Asian Games 2023 Day 5 Live Updates: Saketh Myneni-Ramkumar Ramanathan Enter Men’s Doubles Tennis Final, 2nd Equestrian Medal For India

Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan have entered the final of men’s doubles with a dominating show in the tie-breaker as they won it 10-0 against South Korea pair Seongchan Hong and Soonwoo Kwon

In golf team event, India have fallen to tied 5th place. Anirban Lahiri, who was tied 3rd at one stage, is now tied 9th

India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan/Saketh Myneni have lost the second set against South Korea’s Seongchan Hong and Soonwoo Kwon 6-7

The second set between Ramkumar Ramanathan/Saketh Myneni and Soonwoo Kwon/Seongchan Hong (Korea) has entered the tie-breakers

Second seeded pair of Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni are tied 5-5 in the second set against South Korea’s Seongchan Hong and Soonwoo Kwon in the men’s doubles semi-finals. They were leading 5-3 at one time

Veteran TT star Sharath Kamal entered the men’s singles Round of 16 with a straight sets win over Mohammed Saffan Ismail of Maldives.

Medal Alert in Equestrian

Bronze it is for Anush Agarwalla in Individual Final Event, marking ‘s st ever individualin Dressage

Well done & many congratulations on your#Cheer4India#HallaBol#JeetegaBharat#BharatAtAG22 pic.twitter.com/P4Cf9G9KZK

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 28, 2023

Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu has won the third match in a Pool A game against Nepal in straight games. With this India has won the contest 3-0

Anush Agarwalla, who did his routine to the song Jai Ho by AR Rahman, has bagged India’s second medal in equestrian. India had earlier won the gold medal in the team dressage event.

Second seeded pair of Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni have won the first set against South Korea’s Seongchan Hong and Soonwoo Kwon in the men’s doubles semi-finals

Mohd Bin Mahamad Fathil Qabil Ambak  is leading the Equestrian field with a 75.780 score. Anush Agarwalla is currently third with a score of 73.030

Mahesh Mangaonkar has defeated Arhant Simha in straight in the second match. India are leading 2-0 currently in the Pool A match

Vipul Hriday Chheda has been eliminated. His ride was not smooth at all. India’s hopes now lie on Anush Agarwalla

Vipul Hriday Chheda is in action now in the Equestrian Individual dressage event. He has a tough task at hand as the top four riders have scored above 71. Hong KOng’s Jacqueline Wing Ying in on lead with a fabulous score of 73.450

Abhay Singh has given India a 1-0 lead against Nepal in a Pool A match in the men’s team squash. He beat Amrit Thapa Magar  in straight games

Sreeja Akula and Diya Chitale have defeated Vietnam’s Ngoc Tran Mai and Nga Nguyen Thi in straight games and have progressed to the Round of 16.

Hriday Vipul Chheda and Anush Agarwalla are yet to perform in the Equestrian dressage final. Currently, Thailand’s Supasin Kongpun leads the table with a score of 71.670

In Table Tennis women’s doubles Round of 32, Sreeja Akula and Diya Chitale have taken a two-game lead against Vietnam’s Ngoc Tran Mai and Nga Nguyen Thi from Vietnam.

In track cycling 1/16 Final Repechage Heat 2, Triyasha Paul finished +0.056 seconds behind winner Hyeonseo Hwang from South Korea.

India vs Nepal Squash Men’s Pool A match begins. Ahead of the match India were second in the table behind Pakistan. If they are able to finish in the top two, a medal will be assured.

Cyclist David Beckham has finished 8th in the sprint individual event. This is the best finish by an Indian at the Asian Games in the individual sprint event

NATIONAL RECORD ALERT

The Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay Team, featuring @srihari3529, @tanishgeorge, Vishal Grewal, and Anand Shylaja, shattered the old National Record with a stunning time of 3:21.22 in the Heats, leaving their mark on the pool and making the nation proud!… pic.twitter.com/7z0zZo7Rm7

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 28, 2023

MEDAL ASSURED- WOMEN’S SQUASH TEAM

India gave their all in a fierce battle against Malaysia in their Group A match which ended 0-3 in favor of Malaysia

But here’s the exciting part – With wins from matches, #TeamIndia will play undefeated Hong Kong in the semis… pic.twitter.com/YnVfpppntb

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 28, 2023

Pranati Nayak is currently in action at the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Vault Final

In the men’s golf team event, India is currently lying fourth. In the individual event, Anirman Lahiri is tied third while Shubhankar Sharma is tied 17th. Khaleen Joshi and SSP Chowrasia are both tied 22nd!

In India’s squash tie against Malaysia, Anahat Singh has also lost to Rachel Mae Arnold 0-3 (7-11, 7-11, 12-14) in the final match of the Women’s Team Pool B clash. India thus lose 0-3

And Jaismine had been dominating the fight so much that referee had to stop the fight! The Indian boxer is through to the quarter-finals.

Jaismine has comfortably won the the first round against Ashour Hadeel Ghazwan (Saudi Arabia) in the Women’s 60 Kg Round of 16 match starts!

Jaismine Vs Ashour Hadeel Ghazwan (Saudi Arabia) – Women’s 60 Kg – Round of 16 match starts!

SMASHING INTO QUARTERFINALS

The Indian women’s badminton team ( @Pvsindhu1, @ChalihaAshmita, @Upadhyaya_A1, and Malvika Bansod ) clinched victory in the round of 16 and made it to the quarterfinals effortlessly.

What a start to the campaign!!

All the best, champs!… pic.twitter.com/BpOwVQpCS4

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 28, 2023

Disappointment at the squash court! India have lost to Malaysia after the latter took an unassailable 2-0 lead. After Joshana Chinappa’s loss, Tanfi Khanna went down to Aifa Azman 2-3 in an exciting match.

A easy win for Sharath Kamal and G. Sathiyan. They have defeated Ser-Od Gankhuyag and Manlaijargal Munkh-Ochir of Mongolia 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-3) in a Round of 32 match

Ultimate Honour to be the 1st ever representative of India at the International Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2024!

Thank you @TennisHalloFame for my nomination, here’s to making history!

A special shout out to @PatrickMcEnroe @Clijsterskim @katadams68 and the entire team… pic.twitter.com/SKi2LF4BAa

— Leander Paes OLY (@Leander) September 27, 2023

In table tennis, Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah has entered the round of 16 with a 3-1 (11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 11-2) win over Moosa Munsif Ahmed and Mohamed Shaffan Ismail of Maldives. Next Sharath Kamal and G. Sathiyan will face Ser-Od Gankhuyag and Manlaijargal Munkh-Ochir of Mongolia in a Round of 32 match.

Meanwhile in the women’s team event in squash, India are trailing Malaysia 0-1 after Joshna Chinappa lost 0-3 (6-11, 2-11, 8-11) to Subramaniam Sivasangari in the first singles match. Tanvi Khanna is now playing Aifa Binti Azman in the second singles.

Indian women’s team takes on Malaysia in a pool match. Joshana Chinappa faces Subramaniam Sivasangari in the opener. The tie will decide the group topper