Asian Games 2023 Highlights, September 28: India had made a good start to Day 5 of Asian Games, adding a Gold, Silver and Bronze to their tally. It was the 10m Pistol Team shooters who won the Gold, followed by a silver in wushu and a bronze in equestrian. However, they failed to add any other medal post that, despite some good performances in table tennis. Follow Sportskeeda for Asian Games 2023 live Score updates on September 28.
14:53 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
Thank you for joining us...
...that's all we have for you from an eventful day at Asian Games 2023. There was plenty to celebrate for the Indian contingent. A gold medal in Shooting (India's 10m Air Pistol team) in addition to a silver (Roshibina Devi Naorem in Wushu) and a bronze medal (Anush Agarwalla in Equestrian). Plenty of positive results going in India's favour apart from that too. Aditi Ashok ended the day tied for second place in Women's Individual Golf, Saketh Myneni and Ramakumar Ramanathan have ensure themselves at least a Silver medal in men's doubles Tennis, amongst other results. So, plenty to look forward to for tomorrow.
And while you're looking forward to them right now, you know where to follow all the action from the Asian Games tomorrow. Because we'll be right here (waiting for you). For now though, good bye, good night and take care!
13:53 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
BRIDGE
India's Bridge results from the round-robin games held today are as follows:
Men’s Team India 16.03 - 3.97 South Korea India 9.03 - 10.97 Japan India 9.67 - 10.33 China India 18.17 - 1.83 Thailand
Women’s Team India 11.28 - 8.72 Indonesia India 6.77 - 13.23 China
Mixed Team India 14.85 - 5.15 Indonesia India 10-10 Chinese Taipei India 5.36 - 14.64 Japan India 16.55 - 3.45 China
13:31 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
FOOTBALL
Men's Round of 16: IND 0-2 KSA
Well, that's that for the Indian football teams at the Asian Games. Anti-climactic end but a 2-0 against a team like Saudi Arabia may not be the worst result. Head Coach Igor Stimac set up his players to be compact in defence, and compact they were. Until they weren't. A couple of avoidable goals, in the end, see India crash out of the Asian Games at the Round of 16.
13:27 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
BOXING
Men's 71kg Round of 16 Nishant Dev vs Bui Phuoc Tung: Round 1
A powerful right by Nishant! And it's a knockout! the World Championships Bronze Medallist doesn't waste any time as he wins by knockout in the first round itself. Absolutely no chance for the Vietnam boxer who is grounded by a strong right hook and the referee had to stop the fight. With this win, Nishant wins his second bout in the Asian Games and advances to the quarterfinals.
13:25 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
SWIMMING - Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final
Massive loss for India in the Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay! The Koreans are in tears, not believing that they have finished third. China, Japan and Republic of Korea taking first three spots. China's winning time was 7:49.34 while India's was 8:37.58 - a massive 48.24 seconds behind.
13:19 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
SWIMMING - Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final
At the end of 350m, it is China, Korea and Japan who are in the top three. India are already around 50m behind the top three! No surprises there as India continue to be placed last.
13:16 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
SWIMMING - Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final
At the end of 100m, India are placed last. They are competing in Pool 8 and are well and truly trailing already!
13:10 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
SWIMMING - Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final
It's time to shift our focus the Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay race! India being represented by the quartet of Dhinidhi Esinghu, Vritti Agarwal, Shivangi Samra and Hashika Ramachandra
13:05 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
BOXING
Nishant Dev will soon be in action in the Men's 71kg Round of 16 bout. He is up against Vietnam's Bui P.T
13:00 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
SWIMMING - Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final
China set a new Asian Record of 3:10.88 while India finish sixth with a time of 3:21.46 Disappointment for the Indians in yet another swimming event.
12:57 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
SWIMMING - Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final
Not the best of starts for India and they are nowhere near the top. However, they will not be wanting to give up, with 150m remaining.
12:55 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
SWIMMING - Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final
It is time for India to participate in another swimming medal event, this time the 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final. For India, it is Srihari Nataraj, Anand Shylaja, Vishal Grewal and Tanish Mathew.
12:45 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
HOCKEY
India vs Japan is about to get underway as the two Men's Hockey teams lock horns in what promises to be a good clash! For the detailed updates on the match, click here!
12:30 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
SWIMMING - Men's 800m Freestyle Heat Final
Well, it would be fair to say that the results from this match are not surprising. Aryan Nehra finishing seventh and Kushagra Rawat comes around nearly 30 seconds after the first-placed Korean. Both Indians had the slowest reaction times as well to the whistle.
12:28 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
SWIMMING - Men's 800m Freestyle Heat Final
A massive, massive gap between the first positioned Korean swimmer and the Indian ones, almost a 50m gap between the two. Aryan and Kushagra will finish in the last two.
12:23 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
SWIMMING - Men's 800m Freestyle Heat Final
At the end of 300m, there isn't any improvement in the position of the Indians as they continue to be placed seventh and eighth. Not the best of starts here and chances at a medal might be fading away.
12:22 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
SWIMMING - Men's 800m Freestyle Heat Final
At the end of 100m, the Indians are trailing! They are the last two to get there. Is this a strategy to conserve energy considering it is an 800m race?
12:18 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
BOXING
Men's 51kg Round of 16 Deepak Bhoria vs Tsuboi Tomoya: Round 3
Deepak is out of the competition!! He loses the bout 4:1 on the judges scorecard. He managed to be the dominant boxer in Round 3 with four judges favoring him in the round but in the end, it was simply not enough.
12:17 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
SWIMMING
It is time for the Men's 800m Freestyle Fast Heat Final! India's Aryan Nehra and Kushagra Rawat will be in action as they compete against two Chinese, two Japanese, one Korean and one Vietnamese swimmer. Can India get its first medal in swimming at Asian Games 2023? Stay tuned to find out! The Indians will be competing in the first and eighth lane respectively.
12:14 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
BOXING
Deepak will require a dominant Round 3 to win this bout. As of the end of Round 2, Tomoya leads the scoring 20-18 in two judge's cards while it's even 19 -19 for the other three judges.
12:13 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
BOXING
Men's 51kg Round of 16 Deepak Bhoria vs Tsuboi Tomoya: Round 2
A little more aggression by Deepak but the bout is still being controlled by the Japanese boxer. Deepak improves in the round as three judges scores favor him in Round 2. Another round where both fighters got to show off their incredible footwork as well.
12:08 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
BOXING
Men's 51kg Round of 16 Deepak Bhoria vs Tsuboi Tomoya: Round 1 Slow start to the fight as both fighters keep their guard up and try to use their reach to land punches. The first round is awarded to the Japanese.
India win and progress to the semifinals! A speedy serve by Bopanna is met by a labouring stretch from Kulambayeva. The ball lobs up to Rutuja at the net, who calmly deposits it beyond the reach of the Kazakhs. Bopanna and Rutuja hug each other and proceed to applaud the crowd. Bopanna pumps his first in the air in delight. A wonderful day of tennis success for India as both teams playing have progressed forward.
India race to a huge lead, after breaking the Kazakh pair twice. Kulambayeva serving to keep her country alive.
11:58 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
FOOTBALL
Men's Round of 16: IND vs KSA
It's been a quiet half so far with Saudi having most of the chances. India's compact backline, however, has meant that the Saudi strikers have been restricted to shots from outside the box so far. Click here for regular updates from the game.
11:48 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
BOXING
World Championships Bronze Medallist Deepak Bhoria will soon be in action in the Men's 51kg Round of 16.
Rohan Bopanna with a ferocious forehand that Grigoriy can only meekly return into the net. India win the first set! This has been a splendid performance so far, especially the final game that won them the set. The Indians will be looking to win the next set itself to finish the match. The Kazakhstan duo need to revisit their strategies here.
India with the early lead, setting the tone of what may come.
10:29 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
TENNIS
Welcome to the mixed doubles quarterfinals clash between 2nd seeded Indians Rutuja Bhosale/Rohan Bopanna and 8th seed Kazakhs Kulambayeva Zhibek/Lomalin Grigoriy
10:24 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
TENNIS
Saketh Myneni/Ramanathan Ramkumar 6-1, 6(6)-7, 10-0 Hong Seongchan/Kwon Soonwoo
India win the match after an impeccable third set tiebreak. Saketh kneels down and pierces his racquet into the ground in joy. After a straightforward first set, India were taken to the brink in the second but they brought out their best in the end and sealed the match. They will now fight for the all-important gold medal in the Final! Ramanathan acknowledges the crowd in the Centre Court at Hangzhou, and the duo pose for a picture. They have assured themselves of a silver medal!
10:15 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
TENNIS
Set 2: Saketh Myneni/Ramanathan Ramkumar 6(6)-7 Hong Seongchan/Kwon Soonwoo (Set 1: 6-1)
Korea win the second set! India were a match point up at 6-5 but early moves from Ramanathan at the net gave the Koreans access to the open space down the line. Finally, a volley by Saketh is smashed into the net and gives Korea the set.
10:01 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
TENNIS
Set 2: Saketh Myneni/Ramanathan Ramkumar 6-6 Hong Seongchan/Kwon Soonwoo (Set 1: 6-1)
Ramanthan wins a crucial serve game to take the second set to a tiebreaker.
09:53 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
TENNIS
Set 2: Saketh Myneni/Ramanathan Ramkumar 5-5 Hong Seongchan/Kwon Soonwoo (Set 1: 6-1)
The match isn't done! Korea break. Ramanthan slices a backhand into the net, providing relief to the Koreans and proving to be a lost opportunity to win the match for India.
09:48 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
TENNIS
Set 2: Saketh Myneni/Ramanathan Ramkumar 5-4 Hong Seongchan/Kwon Soonwoo (Set 1: 6-1)
Hong with a perfect service game to keep the match alive. Ramanathan will serve to win the clash for India.
09:46 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
TENNIS
Set 2: Saketh Myneni/Ramanathan Ramkumar 5-3 Hong Seongchan/Kwon Soonwoo (Set 1: 6-1)
India are one game away from the gold medal match. Saketh's serve proves too hot to handle for Hong.
09:43 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
TENNIS
Set 2: Saketh Myneni/Ramanathan Ramkumar 4-3 Hong Seongchan/Kwon Soonwoo (Set 1: 6-1)
India break! A third break point goes Ramanthan's way as his forehand crosscourt volley proves to far to fetch for Kwon
09:42 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
TABLE TENNIS
Sharath Kamal wins his Round of 32 match! Sathiyan Gnanasekaran will be in action next in the Men's Singles Round of 32. Catch all the live action from the match here.
09:31 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
TENNIS
Set 2: Saketh Myneni/Ramanathan Ramkumar 2-3 Hong Seongchan/Kwon Soonwoo (Set 1: 6-1)
The Koreans look reinvigorated in the second set and both teams are holding their service games.
09:26 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
SQUASH
Men's Team - India beat Nepal 3-0
MATCH 1: Abhay Singh 3-0 Amrit Magar Thapa (11-2, 11-4, 11-1) MATCH 2: Mahesh Mangaonkar 3-0 Arhant Keshar Simha (11-2, 11-3, 11-3) MATCH 3: Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu 3-0 Amir Bhlon (11-1, 11-2, 11-6)
09:22 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
SQUASH
Men's Team - MATCH 3: (Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu 3-0 Amir Bhlon)
Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu thrashes Amir Bhlon by large margins in the first couple of games. The scores read 11-1 & 11-2. However, the Nepalese player's last game was the best performance by Nepal in today's encounter. However, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu won the game 11-6.
India win the match 3-0! They win the tie as well 3-0 & take two points.
09:22 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
TENNIS
Set 2: Saketh Myneni/Ramanathan Ramkumar 1-2 Hong Seongchan/Kwon Soonwoo (Set 1: 6-1)
Hong with some thunderbolts from the back of the court to save two break points for the Koreans. They gain the advantage with an astute service hold.
09:21 (GMT)28 SEP 2023
EQUESTRIAN - Dressage Intermediate Final
Anush Agarwalla, take a bow! He's won his second medal in the Asian Games in a sport that is often overlooked in India. But that will certainly not be the case after the Equestrian riders' splendid showing at Asian Games 2023. So who is Anush Agarwalla? How did his journey in the sport begin? Well, if you're wondering all this, we got you covered! Click on the link below to unveil Anush Agarwala's life story! 👇
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