China rowers win first gold of Asian Games
HANGZHOU: Host nation China won the first gold medal of the Asian Games on Sunday (Sep 24), when Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping dominated the women's lightweight double sculls rowing final.
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HANGZHOU: Host nation China won the first gold medal of the Asian Games on Sunday (Sep 24), when Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping dominated the women's lightweight double sculls rowing final.
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The experienced trio of Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita Jindal and Ashi Chouksey's bagged the women's team silver while Ramita also clinched an individual bronze in the 10m air rifle event as Indian shooters made an impressive start to their Asian Games campaign, on Sunday. A combined score of 1,886.0 earned the Indian troika the second spot behind hosts China, who smashed the Asian record with a score of 1,896.6. Junior world champion Ramita then won the individual bronze in her event, shooting 230.1 in the eight-shooter finals.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: It's been a medal rush for India so far on Sunday with 3 silver and 2 bronze medals already in the bag. Ramita Jindal, Mehuli Ghosh, Ashi Chouksey won India's first medal -- a silver -- in Women's 10m air rifle team event. Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh won India's second medal, another silver, in Rowing lightweight men's double sculls with a timing of 6:28.18s. Babu Lal Yadav and Lekh Ram won India's second medal in rowing and third overall after winning a bronze in the men's pair final with a timing of 6:50.41s. India's rowing team also won a silver in men's eight event team, while Ramita also won bronze in women's 10m air rifle individual event. (LIVE Cricket Scorecard | Asian Games 2023 medals tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)
After winning a silver medal in the team event at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Indian 10M Air Rifle shooter Ashi Chouksey said that her team was confident of winning a medal and claiming the silver for the country is a "proud moment." The trio of Ramita, Mehuli Ghosh, and Ashi Chouksey opened India's medal tally in the ongoing 19th Asian Games by securing a silver medal in the women's 10m Air Rifle team event on Sunday. (Asian Games Medals Tally)
The Indian contingent kicked off the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, with the first set of medals coming in on September 24. In the 2018 event, the Indian contingent had bagged its biggest-ever medal haul, earning as many as 80 medals from the event from what was a 570-member strong contingent. In the 2023 edition of the continental tournament, the Indian team is hopeful of crossing their previous best, with a 100+ mark being a realistic target. It was the women's shooting team that opened the nation's medal account in Hanzou on September 24. (Asian Games Medals Tally)
The Indian contingent started off Sunday on a promising note, earning the nation its first medal of the Asian Games 2023, with silver medals in 10m Air Rifle Team event and Men's Doubles Sculls Rowing. The Indian team, that is aiming to cross the 100-medal mark this time around in Hangzhou, wasted little time in opening their medals tally. Though, there will be some disappointment in the hearts of the athletes, considering the fact that they couldn't fetch the elusive gold medals in their respective events.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: It's a Super Sunday for the Indian contingent at the Asian Games 2023. Ramita, Mehuli Ghosh, Ashi Chouksey won India's first medal -- a silver -- in Women's 10m air rifle team event. Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh won India's second medal, another silver, in Rowing lightweight men's double sculls with a timing of 6:28.18s. Meanwhile, the India women's cricket team are on top against Bangladesh. After electing to bat, Bangladesh were bowled out for 51. India's Suraj Singh Mayanglambam (9.730) and Anjul Namdeo (9.710) finished fifth and sixth, respectively in men's changquan (Wushu). (LIVE Cricket Scorecard | Asian Games 2023 medals tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)