New Delhi: The Indian contingent enjoyed yet another day of great success at the Asian Games 2023, in Hangzhou, China.
India added three more medals to their overall medal tally on day 5, taking their overall number to 25.
India now has six gold, eight silver and eleven bronze medals under their name.
The first medal of day 5 came when the star wushu player Rohibina Devi clinched a silver medal in the women’s 60 Kg division.
Shooting took the Indian flag to the podium once again as the Indian shooting trio of Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal, and Arjun Singh Cheema secured the top spot in the men’s 10m air pistol team event.
India’s equestrian contingent created history once again when Anush Agarwalla became the first Indian to win an individual medal in the equestrian event by securing a bronze medal in the equestrian dressage individual event.
Indian Medal Tally- (Gold-6), (Silver-8), (Bronze-11): (Total-25)
Check out India’s full day 6 schedule:
Shooting
6:30:Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Individual and Team events
6:30:Women’s 10m Air Pistol Individual and Team events
Table Tennis
8:15: Manika Batra, Women’s Singles Round of 16
9:00: Manush Shah and Manav, Men’s Doubles Round of 16
9:35: Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan, Men’s Doubles Round of 16
13:30 pm: Sreeja Akula and Diya, Women’s Doubles Round of 16
14:05: Sutirtha Mukerjee and Ayhika, Women’s Doubles Round of 16
14:40: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Men’s Singles Round of 16
15:25 pm: Achanta Sharath Kamal, Men’s Singles Round of 16
Cycling
12:06: David Beckham, Men’s Keirin (Heat 2), Esow Alben (Heat 3)
3×3 Basketball
17:20: India vs China, Men’s Pool C match
Basketball
17:30: India vs Mongolia, Women’s Group A match
Boxing
12:00: Parveen Hooda, Women’s 57kg Round of 16
13:45: Lakshya Chahar, Men’s 80kg Round of 16
16:45 pm: Nikhat Zareen, Women’s 50kg quarterfinal
Golf
4:00: Men’s Individual and Team events, Round 2
4:00: Women’s Individual and Team events, Round 2
Badminton
6:30: Women’s Team Quarterfinal
17:00: Men’s Team Quarterfinal
Athletics
4:30: Men’s 20km race walk
4:40: Women’s 20km race walk
16:30: Women’s 400m
16:55: Men’s 400m
16:40: Women’s Hammer Throw
18:15 pm: Women’s Shot Put
Bridge
6:30: Men’s and Mixed team Round Robin
11:00: Women’s team Round Robin
Squash
8:30: India vs Hong Kong, Women’s Team Semifinal
14:00 pm: India vs TBD, Men’s Team Semifinal
Bridge
6:30: Men’s and Mixed team Round Robin
11:00: Women’s team Round Robin
Handball
15:30: India vs China, Women’s Group B match
ESports
11:30: India vs Kyrgyzstan, DOTA2 Group A Match
12:30: India vs Philippines, DOTA2 Group A Match
Cycling
12:06: Men’s Keirin (Heat 2), Esow Alben (Heat 3)
Hockey
16:00: India vs Malaysia, Women’s Pool A match
Chess
12:30: Men’s and Women’s Team Round 1
Key moments from day 5:
18:59: Boxing update (Men’s 71 Kg)
Indian boxer Nishant Dev now stands one win away from an assured medal, after defeating Vietnam’s Phuoc Tung Bui in his round of 16 bout.
18:52:Curtains called
FULL-TIME ⌛
It ends in a defeat for India, but a massive effort by the boys against Saudi Arabia tonight. Onwards and upwards 👏👏
IND 🇮🇳 0-2 🇸🇦 KSA#INDKSA ⚔️ #19thAsianGames 🏅 #IndianFootball ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/JKTd9v36Rc
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) September 28, 2023
Indian men’s football team bows out of the Asian Games 2023, after losing 0-2, against Saudi Arabia in the round of 16 match.
17:49: Tough loss
Deepak Bhoria loses in a tough, tough bout against 2021 world champion Tomoya Tsuboi 🥇 in the men’s 51kg round of 16.
The 🇮🇳 did well to win the second round but ended up losing the bout 1:4. #HangzhouAsianGames | #IndiaAtAG22 pic.twitter.com/DSjlzpfaFJ
— Shyam Vasudevan (@JesuisShyam) September 28, 2023
Indian boxer Deepak Bhoria suffered heartbreak as he bowed out of the Asian Games 2023, after losing out to Japan’s Tomoya Tsuboi in his round of 16 bout.
17:43: Another medal confirmed
Another victory✌🏻for the 🇮🇳 Tennis🎾 Contingent at #AsianGames2022
Seasoned Tennis player @rohanbopanna & Rutuja Bhosale are quite unstoppable as they clinched a victory in the quarter-finals, defeating 🇰🇿’s Zhibek Kulambayeva and Grigoriy Lomakin 7-5, 6-3
Next stop 🛑: Semi… pic.twitter.com/WfrYjsYLwF
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 28, 2023
Indian tennis pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale confirmed yet another medal for India as they qualified for the semifinals of the mixed doubles event by defeating Kazakhstan’s Zhibek Kulambayeva and Grigoriy Lomakin in straight sets of 7-5 and 6-3, in their quarterfinal match.
15:52: Big success ensured
🎾💥 INTO THE FINAL! Saketh Myneni & Ramkumar Ramanathan secure their spot in the Men’s Doubles final with a thrilling victory over the Korean pair in nail-biting tiebreaks.
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— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) September 28, 2023
Indian tennis duo of Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan ensured one more big medal for India after reaching the finals of men’s doubles by defeating South Korea’s Seongchan Hong and Soonwoo Kwon in the super tiebreaker round by 10-0, in the semifinals.
India won the first set by 6-1, but South Korea made a comeback by winning the second set by 7-6, forcing the match to go in the super tiebreaker round.
15:10: Individual glory ahead
Indian table tennis star Sharath Kamal sails into the men’s singles round of 16, after winning his round of 32 match by 4-0 against Maldives’ Mohammed Saffan.
G Sathiyan also qualified for the round of 16 by beating Saudi Arabia’s Turki Lafi.
14:57: Finishing round 1 on high
Indian squash team won their final group-stage match against Nepal by 3-0, to finish at the top of ‘Group A.’
14:47: History created
Medal Alert🚨 in Equestrian🏇
Bronze🥉 it is for Anush Agarwalla in Individual Final Event, marking 🇮🇳’s 1⃣st ever individual🎖️in Dressage
Well done & many congratulations on your🥉#Cheer4India#HallaBol#JeetegaBharat#BharatAtAG22 pic.twitter.com/P4Cf9G9KZK
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 28, 2023
Indian equestrian Anush Agarwalla has created history by winning the first-ever individual medal in equestrian dressage event in the Asian Games.
14:28:Table tennis update (Women’s double)
🇮🇳 India’s Sreeja Akula & Diya Chitale clinch a clinical 3⃣ – 0⃣ win over 🇻🇳 Vietnam’s Tran Mai Ngoc and Nguyen Thi Nga in the Women’s doubles round of 32 🏓🔥#AsianGames2023 #UTT #UltimateTableTennis #TableTennis #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/gvwNYskK0y
— Ultimate Table Tennis (@UltTableTennis) September 28, 2023
India’s women’s double pairs of Sreeja Akula, Diya Chitale and Sutirtha Mukherjee, Ayhika Mukherjee, qualified for the round of 16, after winning their round of 32 matches, respectively.
12:08: Boxing update
As easy as that 🔥
Jaismine Lamboria earns an RSC win over Saudi Arabia’s Ashour Hadeel Ghazwan to cruise into the quarterfinal.
Jaismine won 🥉 at the 2023 CWG.#HangzhouAsianGames | #IndiaAtAG22 pic.twitter.com/Jz9K5xboPV
— Shyam Vasudevan (@JesuisShyam) September 28, 2023
India’s Jaismine Lamboria defeated Saudi Arabia’s Hadeel Ghazwan via referee stop contest (RSC), in the round of 16, to qualify for the quarterfinals in the women’s 60 Kg division.
11:56: Down but not out
Indian women’s squash team lost to Malaysia women in their last group match. However, they still qualified for the semifinals of the competition.
11:07: Table tennis update (Men’s double)
Indian duo Sharath Kamal and G. Sathiyan easily beat Mongolia’s Gankhuyag and Manlaijargal by 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-3) in the round of 32 in men’s doubles.#AsianGames2022 #IndiaAtAsianGames #19thAsianGames #TeamIndia #Cheer4India #JeetegaBharat #TableTennis
— Indian Sport Center (@IndianSportHome) September 28, 2023
Indian pair of Sharath Kamal and G. Sathiyan won their round of 32 match with ease against Mongolia’s Gankhuyag and Manlaijargal by 32, to qualify for the round of 16.
10:43: Table tennis update (Men’s double)
Indian duo Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah is through to the round of 16 with a 3-1 (11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 11-2) victory over Maldive’s Moosa Munsif Ahmed and Mohamed Shaffan Ismail.#AsianGames2022 #IndiaAtAsianGames #19thAsianGames #TeamIndia #Cheer4India #JeetegaBharat #TableTennis
— Indian Sport Center (@IndianSportHome) September 28, 2023
Indian table tennis duo of Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah qualifies for the round of 16 after winning their round of 32 bout against Maldives’ Moosa Munsif and Mohamed Shaffan in the round of 32.
9:31: Cycling update (Women’s sprint)
Indian cyclist Triyansha Paul lost her round of 16 match to Japan’s Mina Sato. However, she will have a shot at the bronze medal through the repechage round.
9:27: Swimming update
🇮🇳New NATIONAL RECORD in #Swimming 🏊
The 4x100m Freestyle Relay team led by Srihari, Tanish Mathew, Vishal Grewal, & Anand just shattered the national record with a blazing 3:21.22 in the heats! 🔥#swimming #NationalRecord #AsianGames2022 pic.twitter.com/MqAeQYan61
— Sports Apna l Indian sports 🇮🇳 (@sportsapna1) September 28, 2023
Indian men’s swimming team of Tanish George, Vishal Grewal, Anand Anilkumar Shylaja and Srihari Nataraj qualifies for the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay final after finishing fifth in the qualification round.
The final will take place at 18:15 IST.
9:05: So close yet so far
After winning gold in the 10m air pistol team event, India’s Sarbjot Singh and Arjun Singh finished in fourth and eight spots respectively.
8:21: Double upset
🏓 Tough match for Indian paddlers! Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra fought valiantly but unfortunately lost in five games to Singapore’s Clarence Chew and Jian Zeng in the mixed doubles RO16.
Keep the spirit high, Team India! 💪🇮🇳 #TableTennis #AsianGames2022 pic.twitter.com/4VlgsdnoY7
— Sports Apna l Indian sports 🇮🇳 (@sportsapna1) September 28, 2023
Indian suffered a double upset in the table tennis mixed doubles event as the Indian pairs of Sreeja Akula, Harmeent Desai and Manika Batra, G Sathiyan lost their round of 16 bout to Thailand’s Phakpoom Sanguansin, Orawan Paranang and Singapore’s Chew Zhe Yu Clarence and Zeng Jian, respectively.
7:54: Another shot on the gold
🥇GOLD STRIKE at #AsianGames2022!
🇮🇳’s Men’s 10m Air Pistol Team – Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal, and Arjun Singh Cheema – clinches GOLD! 🇮🇳🏆 adding to India’s stellar shooting success at the games. 🌟👏
Many Congratulations to the amazing trio🔥⚡#Cheer4India#JeetegaBharat… pic.twitter.com/cBkmJigM5B
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 28, 2023
Indian shooting contingent adds yet another gold in the Indian medal tally as the Indian shooting trio of Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal and Arjun Singh Cheema clinched gold in the men’s 10m air pistol team event.
China gets silver while Vietnam settles with bronze.
7:50: Badminton starts with a win
🇮🇳SMASHING INTO QUARTERFINALS🏸
The Indian women’s badminton team ( @Pvsindhu1, @ChalihaAshmita, @Upadhyaya_A1, and Malvika Bansod ) clinched victory in the round of 16 and made it to the quarterfinals effortlessly.
What a start to the campaign!!⚡🔥
All the best, champs!… pic.twitter.com/BpOwVQpCS4
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 28, 2023
Indian women’s badminton team started their Asian Games 2023 campaign with a win over Mongolia in the round of 16.
India will now face Thailand in their quarterfinal match.
7:14: Opening the account
Listen In🔉: Roshibina on her much-deserved 🥈at #AsianGames2022
Transitioning from 🥉 to 🥈 at Asian Games, Roshibina has improved her game and still has a long way to go! We had the opportunity to speak to her and learn about her morning performance and preparedness for future… pic.twitter.com/zgmb9K8UA7
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 28, 2023
Indian wushu star Roshibina Devi opened India’s account on the fifth day of the event by winning a silver medal in the women’s 60 Kg division.
