Action continues on Day 7 of the 2018 Asian Games! Athletics action begins and a there is a lot coming up for India in other sports as well such as squash, Badminton, Volleyball, and Shooting.
Day 6 was the best day for India in terms of the medals won, with a total of 7 coming home! India's team of Sawarn Singh, Daatu Bhokanal, Daatu Bhokanal, and Sukhmeet Singh won GOLD Men's Quadruple Sculls. Dushyant also bagged a Bronze medal for India in Rowing -- Men's Lightweight Single Sculls. Another Bronze came as Rohit Kumar and Bhagwan Singh finished third in the Final of Men's Lightweight Double Sculls. India’s Shooting sensation Heena Sidhu finished third in Women's 10m Air Pistol to bag Bronze!
India’s Tennis Men's Doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan grabbed the GOLD medal after defeating Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik & Denis Yevseyev 6-3, 6-4 in the Final. Meanwhile, Prajnesh Gunneswaran's loss in the Men's Singles Semis meant that the ace Indian player would have to settle for a Bronze medal. There was another huge upset in Kabaddi as the Indian Women's team lost to Iran in the final, and bagged the silver medal.
With these medals, India’s tally stands at 25, which now includes 6 GOLDS, 5 SILVERS, and 14 BRONZE.
However, there is still a week to go in the Games with Boxing finally getting underway. Boxing has been one of India's best sport for years. As a result, the expectations from the Indian boxers will be high.
Pavitra will go up against Pakistan's Rukhsana Perveen in the Women's 60 Kg Round of 16.
