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All eyes early on will be on athletics where India has already begun their exploit. For India Shankar Tejaswin, Sandesh Jesse, Ravi Sinchal, and Shaili Singh will be vying for a medal finish in different categories. 

Asian Games 2023 India Schedule Oct 2: Medal events - Athletics, Table Tennis, Hockey ; Day 9 timings

Indian women's pair will eye the final as Sutirtha and Ayhika face Korea in the semifinal on Day 9

A number of Athletics medal events will also take place where India will be in action!

Check out the full schedule for October 1 at #AsianGames2023



All eyes early on will be on athletics where India has already begun their exploit. For India Shankar Tejaswin, Sandesh Jesse, Ravi Sinchal, and Shaili Singh will be vying for a medal finish in different categories.&nbsp;

India had a terrific day 8 at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, where they added gold medals in Athletics with Avinash Sable clinching the old in the 3000m Steeplechase event and Tajinderpal Toor successfully defending his 2018 gold in Shot Put. India also won a gold in the Trap event in the shooting. Their medal tally will be expected to go up as they play on Day 9. India will be in action in Athletics, Canoe sprint, Kurash, and Table Tennis.&nbsp;
All eyes early on will be on athletics where India has already begun their exploits. For India Tejaswin Shankar, Sandesh Jesse, Ravi Sinchal, and Shaili Singh will be vying for a medal finish in different categories.&nbsp;
India also has a lot of events lined up in Archery and the kabaddi competition will also begin on Day 9 for the nation.&nbsp; Also Read <a href="https://www.editorji.com/sports-news/others-sports/asian-games-2023-medal-tally-on-oct-2-day-8-india-biggest-single-day-haul-at-hangzhou-2022-1696181494330">Asian Games 2023 Medal Tally on Oct 2- Day 8: India's biggest single day haul at Hangzhou 2022</a>
Check out the full schedule for India on day 9 of the Asian Games - October 1
Archery
6:30 AM: Recurve Mixed Team 1/8 Elimination - India vs Malaysia
6:30 AM: Compound Mixed Team 1/8 Elimination - India vs UAE
7:30 AM: Compound Men's Team 1/8 Elimination - India vs Singapore
11:00 AM onwards: Compound Individual 1/16 Elimination - Men's and women's event Abhishek Verma, Ojas Pravin Deotale, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand Swami
1:45 PM: Recurve Women's Individual 1/32 Elimination - Bhajan Kaur
2:15 PM onwards: Recurve Individual 1/16 Elimination (Men and Women) - Ankita Bhakat, Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevara
Athletics
6:30 AM: Men's Decathlon 100m - Tejaswin Shankar
6:40 AM: Men's High Jump qualification - Sandesh Jesse (Group A), Anil Sarvesh (Group B)
7:00 AM: Men's Decathlon Long Jump - Tejaswin Shankar
7:17 AM onwards: Men's 800 m&nbsp; - Mohammed Afsal Pulikkakath (Heat 2), Krishan Kumar (Heat 3)
7:45 AM onwards: Men's 400m Hurdles - Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan (Heat 1), Yashas Palaksha (Heat 3)
8:05 AM: Men's Decathlon Shot Put - Tejaswin Shankar
8:18 AM: Women's 400m Hurdles -&nbsp; Ravi Sinchal Kaveram Theetharamada (Heat 2)
4:30 PM: Women's Pole Vault - Pavithra Vengatesh&nbsp;
4:35 PM: Men's Decathlon High Jump - Tejaswin Shankar
4:40 PM: Women's Long Jump - Shaili Singh&nbsp;
4:50 PM: Women's 3000m Steeplechase - Parul Chaudhary
6:10 PM: 4 X 400m Relay Mixed Final&nbsp;
6:40 PM: Men's Decathlon 400m final&nbsp; - Tejaswin Shankar
Kurash&nbsp;
7:15 AM onwards: Women 87KG Quarterfinal -&nbsp; Jyoti Tokas 7:30 AM onwards: Men 90kg Quarterfinal&nbsp; - Yash Kumar Chauhan
Sepaktakraw
7:30 AM: Men's Quadrant Preliminary Group B - Singapore vs India 12:30 AM: Women's Quadrant Preliminary Group B- Philippines vs India
 Canoe Sprint&nbsp;
7:40 AM: Men's Canoe Sprint Single 1000m - Niraj Verma
8:20 AM: Women's Canoe Double 500m -&nbsp; Shivani Verma/Megha Pradeep&nbsp;
8:25 AM: Womnen Kayak Double 500m - Binita Chanu Oinam/Parvathy Geetha
9:15 AM: Men's Canoe Double 500m - Ribason Ningthoujam/ Gyaneshwor Philem 
Badminton
8:50 AM: Mixed Doubles Round of 32&nbsp; Krishna Prasad Garaga, Tanisha Crasto
10:50 AM: Mixed Doubles Round of 32 Rohan Kapoor, N Sikky Reddy
11:30 AM: Round of 64 Vietnam's Le Duc Phat vs Srikanth Kidambi&nbsp; 12:10 PM: Men's doubles round of 32 Ramachan Matadhil, Dhruv Kapila&nbsp;
 12:50 PM: Men's round of 32 Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Squash
10:00 AM: Mixed Doubles Pool D - India vs Thailand
12:30 PM: Women's Singles Round of 16 - Tanvi Khanna vs Arichaya Chujit (Thailand)
1:30 PM: Women's Singles Round of 16 - Joshana Chinappa vs Mingyeong Heo (South Korea)
3:30 PM: Men's Singles Round of 16 - Mahesh Mangaonkar vs Ryunosuke Tsukue (Japan)
3:30 PM: Men's Singles Round of 16 - Saurav Ghosal vs Ammar Altamimi
Table Tennis&nbsp;
10:15 AM: Women's Doubles Semifinal - Sutirtha Mukherjee/Ayhika Mukherjee in India vs South Korea 
Chess
12:30 AM onwards:&nbsp; men's &amp; women's team round 4&nbsp;
Hockey
1:15 PM: Men's Pool A -&nbsp; India vs Bangladesh
Kabaddi
1:30 PM: Women's Team Group A Game 1 - India vs Chinese Taipei&nbsp; 
Basketball
1:30 PM: Women's quarterfinal - India vs North Korea 
Diving
4:30 PM: Men's 1m springboard Final - Hemam London Singh

India remains in the 4th spot with 13 gold medals, 21 silver and 19 bronze medals.

Asian Games 2023 Medal Tally on Oct 1- Day 8: India's biggest single-day haul at Hangzhou 2022

It turned out to be a big day for India at the #AsianGames2023 as India completed their biggest single-day haul in the history of the quadrennial event. 

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India remains in the 4th spot with 13 gold medals, 21 silver and 19 bronze medals.

It turned out to be a big day for India at the Asian Games 2023 as India completed their biggest single-day haul in the history of the quadrennial event.&nbsp; India won 15 medals across sports on the day to take the total tally to 53. They surpassed the 11-medal mark of Day 14 of the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. The nation scored its maximum medals of the day from athletics - <a href="https://www.editorji.com/sports-news/asian-games-2023-tajinderpal-singh-toor-clinches-gold-in-shotput-1696162067122">2 gold</a>, <a href="https://www.editorji.com/sports-news/others-sports/athletics-murali-sreeshankar-harmilan-bains-win-silver-in-long-jump-and-1500m-event-asian-games-2023-1696179727751">4 silver</a> and <a href="https://www.editorji.com/sports-news/cricket/athletics-seema-punia-jinson-johnson-nandini-agasara-win-bronze-medals-asian-games-2023-1696176489220">3 bronze</a> on the day which was also marred by <a href="https://www.editorji.com/sports-news/others-sports/asian-games-2023-jyothi-yarraji-wins-silver-in-100m-hurdles-after-false-start-controversy-1696174344485">controversy in the women's 100m hurdles final.</a> <a href="https://www.editorji.com/sports-news/others-sports/asian-games-2023-avinash-sable-wins-gold-medal-in-3000m-steeplechase-1696159914636">Apart from athletics</a>, India also won a gold, silver and a bronze in shooting. The <a href="https://www.editorji.com/sports-news/others-sports/asian-games-2023-hs-prannoy-s-absence-hurts-as-india-settle-for-silver-after-losing-to-china-in-final-1696172465273">men's Badminton team</a> also etched their names in history books by winning first ever silver at Asian Games. Apart from that, Nikhat Zareen settled for bronze and Parveen Hooda also assured India of a medal as she entered the women's 57kg semifinals.&nbsp; India remains in the 4th spot with 13 gold medals, 21 silver and 19 bronze medals. Also Read <a href="https://www.editorji.com/sports-news/others-sports/asian-games-2023-india-schedule-oct-2-medal-events-athletics-table-tennis-hockey-day-9-timings-1696163086013">Asian Games 2023 India Schedule Oct 2: Medal events - Athletics, Table Tennis, Hockey ; Day 9 timings</a>

Harmilan joined her mother Madhuri Singh who had also won a silver medal in the 800m in the 2002 edition of the Asian Games.

Athletics - Murali Sreeshankar, Harmilan Bains win silver in Long Jump and 1500m event | Asian Games 2023

Harmilan joined her mother Madhuri Singh who had also won a silver medal in the 800m in the 2002 edition of the Asian Games.

Flamboyant Harmilan Bains won a silver medal with a time of 4 minutes 12.74 seconds in the women's 1500m race.&nbsp; Harmilan joined her mother Madhuri Singh who won a silver medal in the 800m in the 2002 edition of the Asian Games. In men's long jump, the Commonwealth Games silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar picked up a silver with a jump of 8.19m in Hangzhou. This is India's first medal in the Long Jump at Asiad since 1978. Jeswin Aldrin finished at 8th position in same event with a best jump of 7.76 m

Veteran discus thrower Seema Punia won a bronze for her third medal in as many editions of the Asian Games with a throw of 58.62m.&nbsp;

Athletics - Seema Punia, Jinson Johnson, Nandini Agasara win bronze medals | Asian Games 2023

Veteran discus thrower Seema Punia won a bronze for her third medal in as many editions of the Asian Games with a throw of 58.62m.&nbsp;

India had medals raining in athletics as it turned out to be a double bonanza in the men's 1500m event. While Ajay Kumar Saroj won the silver, Jinsn Johnson won bronze. It was for the first time since 1962 that India won 2 medals in the category.&nbsp;
Veteran discus thrower Seema Punia won a bronze for her third medal in as many editions of the Asian Games with a throw of 58.62m. "This is my last Asian Games and I am ending with a medal. I think I will be looking ahead to be able to qualify for the Paris Olympics maybe through ranking," she said.
The 40-year-old Punia won a gold in the 2014 Asian Games and then added a bronze in 2018. She has also won three silver and one bronze in the Commonwealth Games in her over 20-year international career.
In the women's heptathlon, Nandini Agasara took the bronze ahead of 2018 gold medallist Swapna Barman after winning the 800m race, the last of the gruelling seven-event competition.
Nandini collected an aggregate of 5712 points while Barman, who finished third in 800m, secured 5708. China's Zheng Ninali won the gold with an aggregate of 6149 points while Voronina Ekaterina of Uzbekistan was second with 6056.

Drama erupted in Hangzhou after Wu Yanni a Chinese hurdler protested that Yarraji had taken a false start. After review the officials demanded the disqualification of both hurdlers. However, they were allowed to participate after some discussions.&nbsp;

Asian Games 2023: Jyothi Yarraji wins silver in 100m Hurdles after false start controversy

Drama erupted in Hangzhou after Wu Yanni a Chinese hurdler protested that Yarraji had taken a false start. After review the officials demanded the disqualification of both hurdlers. However, they were allowed to participate after some discussions.&nbsp;

After a major controversy, India's ace athlete Jyothi Yarraji clinched the silver medal in the 100m Hurdles race at the Asian Games 2023.&nbsp; Drama erupted in Hangzhou after Wu Yanni a Chinese hurdler protested that Yarraji had taken a false start. After review the officials demanded the disqualification of both hurdlers. However, they were allowed to participate after some discussions.&nbsp; Yarraji finished third clocking 12.91 seconds in the race. While Wu Yanni grabbed the 2nd spot, another Chinese Li Yunwei won the race.&nbsp; After a comprehensive review, Yarraji's result was updated to a silver medal finish and the Chinese athlete was disqualified. Interestingly Wu Yanni was also disqualified for a false start in teh Asian Athletics Championships in 2023, where Yarraji won gold.&nbsp;

India's second silver medal in badminton at the continental championships with two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu winning the first in women's singles in the 2018 edition.

Asian Games 2023: HS Prannoy's absence hurts as India settle for silver after losing to China in final

Injured HS Prannoy’s absence hurt India as they went down fighting 2-3 against badminton powerhouse China to sign off with their first-ever silver medal in the men's team championships at the #AsianGames

India's second silver medal in badminton at the continental championships with two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu winning the first in women's singles in the 2018 edition.

Injured HS Prannoy&rsquo;s absence hurt India as they went down fighting 2-3 against badminton powerhouse China to sign off with their first-ever silver medal in the men's team championships at the Asian Games.
After world No. 7 Prannoy was ruled out due to a back injury, Lakshya Sen produced a gutsy show in the first singles and doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty then bossed over their opponents to put India 2-0 ahead.
So, it was once again left to Srikanth to carry the team on his shoulders.
The former world No. 1, who had produced a gritty show against South Korea in the semifinals, couldn't go the distance this time despite a healthy lead and multiple game points as China fought back to make it 1-2.
The defending champions then won the remaining two matches to maintain their hegemony in the Asian Games.
With Prannoy missing the summit clash due to a back injury, Sen was handed the responsibility of leading the Indian charge.
Sen recovered from a mid-game slump to erase a five-point deficit in the decider and put India ahead with a 22-20 14-21 21-18 win over world No. 6 Shi Yuqi in an 83-minute opening slugfest.
World No. 3 men's doubles pair of Satwik and Chirag then went on a smashing spree to outclass world No 2. Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang 21-15 21-18 in 55 minutes to extend the lead to 2-0. Srikanth, however, squandered an 18-14 lead and multiple game points in the first game to go down 22-24 9-21 against All England champion Li Shifeng in the third singles to expose India's weakest link -- the second doubles and third singles matches.
Scratch pair of Dhruv Kapila and Sai Pratheek Krishna Prasad then lost 6-21 15-21 to world No. 8 Liu Yu Chen and Ou Xuan Yi, while Prannoy's replacement Mithun Manjunath, ranked 53, went down 12-21 4-21 against world No. 20 Weng Hong Yang in the third singles as India finished second best.
Despite the loss, it is a creditable performance from the Indian team as it sealed India's second silver medal in badminton at the continental championships with two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu winning the first in women's singles in the 2018 edition.
The last time the Indian men won a badminton medal in the team championships was at the 1986 edition in Seoul where Sen's mentors Prakash Padukone and Vimal Kumar played a crucial role.
India now has 11 badminton medals in the Asian Games, including three individual singles medals, one silver and three bronze in the men's team, two women's team bronze and one medal each in men's doubles and mixed doubles

It was an absolute one-sided race, with no one even in the frame when Avinash crossed the finish line.

Asian Games 2023: Avinash Sable wins Gold medal in 3000m Steeplechase with record timing

After being left in tears following an unsuccessful World Athletics Championships 2023, Avinash Sable battled his demons to clinch gold in Asian Games 2023

It was an absolute one-sided race, with no one even in the frame when Avinash crossed the finish line.

Avinash Sable looked like a man on a mission on Sunday.
After being left in tears following an unsuccessful World Athletics Championships 2023, where he finished 7th in his men&rsquo;s 3000m steeplechase heat and failed to make it to the final, Sable battled his demons to finish at the top of the podium.
It was an absolute one-sided race, with no one even in the frame when Avinash crossed the finish line.
He finished the race with a timing of 8:19:50s and smashed the Asian Games record.
It was not only India's first track and field gold at Asian Games 2023 but he also became the first Indian ever to win 3000m steeplechase gold in Asian Games.
He had also won a silver at Commonweath Games 2022.

Competing in the women's 50kg category, Zareen lost a fiercely contested 50kg semifinal battle 2-3 to the Thai pugilist whom she had earlier defeated at the World Championship earlier this year.

Asian Games 2023: Nikhat Zareen signs off with bronze after losing semifinal bout 

Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen's long winning streak came to an end as she signed off with a bronze medal after losing the semifinal bout against Raksat Chuthamat.

Competing in the women's 50kg category, Zareen lost a fiercely contested 50kg semifinal battle 2-3 to the Thai pugilist whom she had earlier defeated at the World Championship earlier this year.

Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen's long winning streak came to an end as she signed off with a bronze medal after losing the semifinal bout against Raksat Chuthamat.
Competing in the women's 50kg category, Zareen lost a fiercely contested 50kg semifinal battle 2-3 to the Thai pugilist whom she had earlier defeated at the World Championship earlier this year.
After losing the first round on three cards, the Thai boxer cramped Zareen and resorted to clinching every time the Indian tried to mount an attack.
She returns home with not only a bronze but also an Olympic quota.

His last attempt of 20.36m proved to be the winner in Men's Shotput Final and gave India its 2nd gold in athletics in this edition.

Asian Games 2023: Tajinderpal Singh Toor clinches gold in shotput

Tajindrapal Singh Toor clinches gold in men's shotput with his last attempt of 20.36m at Asian Games 2023. He also finished at the top of the podium in Jakarta

His last attempt of 20.36m proved to be the winner in Men's Shotput Final and gave India its 2nd gold in athletics in this edition.

Asian Games 2019, Asian Athletics Championships 2023 and now Asian Games 2023.
Tajindrapal Singh Toor has made it a habit of finishing at the top of the podium as he defended his Asiad gold medal on Sunday.
His last attempt of 20.36m proved to be the winner in Men's Shotput Final and gave India its 2nd gold in athletics in this edition.

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Messi was honoured with his statue and a baton of leadership and command of football at the event

Watch! Lionel Messi's statue to be placed next to Pele and Diego Maradona in CONMEBOL museum

Argentina's World Cup-winning star footballer Lionel Messi was honoured with his wax statue on Monday, which will be placed alongside legendary players Pele and Diego Maradona in the CONMEBOL museum.

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Messi was honoured with his statue and a baton of leadership and command of football at the event

Argentina's World Cup-winning star footballer Lionel Messi was honoured at a special ceremony at the CONMEBOL headquarters on Monday.
The South American Football Confederation, abbreviated as CONMEBOL, held a ceremony to honour the Argentine captain and the entire squad after they won the World Cup.
Messi was honoured with his statue and a baton of leadership and command of football at the event.
What made it even more special was the fact that the mini Messi wax statue will be placed alongside legendary players Pele and Diego Maradona in the CONMEBOL museum.
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Indian archers played five team elimination rounds and dropped just one set on the way to their respective quarterfinal matches.

Asian Games 2023: Indian archers have the perfect day in all 6 team events to qualify for quarterfinals

Indian archers played five team elimination rounds and dropped just one set on the way to their respective quarterfinal matches.

#Archery #AsianGames

<h2>Indian archers played five team elimination rounds and dropped just one set on the way to their respective quarterfinal matches.</h2>

Indian archers showed tenacity and authority in equal measure to storm into the quarterfinals in all six team events of the Asian Games here on Monday.
The Indians played five team elimination rounds and dropped just one set on the way to their respective quarterfinal matches.
India have got a bye into the quarters by virtue of topping the qualifications in the women's compound team event.
First, it was the top-seeded compound mixed team of Ojas Deotale and Jyothi Surekha Vennam, who showed the way as they dropped just one point from 16 arrows to eliminate UAE's Amna Alawadhi and Mohammed Binamro 159-151.
The duo will take on formidable Malaysia (No. 8 seed) in the quarters, and thereafter, they should have an easy draw till the final.
Then, the Indian recurve mixed pair duo of Atanu Das and Ankita Bhakat were at their resilient best and overcame a first-set deficit to defeat Malaysia in a three-setter.
The fifth-seeded Indian duo of Das and Ankita rallied to beat the Malaysian team of Syaqiera Binti Mashayikh and Muhamad Zarif Syahir Bin Zolkepeli 6-2 (39-38, 37-36, 39-33).
The Malaysia pair enjoyed a 2-0 lead with three 10s including one X in the first set. But, the experienced Indian duo bounced back with two 10s and went on to draw level, as the Malaysians crumbled under pressure.
The Malaysians hit the red ring (8) once and went on to lose the second by a slender one-point margin.
There was more misery in store for the Malaysians who shot into the red ring thrice (8-8-8), while Das-Ankita drilled in three perfect 10s en route to a six-point win in the third set.
The Indian pair sealed the issue with three more 10s in the fourth set and set up a last-eight clash against the fourth-seeded Indonesians.
Should they overcome the Indonesian challenge, the Indians may run into the top-seeded Koreans in a potential semifinal clash in the Olympic-qualifying event.
There are six quota spots available from the Asian Games -- the recurve mixed team winners and two archers ranked high in the individual events.
In the compound men's team event, the second-seeded Indians trio of Ojas, Abhishek Verma and Prathamesh Jawkar thrashed 15th seed Singapore (Woon Teng NG, Lee Chung Hee Alan, Jun Hui Goh) 235-219.
The Indian triumvirate had a cautious start and had four 10s to take a 58-55 lead.
But the Indians came on their own from the second end onwards and dropped just three points to rout their rivals by a 16-point margin.
The compound men's team is pitted against lower-ranked Bhutan in the quarters and will likely face the third-seeded Chinese Taipei in the semifinals.
The top-seeded Indian women's compound team of Jyothi, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur, who got a bye into the quarters, will open its campaign against ninth-seeded Hong Kong, who ousted Bangladesh 225-218.
The Indian men's recurve team of Das, Dhiraj and Tushar Shelke beat Hong Kong's Kwok Yin Chai, Law Kwun Pok Lucien and Wn Chun Kit 6-0 (58-47, 57-49, 57-55) in a lopsided contest.
The third-seeded Indians, who face lower-ranked Mongolia (No. 11) in the last-eight, have an easy draw till the final, with Korea and Japan in the top half.
The unfancied women's recurve team of Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur and Simranjeet Kaur also shone through, ousting 12th-seeded Thailand.
The fifth-seeded Indians won 5-1 (49-47, 54-54, 55-54) and are pitted against fourth-seeded Japan in a tough quarterfinal match-up.
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The bronze won by Sutirtha and Ayhika Mukherjee is only India&rsquo;s third medal in Table Tennis in Asian Games history and the first-ever in women&rsquo;s doubles.

Sutirtha and Ayhika Mukherjee's dream run in Table Tennis comes to an end in semis | Asian Games 2023

The bronze won by Sutirtha and Ayhika Mukherjee is only India’s third medal in Table Tennis in #AsianGames history and the first-ever in women’s doubles.

#TableTennis



<h2>The bronze won by Sutirtha and Ayhika Mukherjee is only India&rsquo;s third medal in Table Tennis in Asian Games history and the first-ever in women&rsquo;s doubles.</h2>

The Mukherjee sisters&rsquo; dream run finally comes to an end at the Asian Games 2023. Sutirtha and Ayhika Mukherjee displayed a fierce fight but lost a closely contested women's doubles semifinal in table tennis.
The Indian pair had to settle for bronze after losing 3-4 to the North Korean pair of Cha Suyong and Pak Sugyong: 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5, 2-11.
The bronze is only India&rsquo;s third medal in Table Tennis in Asian Games history and the first-ever in women&rsquo;s doubles. It is also the 56th medal for India so far in Hangzhou.
While Sutirtha and Ayhika fought hard to take the match into the final game, the North Korean pair won the tie-clinching decider with ease.
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Heptathlon athlete Swapna Barman alleged that she lost her medal to Nandini Agasara, who is a transgender woman.

Asian Games 2023: Swapna Barman makes shocking remark against bronze medalist Nandini Agasara

Heptathlon athlete Swapna Barman, who narrowly missed the podium by finishing fourth, has launched a scathing attack on her compatriot and bronze medallist Nandini Agasara.

#NandiniAgasara #AsianGames #Heptathlon

<h2>Heptathlon athlete Swapna Barman alleged that she lost her medal to Nandini Agasara, who is a transgender woman.</h2>

Heptathlon athlete Swapna Barman, who narrowly missed the podium by finishing fourth in her event at the Asian Games 2023, has launched a scathing attack on compatriot Nandini Agasara, who won bronze ahead of her.
Barman expressed her concerns on Twitter, alleging that her medal was lost to a transgender woman, urging for support and highlighting a potential violation of athletics rules.
She wrote, "I have lost my Asian Games bronze medal to a transgender woman at the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou,China. I want my medal back as it is against the rules of our Athletics. Help me and support me please."
In the closely contested women's heptathlon event, Swapna Barman finished only four points behind Nandini Agasara. In 2018, Barman had won Gold in the event in Jakarta.
Barman's shocking claim sparked discussions among netizens regarding the timing of her revelation after missing out on a medal.
Update: The tweet has not been deleted by Swapna Barman
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With the two bronze medals, India matched their best-ever performance in roller skating at the 2010 Asian Games, where they had also won two bronze.

Asian Games 2023: India secure bronze in men's and women's 3000m team relay events in roller skating

Having secured bronze in both men's and women's 3000m team relay events in roller skating, India matched their best-ever performance in the sport at the #AsianGames 

<h2>With the two bronze medals, India matched their best-ever performance in roller skating at the 2010 Asian Games, where they had also won two bronze.</h2>

Indian roller skaters showcased their prowess at the Asian Games 2023, securing two bronze medals in the highly competitive men's and women's 3000m team relay events in speed skating. This achievement equals India's best performance in roller skating at the prestigious event.
On the ninth day of intense competitions, the Indian women's team&mdash;comprising Sanjana Bathula, Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Heeral Sadhu, and Aarathy Kasturi Raj&mdash;made a strong start, clinching bronze with an impressive timing of 4:34.861s. They stood behind the gold medallists from Chinese Taipei (4:19.447) and South Korea (4:21.146).
In the men's team relay, Aryanpal Singh Ghuman, Anandkumar Velkumar, Siddhant Kamble, and Vikram Ingale demonstrated exceptional skill, securing a well-deserved bronze with a remarkable timing of 4:10.128. The top positions were secured by Chinese Taipei (4:05.692) and South Korea (4:05.702).
This achievement reflects the significant progress of Indian roller skaters, matching their performance at the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games, where they secured two bronze medals in men's free skating and pairs skating events.
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According to Technical Rule 16.8, any athlete responsible for a false start shall be disqualified by the starter.

Jyothi Yarraji Race: AFI president Adille Sumariwalla promises to take up matter to highest level

According to Technical Rule 16.8, any athlete responsible for a false start shall be disqualified by the starter.

Jyothi Yarraji was first disqualified, then allowed to run and eventually finished third, all these happened in a span of few minutes during a farcical women's 100m hurdles race at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday.
Drama unfolded in the last event of the day at the 'Big Lotus' stadium when the women's 100m hurdles was stopped after the gun was fired. Replays clearly showed that Chinese runner Wu Yanni was responsible for the false start as she got off the blocks even before the gunshot was taken.
The judges reviewed the start of the race at the on-field screen and then disqualified Yanni. But to the surprise of the Indian camp, Yarraji was also told that she would be out due to false start.
Yarraji stood her ground for a while and protested and the race was held up for a few minutes.
In sprint races, under 100 millisecond rule, any athlete who reacts within 100 milliseconds (0.100 second) of the gun going off is considered to have false started. Later, the judges allowed both of them to compete and Yanni finished second behind her Chinese compatriot Lin Yuwei (12.74) while Yarraji (13.04) was third.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) immediately filed a protest and within minutes, Yanni was disqualified under Technical Rule 16.8 and Yarraji's bronze was upgraded to silver.
According to Technical Rule 16.8, any athlete responsible for a false start shall be disqualified by the starter.
But, a note to the rule says "when one or more athletes make a false start, others are inclined to follow and ... any athlete who does so has also made a false start. The starter should warn or disqualify only such athletes or athletes who, in their opinion, were responsible for the false start." AFI president and World Athletics Vice President and Executive Board member Adille Sumariwalla made it clear that allowing Wu Yanni to run under protest was a wrong decision as "it was she who broke the gun".
He also said that the matter would be taken up at the highest level to ensure that this kind of thing does not happen again. "They (judges) committed a mistake, they have accepted it and medal (silver) has been given (Yarraji)," he said.
"Breaking the Gun" in athletics terminology means getting off the blocks before the shot is fired.
"Rule says you cannot break the gun, it comes on the screen (if false started). What they did not realise was, the Chinese runner (Wu Yanni) has clearly done it (false started), naturally when the first girl goes out before the gun, others will also get out.
"Yarraji went second, and they were after her (Yarraji) to try and get her out. I said from above (the stands) that let her (Yarraji) run under protest. But to make the Chinese woman (Wu Yanni) run under protest is wrong. You can't do that because she has broken the gun." Asked about the quick decision, Sumariwalla said, "We lodged a protest. It was black and white and the decision (to upgrade Yarraji's bronze to silver) was to be there.
"But rest assured that this will be taken up at the highest level to ensure that this does not happen again." AFI senior vice president and legendary long jumper Anju Bobby George termed it as an "unusual drama" rarely seen in a major competition.
"The runner who leaves the ground first is disqualified. The Chinese girl was one and a half steps ahead and Jyothi was still on the ground, she did not leave the ground. But they (judges) came to Jyothi and said you are out. Jyothi was on her block. It was a surprise to everybody, what a drama they did. It was very unusual.
"This is the first time I am seeing in such a competition that somebody is out and then in. We protested by submitting USD 100. It was to be done within 30 minutes and we did that immediately."

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