Asian Games 2023-Indian shooters shine, India in fourth position

Indian shooters once again proved their mettle in the ongoing Asian Games in China even as India climbed to fourth position in the medals tally with eight gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze.

On Day 7 of the Asian Games 2023 medal events, India's Sarabjot Singh and Divya Thadigol will face China in the gold medal match of the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event.

The Indian pair topped the charts with 577 points. Pakistan, Japan, Korea and Iran will play in the bronze medal matches.

It's a crucial day for India as stars like weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, mixed doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale will be in action in Hangzhou.

India will play Pakistan in the squash final. Ajay Kumar Saroj qualified for the men's 1500m final after finishing second in his heat with a timing of 3:51.93. He will be joined by compatriot Jinson Johnson, who also finished fourth in his heat.

Murali Sreeshankar and Jyothi Yarraji also qualified for the men's long jump and women's 100m hurdles finals, respectively. India men's hockey team will be taking on Pakistan in their Pool A match. Apart from this, India men's badminton team will play their semi-final match.

India's Pincky Balhara has qualified for the quarterfinal of the Kurash Women’s 52kg category with a 5-3 win over South Korea’s Ye Joo Lee. The quarterfinal will be held today.

Meanwhile, India have finished fourth in the women's Kayak Double 500m Heat 2 and can't qualify for the final directly. With a timing of 2:06.956, the Indian pair of Binita Chanu Oinam and Parvathy Geetha has entered the semifinal.

India medal total-

Gold- 8

Silver- 12

Bronze- 13

Total 33