New Delhi: After starting the 19th Asian Games 2023 on high earlier, India had a mixed day on the first day of medal events.
India started their day with the women’s shooting trio of Ashi Chouksey, Mehuli Ghosh and Ramita, securing a silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle event, giving India their first medal of Asian Games 2023.
India’s rowing duo of Arun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh then won a silver medal in men’s lightweight double sculls to give India their second medal of the day.
Babu Lal Yadav and Lekh Ram then gave India their third medal by securing a bronze medal in the rowing men’s pair.
Rowing proved to be India’s biggest event on the first day as the men’s team won another bronze in the rowing men’s eight event.
Indian shooter Ramita, enjoyed double success on day 1, as she won a bronze medal in the Women’s 10m air rifle individual event.
India also ensured at least one more medal after the Indian women’s cricket team qualified for the finals after defeating Bangladesh women.
Indian men’s football also qualified for the round of 16, after a long gap of 13 years in the Asian Games.
India’s medal tally- (Gold-0), (Silver-3), (Bronze-2)
19:08: India ends day 1 with heartbreak
#AsianGames – Table tennis 🏓
India ends the campaign with QF!
Indian men’s team goes down against korea in straight matches!
Harmeet Desai lost the match in straight sets, meanwhile Sathiyan & Sharath Kamal lost the matches in 5 set thrillers 🥲#AsianGames2023 pic.twitter.com/wQdY4ToqWD— Jackson Dass Antony (@AJacksonDass) September 24, 2023
Indian men’s table tennis teams get knocked out of the quarterfinals after losing out to South Korea by 0-3.
18:55: Good news from football
FULL-TIME ⌛
The #BlueTigers 🐯 are through to the Round of 16 ✨
It wasn’t a win, but the draw was enough to take India through in the end 🙌
🇲🇲 1-1 🇮🇳
Watch live on @SonySportsNetwk 📲#MYAIND ⚔️ #19thAsianGames 🏆 #BlueTigers 🐯 #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/NaBtMFr9zd
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) September 24, 2023
Sunil Chhetri’s 23rd-minute goal helped the Indian men’s football team to secure a draw against Myanmar and a place in the round of 16.
16:45: The Golden Girl
World Champion Nikhat Zareen Wins against Wch Sliver Medalist Nguyen Thi Tam of 🇻🇳 by 5 – 0 in Round of 32 .#Boxing | #AsianGames | #AsianGames2023 pic.twitter.com/PfXX4T7E0m
— Asian Games – Team Bharat 🇮🇳 (@YTStatslive) September 24, 2023
World Champion India’s Nikhat Zareen started her campaign with an easy win over Thi Tam by 5-0, in the women’s 50 kg boxing division.
15:22: Curtains called on women’s football
FULL-TIME ⌛
The campaign ends for the girls tonight, but they performed admirably against two higher-ranked sides.
🇮🇳 0-1 🇹🇭
Watch live on @SonySportsNetwk 📲#INDTHA ⚔️ #19thAsianGames 🏆 #BlueTigresses 🐯 #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/sm8ofmuOqL
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) September 24, 2023
The blue tigress bows out of the Asian Games 2023, after losing out to Thailand in their second ‘Group F’ match.
15:10: Winning streak comes to an end
Youngster Tanisksha Khatri lost to Kong Man Vivian (7-15) in the quarterfinals of women’s Epee.
From (6-9) Taniksha could only score one point.#fencing #AsianGames2023 pic.twitter.com/YEhM5pe6Nf
— M.Sudharshan (@msudh98) September 24, 2023
Indian fencer Taniksha Khatri’s Asian Games journey comes to an end as she loses out in the quarterfinals to Hong Kong’s Man Wai by 7-15.
14:27: Opponents revealed
Pakistan Women will now face Bangladesh Women for the Bronze Medal, while India Women will meet Sri Lanka Women for the Gold Medal. #AsianGames
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) September 24, 2023
The Sri Lankan women’s team have beaten Pakistan and will face the Indian women’s cricket team in the gold medal match on Monday.
14:10: Good news from chess
Indian men’s chess contingent started their campaign by winning all their individual matches.
14:05: Tennis team marches on
India’s Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan sails into the round of 16 by defeating their Nepalese opponents by 6-2 and 6-3.
14:00: Winning streak continues
#AsianGames #HangzhouAsianGames#Fencing: In women’s epee individual, Tanisha Khatri has reached the quarterfinals with a round-of-16 win against higher-seeded UZB opponent. Men’s foil indiv. campaign is over. https://t.co/jEx5Y6vPSt pic.twitter.com/XbnRQww726
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) September 24, 2023
Taniksha Khatri continues her winning streak as she marches into the quarterfinals of fencing by defeating fifth-seeded Uzbek Shakhzoda by 15-10.
The quarterfinal round will take place at 14:45 IST.
13:18: Dream run comes to an end
It’s a defeat, but we are proud of our boys ❤️
It’s been an incredible journey for the Indian Men’s #Volleyball team as they made it to the quarter-final of the #AsianGames Hangzhou 2022 👏#RuPayPrimeVolley #AsliVolleyball #Cheer4India #HangzhouAsianGames pic.twitter.com/pO74DxeBJY
— Prime Volleyball (@PrimeVolley) September 24, 2023
Indian men’s volleyball team’s epic dream run finally comes to an end after losing out to Japan by 16-25, 18-25 and 17-25, in straight sets.
No medals for the volleyball team this time. However, it was a magnificent run whatsoever.
12:53: One moves ahead
Indian fencer Taniksha Khatri qualifies for round of 16, after defeating Ena Arora in an all-Indian round of 32 clash.
12:41: Epic comeback
Asian Games – Table Tennis Men’s Team Bharat (India) 🇮🇳 into QF .#TableTennis #AsianGames2023 pic.twitter.com/s3m5L3nGub
— Asian Games – Team Bharat 🇮🇳 (@YTStatslive) September 24, 2023
Sharath Kamal makes a scintillating comeback after going 0-2 down to give India a 3-2 win over Kazakhstan in the men’s table tennis round of 16.
India will now face South Korea in the quarterfinals at 4:00 p.m. IST.
12:03: Preeti power punch
Asian Games 2022
INDIA UPDATES
🚨Women’s Boxing updates: Indian Boxer Preeti Pawar Defeated Jordan’s Silina by 3-0 in 54 kg Category.
Preeti entered Round of 16 with the win.#AsianGames #AsianGames2023 #AsianGames2022 #Boxing pic.twitter.com/PLt8cnSicM— Raj Zambre (@Raj30453) September 24, 2023
India’s Preeti beats Jordan’s boxer Alhasanat to reach the quarterfinals of the women’s 54 kg division.
11:44: All-Indian clash set for fencing
🇮🇳 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: #Fencing – Taniksha Khatri and Ena Arora will face each other in the Table of 32 today.
👉 Their bout will take place at 𝟮:𝟰𝟱 𝗣𝗠 𝗜𝗦𝗧.@19thAGofficial @Media_SAI @WeAreTeamIndia @IndiaSports #AsianGames #AsianGames2022 #AsianGames2023…
— Team India at the Asian Games 🇮🇳 (@sportwalkmedia) September 24, 2023
India’s Taniksha Khatri will take on Ena Arora in an all-Indian clash in the round of 32.
10:50: Indian women’s table tennis team goes down fighting
Indian women’s team to Thailand 2-3, in the round of 16, after leading by 2-1 at one point.
10:30: Tennis gets going
India’s Sumit Nagal defeats Macao’s Ho Tin Marco Leung in straight sets of 6-0, 6-0, to qualify for the round of 16.
10:29: The Indian men’s hockey team starts their campaign in style
HOCKEY
India thrash Uzbekistan 16-0 in Men’s Pool! 🇮🇳💙#Hockey #AsianGames #AsianGames2022 #SKIndianSports #HockeyIndia #MenInBlue pic.twitter.com/s1YF7rQKyD
— sumit wayal (@sumitwayal) September 24, 2023
Indian men’s hockey team thrashes Uzbekistan by 16-0, in their first match of Asian Games 2023.
9:46: Make it 5
Congratulations to #TeamIndia for bagging five medals on the very first day of the #AsianGames!
🥈Women’s Team 10M #AirRifle #Shooting
🥈Men’s lightweight double #Sculls
🥈Men’s eight #Rowing
🥉Men’s pair in Rowing
🥉Women 10M Air Rifle Shooting.Sunday morning truly made… pic.twitter.com/WSfnRWR08q
— Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 (@Rajeev_GoI) September 24, 2023
India won their fifth medal, as Ramita secured bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle event.
India’s Mehuli Ghosh finished fourth.
9:09: Silver Number 3
Kudos to our Rowing team for shining in the Men’s Coxed Eight event at the #AsianGames and clinching the Silver Medal. We are proud of your stellar achievement. May you continue to bring more glory to our nation. pic.twitter.com/BstbDWG64y
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) September 24, 2023
India won their third silver and fourth overall medal of the day with a second-place finish in rowing, the men’s eight events.
China gets gold, while Indonesia secures bronze.
8:49: Rowing their way to the medals
India gets medal number 3, as the Indian duo of Lekh Ram and Babu Lal Yadav secures bronze in men’s pair finals with the timing of 6:50.41s.
China gets gold, while Uzbekistan secures silver.
8:37: Another medal confirmed
India confirms another medal as the Indian women’s cricket team reaches the final of the event after thrashing the Bangladesh team in a one-sided affair.
India will face the winner of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka women’s team in the finals.
7:21: Another one in the bag
Kudos to Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh for bringing home silver in the men’s lightweight double sculls rowing competition at the #AsianGames.
May they continue to raise the pride of the Tiranga with more victories. pic.twitter.com/hor80isWlJ
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) September 24, 2023
India won their second silver medal as the Indian duo of Arun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh finished second in men’s double sculls with the timing of 6:28.18s.
China gets gold, while Uzbekistan secures bronze.
07:08: India bags their first medal of the Asian Games 2023
Congratulations to our shooter trio Ramita, Mehuli Ghosh, and Ashi Chouksey on winning the silver medal in the women’s 10m Air Rifle event at the #AsianGames. They have made our nation proud.
My best wishes are with them for future endeavors. pic.twitter.com/sR3eDxsQDJ
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) September 24, 2023
Indian trio Ramita, Ashi Chouksey and Mehuli Ghosh won the silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle event.
China secures gold, while Mongolia walks away with bronze.
