India's contingent at the Asian Games 2023 had a mixed day on September 21, with the men's football team clinching a victory and rowers progressing further. The women's cricket team's advancement to the semi-finals was another highlight of the day. However, the women's football team couldn't secure a win as they succumbed to Chinese Taipei in a hard-fought match. The nation's eyes are now set on September 22, where several Indian athletes and teams are scheduled to compete in various categories.
Here's the detailed schedule for India at the Asian Games, September 22:
Rowing:
Men's Single Scull (M1X): Balraj Panwar competes in the semifinals at 1:00 PM IST.
Table Tennis:
Men's Preliminary, Group F: India faces Yemen at 9:30 AM IST.
Women's Preliminary, Group F: India challenges Singapore at 1:30 PM IST.
Men's Preliminary, Group F: India takes on Singapore at 3:30 PM IST.
Volleyball:
Men's Cross Match: India meets Chinese Taipei at 12:00 PM IST.
Fencing:
Men's Modern Pentathlon, Bonus Round: Mayank Vaibhav Chaphekar to compete at 1:30 PM IST.
Sailing (From September 21-27 starting 9AM IST):
Men's Windsurfing - iQFoil: Jerome Kumar Savarimuthu
Men's Skiff - 49er: KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar
Women's Skiff - 49erFX: Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma
Mixed Dinghy - 470: Sudhanshu Shekhar and Preeti Kongara
Boy's Dinghy - ILCA4: Adhvait Menon
Girl's Dinghy - ILCA4: Neha Thakur
Men's Kite - IKA Formula Kite: Chitresh Tatha
Women's Single Dinghy - ILCA6: Nethra Kumanan
Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17: Siddeshwar Indar Doiphode and Ramya Saravanan
Men's Windsurfer - RS: X: Eabad Ali
Men's Dinghy - ILCA7: Vishnu Saravanan
Women's Windsurfer - RS: X: Ishwariya Ganesh
India is competing fiercely in the Asian Games, and as the events progress, the country holds high hopes for its athletes, aiming to secure medals and pride in the ongoing continental event.
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