Bhubaneswar: India set a new world record and clinched gold in the men’s 10 air rifle team event on the second day of the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China. The Indian shooting contingent consisted of Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankkash Balasaheb Patil, and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, who notched together a total of 1893.7 points, making a new world record. Aishwary also won bronze in the men’s 10m air rifle final, with Rudrankkash claiming fourth position.
Rowing team: The Indian team in the men’s four-rowing final grabbed a bronze medal, with a time of 6:10:81.
Sculls final: Balraj Panwar missed out on a medal by a whisker, finishing in fourth position in the men’s singles. India also bagged bronze in the men’s quadruple sculls final, finishing behind China and Uzbekistan.
Swimming: Srihari Nataraj qualified for the men’s 50m backstroke final, after finishing in sixth place in the heats.
The Indian women’s cricket team will lock horns with Sri Lanka in the final.
India’s medal tally
Gold: 1
Silver: 3
Bronze: 5
India on Day 2
Rowing: Balraj Panwar finishes fourth in the men’s singles sculls final
Bronze in men’s four final, with a time of 6:10:81
Bronze in men’s quadruple sculls final, with a time of 6:08:61
Shooting: The Indian team grabbed a Gold in the men’s 10 air rifle event.
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won a Bronzein the men’s 10m air rifle final, Rudrankkash Patil finished fourth.
Swimming: Srihari Nataraj qualified for the men’s 50m backstroke final, with a timing of 25.43 in his heat.
Likith Selvaraj qualified for the 100m men’s breaststroke final with a timing of 1:01:98.
Maana Patel failed to qualify for the women’s 50m backstroke final.
Anand AS, Vikram Khade didn’t qualify for the men’s 50m freestyle final.
India qualified for the men’s 4x200m freestyle final.
Hashika failed to qualify for the women’s 200m individual medley.
Judo: Garima Choudhary lost to Salinas Ryoko by Ippon in the women’s 70kg round of 16.
Tennis: Rutuja Bhosale defeated Kazakhstan’s Aruzhan Sagandykova in the women’s singles second round.
