Asian Games 2023 Day 4 Live Updates: Shooters Clinch Record 7 Medals In 1 Day, India 6th In Asian Games Medal Tally

India’s Hriday Vipul Chheda and Anush Agarwalla are in medal contention after qualifying for the individual dressage final in equestrian. Astride rse Chemxpro, Hriday topped the qualification round with total score of 73.883, while Anush, riding Etro, finished fourth with score of 71.706.

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India wins big in Squash beating Macao 3-0. Anahat Singh beat Wei Yeung 11-1, 11-6, 11-7 in straight sets. Earlier, Joshna Chinappa defeated Kwai Liu in straight sets. In the first match, Tanvi Khanna beat Weng Yeung 3-1.

In chess, good news is loading it seems. Harika Dronavalli has defeated table topper Jiner Zhu of China. Only a spoint separates the two. Harika has 6 points accumulated 6 points while Zhu is on 7

Ankita Raina bows out despite a brilliant fightback! The third seeded Indian lost 6-3, 4-6, 4-6 to Japan’s Haruka Kaji in  the quarter-finals 

Brilliant comeback from Ankita Raina! The Indian third seed has broken back Japan’s Haruka Kaji and is serving to  equalises 5-5 in the deciding set.

Meanwhile, in women’s singles quarter-final, India’s third see Ankita Raina is struggling against Japan’s Haruka Kaji. She is trailing 2-5 in the third set

End of road for Sumit Nagal in men’s singles. He goes down in three sets to top seeded Chinese Zhizhin Zhang. Nagal lost 7-6, 1-6, 2-6

In tennis men’s singles, Zhizhen Zhang in leading 4-2 in the third set against India’s Sumit Nagal. In women’s singles, Ankita Raina is leading 2-0 in the third set against Haruka Kaji in the quarter-finals

Good news from cycling! India’s David Beckham has finished ahead of Kazazkhstan’s Andrey Chugay and Sergey Ponomaryov to enter men’s sprint quarter-finals. The event willl happen on Thursday

SILVER IN SKEET MEN

🇮🇳 Shooter and #KheloIndiaAthlete Anantjeet adds another SILVER medal in India’s medal haul

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Anantjeet Singh has won the silver medal in men’s skeet. He put up a brave show but it was not enough to surpass the world record breaking show of Kuwait’s Abdullah Al Rashidi who shot 60 out of 60. Anantjeet shot 58 out of 60

Another disappointment for India in the boxing ring! Sanjeet suffers a loss against Uzbekistan’s Lazizbek Mullojonov in the Men’s 80-92kg round of 16

After 44 shots, India’s Anantjeet Singh Naruka is lying second behind Abdullah Al Rashidi and ahead of Nasser Al-Attiya

Indian star boxer Shiva Thapa is out of the Asian Games after losing in men’s 57 boxing round of 16 bout against Kyrgystan’s Askat Kulataev

India’s Anantjeet Singh Naruka continues to lead the field. The elimination round has started and if he continues to perform the way he is doing now, a sixth gold medal is coming for India

Anantjeet Singh Naruka has been performing great in the men’s skeet final so far. He is leading the field and is going neck to neck with Kuwait’s top shooter Al-Rashidi, who won his second Olympic bronze medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo

India’s David Beckham has lost to Malaysia’s Muhammad Sahrom in men’s sprint 1/8 final to miss out on qualification.

Many congratulations to @singhesha10 on winning the #SilverMedal in the 25M Pistol Shooting event.

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India’s Anantjeet Singh is currently tied at the top spot with two other shooters in the men’s skeet final. This is another brilliant gold medal opportunity for India in shooting. 

The men’s skeet final is on. India’s Anant Jeet Singh Naruka is currently in action! 

The Indian team loses 0-2 against Vietnam in the quarterfinals.

There’s a loss in fencing for India! The Indian women’s epee team has been defeated by South Korea in the quarterfinals.

Esha Singh made a brilliant recovery but in the final series China’s Liu Rui was at the top of her game. She missed only one out of her five shots while Esha missed three out of her five. Nonetheless, India’s medals tally has increased to 21. 

Esha Singh has moved to the second spot by hitting all the shots in the next series! She is assured of a silver medal now!

Esha Singh has moved to the second spot in the table with terrific shooting in the eight series. Yang Jiin and Feng Sixuan are in a shootout for the 3rd place!

Manu misses two of her shots and is eliminated. But Esha Singh is bang on target as she hits all her targets to stay in contention for a medal

This is a tense time for India. Manu Bhaker not only needs to shoot strong in the next series but also expect one of the tip three shooters falter for them to stay alive for a podium finish contention

The Iranian shooter has lodged a complaint. It’s taking time for the next series of shots. Both Indians are out of medal contention as of now!

Manu has made a brilliant recovery! After fifth series, Manu is tied with Esha at 15. Singapore’s Teo Shun Xie has been eliminated. The Indians are tied fourth. Both shooters miss three shots in the sixth series. They tied fourth. Iran’s Haniye Rostamiyan out.

After fourth series, Esha hits 14 shots on target while Manu, who looks to have suffered a pistol malfunction, has 10 shots on targt. Esha is placed third, Manu fourth. Wu Chiaying of Chinese Taipei has been eliminated.

The women’s 25m pistol final starts! In the first series of five shots – both Esha and Manu have two shots on target. Post the second series, Esha shhots five shots on target, six on target for Manu. Esha has 10 on target after third series. For Manu, it’s nine

Indian women’s hockey team has won 13-0 against Singapore. They will take a lot of confidence from the performance.

India’s Manu Bhaker and Esha Singh will soon be competing in the women’s 25m pistol final. The event starts at 12PM IST. And it’s big chance for India to increase their medals tally. All of India would be hoping for a podium finish from both shooters.

Meanwhile, the Indian women’s hockey team has extended their lead to 13-0 against Singapore. With five minutes left on the clock, India cane very well score more goals. Singapore’s misery in the match knows no ends!

Good news from fencing! Indian women’s epee team has defeated Jordan 45-36 to set up a quarterfinal clash with South Korea. The match will happen at 12PM IST

India’s women’s hockey team is continuing its dominance. The third quarter is going on and India leads 9-0. However, one must say that the pace has slowed down. India were 7-0 up by the first quarter itself.