New Delhi: The Indian contingent is marching forward in the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China, with a strong motivation to break their best-ever Asian Games record of 70 medals.
India secured two bronze medals in roller skating, courtesy of the men’s and women’s teams winning bronze in each of their speed skating 3000m relay races, to start day 9 for them.
India then won their first medal in table tennis at the Asian Games 2023, courtesy of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee’s bronze in the women’s doubles event.
India ended their day by adding 4 more medals from athletics, taking the total number of medals to 60.
Indian Medal Tally- (Gold-13), (Silver-24), (Bronze-23): (Total-60)
Key moments from day 9:
18:18: Raining medals from athletics
ITS A Bronze MEDAL in 4X400m Mixed RELAY
Indian quartet of Ajmal, Vithya, Rajesh & Subha win Bronze medal clocking 3:14.34 which is NEW National Record. #AGwithIAS #IndiaAtAsianGames #AsianGames2022 pic.twitter.com/QEmCOPuMTI
— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) October 2, 2023
India has one more in athletics as the Indian 4X100 relay mixed team of Ajmal, Vithya, Rajesh & Subha clinches bronze to take the Indian medal tally to 60.
18:13: One more from athletics
News Flash:
Ancy Sojan wins SILVER medal in Long Jump.
Ancy did it in style with her PB: 6.63m #AGwithIAS #IndiaAtAsianGames #AsianGames2022 pic.twitter.com/xuHsL2PtDM— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) October 2, 2023
Indian athlete Ancy Sojan clinches silver in women’s long jump final, taking Indian medal tally to 59.
China and Hong Kong walked away with gold and bronze, respectively.
17:00: Double success
SILVER🥈AND BRONZE🥉FOR #India..
Parul Chaudhry and Priti win silver and bronze medal respectively at #AsianGames at 3000m Steeplechase..
Parul finishes second with the timing of 9:27:63 behind World Rank 1 Winfred Yavi.. Priti finishes third with the timing of 9:43:32..#AG22 pic.twitter.com/jCUBdjNV3z
— Kenit Srivastava (@KenitRobin) October 2, 2023
Indian sprinters Parul Chaudhry and Priti continue India’s dominant run in athletics at the Asian Games 2023 as they clinched silver and bronze medals in the women’s 3000m steeple chase race.
14:54: Hockey update (Men’s)
Another mammoth win in Hockey !
India beat Bangladesh by 12-0.#IndianHockey #AsianGames2022 #ASIANGAMES pic.twitter.com/O7UiEoPEAn
— Sayantan Pandit (@codziac) October 2, 2023
Indian men’s hockey team have ended their group stage matches undefeated after defeating Bangladesh by 12-o, in their final group stage match.
14:45: Kabaddi update (Women’s)
India team manages to get a draw in Kabaddi.#AsianGames2023 pic.twitter.com/80YnbcZB7W
— ❤️ 🏸 (@LovesOlympic93) October 2, 2023
Chinese Taipei has pulled a major uproar in the kabaddi world as they held the mighty Indians to a 34-34 draw.
13:44: Badminton update (Men’s singles)
BADMINTON UPDATE🚨
Kidambi Srikanth beat le Duc Phat of Vietnam 2-0 to qualify into the Round of 32.#HrithikRoshan #देवरिया #notmymahatma #Hangzhou2022 #ShahRukhKhan𓀠 #Sivakarthikeyan #AyalaanTeaser #Chittorgarh #Marco #Bihar #मोदीमय_राजस्थान #ICCCricketWorldCup… pic.twitter.com/KE2uvbSAD9
— Crickstufffs (@farzibhai45) October 2, 2023
India’s Kidambi Srikanth secured an easy win in the round of 64, beating his Vietnamese opponent in straight sets of 21-10, 21-9.
11:32: First medal from table tennis
It will be a BRONZE medal, a HISTORIC one for Mukherjees.
Sutirtha & Ayhika go down fighting 3-4 in Semis.
1st EVER Table Tennis MEDAL for INDIA in Women’s Doubles at Asian Games | The girls had defeated WR 1 in QF.
Proud of you girls #AsianGames | #IndiaAtAsianGames pic.twitter.com/T825rqYc34
— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) October 2, 2023
Indian table tennis pair Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee secured a bronze medal after losing out against North Korea’s Cha Suyong and Pak Sugyong in the table tennis women’s doubles category semifinals by a close margin of 3-4.
8:15: Record alert
Athletics, #AsianGames2022: VITHYA RAMRAJ! SHE MATCHES PT USHA’S NR OF 55.42SECS IN THE WOMEN’S 400MH IN THE HEATS ITSELF TO WIN IT! 😲😲
ONE HECK OF A RUN FROM VITHYA. ONE’D WONDER THAT IF IT WAS EVEN NEEDED..BUT SHE LOOKED VERY FRESH POST RACE..SO, NO PROBLEMS
INTO FINALS👏🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/cLIoM6uukR
— Vishank Razdan (@VishankRazdan) October 2, 2023
Indian runner Vithya Ramraj equals PT Usha’s national record of 55.42 seconds, in the women’s 400m hurdles race.
Vithya finished her qualification heat at the top, getting a direct qualification for the finals.
7:25: One brings two
BACK-TO-BACK SPEED SKATING GLORY FOR INDIA 🇮🇳
Huge congratulations to Anandkumar Velkumar, Vikram Rajendra Ingale, and Siddhant Rahul Kamble for their spectacular performance in the Men’s Speed Skating 3000m Relay Race at the #AsianGames2022, earning a well-deserved bronze… pic.twitter.com/0GGcelzgrC
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) October 2, 2023
Indian men’s roller skating team of Aryanpal Singh Ghuman, Anandkumar Velkumar, Siddhant Rahul Kamble and Vikram Rajendra Ingale has clinched a bronze medal in the men’s speed skating 3000m relay team race. Indian medal tally moves to 55 with this medal.
Chinese Taipei won gold, while the Korean team walked away with silver.
7:15:The first one of the day
🥉Roller Skating Glory!🌟 #AsianGames2022
Our women’s speed skating relay team has made their way to the 3000m Relay Final podium, claiming the BRONZE MEDAL!🥉
With a stellar time of 4:34.861, they showcased their incredible speed and teamwork on the rink! 🚀🙌
Congratulations… pic.twitter.com/shgahTuSXj
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 2, 2023
Just like the men’s, the Indian women’s roller skating team of Sanjana Bathula, Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Heeral Sadhu and Aarathy Kasturi Raj, clinched another bronze for India by finishing third in the women’s speed skating 3000m relay team race. giving India their first medal on day 9 of the Asian Games 2023.
Just like the men’s category, Chinese Taipei won the gold, while the Korean team secured a silver medal.
