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The UAE won a gold and three silvers from the three jiu-jitsu finals at the Asian Games on the opening day of the martial arts competition at the Xiaoshan Linpu Gymnasium on Thursday.
The Indian contingent are slowly moving towards the impressive 100-medal mark at Asian Games 2023 and the athletes will have a brilliant chance to add to their tally on Friday (October 6). The Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Indian cricket team will be in action against Bangladesh in the men's cricket semifinal and a win can potentially set up a gold medal match against Pakistan. The men's hockey team will also have a chance to win gold as they take on Japan in the summit clash. Archery, Badminton and Wrestling will feature top Indian athletes who will be looking to add to their glory.
Teen sensation Antim Panghal humbled Tokyo Olympics medallist Bolortuya Bat-Ochir 3-1 to win a bronze medal but other Indian wrestlers struggled badly at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Thursday. The 19-year-old Antim bounced back after losing to two-time Japanese world champion Akari Fujinami in the quarterfinals in a superb manner as she did not let the Mongolian attack much in the women's 53kg bronze play-off. Antim saved the day for the Indian contingent which badly needed a medal after Narinder Cheema (Greco-Roman 97kg), Naveen (Greco Roman 130kg) and Pooja Gehlot (women's 50kg) were ousted. (Asian Games Medals Tally | Asian Games Full Schedule)
Indian women crushed Uzbekistan 4-0, while the men were held to a 2-2 draw by China in the sixth round of the chess team competition in the Asian on Wednesday. Against China, the top-seeded Indian men saw games on all four boards ending in draws. The country's top player D Gukesh and Chinese GM Wei Yi played out a draw, while R Prgannanandhaa held Xiangzhi Bu on the second board. Vidit Gujarathi and P Harikrishna, playing on boards three and four respectively, shared honours with Qun Ma and Xiangyu Xu.
The top-seeded Indian men's team was held to a 2-2 draw by Iran in the fifth round of the Asian Games on Tuesday. In women's team event, second-seed India crushed Mongolia 4-0 in round five with Koneru Humpy and R Vaishali leading the way. Both the men's and women's teams are in second spot with eight Match Points each. The men's team came up against leaders Iran and saw its top player D Gukesh go down to Parham Maghsoudloo, while R Praggnanandhaa beat Seyedmohammedamin Tabatabaei.
The top-seeded Indian men's team was held to a 2-2 draw by Iran in the fifth round of the Asian Games on Tuesday. In women's team event, second-seed India crushed Mongolia 4-0 in round five with Koneru Humpy and R Vaishali leading the way. Both the men's and women's teams are in second spot with eight Match Points each. The men's team came up against leaders Iran and saw its top player D Gukesh go down to Parham Maghsoudloo, while R Praggnanandhaa beat Seyedmohammedamin Tabatabaei.
Star Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the singles pre-quarterfinals with straight-game wins over their respective opponents in the badminton competition at the Asian Games on Tuesday. World no. 7 Prannoy, who had missed the men's team championships final against China due to a back injury, was back on the court, dishing out a clinical performance to expectedly outwit Mongolia's Batdavaa Munkhbat 21-9 21-12 in 25 minutes. He will face Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Panarin next. Srikanth also notched up a 21-16 21-11 win over Korea's Lee Yun Gyu to set up a clash with Japan's second seed Kodai Naruka. Former world champion Sindhu also looked good as she prevailed 21-10 21-15 over world no. 21 We Chi Hsu of Chinese Taipei. The last and only time Sindhu played Hsu was at the Asia Badminton Championships in Dubai earlier this month.
HANGZHOU, China :Asian Games volunteers warned spectators to beware of sixes as opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed his way to a 48-ball century, helping India to a 23-run win over Nepal in their debut in the men's cricket tournament on Tuesday.