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Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India's march towards 100 medals kicked off with Aditi Swami clinching a bronze in Compound Women's Individual archery event. Jyothi Vennam, who defeated Aditi in the semi-final, then won a gold medal in the same event to take India's tally to 97.
The Indian contingent continues the journey to the 100-medal mark with multiple medal events at the Asian Games 2023 on on Friday (October 6). The Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Indian cricket team will be in action against Bangladesh in the men's cricket semifinal. A win on Friday will guarantee another medal and can 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 and add more medals to the kitty.
The Indian contingent is on a roll at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou. India have so far won 95 medals (22 gold, 34 silver and 39 bronze) at the Asian Games 2023. This is India's biggest-ever medal haul at the Asian Games. This edition has also seen India's biggest-ever gold medal haul at the Asian Games. In the 2023 edition of the continental tournament, the Indian team is hopeful of crossing 100 medal mark, which will be a new high in Indian sport. India have won medals in Athletics, equestrian, shooting, cricket, tennis, and sailing among other sports.
The Indian men's cricket team will be among the attractions of the action on Saturday in Asian Games 2023. The Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side will take on Afghanistan in the final of the cricket event. Meanwhile, Indian men and women's kabaddi teams will also be playing their respective finals. The star badminton pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will also be action during the gold medal match. India are now certain to reach the coveted 100-medal mark at the Asian Games 2023. This is the first time in Asian Games that India will cross the 100-medal mark. India won 95 medals with seven more assured by the end of action on Friday.
Asian Games Schedule October 7 Saturday: Full List Of Indians In Action:India are already on 95 medals at the Asian Games 2023. Seven more medals are assured - compound archery (3), kabaddi (2), men's cricket (1) and badminton (1). All the finals in these events will happen on Saturday. Apart from them, the Indian women's hockey team will also be in action. India would also expect the wrestler to bring home at least one gold medal from the Asian Games 2023. ( Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)
Bajrang Punia, who entered the Asian Games after escaping the selection trials, suffered embarrassing defeats to make a medal-less exit from Hangzhou even as three other Indian wrestlers, including the talented Aman Sehrawat, won bronze medals on Friday. An under-prepared Bajrang, who spent a major part of this year protesting against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, began with two easy wins but appeared clueless against the formidable Iranian Rahman Amouzadkhalili and Japan's Kaiki Yamaguchi.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)
An error-prone HS Prannoy signed off with an Asian Games bronze, India's first medal in men's singles in 41 years, but Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty kept alive the country's hopes of a first-ever badminton gold after cruising into the men's doubles final on Friday. Satwik and Chirag, ranked world no. 3, dished out a badminton master-class to outclass Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, Tokyo bronze medallists and former world champions, 21-17, 21-12 in 46 minutes of dominance.
The Indian men's team stumbled on the final hurdle against Hong Kong, and settled for a silver medal in the bridge competition at the Asian Games on Friday. India, a gold and two bronze-medal winner at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, lost to Hong Kong 152-238.1 in the gold-medal match at Hangzhou. The Indian team consisting of Sandeep Thakral, Jaggy Shivdasni, Raju Tolani and Ajay Prabhkar Khare could not challenge the Hong Kong outfit at any point during the six sessions, spread over two days. Indian men were trailing 1-2 after the first two sessions, and they made a woeful start, losing the day's first session 32-42 to Hong Kong.