Asian Games 2023 Live Updates: India Win Gold Medals in Men's Cricket & Kabaddi
Asian Games 2023 Live News Updates: India's won the 100th medal with the women's kabaddi team winning a gold.
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It's been a gold rush for India on Day 14 of the Asian Games with both the men's cricket and kabaddi teams winning their finals.
Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy also won the doubles gold, becoming the first Indian badminton players to win an Asian Games gold.
The women's hockey team won their bronze medal match while wrestler Deepak Punia finished with a silver after losing his gold medal match.
The men's and women's chess teams won a silver each.
Earlier, India attained the 100-medal mark at the 19th Asian Games with the women's kabaddi team winning their gold medal match.
An impressive show in compound archery this morning with Ojas Deotale and Jyothi Surekha Vennam both winning individual golds while Abhishek won a silver and Aditi Swami won a bronze.
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Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Ni Hao! Welcome to our live blog on the 14th Day of 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou. Stay tuned for live updates!
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Aditi To Start Soon
Archery: Reigning champion Aditi Swami will be up against Indonesia's Ratih Zilizati Fadhly in the compound women’s individual bronze medal event at 6:10am IST.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Compound Women's Bronze Medal
Archery:
End 1: Aditi gets off the mark with two 10s while Raith gets two 9s. Aditi has a 2-point lead. IND 29-27 INA
End 2: Raith starts with an eight. Aditi gets a 9. Aditi has 5-point lead now. IND 58-53 INA
End 3: Raith starts with a perfect 10 while Aditi gets a 9. Still a five-point lead for Aditi. IND 86-81 INA
End 4: Both Aditi and Raith nail perfect 30. Aditi has 4-point lead now. IND 117-111 INA
End 5: The final round! Aditi starts with a 10 and that's it! She has won the bronze medal match 146-140.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Compound Women’s Individual Final
Archery: Jyothi Surekha Vennam is up against South Korea’s Chaewon So in the compound women’s individual final.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Compound Women’s Individual Final
Archery: India's Jyothi Vennam Surekha clinches the gold medal after defeating South Korea's Chaewon So 149-145 in the compound women’s individual final.
India have now won all compound archery events available. Clean sweep, this!
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Women's Kabaddi Final Underway
Kabaddi: India women are taking on Chinese Taipei in the kabaddi final gold medal match.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Compound Men’s Individual Final
Archery: Abhishek Verma will square off against his compatriot Ojas Deotale in compound men’s individual final. The event is scheduled to start at 7:10am.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Compound Men’s Individual Final
Archery: Both Ojas and Abhishek start with a perfect 30/30. In the next round Ojas gets yet another perfect mark while Abhiskeh has 29.
Scores: Ojas 60 59 Abhishek
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Compound Men’s Individual Final
Archery: Another perfect 30 for Ojas Pravin Deotale! While fellow Indian Abhishek Verma scores 28.
Scores: Abhishek 87-90 Ojas
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Compound Men’s Individual Final
Archery: In the battle of Indian, Ojas Pravin Deotale emerges victorious and clinches a gold. Abhishek, on the other hand, will take home the silver.
Final Scores: Ojas 149-147 Abhishek
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Women's Kabaddi Gold Medal Match
Kabaddi: In the women's kabaddi final, the women in blue are dominating the Chinese Taipei's team in style. With just nine more minutes left in the battle, India are leading by a score line of 18-14.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Women's Kabaddi Gold Medal Match
Kabaddi: Chinese Taipei have inflicted an all-out on India and have earned a two-point lead.
Scores: India 19-21 TPE
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Women's Kabaddi Gold Medal Match
Kabaddi: With less than 2 minutes left in the game, India have earned a 1-point lead over Taipei but the dynamics here are chaaging too fast.
India 23-22 TPE
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Historic Gold For India
India have achieved a historic 100-medal feat as the women in blue oust Chinese Taipei by one point in the kabaddi gold medal match!
It was a closely contested match, similar to their 34-34 tie in their season opener between the two teams. In the second half, Chinese Taipei inflicted an all-out attack against the Indian team, but India outscored them in the area of raiding.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Our Bronze Medalists
Indias Aditi Gopichand Swami with coach after winning the Compound Women's Individual Bronze Medal event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Indias Aditi Gopichand Swami competes in the Compound Women's Individual Bronze Medal event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Indias Jyothi Surekha Vennam celebrates with coach Sergio Pagni after winning the Compound Women's Individual Gold Medal event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Indias Jyothi Surekha Vennam competes in the Compound Women's Individual Gold Medal event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: A Look At The Updated Tally!
With the women's kabaddi team winning gold, India have attained the 100-medal mark at the 19th Asian Games.
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Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: 100th For India
India's raider Pushpa being tackled by the Chinese Taipei team during the Womens Team Gold Medal Kabaddi match at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
India's raider Pooja touches the line during the Womens Team Gold Medal Kabaddi match against Chinese Taipei at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
India's raider Pushpa being tackled by the Chinese Taipei team during the Womens Team Gold Medal Kabaddi match at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
India's Pushpa raids during the Womens Team Gold Medal Kabaddi match against Chinese Taipei at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
India's Pooja raids during the Womens Team Gold Medal Kabaddi match against Chinese Taipei at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Indian team interacts with coach during the Women's Team Gold Medal Kabaddi match against Chinese Taipei at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Wrestling Updates
India's Deepak Punia defeated Bahrain's Magomed Sharipov 3-2 to advance to the men's freestyle 86 kg 1/8 final. He will next compete against Randa Riandesta of Indonesia.
Yash will also compete in the men's 74 kg 1/8 final matchup against Chheang Chheoeun of Cambodia.
However, compatriots Vicky and Sumit bowed out after losing in the qualification rounds.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Deepak Wins
Wrestling: Deepak Punia has defeated Indonesia's Randa Riandesta, 11-0 by superiority in the men's freestyle 86kg pre-quarters to enter quarterfinals.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Archery Heroes
Gold medalist Indias Ojas Pravin Deotale and silver medalist compatriot Abhishek Verma pose for photos during the presentation ceremony of the Compound Men's Individual archery event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Gold medalist Indias Ojas Pravin Deotale and silver medalist compatriot Abhishek Verma pose for photos during the presentation ceremony of the Compound Men's Individual archery event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Indias Abhishek Verma competes in the Compound Men's Individual Gold Medal archery event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
'Indias Ojas Pravin Deotale competes in the Compound Men's Individual Gold Medal archery event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Indias Ojas Pravin Deotale and compatriot Abhishek Verma compete in the Compound Men's Individual Gold Medal archery event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Indias Ojas Pravin Deotale and compatriot Abhishek Verma compete in the Compound Men's Individual Gold Medal archery event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Indias Ojas Pravin Deotale and compatriot Abhishek Verma during the Compound Men's Individual Gold Medal archery event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
India's Ojas Pravin Deotale and compatriot Abhishek Verma with coaches after the Compound Men's Individual Gold Medal archery event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
India's Ojas Pravin Deotale and compatriot Abhishek Verma with coaches after the Compound Men's Individual Gold Medal archery event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Yash Into Quarterfinals
Wrestling: India’s Yash registered a resounding 10-0 win over Chheang Chheoun of Cambodia to cruise to the men’s 74kg freestyle quarterfinal where he will be up against Tajikistan’s Magomet Evloev.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Historic Gold Medal
Gold medalist Indian team poses for photos during the presentation ceremony after the Womens Team Gold Medal Kabaddi match against Chinese Taipei at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The Indian contingent claimed an unprecedented 100th medal at the Asian Games with a thrilling 26-25 victory over Chinese Taipei in the final
Gold medalist Indian team poses for photos during the presentation ceremony after the Womens Team Gold Medal Kabaddi match against Chinese Taipei at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The Indian contingent claimed an unprecedented 100th medal at the Asian Games with a thrilling 26-25 victory over Chinese Taipei in the final.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Yash Loses, Deepak Triumphs
Wrestling: Yash’s has lost 1-8 to Tajikistan's Magomet Evloev in men's 74kg freestyle quarterfinal.
However, compatriot, Deepak has defeated Japan's Shota Shirai 7-3 in men's freestyle 86kg quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Kayaking Updates
Shubham Kewat booked a spot in the men’s kayak final after finishing with a timing of 123.68.
Hitesh Kewat, on the other hand, lost in the semi-final of the same event, with a timing of 136.01.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Sai Samitha Loses
Skating: India's Sai Samitha Akula finished in fourth position with a segment score of 32.69 in women's artistic single free skating.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Bangladesh Defeat Pakistan
Cricket: Bangladesh register a 6-wicket victory over Pakistan by DLS method to win the bronze medal match.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Another Medal Confirmed
Wrestling: Deepak Punia has defeated Javrail Shapiev of Uzbekistan in the men’s freestyle 86kg semifinal, with a narrow 4-3 victory to advance to the finals.
He will face 2016 Olympics gold medallist, three-time world champion and defending Asian Games champion Hassan Yazdani of Iran in the final showdown.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India vs Afghanistan
Cricket: India will take on Afghanistan in the gold medal match. Stay tuned for more updates!
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India vs Afghanistan
Cricket: India won the toss and elected to bowl first against Afghanistan in the men’s cricket gold medal match. Afghanistan have already two of their batters.
Score: Afghanistan - 9/2 (3)
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India vs Afghanistan
Cricket: Another loss for Afghanistan as they lose Noor Ali to a run-out. Courtesy, brilliant field work from Ravi Bishnoi.
Score: Afghanistan - 16/3 (5)
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: What's Next For India?
Kabaddi: Men's team will take on Iran in the gold medal match.
Badminton: Duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will take on Republic of Korea’s Choi Solgyu and Kim Wonho in the men's doubles final.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Canoe Updates
Canoe Slalom: Hitesh Kewat enede up in 7th position with a timing of 128.34 seconds in men's kayak final event. China's Xin Quan won gold, Japan's Yuuki Tanaka took silver and the bronze went to Chinese Taipei's Wu Shao-Hsuan.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India vs Iran
Kabaddi: We are thirteen minutes into the game and Iran currently have an upper hand over India as they have earned a one-point lead over India.
Scores: Iran 6-5 India
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India vs Afghanistan
Cricket: Afghanistan are reeling as they keep losing wickets in the summit clash. Ravi Bishnoi and Shahbaz Ahmed took a wicket each to make the scoreboard look like: Afghanistan - 53/5 (11)
Indias Shivam Dubey celebrates after taking the wicket of Afghanistans Zubairullah Akbari during the Mens Gold Medal cricket match, at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India vs Iran
Kabaddi: India are trailing 10-12 in the final against Iran.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India vs Iran
Kabaddi: India have inflicted an all-out on Iran. They now have a 4-point lead over them at the end of the first half.
Scores: India 17-13 Iran
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Badminton Final
Badminton: It’s just the one Indian presence in the gold medal matches of badminton today and the pairing of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy are behind at the break in the first game. The South Korea pair of Wonho Kim and Solgyu Choi lead 11-9 after 13 minutes.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India vs Iran
Kabaddi: India are leading Iran by 24-19 in the second half of the final.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India vs Iran
Kabaddi: Iran have inflicted an all-out India and have leveled the scores 25-25. Only 10 minutes left before we know the gold medalists.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Badminton Final
Badminton: A stellar comeback from the Indian duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in the men’s doubles final! After trailing 9-11 at the break against South Korea’s Wonho Kim and Solgyu Choi, the Indian pair played some clinical shots to win the first game 21-18 in 29 minutes.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India vs Iran
Kabaddi: Just five minutes left and India have a three-point lead over Iran. What tight contest, this!
Scores: India 28-25 Iran
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India vs Iran
Kabaddi: Just 2:30 minutes left and the scores are tied. 28 all!
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Badminton Final
Badminton: Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy are soldiering towards India’s first-ever men’s doubles gold at the Asian Games as the Indian pair now lead 11-7 at the break of the second game. They won the first game against South Korea’s Wonho Kim and Solgyu Choi 21-18.
India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty celebrate a point against Koreas Choi Solgyu and Kim Wonho during Mens Doubles Gold Medal badminton match at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
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Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India vs Iran
Kabaddi: In the do or die raid for India, both Iran and the men in blue lose a point and the scores are tied yet again. 29 all!
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Badminton Final
Badminton: History created in Hangzhou! Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have become the first Indian men’s doubles pair to win an Asian Games gold. They’ve beaten South Korea’s Wonho Kim and Solgyu Choi 21-18, 21-16 in 57 minutes.
They Indian pair was slow to get off the blocks in the gold medal match and it was the Koreans who took the early lead and were 11-9 at the break in the first game. From there however, it was the Indians who were in command as they won the match in straight games.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India vs Iran
Kabaddi: Chaotic, to say the least!
In what was a do-or-die raid for India, Iran got a point after India's Pawan was dashed out. But the Indian protested and claimed that he crossed the line without any touch. The decision was then overturned and India were awarded four points.
Iran do not agree with referee's decision and are protesting. Both sides are voicing their opinions and a final decision is awaited.
The scores stand at: India 29-29 Iran
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India vs Iran
Let me explain what happened...
Game was tied at 28-28. Pawan Sehrawat came to raid and went into the lobby, along with 4 Iranian defenders.
As per PKL rules, only Pawan would be out. But in international Kabaddi, if a raider goes into the lobby without touching anyone, every single defender who has followed the raider into the lobby is out.
Accordingly, it should be 1 point to Iran for Pawan entering lobby, and 4 points to India for 4 Iranians entering lobby.
The scores a stand tied at 28-all and the play has been suspended with over a minute left.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India Win Cricket Gold
Cricket: We didn't get the full 40 overs in the men's cricket final due to rain but the final result has gone India's way with the men's team winning the gold on their debut in the Asian Games.
Afghanistan batted first and scored 112/5 in 18.2 overs before rain stopped play and with the showers not relenting, the match was called off.
India awarded the gold due to their higher seeding in the tournament.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Standoff in Kabaddi Final
What's the Issue?
With little more than a minute remaining on the clock, and the scores tied at 28-28, Indian skipper Pawan Sehrawat embarked on a raid. According to the replays, Pawan did not touch any Iranian player and was forced out of the mat, into the lobby. But alongside him, four Iranian players also went into the lobby. Accordingly, the Indian camp is claiming four points should be added to their account.
But What Does the Rule Say?
According to the latest Pro Kabaddi League rules, only the raider should be out in such an occurrence. However, the old lobby rules are still being followed in international kabaddi, which states if a raider goes into the lobby without touching anyone, every defender who follows the raider into the lobby will also be declared out.
What Did the Referees Do?
Everything, and simultaneously, absolutely nothing. They had first awarded a point each to India and Iran, which the Indian camp protested. Then, after a lengthy review, India were awarded the four points which they demanded. Albeit, Iran protested this decision and the referees then, for reasons and rationale unknown, went back to their decision of a point to each team. The Indian camp protested again, and hence, the standstill.
So, Why Are the Referees Confused?
The confusion is about the implementation of the lobby rule. But here lies the question — which rule are we following?
As per the old rules of kabaddi, the defenders following the raider into the lobby are declared out. However, this rule was amended in the last PKL season, where they decided that in such a scenario, only the raider will be out.
As per broadcasters, that rule amendment pertains solitarily to PKL, and not to international kabaddi, where the old rules are still being followed.
Oh, and also, PKL's technical director E Prasad Rao is also a technical director of the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF).
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India Win Kabaddi Gold
It's been one controversial final but the Indian team's managed to finish on top, defeating Iran 33-29 in the gold medal match.
Earlier today, the women's kabaddi team had also won the gold.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Bronze in Women's Hockey
The Indian women's hockey team has trumped Japan 2-1 in the bronze medal match to finish on the podium at the 2023 Asian Games.
Deepika opened India's scoring in the 5th minute before Sushila Chanu doubled the lead in the 50th.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Silver for Deepak
Wrestler Deepak Punia has won a silver medal after losing the 86kg gold medal match 0-10 to Iran’s Hassan Yazdanicharati.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: Chess Events Remaining
Day 14 of the 2023 Asian Games has been all about the gold medals won by some of the contingent's favourites, but there's two more medals still expected today with the men's and women's chess teams still in action.
7 October in fact will be the final day for medal events for India in Hangzhou as apart from the Closing Ceremony, only artistic diving and karate events will take place on Sunday - both of which have no Indian participation left.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: 2 Silvers in Chess
The last today's medals come from chess with both the men's and women's teams winning a silver each.
Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh, Vidit Gujrathi and Harikrishna Pentala comprised of the men's team while Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, R Vaishali, Vantika Agrawal and Savita Shri represented India in the women's chess team event.
Asian Games 2023 Day 14 Live Updates: India's Day 14 Ends
It's been an eventful day for India at the 2023 Asian Games with a rush of medals in archery, and string of golds in men's cricket, kabaddi and doubles badminton. Deepak Punia finishes as the sole silver medal-winning wrestler in the contingent while the women's hockey team had their coach in tears with a close victory in the bronze medal match. A young chess team also ensured their presence in Hangzhou counted in the way of medals and finished with 2 silvers as this day's events come to an end.