In a day marked by mixed fortunes for Indian athletes at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, the nation celebrated a triumphant return to equestrian dressage. Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla, Divyakriti Singh, and Sudipti Hajela clinched India's first Asian Games gold in the sport after a long 41-year gap.Teenage sensation Neha Thakur added to the tally by securing a silver medal in the girl's dinghy - ILCA4 sailing event, while Eabad Ali captured a bronze in the men's windsurfer - RS:X category.Team sports bagged good results as well. Indian hockey extended its reign emphatically as the men's team secured a commanding 16-1 victory over Singapore.The men's squash team notched consecutive 3-0 wins against Singapore and Qatar. Meanwhile, the women's squad made a resounding statement by triumphing over arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening fixture with a 3-0 score. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostHowever, there was a poignant moment of heartbreak as Bhavani Devi fell short in the quarterfinals, despite a promising start winning all the pool matches in her fencing campaign.In the combat sports category, boxers Sachin Siwach (men's 57kg) and Narender Berwal (men's +92kg) made a solid start. They advanced to the quarterfinals after emerging victorious in their opening bouts.The Indian men's volleyball team had to settle for a sixth-place finish after falling short in the 5th placing match against Pakistan. Meanwhile, tennis witnessed mixed results, with Sumit Nagal and Ankita Raina reaching the singles quarterfinals, and the mixed doubles pair of Yuki & Raina advancing to Round 3. However, Rutuja Bhosale, Ramkumar Ramanathan, and two doubles pairs faced elimination.Indian Results at Asian Games 2023 on Day 3, September 26EquestrianIndian Team Dressage (Anush Agarwalla, Hriday Vipul Chheda, Divyakriti Singh and Sudipti Hajela) - GoldShooting10m Air Rifle Bronze Final: India lost to the Republic of KoreaMen's Skeet Team Stage 1: India (Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, Gurjoat Singh Khangura, Anant Jeet Singh Naruka) - 5thMen's Skeet Individual Stage 2 - Anant Jeet Singh Naruka - 7thWomen's Skeet Team Stage 1: India (Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Darshna Rathore, Ganemat Sekhon) - 4thWomen's Skeet Individual Stage 1 - Darshna Rathore - 7th25m Pistol Women's Qualification Precision Event: Manu Bhaker - 1st, Esha Singh - 3rd, Team - 1stTennisMen's Singles Quarter Final: Sumit Nagal vs. Beibit Zhukhayev (7-6, 6-4).Mixed Doubles - Round 2: Bhambri/Raina beat Aqeel/Sarah (6-0, 6-0)Men's Singles - Third Round: Ramkumar Ramanathan lost to Yosuke Watanuki (5-7, 7-6, 5-7)Women's Singles - Third Round: Rutuja Bhosale lost to Alex Eala (6-7, 2-6).SailingGirl's Dinghy ILCA4: Neha Thakur - Silver Men's Windsurfer RS:X: Eabad Ali - Bronze Women's Skiff - 49erFX: Harshita Tomar/Shital Verma - 4thWomen's Windsurfer RS:X: Ishwariya Ganesh - 4thMen's Skiff - 49er: Varun Thakkar/KC Ganapathy - 5thSwimmingWomen's 100m Freestyle Heats: Shivangi Sharma - 17thMen's 4x100m Medley Relay Heats: (Srihari Nataraj, Likith Selvaraj, Sajan Prakash, Tanish George Matthew) - 4thMen's 4x100m Medley Relay finals: (Srihari Nataraj, Likith Selvaraj, Sajan Prakash, Tanish George Matthew) - 5thMen's 4x100m Medley Relay Heats: Indian team ranked fourthWomen's 200m Backstroke Heats: Palak Joshi - 14thMen's 1500m Freestyle Fast Heat: Aryan Nehra finished seventh, and Kushagra Rawat finished eighthHockeyMen's Pool: India beat Singapore (16-1)VolleyballMen's Volleyball 5th place: Pakistan beats India (21-25, 20-25, 23-25)Squash Men's team India 3-0 QatarMahesh Mangaonkar 3-0 Ahmad Altamimi (11-7, 11-4, 11-1)Saurav Ghoshal 3-1 Abdulla Altamimi (11-1, 5-11, 11-5, 11-3)Abhay Singh 3-1 Syed Amjad (13-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-2)India 3-0 Singapore Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu 3 - 1 Jerome Clement Jin Ming Aw (11-4, 13-11, 8-11, 117)Saurav Ghosal 3 - 0 Samuel Shan Mu Kang (11-9, 11-1, 11-4)Abhay Singh 3-0 Jia Hui Marcus Phua (11-7, 11-7, 11-7)Women's TeamIndia 3-0 PakistanAnahat Singh 3-0 Saida Gul (11-6, 11-6, 11-3)Joshana Chinappa 3-0 Noor Ul Ain Sadiq (11-2, 11-5, 11-7)Tanvi Khanna 3-0 Noor Ul Ain Ijaz (11-3, 11-6, 11-2)Swimming Swimming - Men's 1500m FreestyleAryan Nehra: Seventh PlaceKushagra Rawat: Eighth PlaceVolleyballIndia 0 - 3 Pakistan ChessRound 5Men's Individual: GM Vidit Gujarathi beat Iran's GM Parham MaghsoudlooGM Arjun Kumar Erigaisi tied with Uzbekistan's Javokhir SindarovWomen's Individual:GM Koneru Humpy beat Uzbekistan's WGM Bibissara AssaubayevaGM Harika Dronavalli beat Vietnam's WGM Thi Kim Phung VoRound 6Men's Individual Results:GM Vidit Gujarathi beat Uzbekistan's Nodirbek AbdusattorovGM Arjun Kumar Erigaisi lost to Mongolia's GM Bilguun SumiyaWomen's Individual Results:GM Harika Dronavalli tied with Kazakhstan's GM Zhansaya AbdumalikGM Koneru Humpy tied with Indonesia's IM Medina Warda AuliaRound 7Men's Individual:GM Vidit Gujarathi lost to China's Yi Wei.GM Arjun Kumar Erigaisi won against Iran's Parham Maghsoudloo.Women's Individual:GM Koneru Humpy tied with Kazakhstan's GM Zhansaya Abdumalik.GM Harika Dronavalli tied with Mongolia's WGM Munkhzul TurmunhFencingWomen's Individual Sabre Pool Bouts:Bhavani Devi 5-2 Juliet Jie Min HengBhavani Devi 5-1 Alhsna Abdulrahman AlhammadBhavani Devi 5-3 Karina DospayBhavani Devi 5-1 Zaynab DayibekovaBhavani Devi 5-1 Roksana KhatunTable of 16:Bhavani Devi 15-9 Tonkhaw PhokaewQuarter-Final:Bhavani Devi lost 7-15 to Shao YaqiJudoTulika Maan (Women's +78kg): Won against Lai Qing Lam (Macao China) in the round of 16.Lost to Wakaba Tomita (Japan) in the quarter-finals.Won by ippon against Tsai Jia Wen (Chinese Taipei) in the repechage.Lost to Adiyasuren Amarsaikhan (Mongolia) in the bronze medal matchAvtar Singh:Won against Kittipong Hantratin (Thailand) in the round of 16Did not compete in the quarter-final and repechage matches due to injuryIndubala Devi Maibam:Lost to Ikumi Oeda (Thailand) in the women's -78kg in the round of 16EsportsAyan Biswas Round of 32: Won 2-0 against Nguyen Khanh Hung Chau (Vietnam)Round 1 of Winners' Bracket: Lost 2-1 to Abdulrahman Salem Alrayfal (Saudi Arabia)Losers' Bracket Round 2: Won 2-0 against Nguyen Khanh Hung Chau (Vietnam)Losers' Bracket Round 3: Lost 2-0 to Yeh Man Ho (Hong Kong)BoxingNarender Berwal - Men's +92kg - Knocked out Mullojonov Lazizbek (Uzbekistan)Sachin Siwach - Men's 57kg - Won 5-0 on points against Asri Udin (Indonesia)CyclingWomen's Sprint Team Qualification (Celestina, Triyasha Paul, and Mayuri Lute) - 7th Men's Team Sprint Qualification- 7th Indian Women's Cycling Team in Team Sprint Heats - Lost against Republic of KoreaIndian Men's Cycling Team in Team Sprint Heats - Lost against JapanWushuMen's 60kg Quarter-Final: Surya Bhanu Partap Singh lost 2-0 to Minsoo Kim of the Republic of Korea.Men's 70kg Quarter-Final: Suraj Yadav lost due to a technical knockout against Khalid Hotak of Afghanistan.