Bhubaneswar: The Indian trio of Jyothi Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur on Thursday won the gold medal in the women’s team compound event. The Indians beat Chinese Taipei 230-229 in the final to clinch the gold medal in Hangzhou.
Meanwhile, PV Sindhu exited after she lost to China’s He Bingjiao, 16-21, 12-21 in the quarterfinals.
Later in the day, in squash, Saurav Ghosal will eye the individual gold as he takes on Malaysia’s Ng Eain Yow, who he beat in the team semifinal while Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu and Dipika Pallikal Karthik are also in the mixed doubles final.
Also, Savita Punia and Co will face a stiff test against hosts China as the women’s hockey team looks to replicate their male counterparts’ feat and reach the final.
Wrestler Pooja Gehlot eased her way into the final of the women’s freestyle 50kg event after beating Mongolia’s Tsogt-Ochiryn Namuuntsetseg.
Antim Panghal will take on Mongolia’s Bat-Achir Bolortuya in the women’s freestyle 53kg bronze medal match later today.
