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HANGZHOU, China : Afghan boxer Mohammad Khaibar Nooristani has been provisionally suspended at the Asian Games in Hangzhou after failing an anti-doping test, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said.
Indian cyclists David Beckham and Esow Alben progressed to the semifinals of Men's Keirin event at the Asian Games on Friday. David finished 0.112s behind topper Kaiya Ota of Japan in first round heat 2 and made it to the semifinal. According to the rules, the first two riders in each heat qualify to the semifinals, while all other riders advance to the repechages.
The young Indian shooting brigade sizzled at the Asian Games, steam-rolling the rivals to win two gold and three silver on Friday and record their best-ever medal haul in the continental showpiece. The grand success of the shooters over the last six days has seen them amass 18 medals so far, including six gold and seven silver, surpassing the 14 they had won during the 2006 Doha Asian Games in an era dominated by the likes of the legendary Jaspal Rana.
India's Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar missed out on a gold medal as he signed off with a silver in men' 50m rifle 3-positions at the Asian Games on Friday. On a day when India reaped five medals in the shooting arena -- two gold and three silver -- China's Du Linshu created an Asian Games record score of 460.6 to deny the 22-year-old Aishwary the top podium spot. The Indian had a final score of 459.7, while home team marksman Tain Jiaming took the third place behind Aishwary with a score of 448.3.
HANGZHOU, China : India's shooters enjoyed another strong day at the Asian Games on Friday, with their men's 50m rifle team breaking the world record on the way to beating China for gold on day six of competition in Hangzhou.
India had a good day on Thursday at the Asian Games 2023 as the medal rush continued on Day 5 of the medal events. Shooters Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema and Shiva Narwal won the country's sixth gold medal of the Asian Games 2023 in Men's 10m Air Pistol Team event. Then, Wushu star Roshibina Devi won a silver medal in the Women's 60 kg final. Anush Agarwalla won India's first medal in individual dressage event at Asian Games.
Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni settled for the men's doubles silver medal at the Asian Games after being edged by Hsu Yu-Hsiou and Jason Jung from Chinese Taipei in straight sets in the final, here on Friday. The Taipei team was unseeded but both Hsu (182) and Jung (231) were better-ranked singles players and it showed in their ground strokes and the way they went about their business in a 6-4 6-4 victory against the second-seeded Indians in the title clash. (Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally)
The Indian contingent's unprecedented run in shooting at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou continues as 17-year-old Palak secured a gold medal while 18-year-old Esha Singh secured a silver medal in the 10m air pistol women's individual final on Friday. With an individual score of 242.1 points, Palak not only won the gold, but also established a new Asian Games record in her category, going past China's record from 2018.