Neeraj Chopra delivered once again on what was yet another rich-medal haul day, as India set a new record for their best ever medal tally at the Asian Games. As we reach the business end of the event, the tally is only set to increase.
Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Ojas Pravin Deotale and Co have been on fire in Hangzhou and they are potentially looking at more medals in the women’s and men’s compound team events on Thursday.
Hockey: Semifinal time for women’s team
The men have done their part to edge through to the final and now the attention shifts to Savita Punia and Co, who will face a stiff test against hosts China.
Badminton: Crunch time for top shuttlers
PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Satwik-Chirag are one win away each from ensuring a place on the podium. While Satwik-Chirag came through a tricky test in the round of 16 and will be favourites now to reach at least the semifinals, both Sindhu and Prannoy face tough challenges against He Bing Jiao and Lee Zii Jia respectively.
Squash: Saurav Ghosal on the brink of gold
The grand old man of Indian squash, who has been winning medals at Asian Games since 2006, will have his eyes on the elusive individual gold. He takes on Malaysia’s Ng Eain Yow, who he beat in the team semifinal but it won’t be easy again. Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu and Dipika Pallikal Karthik are also in the mixed doubles final
Here a brief schedule of the main Indian events to track on Tuesday in Hangzhou (all times in IST):
Athletics:
Men’s marathon final: Man Singh, AB Belliappa – 4.30 am
Women’s Hockey: India vs China, Semifinal (1:30 pm)
Badminton: (approximate times)
Women’s singles QF: PV Sindhu – 6:50 am
Men’s singles QF: HS Prannoy – 7:50 am
Men’s doubles QF: Satwik/Chirag – After 2:30 pm
Archery (all medal matches later in the session if qualifed):
Compound women’s team quarterfinal: 6:10 am onwards
Compound men’s team quarterfinal: 12:15 pm onwards
Squash:
Mixed Doubles final: Harinder & Dipika – 11:30 am
Men’s Singles final: Saurav Ghosal – 2:30 pm
Wrestling (preliminaries to medal rounds): Antim (WW 53kg), Narinder Cheema (GR 97kg), Mansi (WW 57kg), Pooja Gehlot (WW 50kg), Naveen (GR 130kkg) – 07:30 IST Onwards
Men’s Kabaddi: India vs Chinese Taipei, Group A (8:00 am), India vs Japan, Group A (1:30 pm)
Bridge: Gold medal matches begin for Indian men’s team vs Hong Kong (6:30 am onwards)
Chess: Men’s and women’s team events (Round 7 from 12:30 pm)
Sepaktakraw: Men’s Regu Preliminary vs Thailand (6:30 am) & Philippines (11:30 am), Women’s Regu Preliminary vs Vietnam (7:30 am) & China (12:30 pm)
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Rollerskating: Women’s Inline Freestyle preliminary – Shreyasi Joshi, Merlin (6:30 am), Men’s Inline Freestyle preliminary – Satyan Nanal, Vishvesh Patil (11:30 am)
Canoe Slalom: Canoe & Kayak Heats – 7:00 am onwards
Ju-Jitsu: 6:30 am onwards
Soft Tennis: 7:30 am onwards
Sport climbing: Men’s & Women’s Boulder & Lead – 6:30 am onwards
(This article will be updated if there are more details)
