Asian Games 2023, Day 4 Highlights: Shooters score big, silver assured in wushu,

That’s all from Day 4 of the 19th Asian Games as India win a total of seven medals to extend their tally to 22.

Shooters in particular had a field day and towards the end good news came from wushu as well. Roshibina Devi defeated Vietnam’s Thi Thu Thuy Nguyen in the women’s 60kg wushu semifinal bout and will now compete for gold in the finals, which will be played on Thursday morning.

The pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale overpower Japan’s Ayano Shimizu and Shinji Hazawa in straight sets in the mixed doubles Round 3 match.

Bhosale/ Bopanna bt Shimizu/ Bopanna 6-3, 6-4

We have some good news coming from basketball as India women’s team beat Indonesia in the preliminary Group A match.

Shireen Limaye top scored with 13 points, while Kimberley Louis was the top scorer for Indonesia with 11.

India 66-46 Indonesia

Mahesh Mangaonkar finds himself trailing in the fourth game. He made two unforced errors, which helped Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal 9-6 up.

The Indian then grabbed two consecutive points, but goes down 8-11 in the fourth game.

Nasir Iqbal beats Mahesh Mangaonkar 11-6, 13-11, 9-11, and 11-8 in match 3 in the men’s team Pool A squash event.

Pakistan win the contest 2-1.

Saurav Ghosal won his match, while Abhay Singh and Mahesh Mangaonkar faced defeat in their respective matches.

After going down in the opening two games, Mahesh Mangaonkar clinch the third game against Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal in the men’s team Pool A squash match, which also keeps him alive in the contest. He closed the third game 11-9.

He had endured narrow defeats in the opening two games.

The mixed doubles pair of Ankita Raina and Yuki Bhambri crash out in the mixed doubles round 3 action. The Indian pair goes down against 14th seeds Alex Eala and Francis Alcantara from Philippines in the final set tiebreak of the Round 3 match.

Eala/ Alcantara (PHI) bt Raina/ Bhambri (IND) – 6-4,4-6, 10-8

Mixed Doubles Round 3:

Second seeds Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale take the opening set against the Japanese pair. Bhosale/Bopanna vs Shimizu/Hazawa – 6-3

Mixed Doubles Match 1:

Meanwhile, the pair of Ankita Raina and Yuki Bhambri level things up after going down in the opening set against Philippines.

Raina/Bhambri vs Eala/Alcantara – 4-6, 6-4

India endures a 1-4 loss against Philippines in Mixed Team Round Robin Bridge event.

India went down to Philippines 7.56 – 12.44 in the Mixed Team Round Robin 1-4 are placed fifth on the table with 40.03 per cent points from 42 boards played.

Thailand are leading with 59.47 per cent points from 56 boards.

Men’s Team:

Meanwhile, India currently stand second on the table with 51.67 per cent points from 42 boards played in the Men’s team Qualification round. China are leading with 57.11 per cent points from 56 boards played.

India women goes down against China in Pool A Round Robin game in 3×3 Basketball. IND 8-22 CHN

India then engaged in a thrilling 26-all draw against Hong Kong in the Group B match in Women’s Handball. Menika was the top scorer for India with eight goals.

Saurav Ghosal outplays his opponent MA Khan from Pakistan in men’s team Pool A encounter. He wins the match 11-3, 11-5, 11-1.

After two matches both India and Pakistan stand at level terms. Zaman Noor had earlier defeated Abhay Singh: 11-8, 10-12, 11-8, 11-8 in Match 1.

Asian Games 2023 Live Updates Day 4: India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni are assured of at least a bronze. They beat China’s Zhang Zhizhen and Wu Yibing 6-1, 7-6 in the quarterfinals.