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Asian Games 2023 Highlights: India Clinch 9 Athletics Medals, Badminton Silver On Momentous Day
Asian Games 2023 October 1 Highlights: India has had a medal spree in athletics on Sunday by claiming a total of two gold, four silver and three bronze medals.
Asian Games 2023 October 1 Highlights: India shone in the field of athletics on Sunday.© AFP
Asian Games 2023 October 1 Highlights: India has had a medal spree in athletics on Sunday by claiming a total of two gold, four silver and three bronze medals. Tajinderpal Singh Toor clinched a top podium finish in shot put event while Avinash Sable won a gold medal in the men's 3000m steeplechase with an Asian Games record. Star Indian athlete Jyothi Yarraji's bronze medal in the women's 100m hurdles was upgraded to silver after China's Wu Yanni, who finished at the second spot, was disqualified for a false start. Meanwhile, the Indian badminton team clinched a historic silver after losing to China in the gold medal match. (Asian Games Medals Tally)
Here are the Highlights of Asian Games 2023, October 1 Action:
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- 19:44 (IST)Asian Games Live, Badminton: India end with silver!China's Weng Hongyang has defeated India's Mithun Manjunath in the decider and that helps China clinch the gold medal. The Indian badminton team ends its campaign with a silver medal.
- 19:35 (IST)Asian Games Live, Badminton: India on brink of defeat to China!China's Weng Hongyang is proving to be too good for India's Mithun Manjunath in the decider. The chinese star won the first game and leads the second game 16-4. If India lose this game, they will have to settle with silver.
- 19:23 (IST)Asian Games Live, Athletics: Jyothi's bronze upgraded to silver!Jyothi Yarraji's bronze medal in the women's 100m hurdles has been upgraded to silver after China's Wu Yanni, who finished at the second spot, was disqualified.
- 19:02 (IST)Asian Games Live, Athletics: Decision pending!Yuwei Lin has ended at the first position. China's Wu Yanni and India's Jyothi Yarraji -- the players who were disqualified earlier and then allowed to participate -- have finished at second and third spots, respectively. While Lin is assured of the gold medal, Yanni's silver and Yarraji's bronze will have to go through the decision panel.
- 18:54 (IST)Asian Games Live, Athletics: Decision reversed!Both hurdlers Wu Yanni and Jyothi Yarraji have been allowed to run after a lot of discussion. The action is set to start now.
- 18:52 (IST)Asian Games Live, Athletics: A controversial moment!Chinese hurdler Wu Yanni has been disqualified for a false start and it seems that India's Jyothi Yarraji has also been disqualified as she followed the Chinese star among other huddlers. However, both Yanni and Yarraji are currently appealing against the disqualification.
- 18:42 (IST)Asian Games Live, Badminton: India squander lead!Tha pair of Dhruv Kapila and Sai Pratheek Krishnaprasad has lost the fourth match in final.
- 18:40 (IST)Asian Games Live: India's medal spree in Atheletics!India has claimed two gold, three silver and three bronze medals in athletics in the past two hours or so. This is terrific performance from the country.
- 18:33 (IST)Asian Games Live, Atheletics: A bronze in discus throw!India's Seema Punia has won a bronze medal in women's discus throw.
- 18:30 (IST)Asian Games Live, Athletics: A bronze in women's heptathlon!Nandini Agasara has clinched a bronze medal in the Women's Heptathlon.
- 18:25 (IST)Asian Games Live, Long jump: Sreeshankar bags silver!Murali Sreeshankar has won a silver medal in the men's long jump event.
- 18:12 (IST)Asian Games Live, Athletics: Double medals for India in Men's 1500m!Ajay Kumar Saroj bagged a silver medal while Jinson Johnson won a bronze in the men's 1500m race.
- 18:06 (IST)Asian Games Live, Badminton: India lead 2-1 in final!Kidambi Srikanth lost his singles match and that sees China make a comeback in the men's team gold medal match vs India. However, India are still in 2-1 lead.
- 18:03 (IST)Asian Games Live, Running: Bains bags silver!Harmilan Bains has won a silver medal for India in the women's 1500m race.
- 17:48 (IST)Asian Games Live, Discus Throw: Good start for Seema Punia!Seema Punia throws the discus to a distance of 53.95 in her first attempt.
- 17:40 (IST)Asian Games Live, Long jump: Sreesankar at 2nd spot!Murali Sreeshankar is at the second spot currently with a throw of 8.01m. He has three more attempts left. He is 0.21 m behind the topper Wang Jianan of China.
- 17:36 (IST)Asian Games Live, Shot put: Gold for Tajinderpal!Saudi Arabia's Mohamed Daouda fails to surpass the mark set by Tajinderpal Singh Toor in his final attempt and there is the gold medal for the Indian star.
- 17:30 (IST)Asian Games Live, Shot put: Tajinderpal on top!Tajinderpal Singh Toor throws a distance of 20:36m in his final attempt and he is now at the top spot. One of the top three medals seems sure for India.
- 17:25 (IST)Asian Games Live, Shot put: Tajinderpal fouls in 5th attempt!Tajinderpal Singh Toor has made a foul in his fifth attempt. He is still at the second spot overall, a solid favourite for a medal.
- 17:16 (IST)Asian Games Live, Shot put: Tajinderpal at 2nd spot!Tajinderpal Singh Toor has made a sensational comeback in the men's shot put final event. He has achieved the distance of 20.06m in his fourth attempt and claimed the second spot. He seems a serious contender for a medal now. Two more attempts left for the Indian star.
- 17:14 (IST)Asian Games Live, Long jump: Sreesankar at 4th spot!Murali Sreesankar is at the fourth spot currently in the long jump event with a distance of 7.87m.
- 17:10 (IST)Asian Games Live, badminton: Satwik-Chirag win!Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty registered straight games victory to help India take a 2-0 lead over China in the final of men's team badminton match. Currently, Kidambi Srikanth is playing against Li Shifeng in the single's category.
- 17:03 (IST)Asian Games Live, shot put: 3rd attempt -Tajinderpal Singh is now at the third place with a solid throw of 19.51m in his third attempt, while Sahib Singh has improved his score to 17.90 in third attempt.
- 17:01 (IST)Asian Games Live, Steeplechase: Wonderful from Avinash Sable!Avinash Sable has registered the Asian Games record to bag the gold medal for India. Terrific stuff! He took 8:19.50 minutes beating the previous record of 8:22.79.
- 16:56 (IST)Asian Games Live, Steeplechase: Gold for Avinash Sable!This is terrific from India's Avinash Sable! He has won a gold medal in the men's 3000m steeplechase event.
- 16:50 (IST)Asian Games Live, Long jump: Jeswin Aldrin in action!India's Jeswin Aldrin has jumped a distance of 7.75m in his first attempt in the men's medal event.
- 16:48 (IST)Asian Games Live, shot put: Second attempt -Tajinderpal Singh has made a foul again while Sahib Singh got 17.79m in his second attempt in men's shot put final.
- 16:46 (IST)Asian Games Live, boxing: Nikhat settles for bronze!Nikhat Zareen will have to settle with a bronze as she has lost her Women's 50kg semi-final match against Thai boxer Chuthamat Raksat by a 2:3 scoreline.
- 16:42 (IST)Asian Games Live, shot put: Action update -India's Tajinderpal Singh had a foul on his first attempt while Sahib Singh got 17.78m in his attempt in men's shot put final.
- 16:40 (IST)Asian Games Live, boxing: Tight match!Nikhat Zareen got a tough fight from Thai boxer Chuthamat Raksat in the second round of the semi-final of women's 50kg.
- 16:36 (IST)Asian Games Live, boxing: Nikhat wins first round!Nikhat Zareen has won the first round of the semi-final of women's 50kg.
- 16:33 (IST)Asian Games Live, boxing: Nikhat's match underway!Nikhat Zareen has made dominating start against Thai boxer Chuthamat Raksat in the semi-final of women's 50kg.
- 16:31 (IST)Asian Games Live: Shot put final!The men's shot put final has kicked off. India's Tajinderpal Singh and Sahib Singh wil be competing in the event.
- 16:29 (IST)Asian Games Live: Satwik-Chirag on fire!Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have won the first game against China's Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-15.
- 16:25 (IST)Asian Games Live: Nikhat's match coming!Nikhat Zareen boxing semi-final match in the Women's 50kg category is coming next. She is set to face Thai boxer Chuthamat Raksat.
- 16:12 (IST)Asian Games Live: Satwik-Chirag's match underway!The duo of Satwikwairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are leading 6-3 in the opening game against China's Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang.
- 16:02 (IST)Asian Games Live: Satwik-Chirag in action!Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be in action in the men's doubles match next.
- 15:56 (IST)Asian Games Live: Lakshya gives India 1-0 lead!Lakshya Sen has made a tremendous comeback to take this third and final game 21-18. India take a 1-0 against China in this men's team gold medal tie
- 15:46 (IST)Asian Games Live: Anahat-Abhay victorious!Anahat/Abhay thrash Pakistani duo Sadia/Farhan 2-0 (11-3, 11-2) in the mixed doubles squash Pool D match
- 15:44 (IST)Asian Games Live: Praggananangha in action soon!Meanwhile, Chess events will start soon. Vidit Gujarathi, Gukesh D., Arjun Erigais, R. Praggnanandhaa are all in action in the men's team round.Koneru Humpy, Vantika Agrawal, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Savitha Sri Baskar are leading the charge in the women's team round
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