India added another bronze medal to its Asian Games campaign as Maheshwari Singh, Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Raiza Dhillon finished third in the women’s team skeet event at Aichi Nagoya. The result took India’s overall medal tally to eight on the fourth day of competition.
Jay Meena also created history in soft tennis by ensuring India’s first ever medal in the sport. He reached the semifinals after overcoming the Philippines’ Sherwin Nuguit 4 to 3 in a closely contested quarterfinal.
In shooting, double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker booked her place in the women’s 10 metre air pistol final after finishing third in qualification. However, India’s team featuring Bhaker, Suruchi Singh and Esha Singh could not secure a place in the team final.
Indian swimmer Beniston Benedicton advanced to the men’s 100 metre butterfly final after finishing ninth overall in the heats. The final is scheduled for 1:38 PM today.
Rowing also brought positive results for India. Balraj Panwar reached the final of the men’s singles sculls after clocking 6 minutes 52.84 seconds in his heat. Satnam Singh and Salman Khan also progressed to the men’s double sculls final after finishing second in their heat with a time of 6 minutes 15.63 seconds.
In canoeing, India’s men’s kayak four team qualified for Final A after recording 1 minute 29.447 seconds in the heats. The Indian men’s regu team also began its Sepaktakraw campaign with a 2 to 0 victory over the Philippines in Group B.
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu is scheduled to compete in the women’s 49 kilogram final at 10 AM. She will be looking to add an Asian Games medal after finishing fourth at the 2023 Hangzhou Games.
India is already assured of medals in men’s badminton and women’s Wushu. The men’s badminton team will meet China in the semifinal after defeating Japan 3 to 0 in the quarterfinal. In Wushu, Roshibina Devi will compete against Indonesia’s Thania Kusumaningtyas in the women’s 60 kilogram Sanda semifinal.
Indian skeet shooters Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill and Mairaj Ahmad Khan are set to compete in the final qualification round of the men’s event.
The Indian women’s hockey team will take on Thailand in its third Pool B match, while the men’s and women’s kabaddi teams will continue their respective group stage campaigns.
India had won its first gold medal of the Games on the previous day when the women’s cricket team defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final. The result had taken the country’s medal tally to seven.
In boxing, Jadumani Singh and Sakshi Chaudhary progressed to the pre quarterfinal stage in their respective events.
Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon and Maheshwari Chauhan for winning bronze in the women’s skeet team event. He also extended his wishes to Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill and Mairaj Ahmad Khan following their bronze medal performance in the men’s skeet team event.