Asian Games: India Lose In Men's And Women's Roller Skating Final

Indian skaters Anandkumar Velkumar, Siddhant Kamble, Aarathy Kasturi Raj, and Heeral Sadhu failed to secure a medal in the men's and women's roller skating final at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 on Saturday. In the men's final, Anandkumar missed out on a speed skating medal after he clocked 15:40.978 in the men's speed skating 10000m point-elimination race at Hangzhou. The 20-year-old scored four points, short of only seven points to get a podium, and ranked sixth in the race.

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On the other hand, Siddhant Kamble finished in seventh place after he clocked 15:57.944 and scored four points.

In the men's speed skating 10000m, South Korea's Byeonghee set a time of 15:39.867 and bagged the gold. China's Zhenhai Zhang clocked 15:41.721 and secured the silver, while Inho Choi from South Korea bagged the bronze medal with a time of 15:41.883.

In the women's final round, Aarathy Kasturi Raj finished fifth after she clocked 17:41.159 and scored three points. Meanwhile, 17-year-old Heeral Sadhu finished in seventh place in the same event.

In the upcoming event, Anandkumar, Kamble, Aarathy, and Heeral will take part in the men's and women's speed skating 3000m relay final at the ongoing Asian Games on Monday.

The roller skating events started on September 30 and will end on October 7.

In the medals table of the 19th Asian Games 2023, India currently holds the fourth place with a total of 33 medals. Which includes eight gold, 12 silver, and 13 bronze medals.

Handball challenge ends

The Indian women's handball team ended its campaign on a positive note after beating lower-ranked Nepal in their last match at the Asian Games here on Saturday.

India finished at the fifth spot.

India dished out a clinical performance to outwit Nepal 44-19 in a Group B match at the Zhejiang Normal University Xiaoshan Gymnasium.

India's Nidhi Sharma scored maximum 11 goals with an impressive strike rate of 84.61, helping her side to a comfortable victory.

However, India are already out of medal contention after losing their two group stage matches. They had lost to 2018 silver medallist Japan and Jakarta bronze medallist China, while one match ended up in a draw against Hong Kong.

In the last edition, India finished at the ninth spot. 

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