Asian Games 2023 Live Updates, Day 3: Neha Thakur opens India's medal account on the day with a silver in sailing. She stood second in the girl's dinghy event, taking India's overall medal tally to 12. It had been a rather uneventful start for India on the third day of the Games, with the country missing out a medal in shooting and fencing so far. Divyansh Singh Panwar and Ramita lost closely to Korea (18-20) in the bronze medal match of 10m air rifle mixed event, while star fencer Bhavani Devi faced a 7-15 defeat in the women's sabre quarterfinals to China's Shao Yuqi. The Indian men's hockey team, however, continued on its goalscoring exploits with a brilliant 16-1 win over Singapore. In other events, India cruised past Pakistan in the women's squash team event, while the 4x100m medley team also qualified for final in swimming, creating a new Indian record for best timings at the event. Later in the day, Sachin Siwach also made a winning start, beating Asir Udin of Indonesia comprehensively to enter round-of-16. India have so far bagged a total of 12 medals (two gold, four silver, and six bronze) at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
RESULTS SO FAR
SILVER MEDAL: Neha Thakur (Sailing) in Girl's Dinghy ICLA4
Men's Hockey: India beat Singapore 16-1 in Pool A match
Boxing: Sachin Siwach enters round-of-16 with 5-0 verdict against Indonesia's Asir Udin
Shooting: Manu Bhaker (1st), Esha Singh (3rd), Rhythm Sangwan (11th) at the end of Precision stage in Women's 25m Pistol event. Rapid stage takes place tomorrow.
Tennis: Ankita Raina wins in round 3, Rutuja Bhosale loses
Swimming: Shivangi Sarma finishes 17th in Women's 100m Freestyle qualification; fails to reach final
Shooting: Divyansh Singh Panwar/Ramita lose to Korea in bronze medal match in 10m air rifle mixed team event.
Fencing: Bhavani Devi loses 7-15 in quarterfinals to China's Shao Yuqi