Asian Games 2023 LIVE Updates: India Men's Hockey team reached finals after defeating South Korea 5-3Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Pravin Ojas Deotale clinched gold medal in archery
Asian Games 2023 Day 11 LIVE Updates: India’s Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Pravin Ojas Deotale have clinched the top spot, securing the gold medal in the compound archery mixed team event.
India’s boxer Lovlina Borgohain clinches the silver medal in the Women’s 75kg category, as she yielded to China’s Li Qian in the championship bout.
India hopes for another positive outing on Day 11 of the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China as it stands in fourth place on the medal tally. India’s Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh won bronze medal in squash mixed doubles today. Now, the country’s golden boy Neeraj Chopra will be in action. He will aim for a gold medal in the men’s javelin throw final. Besides, Kishore Kumar Jena, who would aim for a podium finish, will also be competing in the same event.
In the women’s 800m finals, we have Harmilan Bains and Chanda. Harmilan has already won a silver medal in women’s 1500m earlier, however, she will now aim for a second medal at the continental event. Other Indians include Avinash Sable in men’s 5000m and Gulveer Singh in the same event.
Apart from these games, the Indian men’s hockey team will also be playing in the semifinals against Korea. The star shuttles include PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, and Kidambi Srikanth.
Key highlights of Day 11 so far:
1. India clinched gold medal in archery mixed team event.
2. Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain won silver in 75kg category
3. Neeraj Chopra will play for the gold medal at 4:35 PM
4. India Men’s hockey team entered the finals after defeating South Korea 5-3
Track India’s LIVE medal tally at the Asian Games 2023 here.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Harmilan Bains have clinched silver medal for India in women’s 800 m.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Neeraj Chopra threw 82.38m in first throw and we all know India’s golden boy has much more than that.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Kishore Kumar Jena throws 81.26m in his first attempt.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Neeraj Chopra’s second take has not been very great and it is sub-80m throw.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: The officials have confirmed that Neeraj Chopra will get another shot at his first throw as they failed the calculate the distance of previous one due to a technical glitch.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: With Neeraj Chopra, India is waiting for his distance, their is no offical word currently as other athletes take their chances.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Neeraj Chopra started with a great throw but there seems to be technical glitch and currently the athlete is standing with officials trying to know his distance.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Kishore Jena is the another Indian competing the finals of javelin throw, but all eyes are currently on Neeraj Chopra
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: India’s golden boy Neeraj Chopra in set for action in the men’s javelin throw final. Stay tuned
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Kidambi Srikanth succumbs to a defeat in the men’s singles badminton Round of 16 encounter, facing off against Japan’s Kodai Naraoka. Srikanth concedes the match with a scoreline of 16-21 in the first game and 17-21 in the second.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: India has made its mark at the Asian Games 2023, achieving its best-ever medal tally in the history of the tournament. As of October 4, India has won a total of 74 medals, with 16 gold medals, 27 silver medals and 31 bronze medals.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Saurav Ghosal’s pursuit of success at the Asian Games remains undeterred, as he secures a decisive victory over Hong Kong’s Leung C.H.H in the men’s singles squash semifinals, triumphing sweep of 11-2, 11-1, and 11-6.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Indian players Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Pravin Ojas Deotale won gold in the Compound Archery Mixed Team event today, October 4. India has made its mark at the Asian Games 2023, excelling in specific sports that brought a total of 71 medals for the country.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: India has secured their spot in the men’s hockey finals with a resounding 5-3 victory over South Korea
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: In the Men’s Hockey semi-finals, India is leading 4-2 against South Korea. It is half-time now!
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: With a resounding 54-22 victory, India women top Group A has entered Kabaddi semi-finals.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Just two wins away from reclaiming the gold medal after a hiatus of 41 years, a confident Indian women’s hockey team will look to overcome a partisan crowd when it takes on hosts and three-time champions China in the semifinal of the Asian Games here on Wednesday.
The Indian women came close in the 2018 edition in Jakarta before settling for a silver but this time around the Savita Punia-led side is desperate to clinch the country’s second gold medal at the continental showpiece.
India’s only gold at the Asian Games came in the 1982 New Delhi edition, where women’s hockey was first introduced. Since then, they have won three bronze and two silver medals but the yellow metal has eluded them.
But this time around, the Indian women are in top form and look favourites to win the title here.
India lead 4-2 against South Korea in their men’s hockey semifinal.
India is leading 32-9 against Nepal in Kabaddi.
India’s top men’s doubles badminton pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty came up with a smashing performance, defeating the Indonesian duo of Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin to enter the quarterfinals at the Asian Games here on Wednesday.
In a contest that lasted a marathon 84 minutes, the Indonesian pair was not willing to concede even an inch to the celebrated Indian duo, ranked No. 3 in the world, before the latter prevailed 24-22, 16-21, 21-12.
India 4-2 South Korea in Quarter 2
India 18-5 Thailand
Tokyo Olympic medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain was out-punched in the lop-sided final to settle for a silver while Parveen Hooda signed off with a bronze medal at the Asian Games here on Wednesday.
Borgohain, the reigning world Asian champion, was thrashed by home favourite and two-time Olympic medallist Li Qian in the 75kg final.
The stage is set for an epic showdown as the Indian women’s hockey team goes head-to-head against China in the first semi-final scheduled to take place on Thursday at the Asian Games.
Both teams have shown remarkable form in the tournament and a place in the final is on the line in what promises to be a thrilling contest.
India’s Lovlina Borgohain signs off with silver in women’s 75kg boxing after losing to China’s Li Qian at Asian Games.
Indian players Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won in the final game against Leo Rollycanrnando and Daniel Marthin of Indonesia.
Ojas Deotale’s youthful energy blended seamlessly with Jyothi Surekha Vennam’s skills, securing India’s maiden gold medal in the compound mixed team event and contributing to their best-ever show in archery at the Asian Games, here on Wednesday.
India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lose in the second game.
Indian shuttlers Sai Pratheek and Tanisha Crasto bowed out in the mixed doubles Round of 16 at the Hangzhou Asian Games while the duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also lost in the women’s doubles pre-quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Sai Pratheek and Tanisha Crasto faced defeat against world No. 9 Malaysian pair Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei 21-18, 21-8. Treesa-Gayatri went down 21-15, 18-21, 21-13 against Korean pair Kim Soyeong and Kong Heeyong.
“India shines brighter than ever before at the Asian Games! With 71 medals, we are celebrating our best-ever medal tally, a testament to the unparalleled dedication, grit and sporting spirit of our athletes. Every medal highlights a life journey of hard work and passion. A proud moment for the entire nation. Congrats to our athletes,” tweeted PM Modi.
Indian players Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty win the first game against Indonesians Leo Rollycanrnando and Daniel Marthin.
India finished last in the seven-team standings, with China claiming gold.
India’s Siddharth Bajrangg qualifies for the next round.
India’s star javelin thrower, Olympic gold medalist and World Champion Neeraj Chopra will be starting his Asian Games campaign in the final of men’s javelin throw on Wednesday.
Neeraj will compete in the title clash in the javelin throw at 4:35 PM IST.
After winning the gold medal in the Archery Compound mixed team event, Ojas Deotale says, “We had no hopes, but we followed our process as planned… The weather condition was favourable. It was a bit cloudy and in between wind was there but we tackled it. Overall it was very nice… It was a goosebump moment (standing on the podium). It is that kind of moment that one can only feel but can’t explain…”
Indian boxer Parveen Hooda signed off with a bronze medal after losing to two-time world champion Lin Yu Ting of Chinese Taipei in the women’s 57kg semifinal here on Wednesday.
Parveen, the 2022 world championship bronze medallist, went down to Lin via a 5-0 unanimous verdict.
Parveen loses round 3 too to Chinese Taipei’s Yu Ting Lin in the semi-final of women’s 57kg. The Indian wins bronze, HT reported.
The Indian duo of Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu rallied to enter the final of the mixed doubles squash event with a 2-1 win over their opponents from Hong Kong at the Asian Games here on Wednesday.
The Indians won 7-11, 11-7, 11-9 against Hong Kong’s Lee Ka Yi and Wong Chi Him.
However, it was heartbreak for the second Indian pair of Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh as they lost to Aifa Binti Azman and Mohammad Syafiq Bin Mohd Kamal of Malaysia 11-8, 2-11, 9-11 in the other mixed doubles semi-final.
India’s Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh sign off with bronze medal in squash mixed doubles at Asian Games.
Two-time Olympic medallist Indian shuttler PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy sailed into the quarterfinals of the women’s and men’s singles badminton with straight game wins at the Asian Games here on Wednesday.
Former world champion Sindhu won the round of 16 match against Putri Kusuma Wardani 21-16 21-16, sealing it in her favour without breaking a sweat against the hapless Indonesian.
Malaysia won the second game of the mixed doubles squash match.
Indian players Anahat-Abhay lead 8-9 against their Malaysian opponents.
Indian players Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand put up a brave fight before going down to South Korea’s Soyeong Kim and Heeyong Kong in the women’s doubles pre-quarterfinals.
Sunil Kumar kept India in hunt for its first Greco Roman medal in 13 years at the Asian Games by reaching the 87kg bronze play-off even as three of his compatriots exited the tournament here on Wednesday.
Sunil began with a close 4-3 win over China’s Fei Ping and followed that up with a technical superiority victory over Tajikistan’s Sukhrob Abdulkhaev, winning the quarterfinal in the first period itself.
The Indian skating team was given a warm welcome following their bronze medal win at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Tuesday night.
The India skating contingent captured its first medal at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou as the women’s speed skating 3000 m relay team consisting of Heeral Sadhu, Kartika Jagadeeswaran and Aarathy Kasturi Raj secured a bronze medal in the final on Monday. With timings of 4:34.861 minutes, India managed to secure a bronze medal.
Gulbadin Naib and Qais Ahmad grabbed three wickets apiece as a battling Afghanistan beat defending champions Sri Lanka by eight runs on Wednesday to book an Asian Games semi-final against Pakistan.
Indian players Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh face Malaysia’s Aifa Binti, Mohammad Syafiq in the mixed doubles semifinals!
Indian players Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won the second game (21-18) against Soyeong Kim and Heeyong Kong in the women’s doubles pre-quarterfinals.
Indian players Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu have entered the squash mixed doubles final. At least a silver is assured!
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Ojas Deotale and Jyothi Surekha Vennam for winning a gold archery competition at the Asian Games, saying their exceptional skill, precision and teamwork have ensured great result.
“Well done @VJSurekha and Ojas, for hitting the bullseye in the Mixed Team Compound event, leading to a perfect podium finish. Their exceptional skill, precision and teamwork have ensured great results. Congrats to them,” Modi said on X.
The men’s javelin final event at Asian Games 2023 will take place at the HOC Stadium in Hongzhou and will begin from 4.35 pm IST.
India has defeated Nepal in women’s volleyball Pool G fixture.
India’s Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu make a terrific comeback.
Sunil Kumar crashed to a defeat against Iran’s Naser Alizadeh in men’s greco-roman 87kg semifinal!
The Indian wrestler Sunil Kumar made it to the semifinals of the Greco-Roman 87 kg men’s wrestling competition at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday.
First, in the pre-quarters match, he clinched a 4-3 win over China’s Peng Fei. Then later on, he secured a massive 9-1 win over Tajikistan’s Sukhrob Abdulkhaev in the quarterfinal, moving to the semifinals.
Hangzhou Asian Games: India achieve its best-ever medal tally by winning 71 medals at the Asian Games, surpassing the previous best of 70 medals.
India’s Sunil Kumar against Iran’s Naser Alizadeh in the men’s greco-roman 87kg semifinal!
Saudi distance runner Mohammed Yousef Alasiri has become the second reported doping case at the Asian Games and has been provisionally suspended, officials said.
The 34-year-old had a sample collected on September 26 during out-of competition testing and did not take part in the men’s 10,000m four days later.
India’s Jyothi Vennam Surekha and Pravin Ojas Deotale clinched gold in the mixed team compound archery after winning a final match against South Korea’s Chaewon So and Jaehoon Joo at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Wednesday.
Jyothi-Pravin defeated the South Korean pair in a close encounter by one point 159-158.
India has made its mark at the Asian Games 2023, excelling in specific sports that brought a total of 71 medals for the country.
Two-time Olympic medallist Indian shuttler PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy sailed into the quarterfinals of the women’s and men’s singles badminton with straight game wins at the Asian Games here on Wednesday.
Former world champion Sindhu won the round of 16 match against Putri Kusuma Wardani 21-16 21-16, sealing it in her favour without breaking a sweat against the hapless Indonesian.
Pakistan’s first athletics world championship medallist Arshad Nadeem has pulled out of the Asian Games with a knee injury, foiling a javelin showdown with India’s Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday.
The Games were also hit by a second doping case, with a Saudi runner banned after returning a positive drug test.
India’s Vikas loses 1-9 against China’s Lui Rui in men’s greco-roman 77kg quarterfinal.
India won Set 1, and China claimed Set 2, 28-26.
India’s Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Pravin Ojas Deotale won a gold medal in the Compound Archery Mixed Team event.
India’s HS Prannoy beats Dmitriy Panarin of Kazakhstan in straight games (21-12, 21-13)
Indian athletes Majnu Rani and Ram Baboo secured a bronze medal in the 35 m mixed race walk at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday.
Clocking timings of 5:51:14 hours, the Indian duo secured a bronze and continued the country’s fine run in athletics.
On winning silver medal in men’s 800m finals at Asian Games, Muhammad Afsal Pulikkalakath says, ” This is my first Asian Games and I could win silver medal for India so I am very happy. My family and coach have supported me a lot…”
On winning bronze medal in men’s triple jump at the Asian Games, Praveen Chitravel says, ” I am not happy with my performance but I am happy that I got the bronze medal…”
India’s PV Sindhu is off to a good start in her badminton women’s singles pre-quarters.
India’s Sunil Kumar seals a 4-3 win vs China’s Fei Peng in the men’s greco-roman 67kg 1/8 final
Indian race walkers Manju Rani and Ram Baboo won the bronze medal in the 35km race walk mixed team event at the Asian Games here on Wednesday.
Ram Baboo came in fourth, while Manju finished sixth to win the third prize.
India’s Neeraj crashed to a 3-5 defeat vs Uzbek Makhmud Bakhshilloev in the men’s greco-roman 67kg 1/8 final.
In Wrestling, India have Neeraj facing Uzbek Makhmud Bakhshilloev in the men’s greco-roman 67kg 1/8 final.
India win bronze medal in 35km race walk mixed team event at Asian Games.
Indian archers Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Deotale held their nerves to beat Malaysia 158-155 and advance into the compound mixed team semifinals at the Asian Games here on Wednesday.
Standing one win away from a medal, the top-seeded India will next take on fourth-seed Kazakhstan in the semifinals later in the day. Kazakhstan defeated Thailand 154-152.
Indian players Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Pravin Ojas Deotale trail Kazakhstan’s Adel Zhexenbinova and Andrey Tyutyunto 39-40.
Athletics
4:30 am: 35km Race Walk Mixed Team – Manju Rani, Ram Baboo
16:30 pm: Men’s High Jump Final – Sandesh Jesse, Sarvesh Kushare
16:35 pm: Men’s Javelin Throw Final – Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Kumar Jena
16:40 pm: Women’s Triple Jump Final – Sheena Nellickal Varkey
16:55 pm: Women’s 800m Final – Harmilan Bains, KM Chanda
17:10 pm: Men’s 5000m Final – Avinash Sable, Gulveer Singh
17:45 pm: Women’s 4 x 400m Relay Final – India
18:05 pm: Men’s 4 x 400m Relay Final – India (Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Nihal William, Mijo Kurian)
16:55 pm: Women’s 800m Final – Harmilan Bains, KM Chanda
16:35 pm: Men’s Javelin Throw Final – Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Kumar Jena
11:50 am: Recurve Mixed Team Quarterfinal – India vs Indonesia
1:30 pm: Women’s Team Group A match – India vs Thailand
Update on Kabaddi: India men defeat Thailand 63-26 in Group A.
Saudi Arabian distance runner Yousef Mohammed Alasiri tested positive for a banned substance at the Asian Games and has been provisionally suspended, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said.
Alasiri was entered in the men’s 5,000 and 10,000 metres events in Hangzhou but did not start in either race.
India won 70 medals at the Asian Games 2018 – its highest-ever medal tally at the continental event. India ended Day 10 of the 19th Asian Games with overall 69 medals- 15 gold, 26 silver and 28 bronze.
Indian players Jyothi Vennam Surekha and Pravin Ojas Deotale beat Binti Mat Salleh Fatin and Bin Mazuki of Malaysia 158-155.
India records massive victory against Thailand 63-26 in men’s Group A match.
World Champion Neeraj Chopra will step out on Wednesday to defend his men’s javelin throw crown at the ongoing 19th Asian Games and will aim for his second consecutive gold.
Neeraj, a Tokyo Olympic medallist, will headline the athletic event on Day 11 of the Games, where India will definitely be the favourites for a gold medal.
Chakkaphod ends up eliminating himself. With this, India has another All out!
India’s Jyothi Vennam Surekha and Pravin Ojas Deotale beat Malaysian players 158-155 to advance to the mixed team compound archery semi-final.