Asian Games 2023 Highlights, October 1: Avinash Sable, Tajinderpal Singh Toor bag gold medals; Badminton team settles for silver, bronze for Nikhat Zareen

Asian Games 2023 Live Updates, October 1: India resumes 19th Hangzhou Asian Games Day 8 action placed fourth with a strong haul of 38 medals while taking their gold medal counts to 10.

The beginning of athletics events has added pace to the medal tally as it has been the most successful sports discipline for India historically at the Asiad.

• Shotgun trio of Kynan Chenai, Zoravar Singh, Prithviraj T win gold medal in Men's Trap team event
• Tajinderpal Singh Toor wins gold medal in men's shot put final
• Track & field athlete Avinash Sable wins gold medal in the Men's 3000m steeplechase
• Jyothi Yarraji wins silver medal in the Women's 100m hurdles
• Harmilan Bains wins silver medal in the Women's 1500m
• Ajay Kumar Saroj wins silver medal in the men's 1500m
• Golfer Aditi Ashok wins the silver medal in the Women's Individual event
• Shotgun trio of Rajeshwari Kumari, Manisha Keer and Preeti Rajak win silver in Women's Trap Team event
• Jinson Johnson wins bronze medal in the Men's 1500m category
• Shotgun shooter Kynan Chenai wins bronze medal in Men's Trap Individual Final
• Boxer Nikhat Zareen wins bronze medal in the Women's 50kg category
• Seema Punia wins bronze medal in the women's discuss throw

Oct 01, 2023, 7:29 pm IST

Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Live coverage ends

That's all from our Live coverage as the Athletics contingent bagged as many as 12 medals to take India's tally past 50! Tajinderpal Singh Toor defends his Asian Games title in style with a gold of his last throw while Jyothi Yarraji won a silver medal amid controversy. The medal surge on the day placed India well towards their target of more than 100 medals in Hangzhou. Do return tomorrow morning as the Asiad action continues! Till then, we bid you good night!

Oct 01, 2023, 7:21 pm IST

Seema Punia bids good bye to Asian Games with Bronze medal

The 40-year-old Seema Punia probably had her last appearance at the Asian Games 2023 and the legendary discuss thrower makes it memorable her third medal in back-to-back three Asiad!

Oct 01, 2023, 7:13 pm IST

JYOTHI YARRAJI'S BRONZE UPGRADED TO SILVER!

It has been confirmed! Wu Yanni has been disqualified for a false start and Jyothi Yarraji's bronze has been upgraded to a silver medal!

Oct 01, 2023, 7:06 pm IST

Women's 100m hurdles controversy

While it remains to be seen if Jyothi Yarraji will eventually get to keep her maiden medal at the Asian Games 2023, but the replays made it clear that the false start by Wu, who was on the left of Yarraji, led to the false start of Yarraji, something he pointed to the official mutlitple times during an animated argument. An Indian official joined in as well to help Yarraji communicate better with the Chinese officials!

Oct 01, 2023, 7:02 pm IST

Women's 100m hurdles results

While the results of Jyothi and Wu are expected to be on hold. The official website has credited them both as the silver and bronze medallists for the time being!

Oct 01, 2023, 7:00 pm IST

CONTROVERSY!

Jyothi Yarraji finishes the race third with two Chinese but what happened before the race is something that is being widely discussed on social media. The Indian national record was disqualified from the race after Yanni Wu made a false start. However, officials disqualified both of them. The duo made their set of arguments before the officials decided to let them both race with the incident to be investigated after the race!

Oct 01, 2023, 6:32 pm IST

India vs China Badminton Gold medal Match: Li Shifeng vs Kidambi Srikanth

Li Shifeng beats Kidambi Srikanth 22-29, 9-21 to give China their first win the gold medal match. India remain in the lead 2-1. Next match is underway already with Dhruv Kapila/Sai Pratheek taking on Liu Yuchen, Ou Xuanyi

Oct 01, 2023, 6:11 pm IST

Asian Games 2023: Double medal in Men's 1500m final!

Ajay Kumar Saroj and Jinson Johnson bag the silver and bronze medals in the men's 1500m final as it rains medal from track and field event for India!

Oct 01, 2023, 6:02 pm IST

Harmilan Bains claims silver medal in Women's 1500m!

Harmilan Bains bags her first major medal as the 1500m national record holder claims the silver medal in the Women's 1500m category!

Oct 01, 2023, 5:56 pm IST

IT'S A VALID JUMP!

Sreeshankar jumps an 8.19m to put himself second behind China's Wang Jianan! Finally Sreeshankar arrives to the party after months of suffering. Will he make the most of the remaining jumps and go for the gold?

Oct 01, 2023, 5:54 pm IST

Intense drama in long jump!

Murali Sreeshankar probably has managed the biggest jump of the night and it's probably past the Asian Games record of 8.24m! However, the official are not sure if it was a valid jump as they feel a part of his shoe went beyond the jumping board limit!

Oct 01, 2023, 5:47 pm IST

Men's Long Jump Final: Murali Sreeshankar jumps to 2nd!

The former national record holder finally goes past the 8m mark but just barely as he jumps an 8.01m to place himself second behind China's Wang Jianan, who leads at 8.22m. Jeswin Aldrin meanwhile is struggling to improve on his 7.76m and is far from medal positions. The bronz medal spot is at 7.95m!

Oct 01, 2023, 5:43 pm IST

India vs China Badminton Gold medal Match: Li Shifeng takes first game!

Li Shifeng saves multiple game points against Kidambi Srikanth to take the first game of the third tie 24-22! India currently lead 2-0 in the best-of-five match!

Oct 01, 2023, 5:39 pm IST

GOLD MEDAL ALERT!

Tajinderpal Singh Toor defends his Asian Games title in style! The shot putter throws the leading 20.36m in his last attempt to overtake Saudi Arabia's Tolo, who settles for silver at 20.18m!

Oct 01, 2023, 5:25 pm IST

Men's long jump: Jeswin Aldrin, Murali Sreeshankar yet to enter medal position

Indian long jumpers Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin have managed a below-average jumps of 7.87m and 7.76m so far and are outside the medal positions at the moment. China's Wang Jianan sets the standard at 8.22m while the last medal position is at 7.91m!

Oct 01, 2023, 5:18 pm IST

Men's Shot put final: Tajinderpal Singh Toor throws 20.06!

Tajinderpal Singh Toor finally with a big throw as he manages a 20.06m to go second behind Saudi Arabia's Mohamed Daouda Tolo, who leads at 20.18m!

Oct 01, 2023, 5:06 pm IST

Athletics: Men's Shot put

A poor start for overwhelming favourite Tajinderpal Singh Toor, who is currently third with the best of 19.51. The Asian record holder has been touted as a certain gold medal prospect given his domination in the continent! However, starting the day with two fouls and then just 19.51m, have many fans worried!

Oct 01, 2023, 5:03 pm IST

India vs China Badminton Gold medal Match: Kidambi Srikanth vs Li Shifeng

The third tie of the gold medal match is about to begin as experienced Kidambi Srikanth faces Li Shifeng! A win in this tie and India will claim the gold as they lead 2-0!

Oct 01, 2023, 4:58 pm IST

GOLD MEDAL ALERT!

3000m steeplechase star Avinash Sable clinches the Asian Games 2023 gold medal with a timing of 8.19.54 seconds! What a comeback by the national record holder, who leaves behind the disappointment of the World Championships earlier this year!

Oct 01, 2023, 4:55 pm IST

INDIA TAKE 2-0 LEAD!

WHAT A WIN FOR THE INDIAN PAIR! Satwik-Chirag beat the Chinese pair of Chang/Keng 21-15, 21-18! Now it's down to Kidambi Srikanth to seal the win for India in the second singles tie. Do remember that HS Prannoy is not available for the tie, making it important for India to clinch this one!

Oct 01, 2023, 4:50 pm IST

India vs China Badminton Gold medal Match: Satwik/Chirag closes in on win!

The Indian pair is leading 18-15 in the second game after taking the first game 21-15! India lead the gold medal match 1-0 and are closing in on a 2-0 lead.

Oct 01, 2023, 4:47 pm IST

MEDAL ALERT!

Nikhat Zareen loses to Chuthamat Rakshat by split verdict 3-2! It was Nikhat who took the bout by split verdicts in the first two rounds but Rakshat saw the aggressive approach of Nikhat coming in the final round and kept her defensive stances ready while attacking Nikhat at the opportune moment to win the Women's 50kg semifinal! Nikhat Zareen ends her maiden Asian Games with a bronze medal!

Oct 01, 2023, 4:40 pm IST

Boxing: Nikhat Zareen vs Chuthamat Raksat

Another win for Nikhat Zareen by 3-2 split verdict as the two boxers fought tooth and nail again! Nikhat knows she can't let her guard down with marginal difference between the two!

Oct 01, 2023, 4:37 pm IST

Boxing: Nikhat Zareen vs Chuthamat Raksat

Nikhat Zareen takes the first round by split verdict as three out of five judges feel the Indian boxer took the bout. It was an even bout with both boxers landing some strong and clear punches but Nikhat looked more aggressive with her moves!

Oct 01, 2023, 4:31 pm IST

Boxing: Nikhat Zareen in action!

Momentarily we switch to Boxing as Nikhat is in the ring for her semifinal bout!

Oct 01, 2023, 4:28 pm IST

Satwik-Chirag take first game 21-15!

Chang/Keng showed late fightback in the game as they picked four of the eight-game points but all the Indian pair needed was an opportunity to kill the game and Satwik did so by smashing a shot into the other side of the court!

Oct 01, 2023, 4:23 pm IST

Satwik-Chirag takes 16-11 lead in first game!

There's no stopping the Indian pair as they continue to pick points regularly with their smashes seems too confident and fast for Chinese to react!

Oct 01, 2023, 4:16 pm IST

Satwik/Chirag 10-4 Keng/Chang

What a show by the Indian pair as they are in complete control of the game as they are killing points at first sight! Chinese pair is unable to figure out how to come out of their shell as Satwik and Chirag are moving like one unit around the court. It's poetry in motion!

Oct 01, 2023, 4:13 pm IST

Satwik/Chirag 5-2 Keng/Chang

Brilliant start by the Indian pair, who took no time to settle in and are already well-coordinated with their moves around the court while the communication has been spot on as they cover everything being thrown at them!

Oct 01, 2023, 4:09 pm IST

India vs China Gold medal Match: 2nd tie begins

Chirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy vs Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang gets underway with the Chinese pair serving first!

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Asian Games 2023 Day 8 Schedule

Archery

Recurve men individual qualification round (Dhiraj Bommadevara, Atanu Das, Mrinal Chauhan, Tushar Shelke) - 6:30 AM

Compound women individual qualification round (Avneet Kaur, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami, Parneet Kaur) - 6:30 AM

Recurve women individual qualification round (Bhajan Kaur, Prachi Singh, Ankita Bhakat, Simranjeet Kaur) - 11:50 AM

Compound men individual qualification round (Prathamesh Jawkar, Rajat Chauhan, Ojas Deotale, Abhishek Verma) - 11:50 AM

Athletics

Medal event: Women's heptathlon events (Swapna Barman, Nandini Agasara) - starts 6:30 AM; final event at 6:15 PM

Women's 200m round 1 heats (Jyothi Yarraji) - 7:10 AM onwards
Men's 200m round 1 heats and semi-finals (Amlan Borgohain) - 7:45 AM onwards
Medal event: Men's shot put final (Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Sahib Singh) - 4:30 PM
Medal event: Men's long jump final (Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin) - 4:40 PM
Medal event: Men's 3000m steeplechase final (Avinash Sable) - 4:45 PM
Medal event: Women's discus throw final (Seema Punia) - 5:35 PM
Medal event: Women's 1500m final (Harmilan Bains, Deeksha) - 5:50 PM
Medal event: Men's 1500m round final (Ajay Kumar Saroj, Jinson Johnson) - 6:00 PM
Medal event: Women's 100m hurdles final (Jyothi Yarraji, Nithya Ramraj) - 6:45 PM

Badminton

Medal event: Men's team gold medal match (HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, Mithun Manjunath, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, Dhruv Kapila/MR Arjun): India vs China - 2:30 PM

Basketball

Women's preliminary round Group A: India vs China - 5:30 PM

Boxing

Women's 50kg semi-finals: Nikhat Zareen (IND) vs Chuthamat Raksat (THA) - 4:30 PM
Women's 57kg quarter-finals: Parveen (IND) vs Sitora Turdibekova (UZB) - 11:45 AM
Women's 60kg quarter-finals: Jasmine (IND) vs Ungyong Won (PRK) - 12:30 PM

Bridge

Men's, women's and mixed team round robin 2 (Indian teams) - 6:30 AM onwards

Canoeing

Multiple sprint races, heats and semi-finals (multiple athletes) - 7:00 AM onwards
Chess

Men's team round 3 (Gukesh D, Vidit Gujrathi, Arjun Erigaisi, Pentala Harikrishna, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa) - 12:30 PM onwards

Women's team round 3 (Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Vantika Agrawal, Savitha Shri B) - 12:30 PM onwards

Equestrian

Eventing cross country team and individual (Apurva Kishor Dabhade, Vikas Kumar, Ashish Vivek Limaye) - 5:30 AM onwards

Golf

Medal round: Men's individual and team round 4 (Anirban Lahiri, Shubhankar Sharma, SSP Chawrasia, Khalin Joshi) - 4:00 AM onwards

Medal round: Women's individual and team round 4 (Aditi Ashok, Avani Prashanth, Pranavi Urs) - 4:00 AM onwards

Hockey

Preliminary women's Pool A: India vs South Korea -1:30 PM

Kurash

Medal event: Men's -81kg (Vishal Ruhil) - 7:00 AM onwards (medal rounds start from 11:30 AM)

Roller skating

Medal event: Men's speed skating 1000m sprint heats, semi-final and final (Vikram Rajendra Ingale, Aryanpal Singh Ghuman) - 6:30 AM
Medal event: Women's speed skating 1000m sprint heats, semi-final and final (Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Sanjana Bathula) - 7:00 AM

Sepaktakraw

Women's quadrant preliminary Group B: India vs Laos - 7:30 AM
Men's quadrant preliminary Group B: India vs Japan - 11:30 AM
Women's quadrant preliminary Group B: India vs China - 12:30 PM

Shooting

Men's trap qualification phase 2, team medals and individual final (Kynan Chenai, Prithviraj Toindaman, Zoravar Singh Sandhu) - 6:30 AM onwards
Women's trap qualification phase 2, team medals and individual final (Rajeshwari Kumari, Manisha Keer, Preeti Rajak) - 6:30 AM onwards

Squash

Mixed doubles Pool A (Dipika Pallikal/Harinderpal Singh Sandhu): India vs Korea - 8:30 AM
Mixed doubles Pool D (Anahat Singh/Abhay Singh): India vs Philippines - 10:00 AM
Men's singles round of 32: Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) vs Jonathan Reyes (PHI) - 1:30 PM
Mixed doubles Pool A (Dipika Pallikal/Harinderpal Singh Sandhu): India vs Pakistan - 1:30 PM
Mixed doubles Pool D (Anahat Singh/Abhay Singh): India vs Pakistan - 3:00 PM
Volleyball

Women's preliminary round Pool A: India vs China - 4:30 PM