Ominous China make golden start on first day of Asian Games
HANGZHOU: Hosts China swept the first gold medals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday in a statement of intent on day one of the region’s answer to the Olympics.
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Asian Games: Indra Sjafri Buka Peluang Panggil 2 Amunisi Tambahan
Pelatih Timnas Indonesia U-24 Indra Sjafri membuka peluang menambah dua pemain di babak 16 Besar Asian Games 2023. Saat ini Garuda Muda hanya punya 20 pemain.
Asian Games 2023: Srihari Nataraj 6th, Women's Freestyle Relay 7th In Swimming Finals
The impressive run of star swimmer Srihari Nataraj and Indian women's team ended with sixth and seventh place finishes in the finals of men's 100m backstroke and 4x100m freestyle relay respectively at the Asian Games on Sunday. Srihari, who had touched the pad at 54.71s to finish second in his heat and fifth overall to progress to the final, came up a timing of 54.48 seconds in the final. He was 2.25 behind gold medallist Xu Jiayu (52.23) of China. Irie Ryosuke of Japan (53.46) and Korea's Lee Juho (53.54) won the silver and bronze medals respectively. The women's team comprising Olympian Maana Patel, Dhinidhi Desinghu, Janvi Choudhary and Shivangi Sarma clocked 3:54:66 in the final to take the seventh place. China, Japan and Hong Kong won the gold, silver and bronze respectively.
Indian Fencer Taniksha Khatri Goes Down In Quarter Finals, Misses Medal Narrowly
India narrowly missed out on a medal in Asian Games fencing when Taniksha Khatri lost to world No 2 Man Wai Vivian Kong of Hong Kong 7-15 in individual epee quarterfinal in Hangzhou on Sunday. Khatri, who won her three pool matches to qualify for the knockout round, had seven touches but her opponent was superior and sealed the issue to make the semifinals. A quarterfinal win would have guaranteed at least a bronze medal for the Indian who out-performed her teammate Ena Arora by just four points (15-11) in the round of 32.
Arjun Lal Jat-Arvind Singh Rowing Pair Wins Silver; Coxed-Eight Team Too Comes In Second
Indian rowers powered their way to two silver and a bronze medal, launching their campaign in the Asian Games on a rollicking note on Sunday. On a pleasant morning with the conditions just perfect for rowing at the Fuyang Water Sports Centre, Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh opened the country's account with a silver medal in the men's lightweight doubles sculls event. The Indian duo clocked 6:28.18s to finish behind China's Junjie Fan and Man Sun, who won gold with 6:23.16s.
Apri/Fadia Incar Medali Asian Games 2023
Ganda putri Indonesia Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti tak mau muluk-muluk di Asian Games 2023. Targetnya adalah medali, warna apa saja.
Rionny Mainaky Masih Yakin dengan Fajar/Rian
Ganda putra Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto diyakini masih mampu memberikan hasil terbaik di Asian Games 2023. Keyakinan itu disampaikan Kabid Binpres PBSI Rionny Mainaky karena ganda putra nomor 1 dunia itu saat ini tumpuan.
Tekuk Indonesia, Taiwan Buka Puasa Kemenangan 65 Tahun di Asian Games
Timnas Taiwan U-24 bisa mengalahkan Timnas Indonesia U-24 di pertandingan cabang sepakbola Asian Games 2023. Taiwan buka puasa kemenangannya setelah 65 tahun.