Asian Games Day 6 Highlights: Historic shot put medal push IND tally to 33

Asian Games Highlights Day 6: India shooters Palak and Esha Singh won Gold and Silver in 10m air pistol women's individual event. India's medal count swells to 33 with 8 Gold, 12 Silver and 13 Bronze

7:45 PM

Asian Games 2023 LIVE | First Shotput medal in 72 years for India

 

Women's Shot Put: MEDAL UPDATE. As mentioned in the official commentary, that is India's first women's shot put medal since 1951! End of a 72-year-old wait.

 

Image Courtesy- Hangzhou 2022

6:44 PM

Asian Games Highlights | Squash India vs Pakistan in final

India defeated Malaysia in the semifinal to set a final date with Pakistan in final.

5:46 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Athletics -- Women's Hammer Throw - Indians disappoint

In the women's Hammer throw event, India's Tanya Choudhary and Rachna Kumari fail spring any surprise as they finishes seventh and 9th.

Tanya's best throw: 60.50 metre
Rachna's best throw: 58.13 metre

5:41 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Hockey - Women's Pool A match - IND 6-0 MAL

India win the game 6-0 against Malaysia.

5:36 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Squash - Men's team semifinal - India 1-0 vs Malaysia

Abhay Singh won the first game after Malaysian player Addeen gave the India a tough fight. Abhay though clinched the game 3-1. 

India leading the Match 1-0.

In the second match of the team event, Saurav Ghosal is leasing 7-3.

5:29 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Hockey - Women's Pool A match - IND 6-0 MAL

India leading 6-0 in the final quarter. 

5:10 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Hockey - Women's Pool A match - India 5-0 Malaysia in 4th quarter

The third quarter goes goalless but India are comfortably leading the match 5-0.

5:05 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Table Tennis - men's singles -- Sharath Kamal goes down fighting

ACHANTA Sharath Kamal vs CHUANG Chih-Yuan - Round of 16

Sharath Kamal goes down fighting in the round of 16 match. After losing the  first two Games, Sharath makes a comeback in third, winning it 11-9. 
 Chinese Taipei's Chih-Yuan wins the 4th game. But Sharath Kamal shows his class in the next two games, winning it 12-10, 11-6. 

But Chinese Taipei player win the final game 11-8.

5:05 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Table Tennis - men's singles -- Sharath Kamal goes down fighting

ACHANTA Sharath Kamal vs CHUANG Chih-Yuan - Round of 16

Sharath Kamal goes down fighting in the round of 16 match. After losing the  first two Games, Sharath makes a comeback in third, winning it 11-9. 
 Chinese Taipei's Chih-Yuan wins the 4th game. But Sharath Kamal shows his class in the next two games, winning it 12-10, 11-6. 

But Chinese Taipei player win the final game 11-8.

4:56 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Boxing - Nikhat Zareen is class apart

Two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg) is through to the semifinals of the Asian Games after securing a RSC (Referee stopping the contest) win in the 1st round against Jordan's Hanan Nassar . 

 

With this win Nikhat not only secures the medal but also confirms the first Olympic qouta for the Paris Olympic Games in boxing.
 

4:51 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Boxing - Women's 45-50kg - Nikhat Zareen in the semis, medal assured

NASSAR Hanan (Jordon) vs NIKHAT Zareen (India) - Quarterfinal

Nikhat Zareen is completely dominating the game as match is stopped for the third time for the count. And yes Nikhat has knocked out her opponent in just 90 seconds, confirming a medal for India. She will play the semifinal next. With this, she also confirms a place in Paris Olympics 2023.

4:43 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Boxing - Women's 45-50kg - Nikhat Zareen in action

NASSAR Hanan vs NIKHAT Zareen - Quarterfinal

Nikhat Zareen's match to begin shortly. She is eyeing a semifinal beth and assurance of medal in women's 45-50kg category.

4:42 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Hockey - Women's Pool A match - India 5-0 Malaysia at Half time

India completely dominated Malaysia in the first half.

India 5-0 Malaysia.

4:31 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Hockey - Women's Pool A match - India 5-0 Malaysia in second quarter

After some good defensive play from Malaysia. India's Sangeeta finally ables to find the back of the net.

India 5-0 vs Malaysia

4:24 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Hockey - Women's Pool A match - India 4-0 Malaysia in first quarter

Malaysia are not able to make circle entry as India making brilliant move.

4:14 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Hockey - Women's Pool A match - India 3-0 Malaysia in first quarter

WHAT A BRILLIANT MOVE!!!
 

A brilliant move by every player, Malaysian defence is nowhere as India makes three attack moves before Navneet finding the back of the net.

India 3-0 Malaysia.
 

4:12 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Hockey - Women's Pool A match - India 2-0 Malaysia in first quarter

India earn a penalty corner and this time Deep Grace Ekka makes full use of it, finding the back of the net. 

India 2-0 Malaysia

4:10 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Hockey - Women's Pool A match - India 1-0 Malaysia in first quarter

India take a goal need as they are playing good aggressive hockey. Malaysia are not able to take the ball into India's circle yet.

Monica scores a field Goal to give India 1-0 vs Malaysia. 
 

4:08 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Badminton - Men's team quarterfinal - India assure a medal

India men's Badminton team defeated Nepal in the quarterfinal 3-0. With the win, India assured of medal as now they will play in the semifinal.

SEN Lakshya won Match 1: 21-5, 21-8

 

KIDAMBI Srikanth Nammalwar won Match 2: 21-4, 21-13

MANJUNATH Mithun wom Match 3: 21-2, 21-7

4:02 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Hockey - Women's Pool A match - India 0-0 Malaysia in first quarter

India earn a penalty corner in the first minute but fail to convert it.

3:38 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Hockey - Women's Pool A match - India vs Malaysia at 4 PM IST

Indian women's hockey team will be up against Malaysia in a group game at 4 PM IST. India had a great start of their campaign, winning the first match against Singapore in Asian Games opener 13-0.

Photo credit: Screengrab from Hangzhou 2022

3:23 PM

Asian Games 2023 India medal tally live | India's medal winners in the Asian Games 2023 so far

Medals: Gold - 8; Silver - 12; Bronze - 12 - Total 32

1. Shooting -- 10m Air Pistol Women's individual event - Palak wins GOLD
2. Shooting  -- 10m Air Pistol Women's individual event - Esha Singh win Silver
3. Shooting - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's team- Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Suresh Kusale and Akhil Sheoran win GOLD.

4. Shooting - 10m Air Pistol Women's team - Palak, Esha Singh, and Divya TS win Silver
5. Shooting - 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's (individual event) - Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar wins Silver

6. Tennis -- Men's doubles -- Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan win Silver
7. Squash -- Women's team event -- Tanvi Khanna, Anahat Singh and Joshana Chinnapa win Bronze
8. Shooting -- 10m air Pistol men's team event - Arjun Singh Cheema, Sarabjot Singh and Shiva Narwal win GOLD

9. Wushu --  Sanda 60kg - Roshibina Devi wins Silver
10. Equestrian- Individual Dressage- Anush Agarwalla wins Bronze

11. Shooting -- 50-metre three-position individual event -- Sift Kaur Samra wins GOLD

12. Shooting -- 25m air pistol team event -- Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rythm Sangwan win GOLD

13. Shooting -- 25 m air pistol individual event -- Esha Singh win Silver

14. Shooting- Men's Skeet individual- Anant Jeet Singh Naruka- Silver

15. Shooting -- 50-metre three-position individual event-- Ashi Chouksey wins Bronze

16. Shooting -- Team skeet men's -- Anant Naruka, Gurjaot Singh and Angad Bajwa win Bronze win Bronze

17. Sailing- Men’s Dinghy - ILCA7 - Vishnu Saravanan wins Bronze

18. Shooting - 50-metre three positions team event - Sift Kaur Samra, Ashi Chouksey and Manini Kaushik win Silver

19. Equestrian - Dressage team competition - India wins GOLD

20. Sailing - Girls Dinghy ILCA4 - Neha Thakur wins Silver

21.Sailing - Men's windsurfer RS:X - Eabad Ali wins Bronze

22. Shooting - Men's 10m air rifle team event -- Divyansh Singh Panwar, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Rudrankksh Patil win GOLD

23. Cricket- India women's team beat Sri Lanka by 19 runs to clinch GOLD

24. Rowing - Men's Four event -- Jaswinder Singh, Bheem Singh, Punit Kumar and Ashish win Bronze

25. Rowing -- Men's Quadruple Sculls -- Satnam Singh, Parminder Singh, Jakar Khan, Sukhmeet Singh win Bronze

26. Shooting - Men's 10m air rifle - Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar wins Bronze

27. Shooting - Men's Men's 25m rapid fire pistol Team event - Anish, Vijayveer Sidhu, Adarsh Singh win Bronze

28. Rowing - Men’s lightweight double sculls Final A -- Arjun Lal Jat, Arvind Singh win Silver

29. Rowing - Men’s coxed eight Final A - Charanjeet Singh, DU Pande, Naresh Kalwaniya, Neeraj, Neetesh Kumar, Ashish, Bheem Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Punit Kumar win Silver

30. Rowing - Men coxless pair Final A -- Babu Lal Yadav, Lekh Ram win Bronze

31. Shooting -- Women’s 10m air rifle team -- Ashi Chouksey, Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita win Silver

32. Shooting -- Women's 10m air rifle individual event -- Ramita Jindal wins Bronze

 

3:19 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Table Tennis - Men's singles - India vs China: Sathiyan crashes out

GNANASEKARAN Sathiyan (India) vs WANG Chuqin (China)

Sathiyan loses in a loop-sided match. Chuqin wins 11-3, 11-3, 11-6 and 11-3.

3:05 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Table Tennis - Men's singles - India vs China: Sathiyan in action

GNANASEKARAN Sathiyan (India) vs WANG Chuqin (China)

Sathiyan outclassed once again. He is no match to Chuqin's speed, losing the second game 3-11.

3:05 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Table Tennis - Men's singles - India vs China: Sathiyan in action

GNANASEKARAN Sathiyan (India) vs WANG Chuqin (China)

Sathiyan outclassed once again. He is no match to Chuqin's speed, losing the second game 3-11.

2:59 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Table Tennis - Men's singles - India vs China: Sathiyan in action

GNANASEKARAN Sathiyan (India) vs WANG Chuqin (China)

Sathiyan fails to make any recognised progress as Chinese paddler displays brilliant backhand and skill.

2:52 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Table Tennis - Men's singles - India vs China: Sathiyan in action

GNANASEKARAN Sathiyan (India) vs WANG Chuqin (China)

India's Sathiyan is going to fight against world number 1 Chuqin of China.

2:50 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Table Tennis -- Women's doubles - India vs Thailand - Indian pair in QFs

MUKHERJEE Sutirtha/MUKHERJEE Ayhika (India) vs AUEAWIRIYAYOTHIN Wanwisa/SAWETTABUT Jinnipa (Thailand) in round of 16

Indian pair storms into the quarterfinals with an easy 11-8, 11-7, 11-4 win.

2:41 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Table Tennis -- Women's doubles - India vs Thailand - India in action

MUKHERJEE Sutirtha/MUKHERJEE Ayhika (India) vs AUEAWIRIYAYOTHIN Wanwisa/SAWETTABUT Jinnipa (Thailand) in round of 16

Indian pair wins the second game 11-7. One step away from quarterfinal berth.

2:33 PM

Asian Games LIVE | Table Tennis -- Women's doubles - India vs Thailand - India in action

MUKHERJEE Sutirtha/MUKHERJEE Ayhika (India) vs AUEAWIRIYAYOTHIN Wanwisa/SAWETTABUT Jinnipa (Thailand) in round of 16

Indian pair wins the first game 11-8.