India continued its medal-winning spree on Day 11 at the Asian Games held in Hangzhou. India super show in archery, athletics, and boxing on October 4 have further elevated the nation's stature in the Games. Notable mentions include the commendable performances of Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena in javelin throw, and the impressive Compound Archery mixed duo of Ojas Deotale and Jyothi Surekha Vennam.
This year's Asiad has already witnessed India surpassing its own benchmarks. The country's medal count has now exceeded the 70-medal record set during the Jakarta 2018 Games. With three more action-packed days left in the Hangzhou 2022 Asiad, India's medal tally is projected to ascend even higher.
October 5th, Day 12 of the games, is particularly anticipated due to several medal events scheduled across different sports categories such as archery, squash, wrestling, and athletics. The spotlight will be on the archery quarterfinals, where India's men's and women's compound teams will compete. Given the presence of world champions in the squad, expectations are high for India to clinch the gold.
In squash, the country's hopes are pinned on two promising final matches. The dynamic duo of Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu is slated to represent India in the mixed doubles, while squash veteran Saurav Ghosal will vie for the title in the men's singles final.
Additionally, the wrestling segment on October 5th promises exhilarating action with five Indian contenders ready to grapple for the top spots. The roster includes two contenders in the Greco-Roman category and three in the Women's Freestyle, spearheaded by the talented World Championship Bronze medallist, Antim Panghal.
Let's have a look at India's Asian Games schedule for October 5:
- Archery
Medal event: Compound women’s team quarter-finals, semi-finals and medal matches (Team India: Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand Swami, Parneet Kaur) - 6:10 AM onwards
Medal event: Compound men’s team quarter-finals, semi-finals and medal matches (Team India: Ojas Pravin Deotale, Abhishek Verma, Prathamesh Jawkar) - 11:00 AM onwards
- Athletics
Medal event: Men’s marathon final (Man Singh, Belliappa Appachangada Bopaiah) - 4:30 AM onwards
- Badminton
Men’s singles quarter-finals (HS Prannoy) - 7:30 AM onwards
Women’s singles quarter-finals (PV Sindhu) - 7:30 AM onwards
Men’s doubles quarter-finals (Chirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy) - 7:30 AM onwards
Bridge
Medal event: Men's team final sessions 1 to 3: India vs Hong Kong China - 6:30 AM onwards
Canoe slalom
Men’s kayak heats (Hitesh Kewat, Shubham Kewat) - 7:00 AM onwards
Men’s canoe heats (Vishal Kewat) - 7:00 AM onwards
Women’s kayak heats (Shikha Chouhan) - 7:00 AM onwards
Chess
Men’s team round 7 (Gukesh D, Vidit Gujrathi, Arjun Erigaisi, Pentala Harikrishna, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa) - 12:30 PM onwards
Women’s team round 7 (Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Vantika Agrawal, Savitha Shri B) - 12:30 PM onwards
Hockey
Women’s semi-finals: India vs China - 1:30 PM
Ju-jitsu
Medal event: Women’s -48kg (Anwesha Deb, Navya Pandey) - 6:30 AM onwards
Medal event: Men’s -62kg (Kamal Singh, Tarun Yadav) - 6:30 AM onwards
Kabaddi
Men’s team Group A: India vs Chinese Taipei - 8:00 AM
Men’s team Group A: India vs Japan - 1:30 PM
Roller skating
Medal event: Women's inline freestyle skating speed slalom (Shreyasi Joshi, Merlin Dhanam Charles) - 6:30 AM onwards
Medal event: Men's inline freestyle skating speed slalom (Jinesh Satyan Nanal, Vishvesh Ganesh Patil) - 11:30 AM onwards
Sepaktakraw
Men’s regu preliminary Group B: India vs Thailand - 6:30 AM
Women’s regu preliminary Group B: India vs Vietnam - 7:30 AM
Men’s regu preliminary Group B: India vs Philippines - 11:30 AM
Women’s regu preliminary Group B: India vs China - 12:30 PM
Soft tennis
Mixed doubles preliminaries, second stage and quarter-finals (Indian teams) - 7:30 AM onwards
Sport climbing
Men’s boulder and lead qualification (Aman Verma, Bharath Stephen Pereira Kamath) - 6:30 AM onwards
Women’s boulder and lead qualification (Saniya Farooque Shaikh, Shivani Charak) - 6:30 AM onwards
Squash
Medal event: Mixed doubles final, Dipika Pallikal/Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (IND) vs Aifa Binti Azman/Mohammad Syafiq Kamal - 11:30 AM
Medal event: Men’s singles final, Saurav Ghosal (IND) vs NG Eain Yow (MAS) - 2:30 PM
Wrestling
Medal events: Greco-Roman 97kg (Narinder Cheema) and 130kg (Naveen); Women's freestyle 50kg (Pooja Gehlot), 53kg (Antim Panghal), 57kg (Mansi Ahlawat) - 7:30 AM onwards
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