Asian Games 2023 Day 4 Highlights: On Song Shooters Usher In Medal Rush, Roshibina Devi Shows Promise For Gold In Wushu
Asian Games 2023 Highlights, Day 4: With 22 medals already in the kitty, strong performances in wushu and tennis assured India of more success at the Asian Games 2023
Asian Games 2023 Today Day Highlights:​​​​ India rode on a mega medal rush at the Asian Games 2023 on Wednesday to be placed at a great spot in the medal tally. After a great show by the shooters in the first half of the day, with seven medal wins, wushu star Roshibina Devi ensured that she will at least get a silver with a final entry into the women's 60kg final. India's tennis men's double pair of Ramkumar Ramanathan/Saketh Myneni assured the country of another medal by entering the semi-finals. With 22 medals already won, India are realistically placed at a great spot to surpass their 2018 tally of 70 medals. Out of the seven medals in shooting, the gold medals came from Sift Kaur Samra (Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions) and Women's 25m Pistol Team. Vishnu Saravanan added to the tally by winning a bronze medal in sailing. (Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally)
Here are the Highlights of Asian Games 2023, September 27:
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Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: India lose to Pakistan in squash
Mahesh Mangaonka’s loss to Nasir Iqbal means the Indian’s Men’s team loses to Pakistan in Pool A contest. Saurav Ghosal won his match but it was not enough.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale Win
In Mixed Doubles, Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale, who are the second seeded pair, have defeated Japan's Shimizu Ayano and Shinji Hazawa in straight sets
In Mixed Doubles, Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale, who are the second seeded pair, are playing Japan's Shimizu Ayano and Shinji Hazawa. The have won the first set. In another match, Ankita Raina and Yuki Bhambri lost to Philippines' Alex Eala/Francis Casey Alcantara in tiebreakers.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: Tight fight in Squash
India have levelled the scores against Pakistan! After Abhay Singh lost to Noor Zaman in the first match, Saurav Ghosal helped India make a brilliant comeback with a win over Muhammad Asim Khan.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: Medal Assured In Tennis
ASIAN GAMES : INDIA ASSURES FIRST MEDAL IN TENNIS
Doubles pair of Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan defeated home favourites Zhizhen Zhang and Yibing Wu to enter SF and ensure at least a bronze medal
Asian Games 2023 LIVE: Indian tennis pair in semis
Ramkumar Ramanathan/Saketh Myneni have defeated Chiense pair of Zhizhen Zhang/Wu Yibing in the men's doubles quarter-final. They are assured of a medal
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: No medals in chess
Grandmasters Gujrathi (5.5 points) and Arjun Erigaisi (5.5) finished fifth and sixth respectively while former bronze medallist D Harika (6 points) took fourth place and 2006 champion Koneru Humpy ended seventh.
Asian Games 2023 Live: Nikhat Zareen in quarter-final
Nikhat Zareen has completed dominated her women's 50kg Round of 16 bout against Korea’s Chorong Bak and won 5:0. The world champion is now in the quarter-finals
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: India assured of a silver!
India's wushu star Roshibina Devi has assured the country of yet another silver medal with a 2-0 win over Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy 2-0. This is turning out to be a great day for the Indian contingent.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: Roshibina in action!
India's women's 60kg semi-final against Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy has started. The Indian is already assured of a bronze medal. A final entry will assure her of a silver medal
So far India have got three wins in TT. In Men’s Doubles, Manav /Manush beat Thailand's Napat/Sitisak 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 7-11, 12-10 in Round of 64 match. In Mixed Doubles, Manika Batra/G Sathiyan beat Napat/Suthasini of Thailand 10-12, 11-8, 11-3, 11-8 in Round of 32. Also, Sreeja/ Harmeet defeated Cheong/ Seak of Macau 12-10, 11-7, 11-7 in Round of 16
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: Equestrian stars shine
India's Hriday Vipul Chheda and Anush Agarwalla are in medal contention after qualifying for the individual dressage final in equestrian. Astride rse Chemxpro, Hriday topped the qualification round with total score of 73.883, while Anush, riding Etro, finished fourth with score of 71.706.
India wins big in Squash beating Macao 3-0. Anahat Singh beat Wei Yeung 11-1, 11-6, 11-7 in straight sets. Earlier, Joshna Chinappa defeated Kwai Liu in straight sets. In the first match, Tanvi Khanna beat Weng Yeung 3-1.
In chess, good news is loading it seems. Harika Dronavalli has defeated table topper Jiner Zhu of China. Only a spoint separates the two. Harika has 6 points accumulated 6 points while Zhu is on 7
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Ankita under pressure
Meanwhile, in women's singles quarter-final, India's third see Ankita Raina is struggling against Japan's Haruka Kaji. She is trailing 2-5 in the third set
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: Intense fight in tennis!
In tennis men's singles, Zhizhen Zhang in leading 4-2 in the third set against India's Sumit Nagal. In women's singles, Ankita Raina is leading 2-0 in the third set against Haruka Kaji in the quarter-finals
Good news from cycling! India's David Beckham has finished ahead of Kazazkhstan's Andrey Chugay and Sergey Ponomaryov to enter men’s sprint quarter-finals. The event willl happen on Thursday
🇮🇳 Shooter and #KheloIndiaAthlete Anantjeet adds another SILVER medal in India's medal haul
This is the st time ever in the history of the Asian Games that India has won a silver in this event. Our shooters' combined excellence is making India... pic.twitter.com/5178kedO1u
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Silver for Anantjeet
Anantjeet Singh has won the silver medal in men's skeet. He put up a brave show but it was not enough to surpass the world record breaking show of Kuwait's Abdullah Al Rashidi who shot 60 out of 60. Anantjeet shot 58 out of 60
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: Another loss in boxing!
Another disappointment for India in the boxing ring! Sanjeet suffers a loss against Uzbekistan’s Lazizbek Mullojonov in the Men’s 80-92kg round of 16
India's Anantjeet Singh Naruka continues to lead the field. The elimination round has started and if he continues to perform the way he is doing now, a sixth gold medal is coming for India
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates September 27: Tennis action on!
India’s Sumit Nagal is in action against Zhizhen Zhang in men's suingles quarter-finals! He won the first set 7-6. In women's singles, Ankita Raina has won the first set 6-3 against Japan’s Haruka Haji in the quarter-finals.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Good show by Naruka!
Anantjeet Singh Naruka has been performing great in the men's skeet final so far. He is leading the field and is going neck to neck with Kuwait's top shooter Al-Rashidi, who won his second Olympic bronze medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: Anant on top!
India's Anantjeet Singh is currently tied at the top spot with two other shooters in the men's skeet final. This is another brilliant gold medal opportunity for India in shooting.
