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.
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 squash
- 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!
- 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
- 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
- 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 tennis
- 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!
- 14:03 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Silver for AnantjeetAnantjeet 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
- 13:52 (IST)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
- 13:48 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: Anantjeet fighting hardAfter 44 shots, India's Anantjeet Singh Naruka is lying second behind Abdullah Al Rashidi and ahead of Nasser Al-Attiya
- 13:46 (IST)Asian Games 2023: Shiva Thapa out!Indian star boxer Shiva Thapa is out of the Asian Games after losing in men’s 57 boxing round of 16 bout against Kyrgystan’s Askat Kulataev
- 13:37 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live: Another gold loading?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
- 13:31 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live Updates September 27: Tennis action on!
- 13:27 (IST)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
- 13:21 (IST)Asian Games 2023: Defeat in Cycling!India's David Beckham has lost to Malaysia’s Muhammad Sahrom in men’s sprint 1/8 final to miss out on qualification.
- 13:20 (IST)Asian Games 2023 Live Updates September 27: Congrats champion!
- 13:19 (IST)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.
- 13:09 (IST)Asian Games 2023: Men's skeet final starts!The men's skeet final is on. India's Anant Jeet Singh Naruka is currently in action!