Asian Games Live Updates Day 12: Gold in Squash & Archery, Saurav Wins Silver
Asian Games 2023 Live News Updates, Day 12: India won five medals today.
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India won five medals today.
The women's compound archery team beat Chinese Taipei to win a gold medal.
The men's compound team also won a gold medal, beating South Korea in the final.
PV Sindhu's campaign in Hangzhou has ended with a straight sets quarter-final defeat. However, HS Prannoy & the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty have assured medals.
Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinder Pal Sandhu won the gold medal in mixed doubles squash.
Saurav Ghosal won a silver medal in men's singles squash.
Antim Panghal won a bronze medal in women's 53kg freestyle wrestling.
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Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Another Big Day for India
Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the 2023 Asian Games on the 12th day of action with a lot in store from the Indian contingent today as well.
There's Indians featuring in two gold medal matches in squash, Antim Panghal making her Asiad debut and the women's hockey team in semi-final action today.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Archery Team Enter Semis
Archery: After the recurve archery team gold yesterday, the compound archers are in action on this Thursday morning and the women's doubles team of Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Gopichand and Parneet Kaur have entered the semis with a 231 - 220 win over Hong Kong.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Another Big Night in Athletics
On the penultimate day of competition for track-and-field events, India has another stellar night in Hangzhou with Neeraj Chopra and the Men's 4x400 relay team winning gold medals. India's athletes in fact added seven more medals to the contingent's tally on the night.
Here's a wrap of all the medals and victories on Day 11.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Antim Panghal Makes Asiad Debut Today
It's a big day for Indian wrestling at the 2023 Asian Games with two-time junior world champion and 2023 World Championship bronze medallist Antim Panghal making her Asiad debut today.
You may remember the 19-year-old from a few months back when she took on the wrestling federation's ad-hoc committee's decision to give Vinesh Phogat a direct entry to the Asian Games. Vinesh though had to have a surgery on her knee and eventually pulled out of the trip to Hangzhou, allowing Antim to participate in what is also an Olympic qualification event for Paris next year.
She starts her campaign at 7:30am IST against Jasmina Immaeva of Uzbekistan.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: 3 Badminton Players Play Quarters Today
India can be assured of three badminton medals by the end of today with PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy and the men’s doubles pairing of Satwik and Chirag playing quarterfinals today.
Sindhu starts things off in the next half hour with a familiar opponent - China’s He Bing Jiao. While Sindhu’s fallen lower in the world rankings (15) over the past year, the Chinese currently is ranked fifth in the world. World number seven Prannoy then faces 16th ranked Zii Jia Lee of Malaysia. A win today will assure both of at least a bronze in Hangzhou.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: No Indian on Men's Marathon Podium
There's going to be no additions to India's athletics medals at the 2023 Asian Games with the male marathoners finishing 8th and 12th in the event.
Man Singh finished eighth with a timing of 2:16:58 while AB Belliappa was 12th with a time of 2:20:52.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Antim Wins With Ease
Wrestling: Antim Panghal starts India's freestyle wrestling campaign today and she's the first wrestler to take the mat in Hangzhou this morning.
Jasmina Immaeva of Uzbekistan though is no match for her as the reigning World Championship bronze medallist wins the bout 11-0 to enter the quarterfinals.
Three more Indian wrestlers are in action today - Narinder Cheema in the Greco-Roman 97kg category, Mansi in the Women's Freestyle 57kg and Pooja Gehlot in the Women's Freestyle 50kg.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Sindhu Drops First Game
Badminton: PV Sindhu is one game down in her women's singles quarter-final against China’s He Bing Jiao. The first game was won by the Chinese 21-16 in 23 minutes.
A win today will assure either player of at least a bronze medal in Hangzhou.
Hangzhou: India’s PV Sindhu plays against China's He Bingjiao during the Women's Singles quarterfinal badminton match at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.
(Photo: PTI)
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Archery Team Semis Underway
Archery: After winning their quarter-final match earlier today the Indian women's compound archery team of Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Gopichand and Parneet Kaur are back in action, playing Indonesia in the semis.
The score currently stands at 118 - 108 with the Indians in the lead.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Sindhu Knocked Out
Badminton: It's the end of PV Sindhu's Hangzhou campaign with the Indian shuttler losing her quarter-final to China's He Bing Jiao in straight games.
The final scoreline read 21-16, 21-12 in favour of the Chinese.
India's campaign in badminton though isn't over. HS Prannoy will be seen in quarter-final action later today while there's also Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in the men's doubles quarters.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Archers in Gold Medal Match
Archery: Easy sailing for Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Gopichand and Parneet Kaur this morning as they've won their second match as well, to enter the gold medal match in the women's compound archery team event.
The Indians took an early 60-51 lead after End 1 and then continued to add to their lead as they beat the Indonesians 233 - 219.
The gold medal match will start around 9am IST.
Hangzhou: Indias Parneet Kaur, Aditi Gopichand Swami and Jyothi Surekha Vennam at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.
Hangzhou: Indias Parneet Kaur, Aditi Gopichand Swami and Jyothi Surekha Vennam at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.
Hangzhou: Indias Parneet Kaur, Aditi Gopichand Swami and Jyothi Surekha Vennam at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.
Hangzhou: Indias Parneet Kaur, Aditi Gopichand Swami and Jyothi Surekha Vennam at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Antim Defeated
Wrestling: Young Indian wrestling prodigy Antim Panghal is out of the running for the gold medal as she's been defeated 6-0 in the quarter-final by Japan's 2-time world champion Akari Fujinami who sealed the win with a VFA.
The 19-year-old Indian's campaign however has not ended just yet. Akari, a dominant force in the women's 53kg category, is sure to reach the gold medal match which means Antim will get to fight for the bronze medal through repechage.
Three more Indian wrestlers are in action today - Narinder Cheema in the Greco-Roman 97kg category, Mansi in the Women's Freestyle 57kg and Pooja Gehlot in the Women's Freestyle 50kg.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Pooja Wins Opener
Wrestling: Pooja Gehlot has started her campaign with a win in the 50kg category, beating her Thai opponent 10-0. In the 57kg event though, Mansi has been defeated 5-2 by Tsugumi Sakurai of Japan.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Archery Gold Medal Match
Archery: End 1 of the women's compound team archery event's gold medal match is all wrapped up and Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Gopichand and Parneet Kaur trail 0-1 against Chinese Taipei after losing the End 54-56.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Archery Gold Medal Match
Archery: India's taken a slim lead after End 2 with Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Gopichand and Parneet Kaur leading Chinese Taipei 58-55. In total, India now hold the lead, by one point.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Archery Gold Medal Match
Archery: It's perfect 10s each from Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Gopichand and Parneet Kaur in their last three shots and India finish End 4 with 230.
Can Taipei match up?
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Another Archery Gold for India!
The scores were tied with the last 3 shots left in End 4 of the women's compound archery team gold medal match and India's Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Gopichand and Parneet Kaur shot perfect 10s to leave it to the Chinese Taipei team to match up.
And they didn't. Two of their archers shot 9s which meant India won the gold medal by the narrowest of margins. The final scoreline read 230-229 to India.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Victory in Men's Kabaddi
The Indian men's kabaddi team maintained their winning record in the third group stage match today, beating Chinese Taipei 50-27.
India have just the one group game left - against Japan at 1:30pm IST later today.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Antim and Pooja in Bronze Medal Matches
Wrestling: As expected, after defeating Antim Panghal earlier today Japanese wrestling star Akari Fujinami has reached the gold medal match, which means Antim gets to fight for the bronze medal. She received a walkover in the repechage round.
The 19-year-old world championship bronze medallist will fight Bolortuya Bat-Ochir of Mongolia in a little while from now for the bronze medal.
The Japanese wrestler who beat Pooja Gehlot too has reached the final which means she also will be fighting for bronze later today.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Mansi Wins Repechage
Wrestling: All three Indian female wrestlers competing today have now qualified for the bronze medal matches in their categories with Mansi joining Antim Panghal and Pooja Gehlot in the medal round.
The 57kg Indian wrestler defeated Jeongae Bark of Japan in the repechage round and will fight for bronze later today. The medal rounds start at 2:30pm IST.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Archery Team Celebrate Gold
Hangzhou: India's Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand and Parneet Kaur celebrate after the final match of team compound archery event against Chinese Taipei at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Indian trio clinched the gold.
Hangzhou: India's Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand and Parneet Kaur celebrate after the final match of team compound archery event against Chinese Taipei at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Indian trio clinched the gold.
Hangzhou: Gold medal winning India's Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand and Parneet Kaur celebrate on the podium during the presentation ceremony of team compound archery event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.
Hangzhou: Gold medal winning India's Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand and Parneet Kaur celebrate on the podium during the presentation ceremony of team compound archery event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.
Hangzhou: Gold medal winning India's Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand and Parneet Kaur celebrate on the podium during the presentation ceremony of team compound archery event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.
Hangzhou: Gold medal winning India's Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand and Parneet Kaur celebrate on the podium during the presentation ceremony of team compound archery event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Prannoy Wins First Game
Badminton: HS Prannoy's been all class this morning in his quarter-final match against Zii Jia Ee of Malaysia.
The Indian world number 7 has won the first game 21-16 and leads the second 11-9 at the break. A win today will assure Prannoy of at least a bronze in the men's singles event.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: 1-1 in Badminton
Lee Zii Jia makes it 1-1!
HS Prannoy was nearly always in the lead in the second game, but his Malaysian opponent has miraculously clawed his way back into the game to secure a 23-21 win.
It is now going down to the wire.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Prannoy Wins
Victory For HS Prannoy!
What an extraordinary performance this has been from the Indian top seed in men's singles. In an excruciating affair against Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia, an Asian Championships gold medallist, Prannoy wins the battle of endurance to qualify for the semi-finals.
After winning the first game 21-16, Prannoy went down fighting in the second game, losing it by a 23-21 margin. However, he made a stunning comeback in the last game, securing a 22-20 win.
With this victory, Prannoy has assured at least a bronze medal. In the semi-final contest, Prannoy will be up against the winner of the match between China's Li Shi Feng and Indonesia's Ginting Anthony Sinisuka.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Squash Final Underway
Up next, we have the mixed doubles squash final. Herein, the pair of Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinder Pal Sandhu are competing for a gold medal, against the Malaysian pair of Aifa Azman and Mohammad Syafiq Kamal.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: GOLD In Squash
20th GOLD MEDAL!
Gold medal in squash! Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinder Sandhu win the mixed doubles final to grab India's second gold medal of the day, and overall, the 20th gold medal at the 2023 Asian Games.
The pair won in straight sets, beating Malaysia's Aifa Azman and Mohammad Syafiq Kamal 11-10, 11-10, in a game that lasted 35 minutes.
This is also the second gold medal for the Indian squash contingent, after the men's team had won the gold medal by beating Pakistan in a one-for-the-ages final.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Archery Quarter-Final Underway
Meanwhile, more medals are likely to be assured very soon.
In the quarter-final of men's team compound, India are facing Bhutan. So far, the Indian trio of Ojas Pravin Deotale, Prathamesh Jawkar and Abhishek Verma enjoy a 119-110 lead.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Archery Team in Semi-Final
Archers Continue to Deliver!
The compound men's team, comprising Ojas Pravin Deotale, Prathamesh Jawkar and Abhishek Verma have beaten Bhutan in the quarter-final by a 235-221 margin. They will now take on Chinese Taipei in the semi-final, which will commence at 1:05pm.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Archery Update
In the semi-final of compound men's team, India are currently enjoying a 117-113 lead against Chinese Taipei. A place in the final seems likely to be confirmed very soon.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: India in Final
Another Archery Gold Incoming?
The compound men's team of Ojas Pravin Deotale, Prathamesh Jawkar and Abhishek Verma have qualified for the gold medal match by beating Chinese Taipei 234-224 in the semi-final. In the final, they will take on South Korea at 1:55pm.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Hockey Semis Underway
We switch our attention to hockey, where the women's team are competing in a semi-final contest against China. Janneke Schopman's girls have been nearly flawless so far, albeit, China are perhaps the strongest opponents they have faced in this competition so far.
Should be a good contest.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Task Cut Out For Hockey Girls
At the halfway stage of the semi-final contest in women's hockey, India are trailing by a 0-1 margin. The solitary goal of the match so far was scored by Zhong Jiaqi in the 25th minute of the match.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Archery Team Leads
Meanwhile in archery, the compound men's team are leading 116-114 against South Korea in the gold medal contest.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: GOLD Number 21
ANOTHER GOLD IN ARCHERY!
The compound men's team of Ojas Deotale, Prathamesh Jawkar and Abhishek Verma wins India's 21st gold medal at the 2023 Asian Games, beating South Korea in a closely-contested final.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Victory in Kabaddi
In kabaddi, the Indian men's team flawless run continues as they have defeated Japan by a 56-30 margin. With this win, India finish as the toppers in their group and will now take on Pakistan in the semi-final.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Saurav's Gold Medal Match Up Next
Saurav Ghosal, India's 37-years-young squash star who has already won a gold at the 2023 Asian Games in men's team event, will now fight for what will be his first-ever individual gold medal in this competition. In order to earn in, however, he needs to get past Malaysia's Ng Eain Yow.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Women's Hockey Team Defeated
Defeat in Hockey
The Indian women’s hockey team’s hopes of winning a gold medal have evaporated, as they have been handed a 0-4 defeat by China. They will now face the loser of the game between South Korea and Japan in a bronze medal contest.
Zhong Jiaqi scored the opening goal in the 25th minute of the match, before Zou Meirong made it 2-0 in favour of the Chinese in the 40th minute. The hosts scored two more goals in the last quarter, courtesy of Liang Meiyu and Gu Bingfeng.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Wrestler Naveen Defeated
Wrestler Naveen will unfortunately not be returning to India with a medal around his neck, as he has just been defeated by South Korea's Kim Min-seok in the bronze medal contest of men's Greco-Roman 130kg category. Kim won the match 5-1 on points.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Saurav Leads
Meanwhile in the final of men's singles squash, Saurav Ghosal has won the first set. Once losing 1-6, he scripts an incredible comeback to beat Ng Eain Yow 11-9.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: 1-1 in Squash Final
Parity restored.
Ng Eain Yow restores parity in the tie by doing a Sourav Ghosal – coming back from a deficit to win 11-9. What a game this is turning out to be.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Saurav Trailing
The game is now quickly slipping out of Saurav Ghosal's control. Ng Eain Yow wins the third set quite easily, by a 11-5 margin, and now the Indsian must win both of the last two sets.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Pooja Defeated
The Commonwealth Games bronze medal-winning wrestler, Pooja Gehlot will not be adding an Asian Games medal to her tally. The 26-year-old from Delhi lost her women's freestyle 50kg bronze medal match against Uzbekistan's Aktenge Keunimjaeva by a 2-9 margin.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Sourav Wins Silver
Saurav Ghosal's men's singles campaign ends with a silver medal!
The elusive maiden Asian Games gold medal in an individual event remains elusive, as the 37-years-young squash icon goes down fighting in a 1-3 defeat to Malaysia's Ng Eain Yow.
Saurav, who had won a gold medal at the 2023 Asian Games in the men's team event, won the first game by an 11-9 margin, but then suffered 9-11, 5-11, 7-11 defeats.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Antim Wins Bronze
Antim Panghal Wins Bronze
Antim Panghal becomes the second Indian wrestler to win a medal at the 2023 Asian Games. She wins a bronze medal in women's 53kg freestyle category by defeating an Olympics medallist in Mongolia's Bat-Ochir Bolortuya. Antim won 3-1 on points.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Mansi Defeated
There will not be any additions to India's wrestling medals tally today, as the last Indian competitor, Mansi has lost her women's freestyle 57kg bronze medal match. Uzbekistan's Laylokhon Sobirova won the match via victory by fall (VFA).
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: Satwik-Chirag Through to Semis
Another medal assured!
After Prannoy, the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also confirmed a medal, courtesy of a quarter-final triumph over Nge Joo Jie and Johann Pragojo. The Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning pair had a fairly comfortable route to the semi-final, as they won the game in straight sets (21-7, 21-9).
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 12: That's It, Folks
And with this win, we come to a conclusion of Day 12 of the 2023 Asian Games.
To know all about what happened today, in every event, check out our report.
India are currently fourth on the medals tally with 86 medals. This is how the standings look:
2023 Asian Games: Medals Tally After Day 12.
(Photo: The Quint)
We will be back with all live action tomorrow. Till then, good night!