Asian Games 2023 Day 10 Highlights: Parul Chaudhary, Annu Rani win gold; India collect eight medals

19:45 (IST)

That brings us to the end of our coverage of Day 10 of the Asian Games, and we surely are in the business end of the 19th edition of the continental event now!

What a day it turned out to be for the Indian contingent today, winning two gold, as many silver along with five bronze medals to take their overall medal count to 69!

India are one medal away from equalling their best-ever performance at the Asian Games — 70 medals in Jakarta 2018. And the way they’re motoring along at the moment, ‘Mission Sau Paar’ might just become a reality!

For now, we bid you all goodbye! Do join us tomorrow morning for our coverage of Day 11.

19:16 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Boxing

Narender Berwal bows out with bronze in the men’s 92kg category in the final event of the day for Indian athletes.

He suffers a 5-0 defeat at the hands of Kazakhstan’s Kamshybek Kunkabayev to sign off at the third place.

Earlier today, Sachin had lost his men’s 57kg quarter-final bout against China’s Lyu Ping.

Ping won the opening round 4-1 before the referee stopped the contest due to an accidental clash of heads. The Chinese pugilist was ultimately declared winner on points.

19:12 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Athletics

Praveen Chitharavel wins bronze in the men’s triple jump final with a best effort of 16.68m in his very first attempt. Abdulla Aboobacker narrowly misses out on the podium, finishing fourth with a best effort of 16.62m.

China complete a one-two finish with Yaming Zhu (17.13m) and Yaoqing Fang (16.93m) winning gold and silver respectively.

18:46 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Athletics

GOLD FOR ANNU RANI IN WOMEN’S JAVELIN! She clinches the event with a 62.92m throw in her fourth attempt!

Sri Lanka’s Nadeesha Dilhan Hatarabage Lekamge (61.57m) wins silver while China’s Huihui Lyu (61.29m) collects bronze

With that, the Indian athletics team has now won 21 medals — 3 gold, 10 silver and 8 bronze — and are second only to the shooting team!

18:30 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Athletics

Tejaswin Shankar wins silver in men’s decathlon! He finishes with a combined tally of 7666 points to his name after collecting 629 in 1500m — the last of the 10 events. Wins India's first decathlon medal at the Asian Games since 1974!

China’s Qihao Sun collects gold while Japan’s Yuma Maruyama wins bronze.

18:07 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Athletics

Another medal for India in athletics today! Mohammed Afsal wins silver in the men’s 800m event, taking India’s overall medal tally to 65 (Gold: 14; Silver: 25; Bronze: 26)

Afsal was leading the race for the most part, before getting overtaken by Saudi Arabia’s Essa Ali S Kzwani in the final stretch.

17:40 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Athletics

GOLD FOR PARUL CHAUDHARY! She manages to surge ahead in the last stretch of the women’s 5000m event and ends up collecting the 14th gold medal of the Hangzhou Games for Team India!

Japan's Ririka Hironaka was in the lead and was on the verge of going past the finish line first when Chaudhary's sudden acceleration in the final straight caught her by surprise. What a dramatic finish that turned out to be!

And take a bow Parul! Silver in 3000m steeplechase, and now gold in 5000m!

17:38 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Athletics

Yashas Palaksha (49.39s) and Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan (49.41s) finish fifth and sixth respectively in the men’s 400m hurdles final.

Bahrain complete a one-two finish in the event, with Abderrahman Alsaleck (48.04s) and Bassem Hemeida (48.52s) winning gold and silver respectively. China’s Zhiyu Xie (49.16s) collects bronze.

17:23 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Athletics

Meanwhile in men’s decathlon, Tejaswin Shankar finds himself at the second spot with one more event to go!

Shankar had finished on top of the table on Monday, but hasn’t quite fired in any of the four events that have taken place so far today. His only top three finish today came in discus throw, where he finished third.

Japan’s Yuma Maruyama is a little over 100 points behind him, and could end up snatching the silver from him in 1500m, the final event that will decide the medal winners.

17:17 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Athletics

Big news coming in from the men’s javelin section — Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem has been ruled out of the Hangzhou Games a day before the Finals due to a knee injury!

Neeraj Chopra was a favourite for gold anyway. But Nadeem’s exit should only make things easier for him now.

16:58 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Athletics

Bronze medal for Vithya Ramraj in women’s 400m hurdles!

She ends up on the podium behind Bahrain’s Oluwakemi Mujidat Adekoya and China’s Jiadie Mo, even if she misses out on breaking PT Usha’s national record by a whisker!

With that, India have 63 medals in their overall tally.

16:51 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Athletics

Vithya Ramraj is in action in the women’s 400m hurdles! She made headlines after equalling PT Usha’s national record in the event that had stood for 39 years on Monday.

Can she go a step further and break that record today… and in the process ensure a podium finish for herself?

Stay tuned to find out

16:45 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Squash

Tanvi Khanna however, bows out of the women’s singles event after a 3-0 (5-11, 6-11, 12-14) defeat at the hands of Japan’s Satomi Watanabe.

16:39 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Squash

It’s not just Ghosal who confirms a squash medal for India today.

Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh defeat South Korea’s Yeonsoo Yang and Dongjun Lee 2-1 (11-4, 8-11, 11-1) to enter the mixed doubles semis.

16:36 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Athletics

Here are the members of the Indian track and field contingent who are in action right now or will be soon:

Pooja and Rubina Yadav in women’s high jump final (4.30 pm)

Praveen Chitharavel and Abdulla Aboobacker in men’s triple jump (4.40 pm)

Vithya Ramraj in women’s 400m hurdles final (4.50 pm)

 Yashas Palaksha and Santosh Kumar Tamilarasan in men’s 400m hurdles final (5.05 pm)

16:27 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Squash

Saurav Ghosal is through to the semi-finals of the men’s singles semi-finals in squash after defeating Japan’s Ryunosuke Tsukue 3-0! Another medal confirmed for Team India in Hangzhou!

15:39 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Badminton 

Kidambi Srikanth wins his Round of 32 men's singles contest against South Korea's Yungyu Lee 21-16, 21-11. 

15:21 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Squash

And it's over! India's Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu beat Philippines' Andrew Robert Garcia and Jemyca Aribado 7-11, 11-5, 11-4 to reach the semi-finals. 

India assured of at least a bronze.

15:15 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Squash

India's mixed doubles quarter-final is also about to start. Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu will be playing against Philippines' Andrew Robert Garcia and Jemyca Aribado.

15:13 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Squash

Tanvi Khanna loses 5-11, 6-11, 12-14 to Japan's Satombi Watanbe in the women's singles quarter-finals. 

15:11 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Badminton

Kidambi Srikanth is getting ready to take on South Korea’s Lee Yungyu in the men’s individual round of 32 match.

14:50 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Kabaddi

Indian women's kabaddi team registers a thumping 56-22 win over South Korea in a Pool A match. India inflicted five all-outs on their opponents. 

14:22 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Kabaddi

Indian women's team have taken a 34-12 lead over the South Korean side in the Group A match. It's a must-win match for India.

13:50 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Badminton

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand qualify for women's doubles round of 16 after beating Aminath Nabeeha and Fathimath Nabaaha 21-14, 21-12.

13:49 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Badminton

Tanisha Castro and Ashwini Ponnappa beat the Maldivian duo of Maisa Fathuhulla Ismail and Aishath Afnaan Rasheed 21-2, 12-2(retd) in the women's doubles round of 32.

13:04 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Archery

Another shoot-off heartbreak for India. The match between India's Dhiraj Bommadevara and Iifat Abdullin of Kazakhstan ended 5-5 with a shoot-off needed to decide the winner. While Dhiraj could only come up with a 9, Abdullin shot a 10 and reached the semi-finals. 

13:00 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Archery

Atanu Das is out of men's recurve individual after losing in the shoot-off to China's Qi Xiangshuo in the quarter-final. The match ended 5-5 and in the shoot-off, Xiangshuo won with a 10 that was closer to the bullseye.

12:55 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Diving

Indian duo of London Singh Hemam (207.00) and Siddharth Bajrang Pardeshi (236.35) fail to qualify from men’s 3m springboard preliminary round.

12:20 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Boxing

Lovlina wins the third round with a resounding score of 5-0 and the match with the same scoreline against Thailand's Baison Maneekon to storm into the women's 75kg final. Silver assured for India.

12:17 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Boxing

Lovlina Borgohain won the first round 5-0 but lost the second round 2-3 to Thailand's Baison Maneekon in the women's 75kg quarter-finals. Lovlina is guaranteed of a bronze but she would want at least a silver. 

12:08 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Badminton

India's Ashmita Chaliha lost 17-21, 16-21 to Indonesia's Mariska Gregoria in the women's singles round of 32 while PV Sindhu defeated Chinese Taipei's Wen-Chi HSU 21-10, 21-15.

HS Prannoy beat Mongolia's Batdavaa 21-9, 21-12 in men's singles round of 32.

12:01 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: BRONZE FOR INDIA

Preeti secures bronze in women's 54kg boxing after she goes down 0-5 to China's Yuan Chang in the semi-finals. Preeti lost the first two rounds 1-4 and did well in the final round but her 2-3 loss means she can only win a bronze.

11:42 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Boxing

Preeti Pawar is in action in women's 54kg semi-finals and has lost the first round 1-4 to China's Chang Yuan.

11:25 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Squash

Anahat Singh and Abhay Singh also secured a 2-0 (11-10, 11-8) win in their mixed doubles Pool D match, against Hong Kong's Hong Ming Tang and Wing Tsz Tong. 

11:09 (IST)

Asian games LIVE: Squash

Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu combine as India beat Japan 11-5,11-5 in the mixed doubles Pool A match.

10:37 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Archery

Three medals were confirmed in archery. Jyothi Surekha Vennam defeated compatriot Aditi Gopichand Swami to reach the women's compound individual final and at least a silver is guaranteed. Ojas Pravin Deotale and Abhishek Verma have reached the final of the men's event and India are assured of both gold and silver. 

10:30 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Decathlon

Tejaswin Shankar comes last in the pole vault event despite hitting a personal best of 4.10. In the overall standing, he is now second with 6431 points behind China's Qihao Sun (6522). Two more events -- javelin throw and 1500m race -- still to come. 

10:06 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Archery

Gold and silver confirmed in men's compound individual for India. After Abhishek Verma qualified for the final, Ojas Pravin Deotale stayed perfect to secure a 150-146 win over South Korea's Jaewon Yang to make it an all-India final. 

10:04 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Cricket

Yashasvi Jaiswal led from the front with a knock of 100 off 49 balls as India smashed 202/4 batting first. Dipendra Singh was the pick of the bowler for Nepal with figures of 2/31 in four overs.

In reply, Nepal were restricted to 179/9 with Dipendra Singh top-scoring with an innings of 32 off 15. Ravi Bishnoi and Avesh Khan took three wickets each as India qualified for the semi-finals with a 23-run win. 

09:56 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Cricket

Karan KC hits a six on the last ball after Shivam Dube bowls five straight dot balls. Nepal finish on 179/9 as India secured a 23-run win to reach the semi-finals. 

09:50 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Cricket

Nepal has given a tough fight to India so far. Karan KC hits a six and four against Avesh Khan in the 19th over but the bowler dismisses Sandeep on the last ball. Nepal need 30 in the last over to win.

NEP 173/9

09:46 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Archery

Archer Abhishek Verma reaches the men's compound individual final with a 147-145 win over Korea's Jaehoon Joo to confirm at least a silver for India. His compatriot Ojas Pravin Deotale will compete in the second semis. 

09:37 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Hockey

Indian women's clinch a 13-0 win over Hong Kong in a Pool A match. India finish their group stage with three wins and a draw.

09:30 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Cricket

Dipendra Singh Airee's cameo ends on 32 (15) as Ravi Bishnoi gets him caught at long-on. The batter was attempting a slog shot over the ropes. 

Nepal 128/5 (15) and need 75 more

09:25 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Cricket

Dipendra Singh Airee has taken control of the proceedings, hitting a hat-trick of sixes against Shivam Dube to propel Nepal to 120/4 in 14 overs. They need a massive 83 in the next six overs to win.

09:19 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Archery

Jyothi Surekha Vennam reaches the final of the compound women's individual event by beating compatriot and world No 1 Aditi Gopichand Swami 149-146 in the semi-final. In a closely contested semis, Aditi was leading 120-119 after End 4 but in End 5 she started with a poor shot of 7 and lost the plot. Aditi will now take part in the bronze medal match.

09:14 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Hockey

More goals for India as they now lead Hong Kong 10-0 in the fourth quarter of the women's hockey Pool A match.

09:12 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Squash

India's Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu beat Risa Sugimoto and Romotaka Endo of Japan 11-5, 11-5 in their Pool A match.

08:54 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Canoe Sprint

The first medal for India on Day 10 comes in the men's canoe double 1000m! India's Arjun Singh and Sunil Singh Salam win bronze with a timing of 3:53:329. Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan clinch gold and silver respectively.

08:47 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Hockey

India women's hockey team is currently 7-0 up against Hong Kong in their Pool A match.