Asian Games 2023 September 30 Highlights: India thrashed Pakistan 10-2 in men's hockey Pool A match to help the country finish the day on a high. Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh won silver and bronze medals respectively for India in men's 10000m race, while Indian men's badminton team beat South Korea to enter the final. Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee assured India of at least bronze in table tennis women's doubles. India have already pocketed 10 gold medals at Asian Games 2023, with two coming on Saturday. Indian men's squash team defeated Pakistan in an absolute thriller in the final after Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale won the tennis mixed doubles final. Also, Indian boxers Lovlina Borgohain, Preeti and Narender assured India of more medals by entering semi-finals in respective categories. (Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)
Here are the Highlights of Asian Games 2023, September 30 action:
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Kidambi Srikanth has done it! The former World No 1 has won the final rubber and India are in the badminton men's team event final where they will face China. A tough challenge from South Korea but India emerged victorious 3-2.
Asian Games 2023 Live: Advantage India in badminton!
11-9 for Kidambi Srikanth and India have a great chance of beating South Korea. The match is tied at 2-2 and this game will decide the fortune of both the teams.
Pakistan scored a goal before India made it 7-1 by adding another goal to their tally. Pakistan are well behind in this game now. Less than four minutes left on the clock for the third quarter to end.
Asian Games 2023 hockey Live: Another goal for India!
Fourth goal for captain Harmanpreet Singh! This time the India skipper scores through a powerful drag-flick and India are 6-0 up against Pakistan in the 3rd quarter of men's hockey Preliminary Pool A match. What a dominating show from India!
Asian Games 2023 Live: Badminton match going down to the wire
Kidambi Srikanth has won the second game and it is 1-1 in the final singles rubber at the men's team badminton semifinal between India and South Korea. The teams are tied at 2-2 and the final game will decide the fortunes for both the teams.
Asian Games 2023 hockey Live: India score a goal again!
Hat-trick for captain Harmanpreet Singh! India lead 5-0 against Pakistan in 3rd quarter of men's hockey Preliminary Pool A match. The Indian skipper converted from the penalty stroke.
Disappointment for India in boxing as Nishant Dev crashed out of the quarterfinals in the men's 71kg category. He was no match for his opponent from Japan and this was a heartbreaking loss for him.
India are dominating against Pakistan in the ongoing Pool A game. The clock still has 6 more minutes to go for the half-time and India are looking to extend their lead further.
Indian long-distance runners Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh bagged the silver and bronze medals respectively in the men's 10000m race at the Asian Games. Kartik won the silver with a timing of 28:15.38s while Gulveer clocked 28:17.21s to claim the bronze.
Both the Indians sneaked into medal contention in the last 100 metres after three of the fellow competitors fell in succession after bumping into each other.
Birhanu Yemataw Balew of Bahrain won the gold medal with a timing of 28:13.62 seconds.
Madathil Ramachandran Arjun/Dhruv Kapila have lost the first game and the pressure is building on India. They have taken a lead twice over South Korea but a loss in this match means that this semi-final match will be decided in the final rubber.
Asian Games 2023 Live: Almost time for India vs Pakistan
India vs Pakistan once again at Asian Games 2023 and this time, it is men's hockey. Pool A match between the two sides with the winner taking a huge step towards qualification.
Asian Games 2023 Live: India take 2-1 lead in badminton
Lakshya Sen has won his singles match and India take a 2-1 lead against South Korea in the men's badminton team event semifinal. The onus is completely on Madathil Ramachandran Arjun/Dhruv Kapila to clinch the victory.
It was time for the men's 400m athletics but Muhammed Ajmal finished fifth with a time of 45.97 secs. A great start but the end was not what he would have wanted.
Lakshya Sen has been sensational in the men's singles rubber and he won the first game quite easily. A win in this rubber will do India a huge favour in the men's team semifinal against South Korea.
Asian Games 2023 Live: India finish 4th in 400m women race
Aishwarya Kailash Mishra tried her best but could only manage a 4th position finish in the 400m women's final. A timing of 53.50 sec but that was not enough for a podium finish.
Asian Games 2023 Live: India assured of at least bronze!
The team of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee has done it! They have defeated the reigning world champions from China and they have assured India of at least a bronze medal!
The team of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee was looking in great touch but their Chinese opponents are fighting back. A win in the third game and it is 2-1 in India's favour at the moment.
Lakshya Sen is the next player for India and he will take on Yungyu Lee in the second singles match with the encounter tied at 1-1 against South Korea.
South Korea has tied the match 1-1 in the men's badminton team event. The pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy was defeated in the second game after HS Prannoy handed India the advantage.
Asian Games 2023 Live: Brilliant show in table tennis
The team of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee has won the first game 11-5. The reigning world champions from China had no clue how to counter their strategy and it is advantage India at the moment!
The team of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee are in action during the women's doubles table tennis quarterfinal. They are up against a tough Chinese pair and a win will guarantee at least bronze for the pair.
The day is far from over for India. The badminton semifinal is currently being played with weightlifting and table tennis competition starting in some time.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates September 30: Abhay leads
India have taken a 6-5 lead against Pakistan in the deciding fifth game against Pakistan. Abhay Singh is giving it his all in the deciding game against Noor Zaman!
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