The 2023 Asian Games have started and today is the first proper day of these Games and India have started the day on a great note. India have already won 5 Medals in these Games so far and other results that have been very encouraging. These Games will see India aiming for 100 medals for the first time in the Asian Games. There are still a couple of medal events remaining and some team matches.
Let’s look at the Results of Day 1 of Asian Games for Indian athletes
India beat Bangladesh to move to the Women’s Cricket Final
India took on Bangladesh In the semi final of the Asian Games and they won the match easily as they got Bangladesh out for 51 and India chased it down with 8 Wickets remaining
India win Silver Medal in Women’s 10M Air Rifle shooting
This was the first Medal event for India and the trio of Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita and Ashi Chouksey win the Silver medal with a total of 1880 points.
India win Silver Medal in Men’s Light Weight Double Sculls in Rowing
The was the second medal for India today and it was also a silver medal as Arjun Lal and Arvind Singh won the Silver medal for India.
India win Bronze medal in Men’s Pair Event in Rowing
Babu Yadav and Lekh Ram win the Bronze medal in the Men’s Pair Event with a timing of 6:48:11. This was the 3rd medal for India at the Asian Games
Indian Men’s Hockey Team beat Uzbekistan 16-0
This was the first match in the Asian Games and India beat their opponents Uzbekistan by a whopping 16-0 margin. They will look to win the Gold medal in this event.
India win Silver Medal in Rowing Men’s Eight event
This was the 4th medal of the day and it is a Silver medal as India finished second by just 2.84 seconds. Rowing is giving a lot of Medals to India
Srihari Natraj in Final of Men’s 100M Backstroke Swimming Event
India finally had a good news from Swimming as Srihari Natraj got into the final of the 100M Backstroke Swimming Event. He finished 5th overall with a timing of 54.71s.
Ramita wins Bronze medal in 10M Air Rifle event In Shooting
After winning the Silver medal in the team event, Ramita again won another medal and it was the Bronze medal and Mehuli Ghosh finished 4th in this event.
India reach final of Women’s 4x100M Freestyle Relay Swimming Event
The Indian team reached the final of the Women’s 4x100M Freestyle event. They had a timing of 3:53:80 and they finished 6th overall
India lost 2-3 to Thailand in Women’s table tennis event
India lost 2-3 in the Round of 16 in the Women’s table tennis event as Manika Batra lost both her Matches. This was a disappointing loss for India
Preeti Pawar reaches Quarter Final of Women’s 54Kg Boxing
Preeti Pawar reached the Quarter Final of the Women’s 54KG boxing event and is one win away from a medal and a berth for the Olympics next year.
India beat Kazakhstan 3-2 to advance to Quarter Final of Men’s Team Table tennis
The Indian Men’s team advanced to the Quarter Final of the Asian Games after beating Kazakhstan 3-2. Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan and Harmeet Singh were part of the team.
Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni reach the Pre Quarter Final of Tennis Men’s Doubles
The Indian pair beat their opponents 6-2 and 6&3 in the first round and they are ranked number 2 in the Asian Games. They will look to win a Medal for India
Nikhat Zareen reaches the Pre Quarter Final of Women’s 50 KG boxing
Nikhat Zareen bears her opponent 5-0 and she advances to the Pre Quarter Final of the Asian Games. She will be looking for Gold
India Through the Pre Quarter Final of Men's Football
India reached the Pre Quarter Final of the Men's Football event with a 1-1 draw aganist Myanmar.
India lose 0-3 in Quarter Final of Men's Table Tenne Team
India lose the Quarter Final of the Men's Table Tenne Team event to South Korea by 0-3. The Individual events remain
