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India won nine medals today. With 95 medals, the nation is now assured of reaching the 100-mark.
The men's hockey team won a gold medal by beating Japan by a 5-1 margin.
Recurve archers Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Tushar Prabhakar Shelke bagged a silver medal.
A historic bronze came from sepaktakraw, as India clinched their first-ever medal in women's regu.
Shuttler HS Prannoy finished his campaign with a bronze medal after losing to China’s Li Shifeng.
Archers Ankita Bhagat, Simranjeet Kaur and Bhajan Kaur also won a bronze in the women's recurve team event.
Wrestlers Sonam Malik, Kiran Bishnoi and Aman Sehrawat won bronze medals.
Men's cricket team defeated Bangladesh by 9 wickets to book a spot in the final.
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Cricket: In their semifinal clash against Bangladesh, team India won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Scores, Bangladesh : 18-0(4)
Kabaddi: Indian women's kabaddi team are squaring off against Nepal in their semifinal match.
Score, India 7-2 Nepal
Archery: After the compound archers yesterday, it’s the turn of the recurve teams on this Friday at the 2023 Asian Games and the Indian women’s team of Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur & Simranjeet Kaur have entered the semifinals with a 6-2 victory over Japan.
They’re next in action around 7:50am IST in the semis and a victory there will assure them of at least a bronze.
Ju-Jitsu: In the women's 52kg round of 16, India’s Anupama Swain also suffered a 12-0 defeat at the hands of China's Miao Jie.
Earlier in the morning, compatriot Rohini Kalam lost to UAE's Asma 0-50 by submission.
Canoe: In the men’s canoe semifinal, India’s Vishal Kewat finished 10th with a timing of 134.15 to qualify for the final.
Kabaddi: The first half-half of the semifinal clash has come to an end and India have inflicted an all-out twice. India have a massive 19-point lead over the neighbors.
Scores, India 29-10 Nepal
Cricket: After 10 overs, the men in blue have sent four of the Bangladesh batters back in the hut. Washington Sundar picked two wickets while Sai Kishore and Tilak Varma scalped a wicket each.
Score, Bangladesh: 40-4(10)
Sepaktakraw: Indian men’s team have lost to Myanmar 0-2 (15-21, 13-21) in their group B match.
Kabaddi: The women in blue have begun second half's proceedings in style as India's number one raider Pooja inflicts yet another all-out to keep adding to the lead.
Scores, India 43-15 Nepal
Soft-tennis: In women's singles group B match, India's Aadhya Tiwari has lost to Korea’s Minseon Lin 0-4 (1-4, 0-4, 1-4, 2-4).
Kabaddi: The women in blue have registered a resounding 61-17 triumph over Nepal to cruise to the final with at least a silver medal assured.
The final will be held tomorrow at 7:00am IST.
They'll face the winner of the clash between Chinese Taipei and Iran.
Archery: The Indian trio of Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur and Simranjeet Kaur are up against South Korea in the recurve women’s semifinal.
Canoe: In the women's kayak semifinal, India's Shikha Chouhan finished sixth with a timing of 133.23 to qualify for the final event.
Archery: The Indian triplet start with a perfect 30/30 while South Korea has 28 on the board.
Archery: India lost the second set 54-56 to the South Koreans. The next, too, goes to South Korea as they manage to get 29 while India nailed a 28.
Archery: After last round's defeat, India have stepped up their game to lead South Korea by 29-27. Woah! India have won the third set 57-55.
Wrestling: India’s wrestling campaign on day 13 has 5 wrestlers taking the mat and in the first of the Indian bouts, Aman has defeated Sunggwon Kim of Korea 6-1 in the 57kg category to enter the quarterfinals.
Right after him on the mat was India’s women’s 62kg category wrestler Sonam and she put up a dominant display against Sushila Chand of Nepal to also enter the quarters with a 10-0 scoreline.
In a little while from now India’s big wrestling star Bajrang Punia will take the mat while Radhika and Kiran too are competing today.
Archery: Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur & Simranjeet Kaur have been defeated by Korea in the semi-final of the women’s recurve team event. The final scoreline read 6-2, but the Indians still have a chance at the podium as they will be fighting in the bronze medal match which will take place at 8:40am IST.
Cricket: The men in blue have restricted Bangladesh at just 96 runs in 20 overs. Sai Kishore performed well with the ball bagging three wickets while Washington Sundar scalped two wickets.
Score, Bangladesh 96-9 (20)
Sepaktakraw: India have suffered a defeat in their group B match against Myanmar by a 0-2 scoreline (15-21, 13-21).
Canoe Slalom: India's Shikha Chouhan and Vishal Kewat have advanced to the final, however given that they placed seventh and tenth in their respective men's and women's qualifying rounds, they won't be contending for medals.
Ju-Jitsu: Gaeun Geum of South Korea defeated India's Angitha in the round of 32 of the women's 57 kg competition via submission.
Archery: Indian triplet of Ankita Bhagat, Simranjeet Kaur and Bhajan Kaur are taking on Vietnamese archers in the bronze medal match.
Archery: The women in blue have won the first set of the recurve women's bronze medal match against Vietnam 56-52.
Archery: The second set of the recurve women's bronze medal match between Indian and Vietnam goes to the latter 56-55.
Wrestling: All class! Bajrang Punia’s sailed through his 65kg opening round bout, beating Philippines’ Ronil Tubog 10-0 to enter the quarterfinals. He next fights Saigidgusein Alibeg of Bahrain for a spot in the semis in about an hour’s time.
Earlier today, Aman and Sonam also won their opening bouts.
Archery: India have taken the third set of the recurve women's bronze medal match by 57-50. Brilliant from the Indian archers!
Archery: India have a 4-point lead in the first round of the fourth set of the recurve women's bronze medal match. The scoreboard reads as follows: India 27, Vietnam 23. India take the second round which means the bronze medal is theirs.
India have defeated Vietnam 6-2!
Cricket: India register a resounding 9-wicket victory over Bangladesh to enter the final. The men in blue chased the 97-run target in just 9.2 overs.
Brief Scores:
India - Ruturaj Gaikwad 40(26), Tilak Varma 55(26)
Bangladesh: Parvez Hossain 23, Jaker Ali 24, Rakibul Hsan 14, (Sai Kishore 3 wickets, Washington Sundar 2 wickets)
In the gold medal match, they will face the winner of Pakistan vs Afghanistan's second semi-final.
Indian and Bangladesh teams during mens cricket semifinal match between India and Bangladesh at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indian and Bangladesh teams during mens cricket semifinal match between India and Bangladesh at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indian and Bangladesh teams during mens cricket semifinal match between India and Bangladesh at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indian and Bangladesh teams during mens cricket semifinal match between India and Bangladesh at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indian and Bangladesh teams during mens cricket semifinal match between India and Bangladesh at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indian and Bangladesh teams during mens cricket semifinal match between India and Bangladesh at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indian players during the kabaddi semifinal match against Nepal at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indian players celebrate winning the womens kabaddi semifinal match against Nepal at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indian players during the kabaddi semifinal match against Nepal at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indian players during the kabaddi semifinal match against Nepal at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indian players during the kabaddi semifinal match against Nepal at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indian players celebrate winning the womens kabaddi semifinal match against Nepal at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Wrestling: Indians continue to march on. 57kg wrestler Aman has defeated Iran’s Ebrahim Khari with a 19-8 scoreline. It was the Iranian who took the early lead in the quarterfinal and was 8-3 ahead but Aman blanked him out in the second round winning 16 points.
Sonam and Kiran have reached the semifinals of their categories while Bajrang Punia will be in action in the quarters in a bit.
Sepaktakraw: India are poised to script history as they compete in the second semifinal of the women's regu against Thailand. This will be their first medal in the women's category ever.
Even if they lose, they have a bronze assured.
Volleyball: In the women's volleyball 9th - 12th classification match, India defeated Mongolia 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-17) to advance to the 9th-10th classification tournament.
Equestrian: India's Yash Nensee has qualified for the final after placing 24th in the individual equestrian jumping competition.
Wrestling: Another clean sheet for Bajrang Punia as the Olympic medallist has entered the semifinals of the 65kg category. After the 10-0 earlier this morning, he has beaten Bahrain’s Alibeg Saigidgusein 4-0.
Bajrang is up against Iranian Rahman Amouzadkhalili in the semifinals in an hour’s time.
Wrestling: Kiran defeated Nodoka Yamamoto of Japan 3-0 to advance to the semifinals of the Women's Freestyle 76kg 1/4 final.
In 62kg 1/4 final, Sonam defeated Noeurn Soeurn of Cambodia by technical superiority 10-0 to advance to the semifinal.
Wrestling: After great success this morning, India’s wrestlers have faltered in the semifinals with two losing their bouts. However, they still get to fight for the bronze medal later today.
Aman lost his 57kg semifinal to Toshihiro Hasegawa of Japan 10-12 while Kiran too has lost her 76kg semi 2-4 to Kazakhstan's Zhamila Bakbergenova.
Bajrang Punia's 65kg semifinal is up next on his mat.
Indias Ruturaj Gaikwad plays a shot during mens cricket semifinal match between India and Bangladesh at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indias Tilak Varma and R Gaikwad celebrate their win in mens cricket semifinal match between India and Bangladesh at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indias Tilak Varma celebrates his fifty during mens cricket semifinal match between India and Bangladesh at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indias Tilak Varma and R Gaikwad celebrate their win in mens cricket semifinal match between India and Bangladesh at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indian fans during mens cricket semifinal match between India and Bangladesh at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Wrestling: 5 Indian wrestlers were in competition today and four have now booked their slots in bronze medal matches, after losing their semis.
Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia is the latest entry in that list after he lost his semi-final against Iran’s former World Champion Rahman Amouzadkhalili 1-8.
Apart from Bajrang, Aman, Sonam and Kiran will be seen in bronze medal matches a little while from now.
The medal rounds will start at 2:30pm IST.
India’s Jay Meena handed a defeat to Indonesia’s Mario Alibasa in the Soft Tennis Men’s Singles Group A with a score of 4-1(7-5, 1-4, 4-2, 4-1).
Meanwhile, in the Women's Singles Group B event, Chinese Taipei's Shu Ting Lo defeated India's Aadhya Tiwari 1-4 (2-4, 0-4, 4-1, 0-4, 2-4).
Badminton: India's HS Prannoy (World no. 7) is in action vs China's LI Shifeng (World no. 8) in men's singles semifinal.
Badminton: HS prannoy has taken a 11-10 lead against Chinese counterpart LI Shifeng in the first game of the men's singles semifinal.
Badminton: Li Shifeng has taken the first game 21-16 in the men's singles semifinal.
Li 1 - 0 Prannoy (21-16)
Badminton: In the game 2 of the men's singles semifinals, Li Shifeng was leading from the start with a massive margin. The Chinese dominated the game throughout and eventually got the better of HS Prannoy by defeating him with a scoreline of 21-9.
The All-England champion has qualified for the gold medal match and India's number one will take home the bronze.
Prannoy has now become the second men's Indian singles shuttler in 41 years to win a bronze medal at the Asian Games. Earlier, in the 1982 edition, Syed Modi had a bronze medal to his name.
Archery: The men’s recurve archery team took the stage after the women’s team won the bronze earlier today and Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Tushar Shelke have entered the semifinals after beating Mongolia 5-4.
Kabaddi: The men in blue are taking on Pakistan in their semi-final match and are dominating over the green army in style. They have inflicted second all-out!
Scores, India 20-5 Pakistan
Kabaddi: India have a massive 25-point lead over Pakistan going into the half-time.
Scores: India 30-5 Pakistan
Kabaddi: India have inflicted a fourth all-out on Pakistan. The scoreboard now looks like: India 40-8 Pakistan
Indias Aslam Mustafa Inamdar raids during the Mens Team Semifinal Kabaddi match against Pakistan at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indias Aslam Mustafa Inamdar raids during the Mens Team Semifinal Kabaddi match against Pakistan at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indias Naveen Kumar being tackled by Pakistans Mudassar Ali during the Mens Team Semifinal Kabaddi match at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Indias captain Pawan Kumar in action against Pakistan team during the Mens Team Semifinal Kabaddi match at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.
Archery: Men’s team enter gold medal match! It’s been a solid showing from the recurve teams this Friday and following the bronze won by the women’s team, the trio of Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Tushar Shelke have beaten Bangladesh 5-3 to enter the final of the men’s recurve team event.
They will next be back in the arena at 1:55pm for the gold medal match.
Sepaktakraw: Team India have lost to Thailand in straight sets 21-10, 21-13 in the semifinal of women's regu.
Nonetheless, India will return home with a historic bronze as it is their first medal in regu in the women's category.
Kabaddi: Team India have registered a massive 61-14 triumph over Pakistan in their semi-final match and have advanced to the finals.
In the final, India will face the winner of the second semifinal between Iran and Chinese Taipei.
Soft-Tennis: Aniket Patel has defeated Vietnam’s Nhat Quang Nguyen 4-0 (4-2, 4-2, 4-2) in the soft tennis men’s Group F match while in the Group A match, Jay Meena beat Chinese Taipei’s Chen Yu Hsun 4-2 (0-4, 5-3, 4-1, 1-4, 6-4) to emerge victorious.
Archery: Indian trio of Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Tushar Prabhakar Shelke are up against Wooseok Lee, Jinhyek Oh and Je Deok Kim of South Korea in the recurve men’s team final.
Archery: Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Tushar Prabhakar Shelke have lost the gold medal match 1-5 to the South Koreans in recurve men's team final.
They'll be brininging home a silver.
Third Wrestling Medal!
Sonam Malik becomes the third Indian wrestler to win a medal at the 2023 Asian Games. The 21-year-old from Haryana secures the bronze medal in women's freestyle 62kg category by beating China's Long Jia 7-5.
We have three more Indian wrestlers who will soon be competing for medals – Kiran Bishnoi, Aman Sehrawat and Bajrang Punia.
Medal No. 6 of Today
Wrestler Kiran Bishnoi, who won a Commonwealth Games bronze medal in 2018, has now added an Asian Games medal to her cabinet. She wins the bronze medal in women’s freestyle 76kg category by beating Mongolia’s Ariunhjargal Ganbat 6-3.
While we await the bronze medal matches of grapplers Aman Sehrawat and Bajrang Punia, the Indian men's hockey team are competing for a gold medal against the defending champions, Japan. So far, the scoreline remains 0-0.
End of first quarter.
India have had the upper hand in terms of the game's balance, but so far, Japan have done well to keep the scoreline 0-0.
GOAL!
India are leading against the defending champions in the gold medal match of men's hockey! Manpreet Singh, the experienced midfielder from Punjab who was a part of the 2014 gold medal-winning team, scores with an exquisite reverse flick.
The seventh medal of the day comes from wrestling again, with Aman Sehrawat bagging a bronze medal. The 20-year-old youngster, who had won a gold medal at the Asian Championships earlier this year, wins a bronze medal in men’s freestyle 57kg category by beating China’s Liu Minghu via Victory by Technical Superiority (VSU), as the Chinese wrestler failed to score a single point.
Captain. Leader. Scorer.
India have built a comfortable cushion for themselves in the men's hockey final, courtesy of their charismatic captain, Harmanpreet Singh. The 27-year-old finds the back of the net from a penalty corner to make the scoreline 2-0 in favour of Craig Fulton's team.
IT IS 3-0 NOW!
India are about to reclaim the gold medal in men's hockey, and how? They are toying with the defending champions now, as Amit Rohidas scores India's third goal.
FOURTH INDIAN GOAL!
There are victories, and then there are routs. This has been the latter. India have outmuscled and outpowered Japan in every department, which is now perfectly highlighted in the scoreline, as Abhishek scores India's fourth goal.
Bajrang Punia loses bronze medal match!
The two-time Asian Games medallist, Bajrang Punia will not return with a medal from Hangzhou. The wrestler loses his bronze medal contest in men’s freestyle 65kg category against Japan’s Kaiki Yamaguchi by a 0-10 margin.
GOLD IN MEN'S HOCKEY!
India have reclaimed their lost crown, and in the most dominating manner plausible. The defending champions Japan were simply blown away by the juggernaut that hit them, as Harmanpreet Singh and his players have won the match by a 5-1 margin.
The skipper turned up to the occasion by scoring a brace, while the other three goals were scored by Abhishek, Amit Rohidas and Manpreet Singh.
One For the Record Books!
The Indian badminton contingent keeps on scripting history in Hangzhou. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have beaten Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in straight sets (21-17, 21-12) to become the first-ever Indian men's doubles pair to qualify for an Asian Games final.
In the gold medal contest, they will be up against South Korea's Choi Sol-gyu and Kim Won-ho.
For India, Day 13 of the 2023 #AsianGames will forever be remembered, cherished and reminisced – for years to come – as the day when history was scripted. It is today that India were assured of 100 medals, albeit the current tally might show 95.
The contingent earned nine medals today. To know about everything that happened today, check out our day's wrap.
Remember, while India are now 'assured' of at least 100 medals, the official count will officially enter the three-figure only tomorrow. That is, the actual history will be scripted tomorrow, and we will be with you to bring all live updates. Till then, good night!