Day 10 of the Asian Games brought unexpected excitement in the world of sports for India. The men’s 1000m Canoe sprint saw a surprising start as the team of Arjun Singh and Sunil Singh Salam clinched the Bronze Glory at the event. finishing with a commendable time of 3:53.329. This achievement marked a return to the podium after 28 years, the last one being in the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games.
In the boxing arena, Lovlina Borgohain, the reigning world champion, powered her way into the finals and is set to contend for the coveted Gold. However Bronze glory continued for Preeti Pawar who faced a tough opponent in the 54kg weight category, the defending champion Chan Yuan of China, and despite her best efforts, she secured a Bronze glory for India. Narender Berwal fought valiantly in his semifinal bout, guaranteeing a Bronze for the country and securing an Olympic quota.
Over in athletics, Bronze Glory from Vithya Ramraj the women’s 400m Hurdles final, clinching the Bronze Medal with an impressive time of 55.68 seconds. Earlier, in the heats, she equaled PT Usha’s national record. In the men’s 800m, India’s Mohammed Afsal Pullikkalakath exhibited exceptional performance, securing a Silver medal with a time of 1:48.43, while Krishnan Kumar finished strong in fifth position at 1:48.80.
In the 5000m final, Parul Chaudhary surprised everyone by clinching the event with a time of 15:14.75, overtaking Japanese Ririka Hironaka in the last 20 meters. Ankita also put up a commendable performance, finishing fifth with her personal best time of 15:33.03.
In the Decathlon, Tejaswin Shankar displayed unwavering determination, surpassing the previous Indian men’s decathlon score and earning a Silver medal for the country.
The men’s Triple Jump saw Bronze glory for Praveen Chitharavel making an impressive mark, jumping 16.68m and winning the Bronze medal in his first Asian Games appearance. Another Indian jumper, Abdulla Aboobacker, narrowly missed the podium, securing fourth place with a jump of 16.62m.
Annu Rani shone in the Women’s javelin throw, bagging the Gold medal with a remarkable throw of 62.92m, marking her season’s best performance. First ever Gold in Women’s Javelin for India.
In the Men’s Cricket quarterfinal, India showcased their dominance by defeating Nepal. Yashaswi’s brilliant century powered India to score 202 runs. Rinku Singh’s quick 37 runs from 15 balls were crucial in reaching a defendable target. The bowlers, Bishnoi and Avesh, were outstanding, picking up 3 wickets each, leading India to victory by 23 runs.
On the hockey turf, the Indian Women’s Hockey team exhibited their prowess, overpowering Hong Kong China with an impressive 13-0 scoreline, securing the top position in the pool.
In Archery, two Indian athletes, Ojas and Abhishek, will compete for Gold in the Men’s Compound final. Jyoti Surekha Vennam defeated Aditi Swami in the Compound semis with a score of 149-146, earning her a spot in the final, while Aditi will strive for the Bronze.
In Squash, Dipika-Harinder in mixed doubles, Anhat-Abhay in mixed doubles, and Saurav Ghosal in the men’s singles have ensured at least a medal in their respective events.
In Kabaddi, the Indian women’s team displayed dominance, defeating the Republic of Korea with a commanding score of 56-23. The men’s Kabaddi team also had a strong start with a victory against their opponent.
Asian Games 2022-Indian medal winner so far (Gold-15, Silver-26, Bronze-28)
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
Shooting- Men’s Trap team-Darius Chenai, Joravar Singh Sandhu, and Prithviraj Tondaiman
Athletics- 3000m Steeplechase- Avinash Sable
Athletics- Shotput- Tejinderpal Singh Toor
Athletics-5000m- Parul Chaudhary
Athletics- Javelin Throw- Annu Rani
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
Shooting-Women’s Trap event Team, – Rajeswari Kumari, Manisha Keer, and Preeti Rajak
Golf- Women Individual- Aditi Ashok
Athletcs-1500m men -Ajay Kumar Saroj
Athletics-1500m Women -Harmilan Bain
Athletics- Long jump-Murali Shivshankar
Athletics-100m Hurdles-Jyothi Yarraji
Badminton-Team Men
Athletics- 3000m Steeplechase Women- Parul Chaudhary
Athletics- Long jump women- Ancy Sojan Edappilli
Athletics-4x400m mixed Relay-Muhammad Ajmal, R Vithya Ramraj, Rajesh Ramesh, and Subha Venkatesan
Athletics-800m Men- Mohammed Afsal Pullikkalakath
Athletics- Decathlon- Tejaswin Shankar
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
Shooting-Men’s individual Trap event- Kynan Chenai.
Athletcs-1500m-Jinson Johnson
Athletics- Discus Throw-Seema Punia
Athletics-Heptathlon Women- Nandini Agasara
Boxing- 50kg-Nikhat Zareen
Roller Skating- 3000m Relay Men- Anand Kumar, Siddhant Kamble, and Vikram R. Ingale
Roller Skating- 3000m Relay Women-Karthika Jagdeeswaran, Heeral Sadhu, and Aarathi Kasturi Raj
Table Tennis- Double Women- Suthritha Mukherjee and Ahyika Mukherjee
Athletics- 3000m Steeplechase women-Priti Lamba
Canoeing- 1000m Canoe sprint(Men) – Arjun Singh and Sunil Singh Salam.
Boxing- 54 kg- Preeti Pawar
Boxing- 92kg- Narender Berwal
Athletics-Triple Jump – Praveen Chitharave
Athletics-400m Hurdles-Vithya Ramraj
