Asian Games 2023 Day 7, September 30, Updated Results: Tennis & Squash team clinch historic medals

India won 38 medals till date in the continental event.

The seventh day of the Asian Games 2023 for India was filled with remarkable achievements, thrilling finals, and historic moments. The Indian contingent has accumulated a total of 38 medals, comprising 10 gold, 14 silver, and 14 bronze medals. The day commenced with Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS winning a silver medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event, contributing to India's exceptional performance in shooting.

In a memorable men's squash team final against Pakistan, Abhay Singh staged a remarkable comeback from conceding two match points to secure the gold medal. Meanwhile, Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale clinched the mixed doubles tennis gold, marking India's third-ever victory in this event at the Asian Games.

In athletics, Karthik Kumar secured a silver medal, while Gulveer Singh settled for bronze in the men's 10,000m race. Long jumpers Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin, along with hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, advanced to the finals. The Indian men's hockey team delivered a dominant performance against Pakistan, with Harmanpreet Singh scoring four goals in a resounding 10-2 victory, keeping India at the top of the points table.

Led by Kidambi Srikanth, the Indian men's badminton team triumphed over the Republic of Korea, setting up their first-ever gold medal match. Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee made history by becoming the first Indian women's doubles table tennis pair to secure a medal at the Asian Games. Lovlina Borgohain started her Hangzhou campaign with a victory in the quarter-finals, ensuring her a medal in this edition, making her the fourth Indian boxer to achieve this feat.

However, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu faced an injury and missed out on her first medal at the continental meet. In golf, Aditi Ashok surged to the top of the women's leaderboard with one round remaining. Additionally, Niraj Verma and the C1 500m, C2 500m, and K2 500m teams in canoeing advanced to the gold medal event in Hangzhou.

Detailed results of all Indian events in Asian Games 2023 Day 7, September 30

Athletics

• Jeswin Aldrin (Group A), Murali Sreeshankar(Group B) (Men’s Long Jump Qualification) – Jeswin Aldrin registered 7.97m and Jeswin Aldrin registered 7.67m and progressed to the final
• (Women’s Heptathlon 100m Hurdles): Swapna Barman – 13.88 seconds and Agasara Nandhini – 14.01 seconds
• (Women’s High Jump): Swapna Barman – 1.70m and Agasara Nandhini – 1.61m
• (Women’s shot Put): Swapna Barman: 12.76m and Agasara Nandhini – 13.06m
• (Women’s 100m Hurdles) – Jyothi Yarraji (Heat 1) – 13.03 seconds progressed to the final and Nithya Ramraj (Heat 2) – 13.30 seconds progressed to the final
• Athletics – Ajay Kumar Saroj (Heat 1), Jinson Johnson (Heat 2) (Men’s 1500m): Ajay Kumar Saroj finished 2nd at 3:51.93, Jinson Johnson finished 5th at 3:56.22
• Swapna Barman, Nandini Agasara (Women’s Heptathlon Shot Put): Swapna Barman finished 6th with 679 points, Nandini Agasara finished 8th with 668 points
• Aishwarya Mishra and Himanshi Malik (Women’s 400m final) (qualification pending): Aishwarya Mishra finished 4th at 53.50
• Muhammad Anas Yahiya and Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi (Men’s 400m final) (qualification pending): Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi finished 5th
• Gulveer Singh, Kartik Kumar (Men’s 10000m final): Kartik Kumar clinched silver, Gulveer Singh clinched bronze
• Swapna Barman, Nandini Agasara (Women’s Heptathlon 200m): Swapna Barman finished 4th with 783, Nandini Agasara finished 1st with 936

3x3 Basketball

 Men's Pre-quarterfinals: India 17-19 Iran

Women’s basketball: India 16-6 Malaysia

Boxing

• Preeti 4-1 Zhaina Shekerbekova (Kazakhstan) (Women’s 54 kg quarterfinal)
• Lovlina Borgohain (4-1) Suyeon Seong (South Korea) (Women’s 75kg quarterfinal)
• Sachin won via walk-over against Turki Abuquthailah (Kuwait) (Men’s 57kg Round of 16)
• Narender 5-0 Iman Ramezanpourdelavar (Iran) (Men’s +92kg quarterfinal)
• Nishant Dev 0-5 Sewonrets Okazawa (Men’s 71kg quarterfinal)

Badminton

India 3-2 Korea (Men's Team semifinals)

Canoeing

• Niraj Verma (Men’s Canoe Single 1000m Heat 1)- finished 6th with a timing of 4:25.162
• Binita Chanu Oinam and Parvathy Geetha (Women’s Kayak Double 500m Heat 2) – finished 4th with a timing of 2:06.956

Chess

Men’s, Women’s Team Round 2: Indian Men’s Team drew 2.0-2.0 with Uzbekistan, Indian Women’s Team won 2.5-1.5 against Vietnam

Diving

London Singh Hemam and Siddharth Pradeshi (Men’s Synchronised 3m Springboard Final): India finished 6th with 279.87 points

Equestrian

Vikas Kumar, Apurva Dabhade, Ashish Limaye (Eventing Dressage Team and Individual): Ashish Limaye finished 1st with 26.90, Apurva Dabhade finished 8th with 29.60, Vikas Kumar finished 16th with 32.40

Golf

• Anirban Lahiri (T9), Shubhankar Sharma (T21), SSP Chawrasia (T29), Khalin Joshi (T29)
• (Men’s Individual and Team events, Round 3): Team India finished 8th with 616, Individual: Anirban Lahiri finished T17 with 206, SSP Chawrasia finished T20 with 207, Khalin Joshi finished T24 with 208, Shubhankar Sharma finished T34 with 213
• Golf – Aditi Ashok (T2), Pranavi Sharath (T10) Avani Prashanth (T15)
• (Women’s Individual and Team events, Round 3): Team India finished 1st with 403, Aditi Ashok finished 1st with 194, Pranavi Sharath finished 11th with 209, Avani Prashanth finished T19 with 215

Handball

India 44-19 Nepal (Women’s Group B)

Hockey

Hockey – India 10-2 Pakistan (Men’s Pool A)

Kurash

• Kurash – Keshav (Men’s 66kg) lost to Charmea (0-10)
• Pinky Balhara, Suchika Tariyal (Women’s 52kg): Suchika Tariyal lost 3-8 to Charmea Quelino in the round of 32, Pincky Balhara lost to Sitora Elmurodova in the quarterfinal

Roller Skating

Heeral Sadhu, Aarathy Raj (Women’s Speed Skating 10000m Point-Elimination Race) – Arathy Raj finished 5th and Heeral Sadhu 8th

Anandkumar Velkumar, Siddhant Kamble (Men’s Speed Skating 10000m Point-Elimination Race): Anandkumar Velkumar finished 6th & Siddhant Kamble finished 7th with 4 points each

Shooting

• Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS (10m Air Pistol Mixed Team) – clinched silver with a score of (14-16)
• Shooting – Kynan Chenai (Men’s Trap-75 qualification Phase 1) – scores 73
• Prithviraj Toindaman (Men’s Trap-75 qualification Phase 1) – scores 70
• Zoravar Singh Sandhu (Men’s Trap-75 qualification Phase 1) – scores 72
• Rajeshwari Kumari, Manisha Keer, Preeti Rajak (Women’s Trap-75 qualification Phase 1): Preeti Rajak finished 6th with 69 score, Manisha Keer finished 12th with 66 score, Rajeshwari Kumari finished 16th with 65 score

Squash

India 2-1 Pakistan (Men’s Team final) clinches gold

Table Tennis

• Manush Shah/ Manav Thakkar 2-3 Jonghoon Lim/Woojin Jang (South Korea) (Men’s Doubles quarter-final)
• Manika Batra (2-4) Yidi Wang(China) (Women’s Singles quarter-final)

Tennis

Rohan Bopanna/Rutuja Bhosale vs Tsung-hao Huang/En-shuo Liang (Chinese Taipei) (Mixed Doubles final) – Rohan Bopanna/Rutuja Bhosale clinch gold (4-6, 6-3, 10-4)

Volleyball

India 1-3 North Korea (Women’s Pool A)

Weightlifting

• Mirabai Chanu (Women’s 49kg) – Snatch – 83kg
• Bindyarani Devi (Women’s 55kg): Finished 5th with a total 196 score