India won seven medals today.
Table-tennis pair of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee secured a bronze medal after losing their semifinal match to the North Korean pair.
Four medals came in athletics. Parul Chaudhary & Priti won a silver and a bronze medal respectively in women's 3000m steeplechase, while Ancy Sojan Edappilly won a silver medal in women's long jump.
The 4x400 mixed relay team of Muhammed Ajmal, Vithya Ramraj, Rajesh Ramesh and Subha Venkatesan won a silver medal.
Sanjana Bhatula, Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Heeral Sadhu and Aarathy Kastury have won a bronze medal in women's speed skating 3000m final.
Aryanpal Ghuman, Anandkumar Velkumar, Siddhant Kamble, Vikram Ingale have bagged a bronze medal in men's speed skating 3000m final.
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Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 9: Curtain Call
So, we have come to the end of Day 9 of the 2023 Asian Games.
With 7 medals earned today, India are fourth on the medals tally with 60 medals – 13 gold, 24 silver and 23 bronze.
Like always, we will be back with all the live coverage tomorrow. Till then, good night!
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 9: Tejaswin Leads in Decathlon
A medal can certainly be expected in Decathlon, where Tejaswin Shankar is leading the pack after the first four of ten events. He finishes first in high jump by recording 2.21m, which is also his season best figure.
As for the overall standings, Tejaswin Shankar is on pole with 3430 points, with his nearest competitor being 169 points behind.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 9: Silver in Mixed Relay
India’s fourth athletics medal of the day is won by the quartet of Muhammed Ajmal, Vithya Ramraj, Rajesh Ramesh and Subha Venkatesan. They clinch a silver medal in mixed 4x400m relay, recording a timing of 3:14.34.
The Indian team was initially assigned the bronze medal after finishing third in the race, but following the disqualification of the silver medal-winning team of Sri Lanka, they had their medal upgraded.
Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 9: Ancy Wins Silver
The third athletics medal of the day comes in women’s long jump, where Ancy Sojan Edappilly has won the silver medal. The 22-year-old, who hails from Kerala’s Thrissur, recorded a best attempt of 6.63m, which also happens to be her personal best figure.
Ancy started the event with a 6.13m, before taking a long leap to 6.49m in her second attempt. Her third attempt was 6.56m, which ultimately would have been enough to earn a silver medal, but she bettered the figure with a 6.63m jump in her fifth attempt.
Meanwhile, fellow Indian long jumper, Shaili Singh finished in the fifth position with a best attempt of 6.48m.
