Asian Games Day 10 Live Updates: Neeru Dhanda Secures Gold, Narender Settles For Bronze; Shooting Final Underway

Narender empties the tank in the final three minutes! With nothing to lose, the Indian powerhouse throws caution to the wind, unloading a fierce barrage of punches. Sensing the lead, Oralbay shifts his focus entirely to defensive footwork and dodging the oncoming storm.

The Kazakh faithful are deafening now, cheering every single exchange, BUT HOLD ON! Narender connects with a flurry of heavy blows and forces a standing eight-count against the world champion! The referee completes the count and allows the fight to go on, but time runs out for the Indian.

It's all over! Oralbay takes the unanimous decision to head into the finals, while Narender bows out with a phenomenal, hard-fought bronze medal! 

The arena is absolutely rocking for Oralbay! 🥊 Fueled by a roaring home-crowd support, the Kazakh world champion unleashes a relentless barrage of attacks. Narender fights with much better intent in this second frame, stepping up his work rate and finding the target a few times.

However, Oralbay remains the master of ceremonies in there. Narender flashes a big right hook late, but it is a solitary highlight against a clinical opponent. Another 5-0 shutout for Oralbay in the second round, he is now firmly on track to punch his ticket to the final!

Narender struggles with a slow start in the opening round, giving Oralbay the space to work variations of body shots and head strikes. Although the Indian boxer shows notable improvement as the round progresses, landing a few well-timed counters, his late surge isn't enough to sway the officials.

The world champion takes the frame comfortably, earning a unanimous 5-0 decision from the judges to open up a commanding early lead.

The grand finale of India’s semifinal charge! 🥊 With Parveen Hooda and Ankush Panghal already punch-perfect and through to the gold medal bouts, all eyes now turn to super heavyweight Narender Berwal. He will look to complete the trifecta and join his compatriots in the finals.

The hurdle ahead couldn't be higher. The Indian powerhouse stands across the ring from Kazakhstan's formidable reigning world champion, Aibek Oralbay.

GIANT KILLER! ANKUSH PANGHAL TAKES THE WIN! 🥊🔥 Absolute scenes in the ring as India’s Ankush pulls off one of the greatest upsets of the tournament!

After an absolute war, he completely dominates the final frame to take the third round 5-0, sealing a magnificent 4-1 split-decision victory over the reigning world champion Fazliddin Erkinboev. What a monumental, career-defining performance against the absolute gold standard of the 80kg division! Next stop: the gold medal match! 🥇

What a twist in the tale! 🥊 Fazliddin opens up with sharp, punishing counters, moving with the supreme confidence of a champion who knows he is in charge. Ankush brings the heat and the hand speed, but the Uzbek’s lightning reflexes seem just a split-second faster.

BUT HOLD ON! The judges see it differently, Ankush steals the second round 3-2! Just when you think you have a fight figured out... that is the beautiful, unpredictable drama of boxing judging!

Next up, a massive showdown in the square circle! 🥊 India's Ankush Panghal steps into the ring for a blockbuster men's 80kg semifinal against the reigning world champion, Uzbekistan's Fazliddin Erkinboev.

NEERU CLINCHES GOLD IN A MASTERCLASS FINISH! 🥇 What an absolute powerhouse performance! Topping individual qualification and completely dominating the final, Neeru secures India’s fifth gold medal of these Asian Games!

In punishing, rainy conditions, she delivered a legendary performance under pressure. Dropping just one target in the second series and only one more the rest of the way, Neeru had the championship wrapped up long before the final shot. An absolutely breathtaking display of precision shooting!

Five shots remain for the gold. Neeru holds a crucial two-point cushion over Sun Yunong. The math is simple now: if the Indian hits three of her final five targets, she clinches the championship regardless of what Sun does!

Absolute brilliance from Neeru! She fires another flawless series to break the final wide open. Operating at an elite level, the Indian shooter is now in total command of the range with a spectacular 19 out of 20 overall!

Standings after 20 shots!

Neeru - 19
Sun Yunong - 17
Hajar Abdulmalik - 17 (Eliminated after 20 shots)
Ray Bassil - 16 (Eliminated after 20 shots)
Zhu Jingyu - 13 (Eliminated after 15 shots)
Lin Yi-Chun - 12 (Eliminated after 15 shots)
Liu Wan-Yu - 6 (Eliminated after 10 shots)
Eleonora Ibragimova - 6 (Eliminated after 10 shots)

Neeru strikes back! A clinical five-for-five from the Indian shooter propels her right back to the top of the leaderboard.

Under intense pressure, both China’s Sun Yunong and Kuwait’s Hajar Abdulmalik falter, recording their first misses of the final.

Standings after 15 shots

Neeru - 14
Sun Yunong - 14
Hajar Abdulmalik - 14
Ray Bassil - 13
Zhu Jingyu - 13 (Eliminated after 15 shots)
Lin Yi-Chun - 12 (Eliminated after 15 shots)
Liu Wan-Yu - 6 (Eliminated after 10 shots)
Eleonora Ibragimova - 6 (Eliminated after 10 shots)

Silver for India in the trap team event! The trio of Neeru Dhanda, Aashima Ahlawat, and Manisha Keer locked in second place with 328 points. While Aashima (106) and Manisha (104) had tough outings, Neeru saved the day.

Her blistering, Games-record score of 118 out of 125 single-handedly warded off Kuwait (325) for the silver, finishing comfortably behind gold-medallists China (346).

The hunt isn't over yet! Neeru also finished joint-top in individual qualifying next to Qatar's Ray Bassil and shoots for individual gold in just a couple of hours!

Dhakshineswar Suresh draws first blood!!!

The Indian secures a late break to take the opening set 7-5 against Indonesia's Gunawan Trismuwantara in this men's singles second-round opener.

Neeru starts strong! She goes a perfect 5-for-5 right out of the gate.

While there is still a long way to go, maintaining this flawless shooting streak guarantees her the top spot on the leaderboard.

Parveen commands the ring! Li Shu gives it her all, but she is simply outmatched as Parveen’s masterclass game plan unfolds perfectly. By patiently timing her counter-punches, the Indian fighter cleanly dominated every single round.

It’s a shutout! Parveen advances to the gold medal match with a flawless 5-0 unanimous decision. Next up, she takes on Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien-chin for the championship!