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Asian Games 2023 LIVE Updates: India's Sutirtha, Ayhika Mukherjee win bronze in women's table tennis doubles
02 Oct, 2023 | 01:42:46 PM IST
In a thrilling showdown at the Asian Games, the Indian table tennis duo of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee displayed remarkable prowess, ultimately securing a hard-fought bronze medal in the women's doubles. Their journey ended in a closely-contested semifinal clash against South Korea, with the Indian pair narrowly losing 3-4 in a match that kept fans on the edge of their seats.
Sutirtha and Ayhika demonstrated exceptional resilience after initially trailing 2-3 in sets, managing to level the score. However, their Korean opponents, Sugyong Pak and Suyog Cha, showcased their prowess in the decisive seventh set, emerging victorious with a scoreline of 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 5-11, 11-2, in a fiercely fought battle that lasted 60 minutes.
The intense match concluded when Sutirtha's forehand shot unfortunately met the net, sealing the fate of the contest.
Notably, Sutirtha and Ayhika had earlier caused a major upset in the quarterfinals by defeating the reigning world champions, the Chinese pair of Chen Meng and Yidi Wang.
Sutirtha and Ayhika demonstrated exceptional resilience after initially trailing 2-3 in sets, managing to level the score. However, their Korean opponents, Sugyong Pak and Suyog Cha, showcased their prowess in the decisive seventh set, emerging victorious with a scoreline of 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 5-11, 11-2, in a fiercely fought battle that lasted 60 minutes.
The intense match concluded when Sutirtha's forehand shot unfortunately met the net, sealing the fate of the contest.
Notably, Sutirtha and Ayhika had earlier caused a major upset in the quarterfinals by defeating the reigning world champions, the Chinese pair of Chen Meng and Yidi Wang.
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The Indian recurve mixed pair archery duo of Atanu Das and Ankita Bhakat showed tenacity to defeat Malayasia in a three-setter and sail into quarterfinals at the Asian Games here on Monday.
Indian archers stormed into last-eight in three team events -- recurve mixed, compound mixed, compound men's team -- when the elimination round got underway at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre here.
As of now, India are in medal contention in four events with the top-seeded women's team compound archers getting a bye into the quarters.
Fifth seeded Indian duo of Das and Ankita rallied to beat Malaysian team of Syaqiera Binti Mashayikh, Muhamad Zarif Syahir Bin Zolkepeli 6-2 (39-38, 37-36, 39-33).
The Malaysia duo enjoyed a 2-0 lead with three 10s including one X in the first set.
But the experienced Indian duo bounced back with two 10s and went on to level as the Malaysians crumbled under pressure.
The Malaysians hit the red-ring (8) once and went on to lose the second by a slender one-point margin.
Indian archers stormed into last-eight in three team events -- recurve mixed, compound mixed, compound men's team -- when the elimination round got underway at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre here.
As of now, India are in medal contention in four events with the top-seeded women's team compound archers getting a bye into the quarters.
Fifth seeded Indian duo of Das and Ankita rallied to beat Malaysian team of Syaqiera Binti Mashayikh, Muhamad Zarif Syahir Bin Zolkepeli 6-2 (39-38, 37-36, 39-33).
The Malaysia duo enjoyed a 2-0 lead with three 10s including one X in the first set.
But the experienced Indian duo bounced back with two 10s and went on to level as the Malaysians crumbled under pressure.
The Malaysians hit the red-ring (8) once and went on to lose the second by a slender one-point margin.
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"I hope to put the controversies behind me and win a gold for my country," the 19-year-old told AFP before leaving for Hangzhou.
Two weeks ago she beat the world champion and a two-time European champion on her way to bronze at the World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade.
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With total penalties of 1077.20 — far greater than any of the competitors in the discipline — the Indian team finished at the fifth and the last spot in the discipline as China claimed the gold medal with total penalties of 86.80.
Japan took the silver with 92.70, while Thailand claimed the bronze medal with 93.90.
With total penalties of 1077.20 — far greater than any of the competitors in the discipline — the Indian team finished at the fifth and the last spot in the discipline as China claimed the gold medal with total penalties of 86.80.
Japan took the silver with 92.70, while Thailand claimed the bronze medal with 93.90.
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The Indian quartet finished behind gold medallists Chinese Taipei (4:19.447) and South Korea (4:21.146).
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The women's team of Sanjana Bathula, Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Heeral Sadhu and Aarathy Kasturi Raj opened India's account on the ninth day of competitions, finishing with a timing of 4:34.861s.
The Indian quartet finished behind gold medallists Chinese Taipei (4:19.447) and South Korea (4:21.146).
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Asian Games: India schedule for Day 9
Archery:
Athletics:
Badminton:
Bridge:
Canoe Sprint
Chess:
Diving:
Equestrian:
Hockey:
Kabaddi:
Kurash:
Roller skating:
Sepaktakraw:
Squash:
Table Tennis:
- India vs Malaysia - Recurve Mixed Team (1/8 Elimination)
- India vs UAE - Compound Mixed Team (1/8 Elimination)
- Singapore vs India - Compound Men's Team (1/8 Elimination)
- Abhishek Verma, Ojas Pravin Deotale, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand Swami - Men's and women's Compound individual (1/16 Elimination)
- Bhajan Kaur - Recurve Women's Individual (1/32 Elimination)
- Ankita Bhakat, Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevara - Men's and women's Recurve Women's individual (1/16 Elimination)
Athletics:
- Tejaswin Shankar - Men's Decathlon (100m, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put)
- Sandesh Jesse and Sarvesh Kushare - Men's High Jump (Qualification)
- Mohammed Afsal Pulikkakath - Men's 800m (Heat 2 )
- Krishan Kumar - Men's 800m (Heat 3)
- Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan - Men's 400m Hurdles (Heat 1)
- Yashas Palaksha - Men's 400m Hurdles (Heat 3)
- Sinchal Kaveramma - Women's 400m Hurdles (Heat 2)
- Vithya Ramra - Women's 400m Hurdles (Heat 1)
- Pavithra Venkatesh - Pole Vault
- Shaili Singh - Women's Long Jump
- Priti and Parul Chaudhary - Women's 3000m Steeplechase (Final)
- 4 X 400m Relay - Mixed (Final)
- Men's 400m (Final)
Badminton:
- Men's and women's singles - Round of 64
- Doubles and mixed doubles - Round of 32
Bridge:
- Men's, women's and mixed team - Round-robin matches
Canoe Sprint
- Niraj Verma - Men's Canoe Sprint Single 1,000m (Final)
- Shivani Verma and Megha Peadeep - Women's Canoe Double 500m (Final)
- Parvathy Geetha and Binita Chanu - Women's Kayak Double 500m (Final)
- Ribason Singh and Gyaneshwor Singh - Men's Canoe Double 500m (Final)
Chess:
- Men's and women's team (Round 4)
Diving:
- London Singh - Men's 1m Springboard (Final)
Equestrian:
- Vikas Kumar-Noreway Harry, Apurva Dabhade-Valtho Des Peulpliers and Ashish Limaye-Willy Be Dun i- Eventing jumping (Team final and individual final)
Hockey:
- India vs Bangladesh - Preliminary Men's (Pool match)
Kabaddi:
- India vs Chinese Taipei - Women's Team (Group match)
Kurash:
- Jyoti Tokas - Women's 87kg (quarterfinal)
- Yash Chauhan - Men 90kg (quarterfinal)
Roller skating:
- Aryanpal Ghuman, Anandkumar Velkumar, Siddhant Kamble and Vikram Inghale - Men's speed skating 3,000m relay
Sepaktakraw:
- India vs Singapore - Men's quadrant preliminary (Group match)
- India vs Philippines - Women's quadrant preliminary (Group match)
- India vs Philippines - Men's quadrant preliminary (Group match)
Squash:
- India vs Thailand - Mixed Doubles (Pool match)
Table Tennis:
- Sutirtha Mukherjee/Ayhika Mukherjee - Women's Doubles (Semi-final)
PM Modi praises Avinash Sable for historic gold at Asian Games
Prime Minister Narendra Modi showered accolades on track and field athlete Avinash Sable after he clinched a gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase in the Asian Games on Sunday.
Sable, who had previously made history as India's first medallist in the 3000m steeplechase at the Commonwealth Games, repeated his feat by becoming India's inaugural medallist in the same discipline at the Asian Games.
He also surpassed the previous record of 8:22.79, held by Iran's Keyhani Hossein for the past five years, by clocking an impressive 8:19.50s. Sable's efforts also brought India's first gold in athletics in the 19th Asian Games.
PM Modi took to X, formerly known as Twitter to congratulate the Indian athlete and wrote, "An outstanding champion makes India proud again! A fantastic Gold by the unstoppable @avinash3000m in the Men's 3000m Steeplechase Event. I congratulate him for the success. Best wishes for his endeavours ahead."
Sable, who had previously made history as India's first medallist in the 3000m steeplechase at the Commonwealth Games, repeated his feat by becoming India's inaugural medallist in the same discipline at the Asian Games.
He also surpassed the previous record of 8:22.79, held by Iran's Keyhani Hossein for the past five years, by clocking an impressive 8:19.50s. Sable's efforts also brought India's first gold in athletics in the 19th Asian Games.
PM Modi took to X, formerly known as Twitter to congratulate the Indian athlete and wrote, "An outstanding champion makes India proud again! A fantastic Gold by the unstoppable @avinash3000m in the Men's 3000m Steeplechase Event. I congratulate him for the success. Best wishes for his endeavours ahead."
Indian shooting contingent receives rousing welcome in Delhi after successful Asian Games campaign
Several members of the Indian shooting contingent returned to Delhi on Sunday receiving a grand welcome following their successful campaign at the ongoing 19th Asian Games.
As the players walked out of the terminal, a crowd of enthusiastic fans who had gathered outside the airport greeted them with garlands. Numerous supporters and families of Indian shooting athletes had eagerly awaited their arrival at the airport.
Indian trap shooters made it a spectacular last day of shooting contests in Hangzhou, with the men's team winning gold and Kynan Chenai collecting bronze after the women won team silver at the Asian Games.
With three medals in trap on the final day of competition, Indian shooters will take home an incredible 22 medals — seven gold, nine silver, and six bronze — their biggest haul in the continental extravaganza. It was India’s best showing in shooting at the continental showpiece with seven gold, nine silver and six bronze medals.
As the players walked out of the terminal, a crowd of enthusiastic fans who had gathered outside the airport greeted them with garlands. Numerous supporters and families of Indian shooting athletes had eagerly awaited their arrival at the airport.
Indian trap shooters made it a spectacular last day of shooting contests in Hangzhou, with the men's team winning gold and Kynan Chenai collecting bronze after the women won team silver at the Asian Games.
With three medals in trap on the final day of competition, Indian shooters will take home an incredible 22 medals — seven gold, nine silver, and six bronze — their biggest haul in the continental extravaganza. It was India’s best showing in shooting at the continental showpiece with seven gold, nine silver and six bronze medals.
