 75kg weight category in Paris in 2024. Medals are also safe for Preeti Pawar and Nikhat Zareen at the 19th Asian Games. On October 3 at 12:00 IST, Borgohain will face Thai boxer Bison Manikon in the semi-finals.
Additionally, thanks to the walkover, Sachin Siwach will take on either Pakistan’s Muhammad Qasim or China’s Lu Ping in the men’s 57kg quarter-finals on October 3 at 5:15 PM IST. The choices made by athletes’ individual National Olympic Committees determine whether they will compete at the Paris Games.
Manika Batra loses in the singles quarterfinals of table tennis
In the women’s singles quarter-finals at Hangzhou 2023, Chinese rival Yidi Wang defeated Indian challenger Manika Batra 4-2 in table tennis. While Batra won the second and fifth games, Wang won the first, third, fourth and sixth games. As a result, India’s table tennis singles campaign came to an end. Indian paddlers are still competing for the first individual medal in Asian Games history.
Bopanna and Bhosale win the mixed doubles title in tennis
India’s Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale won the gold medal by defeating Chinese Taipei’s Tsung-Hao Huang and An-Shuo Liang 2-6, 6-3, 10-4 in mixed doubles tennis at the Asian Games 2023 Day 7. After losing the first set, winning the second and dominating the 10-point tiebreaker. Bopanna and Bhosale won their first mixed doubles medal at the Asian Games, giving India their seventh mixed doubles medal overall.
Handball: Indian Women’s Team Defeats Nepa with a Dominant Victory
The Indian women’s handball team easily defeated Nepal by the score of 44-19 in the Group B match of the Asian Games 2023 Day 7. Mithali Sharma made a big contribution by scoring seven goals and Nidhi Sharma made a big contribution by scoring 11 goals. When it comes to accuracy, India were exceptional, scoring on 75.66% of their shots. Despite this win, India could not finish in the top two of Group B and missed out on a place in the semi-finals in Hangzhou.
Women’s 3×3 Basketball Team Advances to Quarterfinals in Basketball
Indian women’s 3×3 basketball team defeated Malaysia 16-6 to enter the quarter-finals of Asian Games 2023 Day 7. All four members of the Indian team scored at least one point in the win, including 21-year-old player Vaishnavi Yadav. Led the team with nine points.
Mirabai Chanu fails to win a medal in weightlifting at Hangzhou
Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Mirabai Chanu finished fourth in the women’s 49kg weightlifting final at the Asian Games 2023 Day 7. He scored 191 points by lifting 83 kg and clean and jerk 108 kg. With an Asian record score of 214 points, including a world record 122 kg clean and jerk, Songgam Rhee of the People’s Republic of Korea won the gold medal. Thanyathon Sukcharoen of Thailand won the bronze medal, while Jiang Huihua of China won the silver medal.
Narender Berwal advances to the men’s +92 kg semifinals in boxing
In the men’s +92 kg quarter-finals at the Asian Games 2023 Day 7, Indian boxer Narendra Berwal defeated Iranian Iman Ramzanpurdelavar 5-0 on points. Despite the judges favoring the Iranian fighter in the early rounds, Narendra won the next two rounds easily. With this win, Berwal is assured of a medal in boxing at the Asian Games and is one step closer to securing an Olympic quota for India.
Anirban Lahiri and Team Struggle in the Third Round of Men’s Golf
The Indian men’s golf team, captained by Anirban Lahiri, dropped two places to eighth position in the third round of the Asian Games 2023 Day 7 with a team score of 626, which is equivalent to -32. Lahiri slipped to T17 in the men’s individual standings as a result of his two-over performance in Round 3. SSP Chaurasia (T20), Khalin Joshi (T24), and Shubhankar Sharma (T34), three other Indian golfers, are also not included. Race for top honors at Asian Games.
Indian Men’s Team Wins Gold in Squash
The Indian men’s squash team won its second gold medal at the Asian Games by defeating Pakistan 2-1 in the championship match. Despite Mahesh Mangaonkar losing the first match, Saurav Ghoshal leveled the score in the second match. 25 year old Abhay Singh defeated 25 year old Noor Zaman of Pakistan in five games in a thrilling match that lasted 65 minutes. He scored two championship points to win the fifth game 12–10. India has consistently won medals in men’s squash teams since 2010 Guangzhou. The Indian women’s squash team also won the bronze medal at the 2023 Asian Games.
Hyeokjin Jeon is defeated by HS Prannoy in the men’s team semifinals of badminton
The bronze medalist from the world championships, HS Prannoy, defeated Hyeokjin Jeon of the Republic of Korea in a hard-fought match in the men’s team semifinal at the Asian Games 2023 Day 7 with scores of 18-21, 21-16, and 21-19. Prannoy, who is rated No. 7 in the world, came back after dropping the first game to defeat Hyeokjin, who is ranked No. 47 in men’s singles. India now has a 1-0 lead in the semifinal after Prannoy’s victory. The second match was slated to pit Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty against Seungjae Seo and Minhyuk Kang, the No. 3 men’s doubles team in the world.
Athletics: Women’s Heptathlon Standings: Swapna Barman Retains Fourth Place
At the Asian Games 2023 Day 7, Indian athletes Swapna Barman and Nandini Agasara finished sixth and eighth respectively in the shot put round of the women’s heptathlon. Swapna Barman finished fourth overall with a total of 2529 points, including 679 from shot put, while Nandini Agasara slipped to eighth place with a total of 2392 points.
Table Tennis: First-Ever Women’s Doubles Medal is Confirmed in History
At the Asian Games in Hangzhou, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee won the first women’s doubles table tennis medal for India. In the quarter-finals, the eighth seeded Indian team defeated defending world champions Chen Meng and Wang Yidi by the scores of 11-5, 11-5, 5-11 and 11-9. India has now won three medals at the Asian Games, the last two coming from the men’s team and mixed doubles team of Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra at the Jakarta 2018 Asian Games. At the Asian Games 2023, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayahika Mukherjee will now compete against DPR Korea’s Suyong Cha and Sugyong Pak.
Aishwarya Mishra finishes fourth in the women’s 400-meter final in athletics
Indian sprinter Aishwarya Mishra came fourth in the women’s 400m final at the Asian Games 2023 with a timing of 53.50 seconds, missing the bronze medal by just 0.92 seconds. Bahrain’s Oluwakemi Mujidat Adekoya won the gold medal, followed by Salwa Eid Nasser in second place and Malaysia’s Wallaboy Shereen Samson in third place. Muhammad Ajmal Wariyathodi finished fifth in the men’s 400 meters final with a timing of 45.97 seconds, missing his personal best of 45.36 seconds.
India finishes sixth in the men’s synchronised 3m Springboard Fina diving competition
With a combined score of 279.87 points, Indian divers London Singh Hemam and Siddharth Bajrang Pardeshi placed sixth in the men’s synchronised 3m springboard final at the Asian Games 2023. Yan Siyu and He Chao, a Chinese team, won the gold medal with a score of 422.55. At the competition held in Hangzhou, Malaysia won the bronze medal with 380.22 points, while the Republic of Korea took home the silver medal with 393.00 points.
Men’s 10,000-meter race results in silver and bronze medalists in the sport
Indian runners Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh set personal best times in the men’s 10,000-meter final at the Asian Games 2023. With a time of 28:15.38, Kartik Kumar won the silver medal, and Gulveer Singh took home the bronze with a time of 28:17.21. Birhanu Yemataw Balew of Bahrain won the gold with a timing of 28:13.62.
Bindyarani Devi places fifth in the women’s 55 kg final in weightlifting
Bindyarani Devi, an Indian weightlifter, finished fifth in the women’s 55kg final at the Asian Games 2023 after earning a total of 196 points. On her third tries, she lifted 83 kg in the snatch and 113 kg in the clean and jerk, capping off India’s weightlifting display in Hangzhou. Hyongyong Kang of the DPR Korea, Suyon Ri of the DPR Korea, and Zhihui Hou of China all won medals, with Hyongyong Kang of the DPR Korea taking home the gold after setting new world marks in the snatch and clean and jerk.
Nishant Dev was defeated in the quarterfinals of boxing
In the men’s 71kg quarterfinal at the Asian Games 2023, Japanese boxer Sewonrets Quincy Mensah Okazawa defeated Indian boxer Nishant Dev with a score of 5-0. In the first two rounds, the judges were in favour of the Japanese fighter. Okazawa, a former world champion, maintained the lead and won despite a valiant effort by Nishant Dev in the last round.
Hockey: In the men’s pool A match, India defeats Pakistan 10-2
The Indian men’s hockey team easily defeated Pakistan 10-2 in their Pool A match in a convincing performance at the Asian Games 2023. With four straight victories, India kept the top spot in the group. Varun Kumar scored twice, while captain Harmanpreet Singh scored four goals to lead the assault. Mandeep Singh, Sumit, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, and Shamsher Singh all scored further goals. In the group stage, India has scored 46 goals while giving up just five. On October 2 at 1:15 PM IST, they will play Bangladesh in Hangzhou.