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
- NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated:September 28, 2023 12:14 AM IST

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:
- 19:36 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: India lose to Pakistan in squashMahesh 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.
- 19:05 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale WinIn 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
- 18:51 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live: News from tennis court!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.
- 18:42 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Well done champ!
Roshibina Devi cruises into the finals of the 60kgs Wushu event. Will fight for Gold tomorrow! #IndiaAtAG22 #Cheer4india pic.twitter.com/KhTSBcZiAa
— Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) September 27, 2023 - 18:34 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: Tight fight in SquashIndia 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.
- 18:18 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live Updates September 27: India draw in handballIndia and Hong Kong played a 26-26 draw in a Group B match in Women’s Handball. With eight goals, Menika was the top scorer for India
- 18:04 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: Medal Assured In Tennis
ASIAN GAMES : INDIA ASSURES FIRST MEDAL IN TENNIS
— Indian Tennis Daily (ITD) (@IndTennisDaily) September 27, 2023
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
Myneni/Ramanathan d. Zhang/Wu: 6-1 7-6(8)#AsianGames pic.twitter.com/0UUaJQIFtx - 17:55 (IST)Asian Games 2023 LIVE: Indian tennis pair in semisRamkumar 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
- 17:44 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: No medals in chessGrandmasters 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.
- 17:35 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live: Nikhat Zareen in quarter-finalNikhat 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
- 17:31 (IST)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.
- 17:24 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live Updates September 27: Nikhat in action too!World champion Nikhat Zareen's women’s 50kg round of 16 bout against Korea’s Chorong Bak has started. She is a medal contender at the Asian Games
- 17:19 (IST)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
- 17:05 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live: Good wins in TTSo 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
- 16:59 (IST)Asian Games 2023: Handball match onIndia vs Hong Kong Women's Handball Pool B match is also live. India are trailing Hong KOng 6-9 after 23 minutes
- 16:51 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live Updates September 27: Indian TT pair advancesMeanwhile, India's G Sathiyan and Manika Batra have defeated Thailand’s Napat and Suthasini in mixed doubles. They are now in Round of 16
- 16:44 (IST)Asian Games 2023: India vs Pakistan squash onIndia's Pool A match against Pakistan has started. For India, Abhay Singh is playing while for Pakistan Noor Zaman is playing.
- 16:13 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: Equestrian stars shineIndia'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.
- 15:51 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live Updates September 27: Relive rhe GOLDen moment
The en Moment
— Sony Sports Network (@SonySportsNetwk) September 27, 2023
| Watch the excellence of @SiftKaurSamra as she bags yet another medal at the 19th #AsianGames #TeamIndia #Cheer4India #IssBaar100Paar #Shooting #Hangzhou2022 | @MEDIA_SAI pic.twitter.com/ZcDTM9kDYA - 15:49 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live: Big win in squashIndia 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.
- 15:38 (IST)Asian Games 2023 LIVE: Chess medal loading?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
- 15:31 (IST)Asian Games 2023: Ankita Raina out!Ankita Raina bows out despite a brilliant fightback! The third seeded Indian lost 6-3, 4-6, 4-6 to Japan's Haruka Kaji in the quarter-finals
- 15:22 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: Great fightback from Ankita!Brilliant comeback from Ankita Raina! The Indian third seed has broken back Japan's Haruka Kaji and is serving to equalises 5-5 in the deciding set.
- 15:08 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Ankita under pressureMeanwhile, 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
- 15:04 (IST)Asian Games 2023 LIVE: Win For Indian duo in Table tennisIn table tennis, Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah has won against Thailand’s Napat Thanmathikom and Sitisak Nuchchart in a Round of 32 match.
- 14:47 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live: Sumit Nagal knocked out!End of road for Sumit Nagal in men's singles. He goes down in three sets to top seeded Chinese Zhizhin Zhang. Nagal lost 7-6, 1-6, 2-6
- 14:33 (IST)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
- 14:17 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live: Beckham strikes for India!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
- 14:08 (IST)Asian Games 2023: Historic first for India!
SILVER IN SKEET MEN
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 27, 2023
🇮🇳 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