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Asian Games, Chess: Indian Men's, Women's Teams Breeze Past Opponents In Round 3

Indian men's and women's teams produced a fine effort to register easy wins over their rivals in the third round of the chess competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday. The top-seeded men's team comprising GMs D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi and P Harikrishna beat Kazakhstan 3-1. The women's side, which is seeded second here, crushed Indonesia 3.5-0.5 for a third straight win. The India No.1 D Gukesh scored his first win of the event, beating GM Rinat Jumabayev.

Asian Games: Boxer Jaismine Lamboria's Campaign Ends In Women's 60kg Quarterfinals

Indian boxer Jaismine Lamboria's Asian Games campaign ended in the quarterfinals of the women's 60Kg after RSC (referee stopping the contest) defeat in round 2 against North Korea's Won Ungyong on Sunday. Jaismine had a great first round, defeating Ungyong Won 5-0. But, she couldn't defend herself in the second round and lost the bout after RSC. Meanwhile, boxer Parveen assured the country of its fifth boxing medal and also secured a quota for the Paris Olympics 2024, reaching the semifinals of the women's 57 kg category on Sunday.

Asian Games, Boxing: Nikhat Zareen Bows Out In Semis; Parveen Hooda Assures Medal

World Championship bronze medallist boxer Parveen Hooda assured India of a medal and also grabbed a Paris Olympic quota by moving into the 57kg semifinals in the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday. Parveen, who won the bronze medal in the 63kg at the 2022 World Boxing Championships, moved past Uzbekistan's Sitora Turdibekova by unanimous verdict in the quarterfinal. However, Nikhat Zareen, competing in the women's 50kg category, had to settle for bronze after losing to Rakast Chuthamat of Thailand.

UAE Pro League review: Al-Ain and champions Shabab Al-Ahli maintain perfect starts

Holders Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai Club and Al-Ain maintained 100-percent starts to the season after heavyweight clashes, while Al-Wasl blew up theirs in unfathomable fashion against nine men, throughout ADNOC Pro League’s engrossing Matchweek 4.

Asian Games: Soniya Devi Reaches Final Of Women's Kayak Single 500, Megha Pradeep Crashes Out

India's Soniya Devi Phairembam qualified for the final of women's kayak single 500m with a second-place finish but Megha Pradeep was eliminated in the final of women's canoe single 200m at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday. Soniya Devi had finished fourth in women's kayak single 500m (sprint) heat 2 with a timing of 2:17.351 in the morning session, qualifying for the semifinals which took place later in the day. In the semifinal round, the Indian came up with a far better show to finish second and reach the final with a timing of 2:16.435, behind Uzbekistan's Madinakhon Ashrafxonova (2.11:352) at the first spot, followed by Thailand's Khanyakron Suphawatthanakon (2.18:260).

Parveen Hooda Seals Olympic berth, Assures India Of Medal In Boxing At Asian Games

World Championship bronze medallist boxer Parveen Hooda assured India of a medal and also grabbed a Paris Olympic quota by moving into the 57kg semifinals in the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday. Parveen, who won the bronze medal in the 63kg at the 2022 World Boxing Championships, moved passed Uzbekistan's Sitora Turdibekova by unanimous verdict in the quarterfinal. Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jaismine Lamboria, however, crashed out of the 60kg contest after conceding a second round RSC (referee stops contest) to North Korean boxer Won Ungyong in her quarterfinal bout.

Chess: Vaishali Shines As Indian Women Beat Vietnam In Asian Games

The second-seeded Indian women's chess team registered a 2.5-1.5 win over Vietnam in the second round of the team event in the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday. The top-seeded men's team was held to a 2-2 draw by a strong Uzbekistan team with all four matches ending in draws. In the India-Vietnam match, R Vaishali scored the first win with black pieces against WGM Vo Thi Kim Phung. The country's top player, Koneru Humpy, and Vantika Agarwal drew their games.

India Off To Winning Start In Chess Team Events At Asian Games

Indian men and women opened their campaign in the chess team event at the Asian Games with easy wins over Mongolia and Philippines respectively in Hangzhou on Friday. Both the teams won by identical 3.5-0.5 margins in the first round. The team event at the Asian Games is being played in the classical time format while the individual events were held in the rapid format. While the top-seeded Indian men's team saw GM Arjun Erigaisi opening the scoring with a win over IM Amartuvshin Ganzorig of Mongolia with black pieces, Vidit S Gujrathi and R Praggnanandhaa added to the points.

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Asian Games, Chess: Indian Men's, Women's Teams Breeze Past Opponents In Round 3

Asian Games: Boxer Jaismine Lamboria's Campaign Ends In Women's 60kg Quarterfinals

Asian Games, Boxing: Nikhat Zareen Bows Out In Semis; Parveen Hooda Assures Medal

UAE Pro League review: Al-Ain and champions Shabab Al-Ahli maintain perfect starts

Asian Games: Soniya Devi Reaches Final Of Women's Kayak Single 500, Megha Pradeep Crashes Out

Parveen Hooda Seals Olympic berth, Assures India Of Medal In Boxing At Asian Games

Chess: Vaishali Shines As Indian Women Beat Vietnam In Asian Games

India Off To Winning Start In Chess Team Events At Asian Games