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[ad_1] Indian men's team showed spectacular skill and unwavering determination to outwit China 2-1 and reach the finals of the bridge competition, assuring the country of at least a silver medal at the Asian Games on Wednesday. Indian men, represented by Jaggy Shivdasani, Sandeep Thakral, Sumit Mukherjee, Rajeshwar Tiwari, Raju Tolani and Ajay Khare, will face Hong Kong in the gold medal match on Friday. India had clinched a bronze medal in Jakarta Games 2018. After a riveting 96-board match that spanned two gruelling days and 15 hours of intense play, India garnered 155.60 points in total, while the host nation settled for 135 points.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)In the other semifinals, Hong Kong, 153 points, defeated Japan, 118 points.However, India b...

[ad_1] The Indian men's bridge has successfully clinched a win in the semifinal session one match of the men's team bridge event at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Tuesday. In the semifinal session one game, India squared off against China and comfortably defeated them by 22-66. In the other semifinal game, Hong Kong clinched a 41-27 win against Japan. In the second session of the semifinal match of the men's team bridge event at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, the Indian side played out a 22-22 tie with China.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)The bridge men's team semi-finals will be a six-round contest. Session three of the men's team bridge semifinal will held later on Tuesday. Whereas, the fourth, five, and sixth sessions will be held on Wedn...

[ad_1] File photo of Lovlina Borgohain.© TwitterIndia's decathlon star Tejaswin Shankar and boxing sensation Lovlina Borgohain will be among the stars in spotlight on October 3 at the Asian Games 2023. Meanwhile, the Indian men's cricket team will also kick off its campaign at the continental event with a quarter-final match against Nepal. India touched the 60-medal mark at the Asian Games 2023 on Monday. Athletics continued to contribute heavily to the tally as India won three silver and one bronze in the discipline on Monday.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)When will the Asian Games 2023 action on October 3 start?The Asian Games 2023 action on October 3 will start at 6:00 AM IST.Where will the Asian Games 2023 action on October 3 take place?The Asian Game...

[ad_1] After winning a bronze medal in the women's Heptathlon 800m in the ongoing Asian Games on Sunday, Indian athlete Nandini Agasara said she never thought that she would be winning a medal at the 19th Asian Games. While speaking to ANI, the Indian athlete said that this was her first international match at the senior level and she never thought that she would be getting a medal in the multi-sport event. "This is my first international match in the senior category and I got a medal, last time I participated in the junior category... I never thought that I would be getting a medal in such a big competition," Nandini Agasara told ANI.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)The 20-year-old finished third in her debut at the Asian Games with a points tally of 5712....

[ad_1] Representational Image.© AFPThe Indian men's team kept their hopes alive after winning two straight matches in group B but it was curtains for women's side in quadrant sepaktakraw at the Asian Games on Monday. The men's side thrashed Singapore 2-0 (21-7, 21-15) in just 38 minutes before beating Philippines 2-0 (21-16, 21-15) at the Jinhua Sports Centre Gymnasium. India will next face South Korea on Tuesday in their last group match. The top two teams from both groups qualify for the semi-finals and Japan are currently at the top with three wins.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)However, the women's side ended its campaign finishing last in the group.The women's team suffered a third straight defeat, losing to the Philippines 0-2 (18-21, 15-21) in just...

[ad_1] File photo of Nandini Agasara.© TwitterIndian athlete Nandini Agasara won a bronze medal in the women's Heptathlon 800m in the ongoing Asian Games on Sunday. The 20-year-old finished third in her first Asian Games with a points tally of 5712. She finished above her national compatriot Swapna Barman by a four-point margin. Swapna finished 4th with 5708 points. Earlier in the day, the flurry of medals continued for India as Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the country's second gold in athletics. With a throw of 20.36m, Tajinderpal topped the chart, surpassing Saudi Arabia's Mohamed Daouda, who, till then, was leading the race for the gold medal with a throw of 20.18m in his fourth attempt.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)Sahib Singh was also in contention fo...