Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule And Event List: All Sports Schedule And Timings

22.09.2023 - 23:41 sports.ndtv.com

The much-anticipated Asian Games 2023 will kick-start from Saturday, September 23 in Hangzhou, China. India will be aiming to scale new heights at the Asian Games 2023 after registering their best-ever medal count during the 2018 edition of the event.

The 19th edition of the Asian Games will witness a 655-member strong Indian team in action in 41 disciplines out of 61. The Asian Games 2023 will be played across 56 venues, with 481 gold medals on offer.

All eyes will be on the Asian Games 2023 medal tally as the likes of Neeraj Chopra, the Indian hockey teams, the badminton duo on Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be in action. (Asian Games Medals Tally | Asian Games Full Schedule) As far as the Asian Games 2023 schedule is concerned, the continental extravaganza will officially start on September 23, but some sports disciplines like cricket, football, volleyball and beach volleyball have already kick-started from September 19 onwards.

The Indian men's and women's cricket teams, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad and Harmanpreet Kaur respectively, will be making their debut at the continental level event.

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The Indian climbers started their campaign in boulder and lead events on a positive note as all four advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Games 2023 on Thursday. In the men's qualification match, Aman Verma finished eighth with a combined score of 118.8 (64.8 in boulder and 54 in lead) and advanced to the last four. Bharath Stephen Kamath Pereira followed suit after finishing 13th with a combined score of 97.8 (69.7 in boulder and 28.1 in lead). In the women's event, Saniya Farooque Shaikh, who finished 17th with a score of 51.4 (44.3 in boulder, 7.1 in lead) and Shivani Charak who finished 18th with a score of 45.9 (39.8 in boulder, 6.1 in lead) entered the semifinals. The men and women will play their semifinal clashes on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

Asian Games 2023 Live October 5 Latest Updates: Dipika Pallikal/Harinder Sandhu Win Squash Final, Gold No. 20 For India

Asian Games 2023 Day 12 Live Updates: Dipika Pallikal/Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu have made history by clinching the first gold medal in the squash (mixed doubles). So far, at the Asian Games 2023 India have won 20 gold medals. The Indian women's compound archery team gave a great start to the day by winning the 19th gold medal at the Asian Games 2023. HS Prannoy has entered the badminton men's singles semi-final and is assured of a medal. Veteran squash player Saurav Ghosal will also feature in the singles final. Star shuttler PV Sindhu's hopes of winning another Asian Games medal were dashed after she lost to China's Bingjiao He in the women's singles quarterfinal. India's Antim Panghal and Mansi will fight for bronze medals in women's freestyly 53kg and 50kg, respectively. (Asian Games Medals Tally | Asian Games Full Schedule)

Games-India's Chopra wins javelin gold despite officiating howler

HANGZHOU, China : The track and field competition at the Hangzhou Asian Games was marred by another controversy on Wednesday when officials failed to record a "good" first throw made by Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra.

Asian Games 2023: Did Chinese Officials Try To 'Cheat' Neeraj Chopra? India Great's Big Accusation

A huge controversy erupted during Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra's javelin throw event at the Asian Games when his first attempt was not measured, prompting legendary Anju Bobby George to accuse the Chinese officials of "trying to cheat" and "deliberately targeting the Indians". It seemed Chopra had comfortably cleared the 85m mark but to his surprise the effort was not recorded by the officials and he was not given any reason for that. "I don't know why they did not measure my first throw. Just after me, the second and third competitors had their throws and their distance were measured. I kept on asking what happened to my first throw," Chopra told reporters after winning gold medal on his fourth attempt.

Asian Games 2023: India Men And Women Thrash Thailand In Kabaddi

India continued their impressive run in kabaddi with both the men's and women's teams thrashing their Thailand counterparts in the Asian Games on Wednesday. While the seven-time champions men's team outclassed Thailand 63-26, the women's side prevailed 54-22 in two Group A matches at the Xiaoshan Guali Sports Centre. Looking to regain its Asian Games gold medal, the Indian men's team, which had slipped to a bronze medal at the 2018 Jakarta edition, took a commanding 37-9 lead at half-time.

Asian Games 2023: Did Chinese Officials Try To 'Cheat' With Neeraj Chopra? India Great's Big Accusation