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Asian Games 2023, October 3, Day 10: Parul Chaudhary and Annu Rani clinches gold, Indian medal tally moves to 69
Indian archers Abhishek Verma and Ojas Pravin set up an all-Indian final at the compound men’s individual event after winning their respective semifinal matches.
New Delhi: India added nine more medals to their overall medals tally of 69, which is only one less than their 2018 Jakarta Asian Games’ 70 medals record.
India started their day with the men’s canoeing team and boxer Preeti Pawar securing bronze medals in their respective events.
However, the evening session of India was far more successful, where they added 7 medals, including two golds from Parul Chaudhary and Annu Rani.
With only five more days to go, the Indian contingent will be looking to go all in to mark their first-ever three-digit score on the medals tally board.
Indian Medal Tally- (Gold-15), (Silver-26), (Bronze-28): (Total-69)
Key moments from day 10:
18:42: Bronze to start, bronze to end
Indian boxer Narender secured a bronze medal in the men’s 92 Kg category, taking the Indian medal tally to 69.
18:42: Golden arms
GOLD medal for Annu Rani 🔥
Annu wins Gold medal in Javelin Throw with her SB 62.92m. #IndiaAtAsianGames #AGwithIAS #AsianGames2022 pic.twitter.com/TaeaSwvigt— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) October 3, 2023
Indian javelin thrower Annu Rani clinched gold in the women’s javelin throw event, giving India their 15th gold medal at the Asian Games 2023.
18:20: Medal alert
News Flash: Tejaswin Shankar wins hard-earned SILVER medal in Decathlon.
Tejaswin did that in style creating NEW NATIONAL RECORD scoring 7666 pts
Tejaswin finished 150 pts behind the Gold medalist athlete from China. @afiindia #IndiaAtAsianGames #AGwithIAS #AsianGames2022 pic.twitter.com/MRD7q9kLgx— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) October 3, 2023
India’s Tejaswin Shankar clinches silver in men’s decathlon event after two days of intense sessions.
18:04: Raining medals from athletics
News Flash: Praveen Chithravel wins Bronze medal in Triple Jump (16.68m). #IndiaAtAsianGames #AGwithIAS #AsianGames2022 pic.twitter.com/eq4gII8lHF
— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) October 3, 2023
Pravin Chitravel secured a bronze medal in the men’s triple jump event, adding another medal in athletics for India.
18:00: The silver lining
News Flash: Mohammed Afsal wins SILVER medal in 800m #IndiaAtAsianGames #AGwithIAS #AsianGames2022 pic.twitter.com/9EAG0inFw2
— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) October 3, 2023
Indian sprinter Md. Afsal clinches silver to give India their fifth medal of the day.
17:37: Parul’s golden run
Parul you beauty 🔥🔥🔥
Parul Chaudhary wins GOLD medal in 5000m #IndiaAtAsianGames #AGwithIAS #AsianGames2022 pic.twitter.com/BADr3nKvsV— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) October 3, 2023
Indian star long-distance runner Parul Chaudhary clinched gold in the women’s 5000m race, taking India’s gold medal tally to 14.
16:53: Third bronze of the day
Bronze medal for Vithya Ramraj 😍
Vithya clocked 55.68s to win Bronze medal in 400m Hurdles #IndiaAtAsianGames #AGwithIAS #AsianGames2022 pic.twitter.com/iKIIfnYGvk
— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) October 3, 2023
Indian sprinter Vithya Ramraj clinched a bronze medal in the women’s 400m hurdle race by clocking a total of 55.68 seconds.
16:11: More medals confirmed from squash
Another Medal assured in Squash 😍
Saurav Ghosal advances into Semis of Men’s Singles.
Saurav beats Japan’s Tsukue Ryunosuke 3-0 in QF. #IndiaAtAsianGames #AGwithIAS #AsianGames2022 pic.twitter.com/CMaz2u2fGw— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) October 3, 2023
Indian squash legend Saurav Ghosal have confirmed at least one more bronze medal by reaching the semifinals of the men’s singles category.
News Flash: Another medal assured in Squash 😍
Anahat & Abhay advance into SEMIS of Mixed Doubles | 4th seeded Indian pair beat 9 seeds Korean duo 2-1 in QF. #IndiaAtAsianGames #AGwithIAS #AsianGames2022 pic.twitter.com/B6KTz89zxI
— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) October 3, 2023
The mixed team duo of Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh also qualified for the semifinals, confirming India’s fifth medal in squash.
15:18: Medal confirmed
MEDAL in SQUASH confirmed 😍
Dipika Pallikal & Harinderpal Singh advance into Semis of Mixed Doubles.
The Indian duo beat Philippines pair 2-1 in QF.Mixed Doubles Squash makes its Asian Games debut in Hangzhou #IndiaAtAsianGames #AGwithIAS #AsianGames2023 pic.twitter.com/dLRnGvy702
— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) October 3, 2023
Indian squash duo of Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Singh has confirmed another medal for India in squash by reaching the mixed doubles semifinals.
14:39: Kabaddi updates (Women’s)
The girls of 🇮🇳 Kabaddi triumph in their 2nd Group match in the Preliminary round against 🇰🇷💪🏻
🇮🇳: 5⃣6⃣
🇰🇷: 2⃣3⃣Keep it Up GIRLS💯#AsianGames2022#Cheer4India 🇮🇳#HallaBol#JeetegaBharat#BharatAtAG22 pic.twitter.com/c1AO5oRbWg
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 3, 2023
Indian women’s kabaddi team made amends for their 34-34 draw against Chinese Taipei in their first match by defeating south Korea in their second match by a huge margin of 56-22.
12:16:Into the finals
🇫🇷🏅 𝗢𝗟𝗬𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚! Tokyo 2020 medal winner Lovlina Borgohain has secured India’s quota in her category for the Paris 2024 Olympics by reaching the final in Asian Games 2022!
✅ Nikhat Zareen (50kg) ✅ Preeti Pawar (54 kg) ✅ Parveen (57kg) ✅ Lovlina Borgohain… pic.twitter.com/6N5XuVxTOU
— Team India at the Asian Games 🇮🇳 (@sportwalkmedia) October 3, 2023
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain qualifies for the finals after defeating Thailand’s Baison Maneekon in the semifinals of the women’s 75 Kg category.
Lovlina also gets direct qualification for the 2024 Olympics.
11:44: Bronze from boxing
Bronze for India
Preeti Pawar loses to reigning Asian Games Champion pugilist Chang Yuan of China in Semis (54kg).
Preeti had already assured her a spot for Paris Olympics by reaching Semis. #IndiaAtAsianGames #AGwithIAS #AsianGames2023 pic.twitter.com/TgsxvdQFE3— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) October 3, 2023
Indian boxer Preeti Pawar secured a bronze medal in the women’s 54 Kg division after losing out against China’s Yuan Chang in the semifinals.
10:22: All Indian finals set
Perfect Score Finish by OJAS🏹#KheloIndiaAthlete Ojas won against Yang Jaewoon from Korea with a scoreline of 150 -146.
Equaling the world record of 150 once again🤩🔥
With this, he makes it an all-Indian final and assures a 1-2 medal finish for 🇮🇳#Cheer4India#Hallabol… pic.twitter.com/vPp2AdMcce
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 3, 2023
Indian archers Abhishek Verma and Ojas Pravin set up an all-Indian final at the compound men’s individual event after winning their respective semifinal matches.
9:57: Into the semis
🇮🇳 MEN’S CRICKET UPDATE🏏 #AsianGames2022#TeamIndia has secured a spot in the semi-finals with a 23-run victory against Nepal! 🎉🙌
🌟 @ybj_19‘s spectacular century stole the show with 100 runs in just 49 balls, including 8 fours and 7 sixes! 💯🔥
🎯 On the bowling front,… pic.twitter.com/gYNRrwo9vG
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 3, 2023
Indian men’s cricket team, courtesy of Yashashvi Jaiswal’s 48-ball 100, defeats Nepal by 23 runs in the quarter-finals to enter the semifinal.
9:35: Hockey update
🇮🇳 SEMIFINAL BOUND!🏑
Our 🇮🇳 Women’s Hockey Team has powered their way into the semifinals after defeating 🇭🇰 by 13-0 in the last league match of the #AsianGames2022 👍
So far, our girls have played 4 league matches (including today) which ended with 3 wins & 1 draw to finish… pic.twitter.com/NfJTGkw0LJ
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 3, 2023
Indian women’s team finished their group-stage matches undefeated after beating Hong Kong in their last group-stage match by 13-0.
9:30: Sindhu is back in form
Indian star shuttler PV Sindhu entered the women’s singles round of 16 after winning her round of 32 matches by defeating her opponent from Chinese Taipei by 21-10, 21-15 in straight sets.
9:20: Big medal confirmed
Archery Women’s Compound Individual Semifinal Update🏹✅
In a nail-biting showdown, @VJSurekha advanced to the final, defeating Aditi Gopichand by a scoreline of 146-149🏹
Aditi was leading until the 12th shot with a scoreline of 120-119, but a crucial 7-pointer in her 13th… pic.twitter.com/dYvH2wjM5M
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 3, 2023
A minimum silver medal is confirmed for India in archery as Jyothi Surekha Vennam emerges victorious in an all-Indian semifinal against Aditi Gopichand in the compound women’s Individual event.
Aditi will be playing in the bronze medal match.
8:43: First medal of the day
🥉🚣♂️ Medal Alert 🚣♂️🥉
Huge cheers for Arjun Singh and Sunil Singh Salam! 🙌🇮🇳.
The duo has clinched a well-deserved Bronze in the Men’s Canoe Double 1000m event with a timing of 3.53.329 at the #AsianGames2022! 🚣♂️
🇮🇳 Let’s cheer out loud for our champs🥳#Cheer4India… pic.twitter.com/sYMxuCqHLL
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 3, 2023
Indian canoeing team of Arjun Singh and Sunil Singh Salam won the bronze medal in the men’s canoe double 1000m event to give India their first medal of the day 10.
Uzbekistan won gold, while Kazakhstan walked away with silver.
8:28: Badminton update (Men’s singles)
HS Pronoy confirms his place in the men’s singles round of 16 after beating Munkhbat by 21-9 and 21-12 in straight sets.
7:43: Winning start
Starting off their #AsianGames2023 campaign with a bang 💥#TeamIndia 🇮🇳 Men’s #Kabaddi outfit defeated 🇧🇩 55-18 with a clinical display on the mat 🤩#HangzhouAsianGames #AsianGames #Cheer4India #SonyLIV pic.twitter.com/YCcr4znROT
— Sony LIV (@SonyLIV) October 3, 2023
Indian men’s kabaddi team started their 19th Asian Games campaign with a comfortable 55-18 win over Bangladesh in their first group-stage match.