Asian Games, Day 3 Highlights: Saurav Ghosal Makes History, in Squash Final; Shooters, Pallikal win Bronze
After the women's shooting team fired bronze, India's squash star Dipika Pallikal claimed a bronze while Saurav Ghosal ensured at least a silver. India have slipped to 13th position in medal tally.
Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal scripted history on the squash court. Shooters also continued to deliver medals as India bagged two more bronze on Day 3 to boost their tally to six as India slipped to 13th place. Follow highlights of Day 3. (Medal Tally | Full Coverage)
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19:50 (IST): Wushu - Rajani Deori loses to Ngo van Sy of Vietnam in men's 75kg Sanda quarterfinal.
19:02 (IST): Earlier, Wushu athletes Narender Grewal and Yumnam Sanathoi Devi assured India of two more medals after winning their respective men's and women's quarterfinal matches.
18:38 (IST): Poonam Rani, Vandana Katariya and vice-captain Deepika scored a goal each as India defeated Thailand 3-0 in women's hockey opener.
18:11 (IST): Handball - India lost 12-39 against China in women's preliminary round Group A match. In men's, Japan crushed India 47-12 in preliminary round Group D tie.
17:50 (IST): In another poor showing by India's judo contingent, Glasgow Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Rajwinder Kaur fell in the women's +78kg category final of repechage round.
17:40 (IST): Wushu - Narender Grewal beats Abdullah of Pakistan 2-0 to enter men's 60kg Sanda semifinals. Assured of bronze medal.
17:15 (IST): Swimming - India finish sixth in men's 4x200m freestyle relay final.
17:15 (IST): Earlier, India U-23 men's campaign in football ended as they went down 2-0 to a superior Jordan side in the final Group G encounter.
16:59 (IST): Wushu - Yumnam Sanathoi Devi beats Mongolia's Amgalanjargal Sangidorj in women's 52kg Sanda quarterfinal. Assured of bronze medal.
16:50 (IST): China's double Olympic champion Sun Yang will skip the 4x200 metres freestyle relay after hurting his thumb in the individual event.
16.25 (IST): India's bronze medal-winning women's shooting team - Rahi Sarnobat, Anisa Sayyed and Heena Sidhu.
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16.13 (IST): Swimming - India enter men's 4x200m freestyle relay final after qualifying with fifth best time of 7:29.89sec.
16.07 (IST): Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra has announced his retirement. He is competing in the AsianGames for the last time.
Tomorrow will mark the end of my professional shooting life ! I will however still shoot , compete as a hobby shooter training twice a week.
- Abhinav Bindra (@Abhinav_Bindra) September 22, 2014
16.05 (IST): Dipa Karmakar qualifies for Individual Vault final as third best qualifier with 14.400 points.
15.30 (IST): Football - Jordan beat India 2-0 in the Men's first round Group G match.
14.38 (IST): Basketball - India beat Kazakhstan 80-61 in Men's qualifying round Group B match.
14.02 (IST): Judo - Rajwinder Kaur loses to Kyrgyzstan's Nagira Sarbashova in women's +78kg final of repechage.
13.45 (IST): Tennis - Indian men suffer similar fate as women's team. They lose 1-2 to Kazakhastan men's team quarterfinal.
13.29 (IST): India assured of a silver medal in Squash! Saurav Ghosal beats Malaysia's Ong Beng Hee 11-9, 11-4, 11-5 to reach men's singles final.
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12.45 (IST): Judo - Mongolia's Javzmaa Odkhu beats Rajwinder Kaur in Women's +78 kg quarters. Kaur will fight Kyrgyzstan's Nagira Sarbashova in Repechage.
12.20 (IST): Tennis - India lose 1-2 to Kazakhstan in Women's Team quarters.
12.03 (IST): Tennis - Yuki Bhambri loses 2-6, 7-6(6), 1-6 to Mikhail Kukushkin.Kazakhstan lead India 2-0
11.53 (IST): Dipika Pallikal loses to Nicol David in semis, settles for Bronze.
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11.13 (IST): Shooting - Rahi Sarnobat finishes 7th in 25m Pistol Women's semis.
11.05 (IST): Another Bronze medal for India! Squash player Dipika Pallikal settles for bronze after losing 4-11, 4-11, 5-11 to Nicol David in women's singles Squash semis.
10.51 (IST): Squash - Dipika Pallikal loses first two games to 11-4, 11-4 to Nicol David in women's singles semis.
10.14 (IST): Volleyball - India lose second set 11-25 against Japan in their Group A match in Women's preliminary round.
10.05 (IST): Volleyball - India lose first set 6-25 against Japan in their Group A match in Women's preliminary round
09.33 (IST): Shooting - Rahi Sarnobat qualifies Women's 25m Pistol final.
09.20 (IST): More Glory in Shooting for India! Heena Siddhu, Rahi Sarnobat, Anisa Sayyed help India win team bronze in women's 25m pistol event.
08.45 (IST): Shooting - India's Ayonika Paul eliminated from 10m Air Rifle Women's Finals after finishing 6th.
08.10 (IST): Shooting - Rahi Sarnobat and Anisa Sayyed disappoint, finishing 10th and 25th respectively.
08.05 (IST): Shooting - India's Heena Sidhu finishes at the third spot in 25m Pistol Women's Qualification
07.30 (IST): This is how the medals tally looks at the moment. Can India add to the tally today?
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07.20 (IST): Cycling - India's Amarjit Singh Nagi and Amrit Singh finish 13th and 14th respectively in Men's Sprint Qualifying.
07.05 (IST): Shooting: India's 10m Air Rifle women's team finishes 5th. Medals for Iran, South Korea and Singapore.
06.45 (IST): India's Ayonika Paul reaches final of 10m Air Rifle event after finishing 2nd in qualifications.
Dipika Pallikal (R) will be in action again on Monday.
Day Two Recap
Indian shooters were on target for the second successive day as they delivered a bronze in the men's 10m air pistol team event, while shuttlers bagged another medal of same hue in the women's team competition in the 17th Asian Games here on Sunday.
Dipika Pallikal also assured the country of its first women's singles squash medal in the Asian Games.
New shooting sensation Jitu Rai, who gave India the first gold medal Saturday, was again the standout performer as he guided the men's team to the bronze medal in 10m air pistol event at the Ongnyeon International Shooting Range.
India schedule on the second day of competitions in the Asian Games here.
BASKETBALL:
India vs Kazakhstan: Men's Qualifying Round: 12:45 IST
CYCLING TRACK:
Men's Sprint Qualifying: Amrit Singh and Amarjit Singh Nagi (06:30 IST)
FOOTBALL:
India vs Jordan: Men's First Round (13:30 IST)
HANDBALL:
India vs Japan: Men's Preliminary Round (16:30 IST) India vs China: Women's Preliminary Round: (16:30 IST)
HOCKEY:
India vs Thailand: Women's Pool A Match (13:30 IST)
JUDO:
Rajwinder Kaur vs Javzmaa Odkhuu (Mongolia): Women's 78 kg Quarterfinal
SHOOTING:
Women's 10m Air Rifle team and individual: Raj Chaudhry, Apurvi Chandela, Ayonika Paul (05:30IST) Women's 25m Pistol team and individual: Heena Sidhu, Rahi Sarnobat, Anisa Sayyed (05:30 IST)
SQUASH:
Women's Singles Semifinal: Dipika Pallikal vs Nicol David Ann: 10:30 IST Men's Singles Semifinal: Saurav Ghosal vs Ong Beng Hee (Malaysia): 12:30 IST.
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SWIMMING:
Men's 50m Backstroke Heat: Prathapan Nair
TENNIS:
Men's Team Quarterfinal: India vs Kazakhstan (07:00 IST). Women's Team Quarterfinal: India vs Kazakhstan (07:00 IST).
VOLLEYBALL:
India vs Japan: Women's Preliminary Round: (09:30 IST)
WUSHU:
Men's Nanquan: Sajan Lama (05:30 IST) Men's Nangun: Sajan Lama (10:30 IST) Women's Sanda 52kg Quarterfinal: Yumnam Sanathoi Devi vs Sangidorj Amgalanjargal (Mongolia) Men's Sanda 60kg Quarterfinal: Narender Grewal vs Abdullah (Pakistan) Men's Sanda 75kg Quarterfinal: Rajani Deori vs van Ngo Sy (Vietnam).
Shooting - Rahi Sarnobat finishes 7th in 25m Pistol Women's semis