Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Today: India Close In On Win vs Bangladesh; 2 Silvers In Bag

24.09.2023 - 03:03 sports.ndtv.com

Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: It's a Super Sunday for the Indian contingent at the Asian Games 2023. Ramita, Mehuli Ghosh, Ashi Chouksey won India's first medal -- a silver -- in Women's 10m air rifle team event.

Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh won India's second medal, another silver, in Rowing lightweight men's double sculls with a timing of 6:28.18s.

Meanwhile, the India women's cricket team are on top against Bangladesh. After electing to bat, Bangladesh were bowled out for 51.

India's Suraj Singh Mayanglambam (9.730) and Anjul Namdeo (9.710) finished fifth and sixth, respectively in men's changquan (Wushu). (LIVE Cricket Scorecard | Asian Games 2023 medals tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule) First day first first Indian rovers sail to glory as Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh win Silver medal in Men's lightweight double scull.#isbaarsaupaar#AsianGames pic.twitter.com/3U83rhWdgn The first medal for India and it comes from Lightweight Men's Double Sculls #HangzhouAsianGames #AsianGames pic.twitter.com/baKktn4uYn Two more wickets for India!

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India lost 2-4 to hosts Malaysia in the opening match, a virtual semifinal to bow out of the Merdeka Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. Malaysia took the lead as early as in the seventh minute through Dion Cools before Naorem Mahesh Singh equalised for India with a beautiful volley in the 13 minute. A silly challenge from Nikhil Poojary on Arif Amin inside the Indian box gifted Malaysia a penalty and Amin made no mistake in finding the net from the spot in the 20th minute. To make matters worse for India, Faisal Halim increased the score-line 3-1 in Malaysia's favour four minutes from half time.

Men's Football: India Lose 0-2 vs Saudi Arabia, Crash Out Of Asian Games 2023

A formidable Saudi Arabia didn't bring their 'A' game to the fore yet were strong enough to ward off a gutsy challenge from India winning their pre-quarterfinal match 2-0 in the men's football competition in Hangzhou on Thursday. There was no doubt about Saudi Arabia's supremacy as forward Mohammed Khalil Marran's opportunistic twin strikes in the 51st and 57th minute ended Sunil Chhetri-led India's campaign at the continental event. However, Igor Stimac's players can hold their heads high with the kind of performance that they put in despite so much uncertainty and with AIFF sending a second string side due to the obstinate attitude from the Indian Super League (ISL) organisers who refused to release top players.

India vs Saudi Arabia LIVE, Asian Games 2023, Live Score: India Face Tough Saudi Arabia Challenge In Round Of 16

India vs Saudi Arabia Live Updates:India take on Saudi Arabia in the Round of 16 tie of men's football event at the Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou. The Sunil Chhetri-led side began their Asian Games 2023 journey with a 5-1 demoralising loss against China in their first Group A match but managed to comeback strong in their second game against Bangladesh with a 1-0 win.

Asian Games 2023 Live Updates, September 27: Shooter Sift Kaur Samra Sets World Record On Way To Gold, India Lead 5-0 In Hockey vs Singapore

Asian Games 2023, September 27 Live Updates:Indian shooters have dominated the proceedings on Wednesday, winning 2 golds, one silver and a bronze medal, across individual and team events. Sift Kaur Sharma and Ashi Chouksey, who had earlier secured a silver in team event, won an individual gold and bronze, respectively. So far, India have won four medals on September 27, taking the overall medals tally to 18. Later in the day, the quartet of Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla, Sudipti Hajela and Divyakriit Singh will also take part in Dressage - Intermediate (individual) after they clinched the gold medal in the team event. (Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally)

"It Has Been Difficult": Sunil Chhetri's Honest Take On India's Asian Games 2023 Journey

Captain Sunil Chhetri played every minute of India's three Asian Games matches so far, scoring two of the team's three goals to lead the country to the round of 16 but having become a father recently, he is also missing his son. The 39-year-old Chhetri and his wife Sonam were last month blessed with a baby boy but he had to leave them behind and attend to national duty. "There is an age difference with other boys. Some of them are really young, we give them space. I and Sandesh are a bit aloof from them. We have young kids at home. I am missing my son and he (Jhingan) is desperately missing his daughter," Chhetri said when asked how he spends time with the team members.

Asian Games 2023 Live Updates, September 25: India Clinch Gold With World Record Effort In Shooting, Bronze In Rowing

Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: India's 10m men's rifle team clinched the gold medal and broke the world record by scoring 1893.7 points. The team of world champion Rudrankksh Patil, Olympian Divyansh Panwar and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar aggregated 1893.7 in the qualification round to better the world record of 1893.3 set by China. Meanwhile, India also secured a bronze medal in the in Men's Four Rowing event, where the quartet of Jaswinder, Bheem, Punit and Ashish recorded a time of 6:10.81. (Asian Games Medals Tally | Full Schedule - Sep 25)