19:32 (IST)
That brings us to the end of our coverage of Day 1 (the official Day 1 that is) of the 19th Asian Games, with the Indian contingent getting their campaign off to an auspicious start with five medals to their name, including three silver.
Here's hoping India get another handful of medals tomorrow, including a gold.
19:30 (IST)
Before we go, we leave you with India's ranking on the Asian Games 2023 medal table
19:20 (IST)
SWIMMING
— Srihari Nataraj finishes sixth in men’s 100m backstroke with a timing of 54.48s
— India (Dhinidi Desinghu, Maana Patel, Janhvi Choudhary and Shivangi Sarma) finish seventh in women’s 4x100m relay with a timing of 3:54:66
19:18 (IST)
TABLE TENNIS
Achanta Sharath Kamal fails to recreate his magic from the Kazakhstan encounter earlier today, losing the do-or-die contest against Oh Junsung after Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran lose their respective encounters.
With that, South Korea knock India in the men’s quarter-finals.
19:01 (IST)
FOOTBALL
FT IND 1-1 MYA: The referee blows the whistle one final time today as the India vs Myanmar Group A contest ends in a stalemate.
The draw ensures the Blue Tigers are through to the next round!
18:37 (IST)
FOOTBALL
74’ IND 1-1 MYA: Myanmar equalise, thanks to a header by Yan Kyaw! Myanmar though, need another goal if they are to enter the knockouts as a draw won’t suffice for them!
18:06 (IST)
FOOTBALL
46’ IND 1-0 MYA: Play resumes at the Xiaoshan Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, with Myanmar hoping to mount a strong fightback in the second half and go level with the Indians.
17:51 (IST)
FOOTBALL
HALFTIME IND 1-0 MYA: India hold on to the slender lead after striker Sunil Chhetri successfully scores from the spot. Can the Blue Tigers preserve their lead heading into the remainder of the contest? Stay tuned to find out.
17:34 (IST)
FOOTBALL
24’ GOAL! Sunil Chhetri successfully converts a penalty as the Blue Tigers seize the lead in the must-win clash against Myanmar with the game not even touching the half-hour mark!
16:59 (IST)
FOOTBALL
India are up against Myanmar in their final Group A fixture in men’s football. They had suffered a 5-1 drubbing against hosts China in their opening game, but bounced back with a 1-0 win against Bangladesh thanks to a Sunil Chhetri penalty.
It’s a do-or-die game for the Blue Tigers today if they are to reach the knockouts for the first time since 2010.
16:48 (IST)
BOXING
Nikhat Zareen punches her way through to the next round!
The Hyderabadi pugilist is declared winner by a unanimous 5-0 verdict in her 50kg bout against Vietnam's Nguyen, and she moves to the Round of 16.
16:28 (IST)
BOXING
Nikhat Zareen is the next Indian in action today, and the pugilist is up against Vietnam’s Thi Tam Nguyen in the women’s 50kg preliminaries at the HZ Gymnasium.
16:25 (IST)
RUGBY
India women are hammered 45-0 by Japan! Not quite their day.
15:31 (IST)
CHESS
Koneru Humpy, D. Harika, Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujarathi make a winning start by clinching their opening-round fixtures.
15:29 (IST)
TENNIS
Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan reach men's doubles round of 16.
The Indian pair beats Nepal’s Abhishek Bastola and Pradip Khadka 6-2, 6-3 in 58 minutes to progress to the next round.
15:24 (IST)
FOOTBALL
India 0-1 Thailand
Indian women's football team goes down fighting to bow out of the Asian Games. Thailand were the higher-ranked side and started strongly but India created a lot of opportunities on the counter-attack but could convert them. Parichat Thongrong scored the winner for Thailand in the 51st minute.
15:22 (IST)
FENCING
India’s Taniksha Khatri goes down to Hong Kong’s Man Wai Vivian Kong 7-15 in the quarter-finals.
15:19 (IST)
CRICKET
Indian women's cricket team will face Sri Lanka in the final. The Lankans defeated Pakistan by six wickets in the other semi-final.
After restricting Pakistan to 75/9, Sri Lanka chased down the target in 16.3 overs
Earlier, India had beaten Bangladesh by four wickets to reach the final.
15:03 (IST)
FOOTBALL
India 0-1 Thailand (75')
Indian women keep getting better with every minute. Anju Tamang had a goal ruled out for offside and the Thai goalkeeper produced a brilliant save to avoid an own goal. 15 minutes left.
14:40 (IST)
FOOTBALL
India 0-1 Thailand
Parichat Thongrong scores in the 51st minute to give Thailand a lead against Indian women. A defeat means elimination for India.
14:24 (IST)
FOOTBALL
India 0-0 Thailand
It has been tough going for India so far but the match remains goalless going into the half-time break Thailand have failed to convert their chances and India have been reduced to a counter-attacking unit.
13:56 (IST)
FOOTBALL
India 0-0 Thailand
25' Dangmei Grace shoots it over the bar but Indian women were very close to finding the opener. Thailand are dominating the proceeding but India have had their chances.
13:44 (IST)
FOOTBALL
Indian women's last group match against Thailand is underway and the scoreline after 11' minutes is 0-0. India lost the last match to Chinese Taipei 2-1 and must beat Thailand to have any chance of progressing to the next round.
Here's the lineup.
Here's how the #BlueTigresses 🐯 will line up today 📄#INDTHA ⚔️ #19thAsianGames 🏆 #IndianFootball ⚽ pic.twitter.com/QUH5byCiL0
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) September 24, 2023
13:29 (IST)
VOLLEYBALL
India's giant-killing spree ends with a defeat to world No 5 Japan in the quarter-finals.
The Indian men's team fought hard but Japan prevailed 25-16, 25-18, 25-17.
13:11 (IST)
FENCING
India's Taniksha Khatri beats compatriot Ena Arora 15-11 to reach the round of 16 in the women’s epee individual event
Khatri will now take on Uzbek fencer Shakhzoda Egamberdieva at 1:30 PM IST today.
12:55 (IST)
VOLLEYBALL
Indian men's team is in trouble in the quarter-finals, trailing 0-2 against world No 5 Japan. India are ranked 73 in the world and defeated higher-ranked sides like South Korea and Chinese Taipei to reach the quarters.
12:51 (IST)
TABLE TENNIS
India beat Kazakhstan 3-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the men's team event.
After the match was tied 2-2, Sharath Kamal won the last tie to fire India into the last eight. He went 0-2 down but bounced back to beat Kenzhigulov 5-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9.
India will now face South Korea at 4PM IST today.
12:27 (IST)
BOXING
Preeti Pawar reaches the quarter-finals of the women's 54kg category by beating Jordan’s S Alhasanat via RSC (Referee Stopping Contest). The Indian will next face Z Shekerbekova of Kazakhstan in the quarterfinals
12:17 (IST)
With five medals so far, India are in the third position in the medals tally.
They won 70 medals in 2018. How many will they win this time around?
11:29 (IST)
TABLE TENNIS
India lead Kazakhstan 2-1 in men's team event Round of 16 match. Sharath Kamal lost his first match but India bounced back with wins for G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai.
11:27 (IST)
ESPORTS
India's Charan Jot Singh loses 0-2 to China's Liu Jiacheng in EA Sports FC Online Round of 32, Karman Singh loses 1-2 to while Bahrain’s Abdulaziz Faqeehi.
10:52 (IST)
TABLE TENNIS
India lose 2-3 to Thailand in the Round of 16 of the women's team event. Manika Batra loses 12-10, 8-11, 7-11, 6-11 to Suthasini in the decider.
10:49 (IST)
India's 5 medals on Sunday
Silver in Lightweight Men's Double Sculls
Silver in Men's Eight
Bronze in Men's Pair
Silver in 10m Air Rifle Team Women
Bronze in Ramita, 10m air rifle individual
10:46 (IST)
TABLE TENNIS
It's getting tensed here. In the decider of the Round of 16 match, Manika Batra is 2-1 down but has a slender lead in the fourth game.
10:39 (IST)
HOCKEY
Terrific start for the Indian men's hockey team which thrashes Uzbekistan 16-0 to begin its campaign.
10:33 (IST)
SWIMMING
Indian swimming team has reached the final of the women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay event after finishing sixth overall in the heat.
10:27 (IST)
TABLE TENNIS
In the women's team event, India are playing against Thailand in the round of 16 and the match is currently tied 2-2. Manika Batra is playing against Suthasini in the decider and leads the match 1-0.
10:12 (IST)
HOCKEY
We are in the third quarter of the Indian men's first pool match against Uzbekistan and India have a 10-0 lead.
10:05 (IST)
SWIMMING
Srihari Natraj clocks a season-best time of 54.71 in the heats to secure a spot in the final of the 100m backstroke event.
09:55 (IST)
ROWING
India's Babu Lal yadav and Lekh Ram with their bronze medal in men's coxless pair rowing event.
09:51 (IST)
Finals scores from women's 10m air rifle event.
Ramita Jindal won the bronze for India while Mehuli Ghosh missed out narrowly.
Yuting Huang won the gold for China with a Games record while her compatriot Jiayu Han came second.
09:47 (IST)
BRONZE FOR INDIA
Ramita Jindal bags bronze in women's 10m air rifle event with a score of 230.1. 1-2 finish for China.
Mehuli Ghosh finishes in 4th.
09:40 (IST)
Women's 10m air rifle final
India's Ramita is in the third position and a bronze is guaranteed for the nation.
09:31 (IST)
SHOOTING
The women's 10m air rifle individual event final is underway. India's Ramita Jindal is in the silver medal position. Mehuli Ghosh is also part of the final.
09:23 (IST)
SILVER FOR INDIA
India bag another medal in rowing, a silver in the men’s eight event with a timing of 5:43.01s. China won gold and Indonesia clinched bronze.
The Indian team comprised of Neeraj, Naresh Kalwaniya, Neetish Kumar, Charanjeet Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Bheem Singh, Punit Kumar and Ashish.
09:07 (IST)
MEDAL FOR INDIA
Third medal for India on Sunday and at the Asian Games. It's a bronze in the Men's Coxless Pair Rowing event as Babu Lal yadav and Lekh Ram clock a time of 6:50:41. Second medal for India in rowing.
08:53 (IST)
HOCKEY
India 1-0 Uzbekistan
Indian men's hockey team is playing against Uzbekistan in their first pool match. The first quarter is underway and India currently lead through a goal by Lalit Upadhyay. The gold medal winner will get a direct entry into the Paris Olympics 2024.
08:39 (IST)
Cricket: India vs Bangladesh
India win by 8 wickets
India are assured of a silver medal at least as they beat Bangladesh in the semi-final to advance to the final of the women's cricket event at the Asian Games. The 52-run chase was completed in 8.2 overs with Jemimah Rodrigues scoring 20 not out from 15 balls. Shafali Verma scored 17.
08:22 (IST)
Cricket: India vs Bangladesh
OUT! Mandhana falls to Marufa Akter with a catch at point. India are 21/1 currently and need 31 more to win from 92 balls. Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma are at the crease.
08:16 (IST)
Cricket: India vs Bangladesh
India's 52-run chase against Bangladesh in the semi-final is off to flier with opener Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma scoring seven runs each. India are 18/0 currently.
Asian Games LIVE Updates: The Asian Games 2023 was officially declared open on Saturday in Hangzhou, China with an elaborate opening ceremony that included 3D fireworks and a digital torchbearer. Sunday at the Asian Games will be a very busy day with multiple medal events getting underway. The action for India will start as early as 6 AM IST with women’s 10m air rifle qualification. The women’s cricket team faces Bangladesh in the semi-final at 6.30 AM IST and a victory will ensure a medal for India.
Both men’s and women’s football teams will be in action today in their last group games. In boxing, world champion Nikhat Zareen (50 kg) will open her campaign against Nguyen Thi Tam of Vietnam, the boxer she defeated in the final of the World Championships in New Delhi. Preeti Pawar (54kg) will be another Indian boxer in the ring.
In table tennis, the women’s team will face off against Thailand in the Round of 16, while the men’s team face Kazakhstan. Sumit Nagal, Ankita Raina and Karman Thandi will be launching their singles tennis campaign today.
In swimming, the freestyle and backstroke heats will begin at 7:30 AM IST. Swimmers like Mathew T G, Anil Kumar Shylaja, Utkarsh Patil and Srihari Nataraj will be in action.
In volleyball, the Indian men’s team faces powerhouse Japan in the semi-final at 12 PM. World No 73 India have so far stunned higher-ranked teams like South Korea and Chinese Taipei in the event.
Indian athletes will also be launching their campaign in sports like wushu and esports. We will be bringing you all the latest updates and LIVE action from the Asian Games on 24 September in our blog here.
Asian Games LIVE streaming: The Asian Games will be live streamed on the SonyLIV app and the telecast will be available on Sony Sports Network. The live action will be available on Sony TEN 1 HD/SD, Sony TEN 2 HD/SD, Sony TEN 3 HD/SD, Sony SIX HD/SD.
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