Asian Games 2023 Highlights, October 4: Neeraj Chopra dazzles with Gold, medals galore for India as the Indian contingent ups their medal tally to 81 after Day 11

Asian Games 2023 Highlights, October 4: It was a medals galore for India on Day 11 of Asian Games 2023 as they finished the day with 12 medals to take their tally to 81 medals. Follow Sportskeeda for Asian Games 2023 live Score updates on October 4.

That's all we have for you from today then! Tomorrow promises to be just as spectacular, with multiple medal events lined-up! Do join us back tomorrow as we take you through all the live action that unfolds once again! Until then, this is Team Sportskeeda, bidding you adieu! Goodnight!

October 4 - A day to remember

Right then, that brings to an end what has been an absolutely sensational day for Indian Sports! India breach the 80-medal mark on the medal tally and all of a sudden, the 100-medal dream will be very much alive! Neeraj Chopra stealing the show (and the Gold) once again with a Season Best throw of 88.88m, while Kishore Kumar Jena etched his name in the record books too, with a personal best score.

But well before the Javelin Throw heroics unfolded, Athletics was already contributing to India's medal tally, with the duo of Manju Rani and Baboo Ram helping India win Bronze medal in the 35km Mixed Team Race Walk. That pretty much set the tone for the day as what followed was a large inflow of medals for the Indian contingent.

A Gold in Archery, multiple medals in Boxing and a Bronze in squash followed. Sunil Kumar followed it up with a wrestling Bronze too. And then, Athletics followed! It was raining medals for India and they finish with a grand total of 12 medals today! The Indian contingent will be a happy one for sure and will work towards its 100-medal goal with a rejuvenated effort.

CHESS

Here's all that unfolded on the Chess boards when the Indian Men's and Women's teams played their sixth round!

Men's Team:
India tied 2.0 - 2.0 with China
Gukesh D tied with Y Wei (0.5 - 0.5)
Praggnanandhaa RB tied with X Bu (0.5 - 0.5)
Vidit Gujarathi tied with Q Ma (0.5 - 0.5)
HK Pentala tied with X Xu (0.5 - 0.5)

Women's Team:
India 4.0 - 0.0 beat Uzbekistan
Koneru Humpy beat N Yakubbaeva (1.0 - 0;0)
Vaishali RB beat U Omonova (1.0 - 0.0)
Vantika Agrawal beat A Khamdamova (1.0 - 0.0)
SS Baskar beat M Bobomurodova (1.0 - 0.0)

GOLD MEDAL FOR INDIA 🥇🥇🥇🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

Neeraj Chopra throws a Season Best of 88.88m and wins GOLD in Men's Javelin! 🤩#AsianGames2022 #AsianGames #Athletics #SKIndianSports pic.twitter.com/GyVJGDeLXf
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) October 4, 2023

DIVING - Men's 10m Platform

Not the best of results for India in the Men's 10m Platform final as Siddharth Pardeshi finishes eleventh with a score of 268.00 after his six rounds. And that ends India's medal-less diving campaign in this edition of the Asian Games.

ATHLETICS - Men's 4x400m Relay Final

MEDAL ALERT! India wins gold in the Men's 4x400m Relay Final. WHAT A RACE WE HAVE WITNESSED! The Indian racers were unstoppable since the start of the race and were no match to any of the other teams adding another gold medal to the country's medal tally.

1. India - 3:01.58
2. Qatar - 3:02.05
3. Sri Lanka - 3:02.55
4. Thailand - 3:04.23
5. Philippines - 3:04.89
6. Republic of Korea - 3:05.89
7. Iraq - 3:07.93
8. Bahrain - DNS

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Kishore Kumar Jena gives it too much elevation and it's a foul for him too! It does not matter, he goes and gives Neeraj Chopra a big hug! GOLD FOR NEERAJ CHOPRA, SILVER FOR KISHORE KUMAR JENA! Two big medals added to India's tally! Oh what a contest this has been! All started out with a technical glitch which robbed Neeraj of an 85m+ throw. He started off decently but it was Kishore Kumar Jena who returned with a massive throw of 86.77m to pip his compatriot and move to the first position.

After the Eliminations, it was time for Neeraj Chopra to reclaim his position at the top as a Season Best of 88.88m saw him rise to the top again! Kishore Kumar Jena followed up closely, breaking his second consecutive personal best in a row to record 87.54m. It was largely a contest between the two Indians itself. None of the other throwers got even close to them and were left competing for Bronze.

The Indians were waiting for Neeraj Chopra to be in action ever since the commencement of the Asian Games and it has been worth the wait. Neeraj Chopra defends his Gold from the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games! And after this performance, Kishore Kumar Jena will become a household too! These are terrific signs for Indian sports!

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Neeraj comes in and finishes with a throw of under 80m. He does not feel his throw is good enough and intentionally crosses the line to make it a foul.

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

One last attempt to go for Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Kumar Jena! They have confirmed a Gold and Silver for themselves!

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Pakistan's Muhammad Yasir's 77.32m final attempt ensures that both Indians will come away with medals. Dean Roderick Genki's final throw being under the 80m mark ensures that Indian athletes will come away with both Gold and Silver.

ATHLETICS - Men's 4x400m Relay Final

The Men's 4x400m Relay Final will see eight teams compete for a podium final. Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bahrain, Philippines, Qatar, Iraq, the Republic of Korea and India are the nations competing in the event.

The Indian Men's 4x400m Relay team comprises Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amol Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal and Rajesh Ramesh. The event will commence at 6:05 p.m IST.

BRIDGE - Men's Team Semifinal

The good news piles on! This time it is from the world of Aces and Spades! The Men's Bridge Team qualifies for the final, beating China! They assure themselves of a silver medal too and will be facing Hong Kong there!

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Kishore Kumar Jena breaches the 75m mark but he falls over, crossing the line making the attempt a foul. Nonetheless, he continues to hold his second position comfortably too!

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Neeraj is back and he is not the happiest with his throw. It lands at 80.80m and Neeraj Chopra has one throw left to chase the 90m mark at Asian Games 2023.

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Dean Roderick Genki now showing signs of life in terms of catching up with Neeraj and Kishore Kumar Jena. He gets 82.68m on his 5th attempt.

ATHLETICS - Men's High Jump Final

With three unsuccessful attempts in 2.29m, Sarvesh Anil Kushare has been eliminated from the Men's High Jump Final. Thailand's Tawan is also eliminated, leaving only three athletes in the competition.

ATHLETICS - Women's 4x400m Relay Final

MEDAL ALERT! India finished 2nd in the Women's 4x400m Relay Final and wins the silver medal. Bahrain and Sri Lanka clinch the gold and silver medals, respectively.

1. Bahrain - 3:27.65
2. India - 3:27.85
3. Sri Lanka - 3:30.988
4. Vietnam - 3:31.61
5. Philippines - 3:40.78
6. Thailand - 3:50.44
7. Mongolia - 3:52.33

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

The other throwers continue to compete for the bronze medal. There is no one apart from the Indians who has reached even the 80m mark, while the Indians have crossed the 85m mark comfortably.

ATHLETICS - Women's 4x400m Relay Final

India are currently placed 2nd in the Women's 4x400m Relay Final. After crossing the 400m, 800m, & 1200m mark in the race, India continues at the 2nd place and are just behind Bahrain. Can they overtake Bahrain and win gold?

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

You can't really keep Neeraj Chopra too far away from the Gold medal position for too long, can you? The longer this event goes on, the more it starts feeling like a two-horse race for the first place. Gold and Silver for India is also starting to feel like a formality now.

ATHLETICS - Women's 4x400m Relay Final

The Women's 4x400m Relay Final will see seven teams compete for a podium final. Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bahrain, Philippines, Mongolia, Vietnam and India are the nations competing in the event.

The Indian Women's 4x400m Relay team consists of Vithya Ramraj, Aishwarya Kailash Mishra, Prachi and Subha Venkatesan. We're underway!

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

KISHORE KUMAR JENA IS BACK AND HE SCORES 87.54M! OH WOW! This is sensational from the Indians! Kishore Jena beats his own personal best in two consecutive throws! He will continue to be second comfortably too!

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Neeraj Chopra is back! Now with just seven other competitors against his own compatriot Jena. He hypes up the crowd! LETS OUT A HUGE ROAR AS HE HURLS IT IN THE AIR AND HE HAS RECLAIMED THE GOLD MEDAL POSITION! What a comeback from him and his next throw is a MASSIVE 88.88m!!

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Neeraj Chopra has got the Indian contingent at the venue clapping and he's hyping both them and himself up!

ATHLETICS - Women's Triple Jump Final

An unsuccessful jump from Sheena Nellickal Varkey in her 5th attempt. However, she jumps 13.24 in her final attempt to finish 6th in the Women's Triple Jump Final. NO MEDAL FOR INDIA!

ATHLETICS - Men's High Jump Final

Sarvesh Anil Kushare manages to clear the 2.26m in his 2nd attempt, registering his SEASON BEST in the Men's High Jump event. As we move to the 2.29m mark, five athletes remain in contention for a medal.

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Three throws in, and we can confirm that neither Neeraj Chopra nor Kishore Kumar Jena will be eliminated (well, obviously!). The top 8 will now continue to compete in the final for the final three attempts.

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Chinese Taipei's Shih-Feng Huang has retired! After two unsuccessful attempts, he has decided that he won't be taking further part in this contest. Two eliminations right off the block and twelve remain, out of which four shall be eliminated shortly.

ATHLETICS - Men's High Jump Final

Syria's Majid, Chinese Taipei's Chao-Hsuan and India's Jesse Sandesh have also been eliminated from the Men's High Jump Final are registering three unsuccessful jumps in 2.23m.

Sarvesh Anil Kushare has two unsuccessful jumps in 2.23m. However, the Indian athlete managed a successful jump in his final attempt to keep India's medal hopes in the Men's High Jump Final alive.

Japanese athlete Ryoichi is also eliminated from the Men's High Jump Final after three unsuccessful attempts in 2.23m. Only 5 athletes remain in the event now!

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Ooo what do we have here!? Kishore Kumar Jena has just sent his friend and compatriot Neeraj Chopra into second place for now. This is starting to get really interesting.

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

KISHORE KUMAR JENA TAKE A BOW! He hoists it in the air and falls over! 86.77M IT IS! HE IS IN FIRST POSITION NOW! Oh this is sensational from Kishore Kumar Jena! He's overtaken favourite Neeraj Chopra and has registered a personal best score! This might be difficult to top-off today!

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Neeraj Chopra is back in action! He preps himself up but his throw does not go too far. He is disappointed with it and walks past the line. Makes it a foul and the attempt will not be counted.

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Two attempts from all athletes in and India occupy the first two places on the table. Neeraj Chopra's 84.49m and Kishore Kumar Jena's 81.26m sees them in the Gold and Silver positions about a third of the way into the final here.

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

After two rounds, there still isn't any thrower apart from Neeraj and Jena who have crossed the 80m mark. We are just one attempt away before the eliminations.

ATHLETICS - Men's 5000m Final

MEDAL ALERT! Avinash Sable clinches silver medal in the Men's 5000m Final. He completes the 5000m race with a time of 13:21.09.

Meanwhile, India's Gulveer Singh misses out on a medal by just a few seconds. He finished 4th in the race, behind Bahrain's Dawit with a time of 13:29.93. Gulveer recorded his personal best in the event but will not be happy with a 4th place finish.

ATHLETICS - Women's Triple Jump Final

Sheena Nellickal Varkey fails to register a successful jump in her 4th attempt. One good jump will see the Indian athlete break into the top 3. She is not way too behind in the event and is just one good jump away from winning a medal.

ATHLETICS - Men's High Jump Final

Both Indian athletes Jesse Sandesh and Sarvesh Anil Kushare fail to clear 2.23m in their first attempts. They will have to more chances each to jump 2.23. Failing to do so in both attempts will see them get eliminated from the Men's High Jump Final.

ATHLETICS - Women's Triple Jump Final

Sheena Nellickal Varkey jumps 13.04 in her 3rd attempt, failing to beat her best of 13.34. She is currently placed 6th in the table.

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Korea's Dani Kim has retired! After a first unsuccessful throw, he has decided not to take any further part in this contest. Remember, there will be eliminations after the third round is completed.

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Quite the controversial start to the event so far eh? First the attempt that wasn't. Then the foul that wasn't. If nothing else, this Javelin Throw final does have the drama eh? Especially after you'd have expected it to be a straightforward medal for Neeraj.

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

After reviewing it, they finally turn it around! Kishore Kumar Jena's throw is a legal one in the end! This is not umpiring that you'd expect from a tournament of this level. Right then, Jena's second attempt is recorded to be 79.76m and his throw of 81.26 remains to be his best.

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Kishore Kumar Jena's throw is big! But the referee raises the red flag! It didn't seem to be a foul and it seems like quite some poor umpiring here. They are going to review this certainly.

ATHLETICS - Men's High Jump Final

Jesse Sandesh finally manages to clear the 2.19m in his next attempt to keep himself alive in the competition. Pakistan's Sharoz Khan becomes the first athlete to be eliminated from the event. He is followed by Singapore's Kampton and Korea's Jinwoo.

Only nine athletes remain in the Men's High Jump Final.

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Much better throw on Chopra's second attempt. He's inching towards that 85m mark bit by bit. But you can't help think - "What if that first throw counted?"

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Neeraj Chopra is back! And this time, HE GOES BIG! BIGGER THAN BEFORE! 84.49m IT IS! He has bettered his own score here!

ATHLETICS - Men's 5000m Final

India's Gulveer Singh and Avinash Sable are among the 20 athletes competing in the Men's 5000m Final. Both athletes will have to face tough competitors in the event as they look to bag a medal for India.

ATHLETICS - Men's High Jump Final

Sarvesh Anil Kushare clears the 2.19m mark in his third attempt. However, Jesse Sandesh fails to do so, dropping to the 9th place in the table.

Jesse Sandesh tries to clear the 2.19m mark once again. However, he fails to do so once again, resulting in a do-or-die for the Indian athlete in his next attempt.

ATHLETICS - Men's Javelin Throw Final

Apart from the Indians, none of the other throwers have breached the 80m mark. Although one interesting fact about Neeraj is that his initial attempts are usually his best ones. However, he will still definitely be wanting to bump up his own score, after he nearly touched the 88m mark in his first throw, which was unrecorded.

ATHLETICS - Women's Triple Jump Final

Sheena Nellickal Varkey fails to register a jump on her 2nd attempt. She is currently placed 5th in the table with a few more attempts to go.

ATHLETICS - Women's 800m Final

MEDAL ALERT! A massive comeback in the last 400m by Harmilan Bains saw the Indian athlete win a silver medal in the Women's 800 Final. She gave her best in the race to ensure India finished with at least a silver medal.

Meanwhile, Chanda who was in the top 3 during the initial 400m slipped to the 7th spot and couldn't win a medal for India.