Indian table tennis player Manika Batra. Image: Getty
The Indian contingent has already kicked off their Asian Games 2023 campaign with all the team sports being in action even before the opening ceremony, scheduled on September 23.
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However, there will be a few events that will take place right ahead of the opening ceremony, and here is a breakdown of India schedule on September 23.
Starting on the official opening day of the Asian Games, the Indian sailors and paddlers are on task to take on the best athletes of the continent. The sailors will feature in various categories like dinghy, multihull, skiff, and windsurfing, whereas the table tennis players will continue in the men and women team events.
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The Indian men's table tennis team comprising Sharath Kamal, Gnanasekaran Sathiyan, and Harmeet Desai registered back-to-back victories on Friday (September 22) against Yemen (3-0) and Singapore (3-1). The women's team managed to edge Singapore 3-2 with Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula, and Ayhika Mukherjee registering wins.
The women's team will be the first to be in action on Saturday, September 23, with their second preliminary round 2 game against Nepal. A couple of hours later, the men's team will take on Tajikistan in Group F. There are plenty of sailing events scheduled in the first half of the day with all members of the Indian contingent in action.
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Asian Games 2023 India Schedule on September 23
This is what the Asian Games 2023 India schedule looks like for fixtures on September 23 (Saturday).
Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai, Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah
Sailing
Men's Skiff - 49er
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8:30 AM
KC Ganapathy-Varun Thakkar
Sailing
Mixed Dinghy - 470
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8:30 AM
Sudhanshu Shekhar-Preeti Kongara
Sailing
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA4
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8:30 AM
Adhvait Menon
Sailing
Men's Windsurfing - iQFoil
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8:34 AM
Jerome Kumar Savarimuthu
Sailing
Women's Skiff - 49erFX
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8:40 AM
Harshita Tomar-Shital Verma
Sailing
Girl's Dinghy - ILCA4
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8:40 AM
Neha Thakur
Sailing
Women's Single Dinghy - ILCA6
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11:30 AM
Nethra Kumanan
Sailing
Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17
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11:30 AM
Siddeshwar Indar Doiphode-Ramya Saravanan
Sailing
Men's Windsurfer - RS:X
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11:30 AM
Eabad Ali
Sailing
Men's Kite - IKA Formula Kite
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11:34 AM
Chitresh Tatha
Sailing
Men's Dinghy - ILCA7
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11:40 AM
Vishnu Saravanan
Sailing
Women's Windsurfer - RS:X
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11:40 AM
Ishwariya Ganesh
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Asian Games 2023: Where to watch India in action
Sporting enthusiasts will be able to watch their favorite players in action live on TV on the Sony Sports Network. The live streaming of the events will be available on the SonyLiv mobile application or the website.
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Viransh Shah
Viransh is an Indian Sports journalist, who covers Table Tennis, Hockey, Badminton, Squash and Volleyball at Sportskeeda. His BMM degree in Journalism initially paved the way for his entry into sports writing and he has around 3.5 years of professional experience.
Viransh has a knack of getting on the ground at times in search of stories, but always ensures to verify them from multiple sources and exercises patience when gathering all relevant facts for the stories presented in his articles. His methods have helped build a strong authority in his field and he has interviewed star Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav’s club coach Vinayak Mane, and Arjuna Award winning Table Tennis paddler Sreeja Akula.
Viransh's interest in Indian sports piqued after PV Sindhu’s silver medal win at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and was further intensified by Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He admires legendary Indian Table Tennis paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal for his grind, his achievements and his resilience. According to him, Sharath Kamal’s bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games in mixed doubles with Manika Batra paved the way for a host of emerging stars in Table Tennis.
During his free time, he consumes all forms of sports content and also watches regional Indian cinema.