In what turned out to be a spectacular performance, India set a new world record and clinched gold in the men's 10 air rifle team event on Monday, Day 2 of the ongoing Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China. The Indian shooting contingent consisted of Divyansh Singh Panwar, Rudrankkash Balasaheb Patil and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, who notched together a total of 1893.7 points, which also proved to be the new world record. Aishwary also won bronze in the men's 10m air rifle final, with Rudrankkash claiming fourth position. Meanwhile, the Indian team in the men's four rowing final grabbed bronze medal, with a time of 6:10:81. But Balraj Panwar missed out on a medal by a whisker, finishing in fourth position in the men's singles sculls final. India also bagged bronze in the men's quadruple sculls final, finishing behind China and Uzbekistan. In swimming, Srihari Nataraj qualified for the men's 50m backstroke final, after finishing in sixth place in the heats.
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In tennis, Yuki Bhambri and Rohan Bopanna crashed to a shock defeat against Uzbekistan's Sergey Fomin, Khumoyun Sultanov in the men's doubles second round. Meanwhile, Ankita Raina clinched victory in the women's singles second round against Uzbek Sabrina Olimjonova. India caught everyone's attention in 3x3 basketball, with a 20-16 victory against Japan. The Indian women's cricket team will be seeking gold and are currently up against Sri Lanka in the final match. We will also see some action in boxing, with Arundhati Choudhary, Deepak Bhoria and Nishant Dev donning the gloves.
Medal tally for India -
Gold: 2
Silver: 3
Bronze: 6
Results for India on Day 2 -
Rowing: Balraj Panwar finishes fourth in the men's singles sculls final
India clinch BRONZE in men's four final, with a time of 6:10:81
India bag BRONZE in men's quadruple sculls final, with a time of 6:08:61
Shooting: The Indian team consisting of Divyansh Panwar, Rudrankkash Patil and Aishwary Pratap Singh set a new world record and grabbed GOLD in the men's 10 air rifle event
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar wins BRONZE in the men's 10m air rifle final, Rudrankkash Patil finishes fourth
India's Adarsh Singh, Anish Bhinwala, and Vijayveer Singh win BRONZE in Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event
Swimming: Srihari Nataraj qualifies for the men's 50m backstroke final, with a timing of 25.43 in his heat
Likith Selvaraj qualifies for 100m men's breaststroke final with a timing of 1:01:98
Maana Patel fails to qualify for women's 50m backstroke final
Anand AS, Vikram Khade don't qualify for men's 50m freestyle final
India qualify for the men's 4x200m freestyle final
Hashika fails to qualify for the women's 200m individual medley
Judo: Garima Choudhary lost by Ippon in women's 70kg round of 16
Tennis: Rutuja Bhosale defeated Kazakhstan's Aruzhan Sagandykova to in the women's singles second round
Ankita Raina defeats Uzbekistan's Sabrina Olimjonova in women's singles round 2
Ramkumar Ramanathan gets walkover in men's singles round 2
Saketh Myneni, Ramkumar Ramanathan defeat Indonesia's Anthony Ignatiius Susanto and Agung David Susanto in the men's doubles second round
Yuki Bhambri, Rohan Bopanna lost to Uzbekistan's Sergey Fomin and Khumoyun Sultanov in men's doubles round 2
3x3 basketball: India defeat Japan 20-16