India finished the seventh day with five medals at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Saturday, September 30 to claim the fourth spot in the overall standings.
Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS provided the early good news as they opened the medal account for India with a 10m air pistol mixed team silver, extending the best-ever shooting haul, in Hangzhou.
India clinched a memorable victory over Pakistan in the men's squash final event to claim the gold medal with Abhay Singh making a stunning comeback from conceding two match points to winning the gold medal. Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale won the mixed doubles tennis gold, India’s third in Asian Games history in the event.
ALSO READ: Ayhika Mukherjee, Sutirtha Mukherjee Stun Chinese Pair In Women's Doubles
The duo of long-distance runners Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh put up memorable performances as they ended up clinching a silver and bronze medal respectively in the men's 10000m race.
Long jumpers Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin alongside hurdler Jyothi Yarraji also advanced to the finals in athletics.
In Boxing, Lovlina Borgohain opened her campaign with a win in the quarter-final, making her the fourth Indian boxer with an assured medal this edition. Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, on the other hand, picked up an injury and failed to bag her first medal at the continental meet.
Earlier in the day, Golfer Aditi Ashok took the top spot in the women’s leaderboard with one round to go. Niraj Verma (C1 500m), C2 500m and K2 500m teams also raced to make the gold medal event
Hockey, India vs Pakistan
India thrashed Pakistan 10-2 to claim another victory as they took the top spot on the Pool A group standings.
Badminton men’s Team semifinal
In the badminton men’s team semifinal, India registered a comeback 3-2 win over South Korea, the singles trio of HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, and Kidambi Srikanth won their respective games, while Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty and MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila lost to their respective opponents.
Recommended For You
ALSO READ: Mirabai Chanu Finishes Fourth, Ends Her Campaign With Heart-breaking Injury
Table Tennis, women’s doubles quarterfinal
Indian paddlers Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee assured India a first-ever Asian Games medal in women’s table tennis doubles as they advance into the semi-finals with a 3-1 triumph over Chinese pair of Meng Chen and Yidi Wang.