Asian Games Highlights, Day 10: 2 Golds in athletics, India reach 69 medals

Asian Games 2023 Day 10 Highlights: India's athletics contingent kept the medals coming as they won 6 medals including 2 Golds. India's medals tally reached a total of 69 medals at the end of Day 10

7:02 AM

Asian Games LIVE | Kabaddi - Men's Group game - India 55-18 Bangladesh at Full Time

India Kabaddi team begin their Asian Games campaign by thrashing Bangladesh 55-18. The Bangladeshi kabaddi players have no match to India. Though they earned few points in super tackle, it was their raiders who failed to earn points and not even the bonus point.

India 55-18 Bangladesh

7:00 AM

Asian Games Live | Men’s Cricket, India 63-0 after 06 overs vs Nepal

 

Just tow runs from the sixth over as the powerplay comes to an end here. India are 63 without a loss. They would look to accelerate from here on. 

 

6:58 AM

Asian Games Live | Men’s Cricket, India 61-0 after 05 overs vs Nepal

 

So just seven runs from the fifth over as the pitch seems to be slowing down eventually. The ground is small and runs would still not be very hard to come by. 

 

6:57 AM

Asian Games 2023 LIVE | Women's Archery- Aditi Swami enters semi-final

 

After Jyothi Surekha Vennam, another Indian Aditi Swami made it to the semi-final of the women's singles compound event. This means that at least a medal is assured for India. She beat her Phillipno opponent easily. 

 

Image Courtesy- Hangzhou 2022

6:55 AM

Asian Games LIVE | Kabaddi - Men's Group game - India vs Bangladesh

India complete 50 points with 4 minutes left in the game. Nitesh Kumar inflicts a tackle with ankle hold.

Banglaesh have been earning points on supertackle and once again they do. Akash Sinde is super tackled.

India 54-15 Bangladesh

6:53 AM

Asian Games Live | Men’s Cricket, India 54-0 after 04 overs vs Nepal

 

Spinner has been able to do well and even induced an edge. The edge though flew past the slip and it was a brilliant piece of fielding that saved two runs for Nepal. However, 50 is up for India as they got 16 from the fourth over as well. 

 

6:49 AM

Asian Games Live | Men’s Cricket, India 38-0 after 03 overs vs Nepal

 

India have managed to keep the runs coming as after getting 15 from the second, Jaiswal and Gaikwad managed to get 17 from the third and Nepal are forced to bring in a spinner. 

 

6:47 AM

Asian Games 2023 LIVE | Men's Decathlon- Tejaswin Shankar finishes fifth

 

Not the best of results for Tejashwin Shankar in the first event of the Decathlon on the second day. He was ranked one at the end of the first four events. In the fifth, he has finished fifth in the six-man race. It is not his favoured event and he still remains number one overall. . 

Image Courtesy- Hangzhou 2022

 

6:46 AM

Asian Games LIVE | Kabaddi - Men's Group game - India vs Bangladesh

Still 11 minutes left in the second half, India leading the match by 33 points.

6:45 AM

Asian Games LIVE | Kabaddi - Men's Group game - India vs Bangladesh

Sachin earns a raid point 

India 43-10 Bangladesh

6:43 AM

Asian Games LIVE | Kabaddi - Men's Group game - India vs Bangladesh

India leading the match 37-10 against Bangladesh.

6:43 AM

Asian Games Live | Men’s Cricket, India 21-0 after 02 overs vs Nepal

 

Six!! Over pitched and Jaiswal goes down the line for a six 

 

Six!! Short and pulled away by Jaiswal for a six

 

This would be 15 runs from the over 

 

6:43 AM

Asian Games LIVE | Kabaddi - Men's Group game - India vs Bangladesh

India leading the match 37-10 against Bangladesh.

6:40 AM

Asian Games 2023 | Athletics - men's decathlon - 110m event - Tejaswin Shanker takes pole position

India's Tejaswin Shanker maintain his pole position after 110m hurdle race.

After six events in Men's Decathlon, Tejaswin at the top with 4260 points

6:40 AM

Asian Games Live | Men’s Cricket, India 6-0 after 01 over vs Nepal

 

The Indian team has had a cautious start as the ball is swinging and the Nepalases pacers have managed to keep it moving quite well, giving no chance at all to the likes of Yasahasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad to score.