Day 7 of the Asian Games 2023 had a thrilling win as team india commenced with the familiar intensity of Shooting, a discipline that has set the tone for the past six days. The Mixed Double Shooting team of Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS came achingly close to clinching Gold, missing it by a mere 0.4 points in the final series. India settled for Silver, launching the day’s events.
Following this was a riveting lineup of Tennis, Squash, Table Tennis, and Badminton, all featuring exciting matches with rackets in play. The day kicked off with the exhilarating Mixed Doubles Tennis final. Team India, led by Rutuja Bhosale and the seasoned 43-year-old Rohan Bopanna, faced off against the Chinese Taipei pair. After conceding the first set, the Indian duo rallied back fiercely in the second. In the tiebreaker, they reached 10 crucial points, and had a thrilling win securing the coveted Gold for India.
The Squash final against Pakistan was a nail-biting affair, with Indian veteran Ghosal leveling the match in the second game. With the score tied, the fate of the match rested on the third game, where Abhay Singh faced off against Noor Zaman. Abhay Singh, on the verge of defeat, showcased incredible resilience, saving two match points and ultimately clinching a thrilling win. This triumph not only secured Gold for India but also avenged a previous pool match defeat at the hand of Pakistan.
A historic moment unfolded in Table Tennis as the Mukherjee duo achieved an unexpected and extraordinary victory over the Olympic Champion Chinese pair on their home turf. The Indian girls with a thrilling win created history, ensuring a medal by reaching the Women’s Doubles Semifinals, an achievement never before attained.
The excitement continued with the Indian Badminton team securing a spot in the Team event Final through thrilling performances by Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, and Kidambi against their opponents from Korea. Despite losing both the doubles matches, Kidambi’s thrilling win propelled India to a 3-2 win, securing a place in the Men’s Team Badminton Final and guaranteeing another medal.
In Athletics, surprises unfolded as Indian runners Karthik Kumar and Gulveer Singh clinched Silver and Bronze, respectively, in the 10,000m race. Their remarkable performance saw them surge ahead in the last 300m, securing the medals. Long jumper Murali, Jeswin, and hurdler Jyothi also progressed to the event finals.
In Boxing, Lovlina Borghain with a thrilling win breezed into the Semifinals, joined by Narender Berwal in the Men’s +92 kg category and Preeti Pawar, who also advanced to the Semifinals.
In Golf, Aditi held her ground at the top of the leaderboard with one round to go. Despite the team slipping to the eighth position, there’s still one more round to make an impact.
As the day concluded, the Indian Men’s Hockey team continued its winning streak, dominating Pakistan in a one-sided match with a thrilling 10-2 margin, reaffirming India’s prowess on the hockey field.
Asian Games 2022-Indian medal winner so far (Gold-10, Silver-14, Bronze-14)
Gold
Shooting- 10 M Air Rifle Team(Men)- Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar
Cricket- Indian Women Team -Captain Harmanpreet Kaur
Equestrian- Dressage team- Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalia,Divyakriti Singh and Sudipti Hajela
Shooting-50 m Rifle 3 Position women Individual – Sift Kaur Samra
Shooting- 25m pistol Team- Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan
Shooting-Men’s 10m Air Pistol team-Sarbjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema, and Shiva Narwal
Shooting- Men’s 50m rifle 3 position team-Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kushale, and Akhil Sheron
Shooting- 10m Air Pistol Women-Palak Gulia
Tennis – Mixed Double- Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale
Squash- Men’s Team
Silver Medal
Rowing-Men’s Light weight Double Sculls- Arjun Lal and Arvind Singh
Rowing-Men’s Eight Team –
Shooting-10meter Air Rifle (Team)- Ashi Chowksey, Mehuli Ghosh and Ramita
Sailing- Girls Dinghy ILCA4 – Neha Thakur
Shooting- 50 m Rifle 3 Position women team- Ashi Chouksey,Manini Kaushik and Sift Kaur
Shooting-25m Women Pistol individual- Esha Singh
Shooting- Skeet Mens- Anant Jeet Singh Naruka
Wushu- 60kg-Naorem Roshibina Dev
Shooting-50m Rifle 3 Position – Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar
Shooting- 10m Air Pistol team women-Palak Gulia, Esha Singh and Divya
Shooting- 10m Air Pistol Women-Esha Singh
Lawn Tennis- Double Men- Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myenini
Shooting- 10m Pistol Mixed Double- Sarbojot Singh and Divya TS
Athletics- 10000m Race- Karthik Kumar
Bronze Medal
Rowing- Men’s pair Rowing- Babulal and Lekh Ram
Shooting- 10 meter Air Rifle (Individual)- Ramita
Shooting- 10 M Air Rifle Individual- Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar
Shooting- 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Team – Adarsh Singh, Anish, and Vijayveer Sidhu
Rowing- Men’s Four-Jainder Singh,Bheem Singh,Punit Kumar, Ashish
Rowing-Men’s Quadruple Sculls-Satnam Singh,Parminder Singh, Jakar Khan,Sukhmeet Singh
Sailing- Men’s windsurfer RS:X- Eabad Ali
Shooting-50 m Rifle 3 Position women Individual- Ashi Chouksey
Shooting-Skeet 50 men team- Anant J S Naruka, Gurjot Singh and Angar Vir Singh Bajwa
Sailing- Men’s Dinghy ILCA7- Vishnu Saravanan
Equestrian- Dressage Intermediate I Freestyle-Anush Agarwalla
Squash- Women Team
Atheletics- Shot put Women- Kiran Baliyan
Athletics- 10000m Race- Gulveer Singh
